In Watson and Rayner’s experiments, “Little Albert” learned to fear a white rat after repeatedly experiencing a loud noise as the rat was presented. In these experiments, describe whether you think this experiment was ethical. Do you think there were any adverse effects on Little Albert due to the experiment? Describe how this experiment exemplifies classical conditioning as discussed in Chapter 6 of the Myers and DeWall textbook.
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Instructions Overview The “Little Albert” experiment described in our reading would not live up to ethical standards in the field today. For this assignment, you will be creating a project that illustrates your original ideas about the following: Considering the principles identified in the code of conduct for psychologists by the American Psychological Association – http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/. How might Watson and Rayner, who conducted the famous “Little Albert” study, have designed a more ethical study of conditioned emotional responses (CERs)?
Be sure to include the following required elements in your submission:
Your project illustrating all of the concepts listed above. A written summary of at least 200 words clarifying the visual representation you’ve created (in .doc or .rtf format). APA formatted reference information and in-text citations (provided within the summary and/or graphic representation as appropriate) for at least one resource in addition to the textbook. Instructions Infographic Project: Provide a visual representation of your understanding of the concept in the form of an infographic (a visual image that represents data or information) using one of the below recommended tools, or something similar approved by your instructor.
Piktochart (www.piktochart.com/) Infogram (https://infogram.com/) Canva (https://www.canva.com/) Microsoft Word (or equivalent) Microsoft PowerPoint (or equivalent) Infographic submissions must be in the format of a .pdf, .png, .jpeg, .doc, or .docx. The recommended tools allow at least one of these options for the finished project. If you choose to use a different tool, please be sure that the finished project is submitted in one of the approved formats. The 4 Types of Infographic Projects page provides an overview of some general approaches that could be used when creating your project. Note: This project is well suited to the “Comparison” approach.
Alternative Creative Project: In lieu of an infographic, it is acceptable to provide a creative textual representation of your understanding of the concepts (i.e. a poem, short story, a personal example, description of connections between concepts, etc.). If you choose this approach, please be sure to include the textual representation in addition to your 200-word summary. All text submissions must be in .doc or .rtf format.
In the “Little Albert” experiment, Watson and Rayner performed what has been considered a violation of the moral and ethical principles of research involving human subjects (Keenan, Evans & Crowley, 2016). Their use of a 9 month old Albert without regard to his health and health violates the code of conduct and ethical principles for psychologists. In order to resolve such an ethical dilemma, Watson and Rayner ought to have performed extensive research on the nature of the experiment. This would allow the researchers to determine the code of ethics that applied to such an experiment. The “Little Albert” experiment involved a young child who could not make a decision regarding his participation in research. According to (Kalat, 2010, p. 50; (American Psychological Association, 2018) psychologists must seek for the informed consent of prospective participants before proceeding with their experiments. A more ethical experiment involving Albert would involve seeking for the informed consen………………………………………………………………………………………….
Overview The “Little Albert” experiment described in our reading would not live up to ethical standards in the field today. For this assignment, you will be creating a project that illustrates your original ideas about the following: Considering the principles identified in the code of conduct for psychologists by the American Psychological Association – http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/. How might Watson and Rayner, who conducted the famous “Little Albert” study, have designed a more ethical study of conditioned emotional responses (CERs)?
Be sure to include the following required elements in your submission:
Your project illustrating all of the concepts listed above. A written essay of at least 200 words clarifying the visual representation you’ve created (in .doc or .rtf format). APA formatted reference information and in-text citations (provided within the summary and/or graphic representation as appropriate) for at least one resource in addition to the textbook.
In the infamous Little Albert Experiment, Watson and Rayner conducted a classical conditioning experiment, where they conditioned Albert to fear a white rat. Although the researchers were successful in their new findings about classical conditioning, the manner in which the experiment was conducted has attracted widespread criticism for not observing the ethics of research. The researchers could have made an effort to analyze the nature of the research, seek parental consent and endeavor to protect the…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS PAPER………………………NO PLAGIARISM