Findings

• Findings

  Emotional tests:

  • Albert showed no fear to the objects before conditioning
  • Hospital attendants + mother said they had never seen him in a state of fear
  • When the bar was struck - fear response from Albert - his lips began to pucker + tremble, 3rd time = crying fit
• Findings - S1

  • When a bar struck - jumped + fell forward, burying his head on the table but didn't cry, 2nd time jumped + whimpered
• Findings - S2

  • Albert didn't reach for the rat + just stared
  • The rat moved closer + he carefully reached out but withdrew when the rat started to nuzzle
  • The cautious response was tested by giving him blocks which he played with happily
  • When he was showed the rat he was distressed + cried
• Findings - S3

  • Blocks - happy
  • Rat - fear
  • Rabbit - as extreme as rat
  • Dog - not as extreme
  • Cotton wool - played but cautious
  • Watson's hair - no fear response
• Findings - S4

  • Less extreme than before
  • After further exposure - conditioned fear response was strong. Showed a distinct learned response persisted towards the furry object
• Findings - S5

  • Albert responded to the test objects in a clearly different way than to the control objects (blocks)
  • His reaction to the furry objects were not as extreme as previously but he avoided them and whimpered
  • On occasions he cried