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If you describe a study in a question where AO2 marks are available, make sure that you say how the study relates to the theory or explanation you are discussing. E.g., "this shows that...", "this indicates that...", "this supports the theory because...", "this does not support the theory because..."

Little Albert Animation

This weeks resource of the week is this animation of Watson and Rayner's Little Albert study. Enjoy!

The animation shows how John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner apparently used classical conditioning to produce a (mild) phobia in a nine month old infant.

If you want to download the swf (adobe flash) file so that you can display the animation fullscreen, then visit the free psychology resources section of the site. You will find it in the AQA-A resources section under abnormality

This work by Keiron Walsh is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.