It was interesting - and sad - reading the information about the child (actually named Douglas Merritte). I always thought his head seemed quite large for his body, and sure enough, it's reported that he died of hydrocephalus when he was about 5.
Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Lilienfeld, Scott O <[email protected]>wrote: > Michael - I'll leave that interesting question to the historians on this > listserv, but I'll advance one hypothesis (maybe others can confirm or > refute): Perhaps Watson was trying to counterpose his case against Freud's > Little Hans case of a phobia supposedly acquired through psychoanalytic > mechanisms. ...Scott > > > Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. > Professor > Editor, Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice > Department of Psychology, Room 473 Psychology and Interdisciplinary > Sciences (PAIS) > Emory University > 36 Eagle Row > Atlanta, Georgia 30322 > [email protected] > (404) 727-1125 > > Psychology Today Blog: > http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-skeptical-psychologist > > 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: > http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-140513111X.html > > Scientific American Mind: Facts and Fictions in Mental Health Column: > http://www.scientificamerican.com/sciammind/ > > The Master in the Art of Living makes little distinction between his work > and his play, > his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his > recreation, > his love and his intellectual passions. He hardly knows which is which. > He simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he does, > leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. > To him - he is always doing both. > > - Zen Buddhist text > (slightly modified) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Britt, Michael [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:56 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Who put the "Little" in "Little Albert"? > > I've been preparing an episode in which I'll be reviewing Hall Beck's > recent article, "Finding Little Albert" which recently appeared in the > American Psychologist and I asked Dr. Beck who is responsible > inserting the word "Little" in front of "Albert". His research > didn't turn up an answer to this question. Anyone have any ideas on > where the "Little" came from? > > Michael > > Michael Britt > [email protected] > www.thepsychfiles.com > Twitter: mbritt > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of > the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. If the reader of this message is not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution > or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly > prohibited. > > If you have received this message in error, please contact > the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the > original message (including attachments). > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
