Practise Edexcel Psychology questions on Little Albert, applying classical conditioning to the study procedure and evaluating reliability, validity and ethics.
In your studies of learning theories and development you will have learned about the following classic study in detail:
- Watson and Rayner (1920).
Describe the results of the classic study by Watson and Rayner (1920).
AO1 (4 marks)
Credit up to four marks for an accurate description.
For example:
- At 11 months and 10 days old Little Albert moved his hand
towards the white rat, but moved it away before he touched the
rat (1). By 11 months and 15 days, when the white rat was
presented, Little Albert leaned away from the rat then crawled
away from it (1). Little Albert also became scared of other objects
such as a white rabbit from which he crawled away whilst crying
(1). When they took Little Albert to a bright well-lit lecture room
and first presented the white rat Little Albert moved his hand
away from the rat but did not cry (1).
Look for other reasonable marking points.
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