PSYCH 3B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Little Albert Experiment, Demonology, Behaviorism
9 Nov 2018
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Behavioural dysfunctions and mental health disorders in youth. Demonology: the belief that behaviour results from an individual being possessed or otherwise influenced by evil spirits or demons. Somatogenesis: the belief that mental disorder can be attributed to bodily malfunction or imbalance. Emil kraeplin published a classification system in which he tried to establish a biological basis for mental disorder. Recognized that particular symptoms tended to group together, thus indicating the possibility of them having a common physical cause. Most behaviours can be explained by learning experiences. Little albert and the bunny - every time they showed albert a bunny, a loud noise would also go sound, so albert eventually paired the stimulus of a loud noise with the bunny and cried when he saw one. E. g. if a child gets laughed at every time they speak in front of the class, they may gain a phobia of public speaking.
