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Behaviourist approach
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Cards (5)
tested on
little Albert
- his only fear was
loud
sounds
His aim was to induce further
phobias
When -
before
Ns -
white
rat
Ucs -
loud
noise
Ucr -
fear
-
when -
during
-
When -
after
-
Results
After
7
weeks Albert cried in response to similar
stimuli
(e.g a fur coat) -
generalisation
Watson
could prove that humans respond to
classical conditioning
Watson wanted to
desensitise
him but ran out of time