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Little Albert

Resources

1. Smirle, C. (n.d.). Profile. Retrieved August 21, 2017, from http://www.feministvoices.com/rosalie-rayner/

2. Contributions to the History of Psychology: LIX. Rosalie Rayner Watson: The Mother of a Behaviorist's Sons. (n.d.). Retrieved August 21, 2017, from http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2466/pr0.1989.65.1.163

3. (n.d.). Retrieved August 21, 2017, from http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/10/scandal.aspx

Little Albert

The How To

Around the age of 9 months, Watson and Rayner exposed the child to a series of stimuli including a white rat, a rabbit, a monkey, masks, and burning newspapers and observed the boy's reactions. The boy initially showed no fear of any of the objects he was shown.

The next time Albert was exposed to the rat, Watson made a loud noise by hitting a metal pipe with a hammer. Naturally, the child began to cry after hearing the loud noise. After repeatedly pairing the white rat with the loud noise, Albert began to cry simply after seeing the rat.

Little Albert

The Results

Little Albert:

The Idea of It

Watson and Rayner wrote:

"The instant the rat was shown, the baby began to cry. Almost instantly he turned sharply to the left, fell over on [his] left side, raised himself on all fours and began to crawl away so rapidly that he was caught with difficulty before reaching the edge of the table."

The Little Albert Experiment demonstrated that classical conditioning—the association of a particular stimulus or behavior with an unrelated stimulus or behavior—works in human beings.

Little Albert, or also known as Albert B. was the experimental unit of this trial, given a pseudonym for the protection of his identity

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Little Albert was chosen after being able to meet their needs of close proximity with the mother as she was a nurse in the hospital in which the experiment was taking place. Post the experiment, Little Albert had no fears and was a very normal 9 month old baby, given the reason for being chosen.

Watson & Reynar Cont'd:

  • The now married couple later had two children (William & James Watson), whom they raised w/ they're knowledge of behaviorism
  • Post Reynar's death both children developed depression and attempted suicide, in which only William succeeded
  • After this, James spoke of his parent's strict form with them and the way psychology was incorporated in their contemporary life

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Rosalie Rayner

Watson & Reynar:

  • Watson was a psychologist who introduced behaviorism through experiments and observations w/Reynar
  • The two soon fell in love and Watson left his wife for Reynar leading to his dismissal from JHU and her drop out of college

Encounters:

  • While in Vassar College, studied w/Mary C.Jones whom later became a psychologist w/a focus on developmental psychology
  • After graduation, she was hired as John B. Watson's assistant for research

Education:

  • Attended Vassar College as well as Johns Hopkins
  • Graduated from VC w/a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1919
  • Enrolled at JHU w/intentions of earning a graduate degree in psychology
  • Never graduated from JHU

Her Beginning:

  • Baltimore,MD 25 September 1899
  • Parents: Albert W.Rayner & Rebbecca S.Rayner
  • Supported Johns Hopkins University w/$10,000 for research annually
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