Not to be confused with Hans Brinker who skated circles around Sigmund Fraud, causing Fraud to take up smoking which eventually led to his (Fraud's--not Brinker's) demise.
Just trying to set the record straight, Hank Goldstein ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hank Goldstein, | HOME: (563) 556-2115 Department of Psychology | FAX: (563) 588-6789 Clarke College | EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dubuque, IA 52001 | HOME: 1835 Cannon St. Office: (563) 588-8111 | Dubuque, IA 52003-7904 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "There is a theory which states that if anyone ever discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened." - Douglas Adams ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/14/02 16:46 PM >>> On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 14 Oct 2002 at 13:23, Christopher D. Green wrote: > > > I'm afraid you've confused two different studies. "Little Albert" (actually, > > it was "Albert B.") was the topic of Watson and Rayner's 1920 study on fear > > conditioning. "Little Peter" was a study on de-conditioning fear published in > > 1924 by Mary Cover Jones. > > > > And to complete the trio (all together again for the first time!), "Little Hans" was the kid who dreamed someone took away his widdler > with a pair of pliers. He also wasn't too crazy about horses falling down in the street. > Not to be confused with "Clever Hans," the horse who could "do math." Clever Hans couldn't actually count, of course, but was astonishingly good at picking up subtle cues from his trainer, or even strangers, about when they wanted him to stop stomping. What he thought about little boys, furry objects, or psychologists was not recorded for posterity. ********************** Robin Pearce Abrahams Boston University [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
