Cards (2)

  • Study demonstrated the ease in whuch the fear response can be created . Just two joint stimulations in first week were sufficient enough to create the conditioned emotional response. 7 JS were given to bring bout complete reaction .
  • Study also demonstrated the such learned responses generalise to similar stimuli (Albert maintained fearful response to many different furry objects over time)
    Watson and Rayner suggested that it is probable that many phobias are acquired this way . However they suspected that the persistence of early conditioned response would only be found in persons who are constitutionally inferior