Monday, January 31, 2011

The Brain:a secret history.

Documentary by Dr Mosley. BBC4


‘Dr Michael Mosley explores the brutal history of experimental psychology.’

The psychiatrist John Watson carried out tests on an 8 month old baby. The experiment is known as the Little Albert Experiment. The tests showed that via use of repeated objects and by being scared by a loud sound, one can learn to fear the object. Hence you can make a person phobic.

Watson also carried out tests on a monkey, to test the love a monkey feels towards its mother. This resulted in finding out that ‘fear tests the bond’ and that we all need close, physical contact.

The Bandura experiment resulted in realising that a child will copy an adult if they are behaving aggressively. This idea of children copying what they see is evident today in TV and video games.

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