Her Life
Before her groundbreaking work in psychology, in which field did Mary Cover Jones initially receive her education?
Education in Education and Teaching
In which area of psychology did Mary Cover Jones make her most significant contributions?
Behaviorism
Mary Cover Jones's work is often cited as an early example of which type of conditioning?
Classical conditioning
Mary Cover Jones's methods in treating phobias have been applied to treating what common fears in everyday life?
Fear of spiders, snakes, heights, and public speaking
How old was Peter?
3 years old
What year was Mary Cover Jones Born?
1897
Mary Cover Jones's work is often associated with which school of psychology?
The behaviorist school of psychology
In Mary Cover Jones's experiments, what stimulus served as the conditioned stimulus in her efforts to eliminate Peter's fear?
A rabbit
What is one modern-day application of Mary Cover Jones's techniques in overcoming fears and phobias?
Exposure therapy used in treating PTSD
How did Mary Cover Jones gradually expose Peter to his fear of rabbits?
By presenting him with a rabbit at a distance and gradually bringing it closer as he remained calm.
Where did Mary Cover Jones Conduct most of her research and experiments?
The Child Study Institute at the University of California, Berkeley
What influential psychologist mentored Mary Cover Jones during her graduate studies?
John B. Watson
What was the unconditioned response in Mary Cover Jones's experiments with Peter?
Fear
How did Mary Cover Jones demonstrate that fears can be unlearned?
Through her experiments with Peter, showing that he could overcome his fear of rabbits through systematic desensitization.
What technique did Mary Cover Jones use to pair the presence of the feared object with a positive experience for Peter?
Systematic desensitization or counter conditioning
What was the title of Mary Cover Jones's most famous paper, which detailed her pioneering work in behavior therapy?
A Laboratory Study of Fear: The Case of Peter"
What term describes the therapeutic technique pioneered by Mary Cover Jones, which involves gradually exposing individuals to their fears?
Systematic desensitization
What did Mary Cover Jones use as a reward in her experiments to reinforce Peter's calm behavior?
Candy
Mary Cover Jones's work with Peter demonstrated the effectiveness of what therapeutic approach in addressing specific fears and phobias?
What is gradual exposure therapy?
In Mary Cover Jones's experiments, what was the result of gradually exposing Peter to his fear?
The reduction and eventual elimination of his fear of rabbits
Mary Cover Jones is known for her work in desensitization. What specific phobia did she successfully treat in one of her most famous cases?
A fear of rabbits or "Peter's" fear of rabbits
Mary Cover Jones's work laid the foundation for the development of what modern psychological therapy?
Exposure therapy
In classical conditioning, what process did Mary Cover Jones employ to reduce Peter's fear of rabbits ?
Counterconditioning
What principle did Mary Cover Jones's work establish regarding the treatment of phobias?
Fears can be unlearned or extinguished through exposure therapy
What was the significance of Mary Cover Jones's work with Peter in the history of psychology?
That it provided early evidence for the effectiveness of behavior therapy and laid the groundwork for modern exposure therapy