Watson and Rayner 1920

Watson and Rayner 1920

1. no opportunity to recondition albert - removed from nursery - thus not protected from harm.

   • researcher did not debrief
     • did not put albert back to his pre study state

2. did not suffer long term stress - reduction of dear

   • cant be sure - died at 6

3. single case - findings limited to albert - NRWP

4. implications for reducing fears - counter condition - associate relaxation with fear.

5. replication - failed to produce same findings - may not be reliable

6. useful - shows effects of classical conditioning in humans

   • moved principle of classical conditioning beyond animals.