I always used the example that when "Albert" got older, he may have been afraid to look in the mirror, since he would have had white hair (and maybe a white beard). But then I would add that it's more likely that a lack of reinforcement would have made the response weaker, and unlikely to persist. Still, a fun example, and hopefully memorable for our students.
Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Joann Jelly <[email protected]> wrote: > It had to happen. We all knew (watching "Law & Order" now and then) that > Little Albert would be found; yet there was something sort of nostalgic to > his lack of identification. > > I wonder if at 20 should some loved one had given him a white terry cloth > robe, would he have freaked out and cried," I don't know but I hate white > furry." > > I guess I am trying to make another mystery out of the old one; Watson > still has not been exonerated, has he? > > Joann Jelly, Ed.D. > Barstow College > > ________________________________ > > From: Beth Benoit [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sun 9/4/2011 4:28 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] The Finding Little Albert activity > > > > > > > > Michael, > As usual, you have supplied a fun, exciting and informative exercise to > keep our students thinking. > > It must have been fun for you to put all of those "eureka" moments > together! > > Beth Benoit > Granite State College > Plymouth State University > New Hampshire > > > On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Michael Britt <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Excuse the cross-posting, but I am very excited to announce the > availability of a new activity that can be used in class or online and which > I hope you'll find valuable enough to use with your students. > > In 2009 the journal American Psychology published an article > entitled, "Finding Little Albert: A Journey to John B. Watson's Infant > Laboratory". It was a fascinating article detailing the author's 5 year > effort to identify the real identity of "Little Albert". The evidence in > favor of his conclusion that a boy named Douglas Merritte is "Albert" is > very, very convincing. > > I found the article fascinating reading and a great example of an > historical detective at work I decided it would make a great classroom or > online activity and I have been working with the author - Hall Beck - for > the past 8 months to break down the key steps in his investigation. The > result is an activity I hope you'll find valuable enough to try out with > your class. > > The "Finding Little Albert" activity presents students with: > > > * information, questions, clues and hints > * solutions to the questions (so they can move along in class > or at their own pace) > * photos of Albert and Douglas for comparison > * Douglas' family tree > * the "trunk in the attic" which contained a picture of > Douglas/Albert > * a map > * a census report > > > ...as it takes students down the path of identifying Albert's real > identity. > > I hope students will enjoy this small taste of what's involved in > one case of fascinating historical research in Psychology. > > My research assistant, Caitlin O'Loughlin, worked with me to create > a brief survey at the end of the activity which can be taken by both > instructors and students. I hope you and your students will take the time > to fill out the survey to give us feedback to improve the experience. Our > goal is to present the activity at a psychology conference in 2012. > > Here's the link: > > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com/albert > > Hope you enjoy it! > > Michael > > > Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. > [email protected] > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com <http://www.thepsychfiles.com/> > Twitter: mbritt > > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=12430 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is > broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-12430-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13010.76185584223b2f7b9f3a91a2f9913135&n=T&l=tips&o=12435 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-12435-13010.76185584223b2f7b9f3a91a2f9913...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=12460 > or send a blank email to > leave-12460-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=12461 or send a blank email to leave-12461-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
