PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Little Albert Experiment, New Born, Schizophrenia
7 Sep 2015
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Change in amount. ex: amount of memory change. Nature vs nurture: nature: genetically pre-programmed or. Milestone dictated by inborn development plan (hall) Dna is a blueprint and determine the personality depends on how the protein fold: nurture: tabula rasa(locke) Environment alone contribute entirely to make a person for who he is. Children can be trained through manipulation of the environment. Little albert experiment: infant (nature) is not afraid to fire, money, rat, or dog. Experiment: present an animal to infant with a loud sound (loud sound = source of scare) -> example of classical conditioning. It not only make the child afraid of those presented fur animal but also other fur animal. No continue stimulation -> the connection built by the onetime experiment would lost as he grow up after few years. Continue stimulation -> the connection would be stronger and will last for a longer period.
