During the Famous Experiment with "Little Albert," Albert Learned to Fear

question 54

Multiple Choice

During the famous experiment with "Little Albert," Albert learned to fear rats when researchers used classical conditioning and presented a

• A) loud sound as the unconditioned stimulus.
• B) rat as the unconditioned stimulus.
• C) rat as the conditioned response.
• D) loud sound as the conditioned response.

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Definitions:

Descriptive Statistics

Statistical methods that summarize and describe the features of a data set, including measures of central tendency and variability.

Hypotheses

Proposed explanations made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation, often tested statistically.

Confounding Variables

External variables that can affect the outcome of an experiment, making it difficult to establish a clear cause-and-effect relationship.

Random Assignment

The assignment of participants to categories of an independent variable such that each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to each category.