Practicing Success
Little Albert was made to hear a loud noise, the moment he saw a white rat. After certain trials he started crying at the sight of a white rat. This is a classic example of ___________ |
Aversive conditioning Positive reinforcement Negative re inforcement Token economy |
Aversive conditioning |
In aversive conditioning, an unpleasant stimulus is paired with a neutral stimulus to create a learned association between the two. In Little Albert's case, the loud noise (unpleasant stimulus) was paired with the white rat (neutral stimulus), which caused him to develop a fear of white rats. The other options are not as good because:
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