Question

question 23
what did john b. watson and rosalie rayner demonstrate with their studies of little albert?
a boys display fear differently from girls
b boys display more fear than girls
c emotion can be a conditioned response
d fear cannot be a conditioned response

Explanation:

In the Little Albert experiment, Watson and Rayner used classical conditioning. They paired a neutral stimulus (like a white rat) with an unconditioned stimulus (a loud noise that caused fear). After repeated pairings, the neutral stimulus alone (the rat) elicited a fear response (conditioned response). This shows that emotion (fear, an emotion - related response in this case) can be a conditioned response.

• Option A: The experiment was not about comparing how boys and girls display fear.
• Option B: There was no comparison of the amount of fear between boys and girls in this experiment.
• Option D: The experiment actually showed that fear (an emotion - related response) can be a conditioned response, so this option is incorrect.

Answer:

C. emotion can be a conditioned response