"Little Albert" became fearful of objects that he wasn't fearful af before orce they were paired with a loud noise over several trials. What process does this dementrate?
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The "Little Albert" study showed that
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Watson and Rayner (1920) conditioned "Little Albert" to fear white rats by banging a hammer on a steel bar as the child played with a white rat. Later, it was discovered that Albert feared not only white rats but white stuffed toys and Santa's beard as well. Albert's fear of these other objects can be attributed to: A. negative reinforcement. B. stimulus generalization. C. stimulus discrimination. D. an overactive imagination.
In Watson and Rayner's study of "Little Albert," the child became frightened of a white rat and similar stimuli because a. children are naturally afraid of white rats. b. a loud noise occurred whenever the rat was in Albert's presence. c. the rat was repeatedly paired with a neutral stimulus. d. Albert had a traumatic experience with a rat.
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