– No reconditioning took place
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• Significant Findings:
– Watson’s theory can explain human emotions in simple terms
– Freud criticized as too complex to accurately explain behavior
• White rat, rabbit, dog, monkey, mask with and without hair, and white cotton wool
• Albert did not show any fear to any of the situations he was presented with
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• Tested reaction to loud noises by hammering a steel bar
• The noise startled him and he cried
• This is an unconditioned stimulus
– Emotional disturbances can not always be contributed to childhood trauma
– Phobias and sexual fetishes could be developed from similar conditioning
Little Emotional Albert
because the fear does not have to be learned