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Passion Gulley
on Dec 27, 2024
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In the Little Albert experiment on conditioned emotional responses, stimulus generalisation was shown when Albert showed the fear response to
A) the rabbit.
B) the rat.
C) the loud noise.
D) his mother.
Stimulus Generalisation
The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.
Fear Response
The instinctual reaction to perceived danger or threat, involving physiological changes like increased heart rate, aimed at preparing the body for fight or flight.
- Illustrate the process that defines classical conditioning, involving acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, stimulus generalization, and stimulus discrimination.
- Detail the contribution of classical conditioning to eliciting emotional responses and phobias.
- Appreciate the critical value of initial studies in classical conditioning, including Pavlov's contributions and the Little Albert experiment.
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Learning Objectives
- Illustrate the process that defines classical conditioning, involving acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, stimulus generalization, and stimulus discrimination.
- Detail the contribution of classical conditioning to eliciting emotional responses and phobias.
- Appreciate the critical value of initial studies in classical conditioning, including Pavlov's contributions and the Little Albert experiment.