PSYCH 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Little Albert Experiment, Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism
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Freud"s psychoanalytic view of human behavior was based on the idea that we are motivated by unconscious instincts and repressed conflicts from early childhood. Behaviorism by pavlov and watson was radically opposed to the psychoanalytic school and proposed that behavior is generated outside the person through various environmental or situational stimuli. Watson theorized that emotional responses exist in us because we have been conditioned to respond emotionally to certain stimuli. All human behavior was a product of learning and conditioning. Never showed fear in the objects presented to him. Because the objects produced no fear, they are neutral stimuli. Generalization--learned fear that is transferred to other objects. Albert was afraid of other white fluffy objects. Demonstrate that all human behavior stems from learning and conditioned. Freudian conception of human nature, that our behavior stems from unconscious processes, was wrong. Emotional behavior could be conditioned through simple stimulus-response techniques. Watson"s findings could explain human behavior in straightforward and simple terms.
