Psych U4 Q's Thread!

[watto_22]

You could argue that withdrawal rights were maintained, since Albert (& his mother) were able to leave the experiment

and possibly a bit more of a stretch, but beneficence could be used to defend Watson's work. The study provided valuable insight into the conditioning of a fear response, which could be viewed as being of greater significance than the obvious harm caused to Albert. But since the primary ethical consideration in research is 'no psychological or physical harm to participants', something which the Little Albert experiment obviously failed in, you can just as easily argue that beneficence was not upheld.

[MeLucky]

^I'd say withdrawal rights weren't maintained as each time Albert tried to get away from the fear producing stimulus, they held him back from getting away. But I guess you could probably make that argument.

[playsimme]

The assessors report for 2008 (if i can remember) has a list of each of the principles breached, and it does include withdrawal rights :\

[MeLucky]

In reference to classical conditioning, are most conditioned responses reflex actions? Because I got a bit confused when faced with this multiple choice question:

Ingrid was the victim of a violent attack when leaving a party one night. Since that time whenever she sees people coming towards her when she is alone her heart rate and respiratory rate increase. This is an example of:
A. an unconditioned response
B. a conditioned reflex
C. stimulus generalisation
D. a conditioned response

I had crossed off answers a and c and was left with b and d

[MeLucky]

In reference to classical conditioning, are most conditioned responses reflex actions? Because I got a bit confused when faced with this multiple choice question:

Ingrid was the victim of a violent attack when leaving a party one night. Since that time whenever she sees people coming towards her when she is alone her heart rate and respiratory rate increase. This is an example of:
A. an unconditioned response
B. a conditioned reflex
C. stimulus generalisation
D. a conditioned response

I had crossed off answers a and c and was left with b and d

[tony3272]

I don't do psych so i'm failing here, but B seems to me to be more correct, and i also did eliminate A and C. A reflex is a reaction that is not necessarily done consciously, which seems to fit this case more, but that's just how i feel about this situation.

[REBORN]

B and D are the same thing. All conditioned responses are reflexive responses.

[MeLucky]

B and D are the same thing. All conditioned responses are reflexive responses.

Yeah I had thought this too and that's why this question confused me.

I don't do psych so i'm failing here, but B seems to me to be more correct, and i also did eliminate A and C. A reflex is a reaction that is not necessarily done consciously, which seems to fit this case more, but that's just how i feel about this situation.

lol thanks Tony
Go study physics or whatever

[playsimme]

I don't do psych so i'm failing here, but B seems to me to be more correct, and i also did eliminate A and C. A reflex is a reaction that is not necessarily done consciously, which seems to fit this case more, but that's just how i feel about this situation.

she doesnt even go here!!! it's D!!!!

[MeLucky]

B and D are the same thing. All conditioned responses are reflexive responses.

Actually, after some further research, I believe the answer is D. If you re-read the question carefully, you'll note that they said 'her heart rate and respiratory rate increase'-these are key words. This means her sympathetic nervous system of her autonomic nervous system has been activated. This means it is a conditioned emotional response rather than a conditioned reflex.
The solutions said the answer was D as well.

[playsimme]

My reasoning was that she LEARNT the response. This should trigger that it was classically conditioned, hence, a conditioned response.

[REBORN]

A conditioned reflex is learnt and is classical conditioning. Your reasoning fails to explain why it's not B?

[playsimme]

Well besides the fact that the question is dodgy, I wouldn't rule out B as completely incorrect BUT the MOST correct answer in the context of the situation would be D, as she associated a response due to experience.. which is a CR. It'd make more sense if the answer said 'reflex' but since it says 'conditioned' it could work both ways. D's most correct though and it's what I would put first

[REBORN]

A conditioned reflex is exactly what you said aswell..."she associated a response due to experience".

Your reasoning doesn't get rid of B. You're just lucky you guessed D

[MeLucky]

Actually, playsimme's point of associating the response due to experience is a supporting reason for me choosing D. Unconditioned responses are reflexes as they do not require 'learning'(they're innate). But conditioned emotional responses occur when the ANS produces a response to a stimulus that it did not previously produce.
Like playsimme, that's the one I believe would be most correct. But yeah, it's a pretty horrible question
EDIT: The association has led to a phobia being developed which is not a reflex because as we all know from studying phobias, it is a complex behaviour and reflexes are simple responses.