Finding Little Albert: A Journey to John B. Watson's Infant Laboratory

American Psychologist

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 605-614

  Beck, Hall P ^a   Levinson, Sharman ^b   Irons, Gary ^c  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS   (France)

^c Finksburg MD   (United States)

Author keywords

child psychology; conditioned emotional response; history of psychology; Little Albert; Watson

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FEAR; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFANT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

BALTIMORE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEAR; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 70350238396     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017234     Document Type: Article

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