Little Albert experiment
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The Little Albert experiment was a controversial early 20th-century psychology study in which John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner attempted to demonstrate that emotional responses like fear could be classically conditioned in a young child.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
behaviorist research
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classical conditioning study ⓘ psychology experiment ⓘ |
| conditionedResponse | fear ⓘ |
| conditionedStimulus | white rat ⓘ |
| conductedAt | Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demonstratedConcept |
acquisition of phobias
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classical conditioning of emotion ⓘ conditioned emotional response ⓘ stimulus generalization ⓘ |
| ethicalIssue |
absence of deconditioning
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lack of follow-up care ⓘ lack of informed consent ⓘ psychological harm to child ⓘ use of vulnerable population ⓘ |
| field | psychology ⓘ |
| hasUncertainty |
long-term effects on participant
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true identity of Little Albert ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of behaviorism
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research on fear conditioning ⓘ theories of phobia acquisition ⓘ |
| method | pairing neutral stimulus with aversive stimulus ⓘ |
| participant | Little Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantAge |
approximately 11 months
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approximately 9 months ⓘ |
| participantType | infant ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Journal of Experimental Psychology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researcher |
John B. Watson
NERFINISHED
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Rosalie Rayner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| status |
ethically controversial
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historically influential ⓘ |
| stimulusType |
Santa Claus mask
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dog ⓘ fur coat ⓘ monkey ⓘ rabbit ⓘ white rat ⓘ |
| subfield |
behaviorism
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learning theory ⓘ |
| unconditionedResponse |
fear
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startle response ⓘ |
| unconditionedStimulus | loud noise ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleIn |
ethics in psychological research
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history of psychology ⓘ introductory psychology courses ⓘ |
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