Great videos, Jeff. Thanks for sending them. I'm starting on learning today, so it's perfect timing. Beth Benoit Plymouth State University Plymouth, New Hampshire
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 9:24 AM, Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi again, > > I’ve been editing films taken of famous (or infamous) learning > experiments. In class, we’ve been discussing the Watson & Rayner (1920) > study of “Little Albert.” It’s been a while since I’ve read the criticisms > of Watson’s experimental procedure, so I’ll need to go through those again. > But one point I’ve been making is that Watson seemed unconcerned with > making sure that the “stimuli” were presented in a uniform manner before > and after the conditioning of Albert. > > Below are links to film clips of how he presented the white rat and the > rabbit to Albert before and after the conditioning procedure. After the > procedure, (a) Rayner seem to be throwing the rabbit at Albert, and (b) > Watson keeps placing the rat on Albert’s body, which he did not do before > the conditioning procedure—although to be sure of this, I’ll need to get > the entire film (which Penn State is charging about $200 for !!!!) > > Rabbit Before and After: > https://www.dropbox.com/s/po2uonqmtsybf67/Rabbit%20Before%20%26%20After.mp4?dl=0 > Rat Before and After: > https://www.dropbox.com/s/exf8pky8vkkgzf8/Rat%20Before%20%26%20After.mp4?dl=0 > > Best, > Jeff > -- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Social/Behavioral Sciences > Scottsdale Community College > 9000 E. Chaparral Road > Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 > Office: SB-123 > Fax: (480) 423-6298 > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJeffryRicker/timeline/ > LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jeffry-ricker/3b/511/438 > > > > > --- > 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=47094 > or send a blank email to > leave-47094-13105.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=47096 or send a blank email to leave-47096-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
