PSY 1001 Week 2 Assignment 2 Little Albert and Classical Conditioning

PSY 1001 Week 2 Assignment 2 Little Albert and Classical Conditioning Recent

Explain the initial pairing of the banging bar and the rat in terms of learning through classical conditioning. What are unconditioned stimulus (US), conditioned stimulus (CS), and conditioned response (CR)?

How were Watson and Rayner able to condition Albert to react to different stimuli such as masks, other animals, and a fur coat? Explain the concept of generalization.

Why didn’t the conditioning last over time? Explain the concept of extinction.

Considering the current standards, can the same experiment be conducted (or replicated) by researchers today? Explain some of the ethical issues related to the experiment.

Wrote in your own words using quoted material sparingly. Used appropriate terms and concepts from course and/or outside readings.