Author Question: Which of the following factors suggests that Little Albert did not grow up to have a phobia of furry ... (Read 83 times)

Beheh · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Which of the following factors suggests that Little Albert did not grow up to have a phobia of furry objects?

A) Little Albert had been exposed to only one pairing of the rat and the loud noise.
B) Little Albert did not have the kind of temperament often associated with phobias.
C) Rats are not an appropriate stimulus for phobic conditioning.
D) Little Albert already hated rats.

Question 2

Which of the following observations demonstrates the limitations of Watson and Rayner's Little Albert experiment as an example of phobic conditioning?

A) The rat had to be repeatedly paired with the loud noise.
B) Albert's fear started to diminish following a rest period of several days.
C) Albert's fear was easily diminished by thumb sucking.
D) All of these are correct.