PSY 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Little Albert Experiment, Psy, Psych
6 Aug 2020
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Law of association two events occur in close enough sequence together, they"re. Principle of adaptive hedonism we do things to avoid pain and to seek pleasure. Definition of learning the potential for performance; relatively permanent change in performance potential; results from experience. Can be objectively measured by a new task being completed. Person operates on the environment to do something. Realize if you will learn it or not. Won nobel prize for understanding and examining the digestive system (in dogs) Accidental finding salivation is important for do to begin digestive process. Dogs start salivating before food is presented. A loud noise behind him produces fear and anxiety. Happens every time albert plays with rat. Result albert is afraid of little white rat, white dogs, white rabbits. Anything similar to this little white rat produces fear. Gives albert ice cream as rabbit is coming closer and closer.
