Christopher Smithson
Biographic Data
| ID | 7049877 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Smithson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Smithson |
| SIGNATURE | SMITHSON C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Correcting the record on Watson, Rayner, and Little Albert
In 1920, John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner attempted to condition a phobia in a young infant named "Albert B." In 2009, Beck, Levinson, and Irons proposed that Little Albert, as he is now known, was actually an infant named Douglas Merritte. More recently, Fridlund, Beck, Goldie, and Irons (2012) claimed that Little Albert (Douglas) was neurologically impaired at the time of the experiment. They also alleged that Watson, in a severe breach of eth…
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Correcting the record on Watson, Rayner, and Little Albert
In 1920, John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner attempted to condition a phobia in a young infant named "Albert B." In 2009, Beck, Levinson, and Irons proposed that Little Albert, as he is now known, was actually an infant named Douglas Merritte. More recently, Fridlund, Beck, Goldie, and Irons (2012) claimed that Little Albert (Douglas) was neurologically impaired at the time of the experiment. They also alleged that Watson, in a severe breach of eth…
Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 works) · Neurology and Historical Studies (1 works) · Psychoanalysis (1 works) · Psychology (1 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (1 works) · Sociology (1 works) · Watson (1 works)