Worst word?

Question

I have a couple of words that I hate (moist, probe, lubricate....) Is this weird or do other people have that too?

i'm so glad I'm not alone in this world...

uh...thanks for the super long psychology lesson....I think....

Answer 1

banana. it just freaks me out!

Answer 2

John B. Watson proposed that emotions (such as fear) can be conditioned in a human being. He believed that such a task could be completed by supplying a stimulus, which causes a response naturally (unconditioned stimulus) at the same time as another object, which does not evoke a response at all (neutral stimulus).

In his experiment, Watson created a fear response in a nine month old orphan, Albert, from a hospital. Before starting the experiment, Watson had to find out if the child was afraid of objects. During this part of the experiment, Watson showed the boy several objects like a rat, rabbit, monkey, dog, cotton wool and masks with and without hair. Watson verified that Albert did not have any fear towards these objects and therefore proceeded with the rest of the experiment. The objects that Albert are shown are the neutral stimuli of this experiment. After establishing some neutral stimuli, Watson found an unconditioned stimulus, which in this case was a loud noise made by banging a hammer on a steel bar. When the loud noise was made, Albert cried and was frightened.

When Albert was 11 months old the actual experiment started because there was hesitation about the ethics of continuing with such an experiment. To condition fear in Albert, Watson and his crew presented the rat and the noise at the same time. Albert would reach for the rat and at that moment the noise would occur. This procedure was performed a total of seven times over the course of one week. After these seven rat and noise pairs, the rat was given to Albert alone. At this point, Albert was stricken with fear and attempted to get very far away from the rat.

Continuing on with the experiment, the researchers wanted to determine if Albert’s fear would transfer to similar objects (this is called generalization). The researchers showed Albert a rabbit, a fur coat, a dog, and Watson’s gray hair and all these items produced fear in little Albert even though he was not conditioned to fear these items. Five days later Albert’s fear reaction was tested. All the items still evoked fear in the infant. Watson moved Albert to a different room to find out if the fear would still be present in different situations. If the fear only existed in the experimenting room then the results of the study would not be useful. Indeed, the fear did carry over into the other room but not in as much intensity.

The testing of Albert’s fear responses was temporarily stopped for thirty-one days because Albert was being adopted and Watson wanted to see if Albert’s fear would continue over time. After the 31 days, Albert was tested once again and the researchers found that Albert indeed still had the fear of the objects from the beginning of the experiment.

At the end of the experiment, Watson wanted to recondition Albert to not fear these objects but did not have the opportunity because Albert was adopted and removed from the hospital.

The goals of Watson’s experiments on Albert was to show that behavior is learned and trained into our minds and to also show that the Freudian thinking was wrong. Freudian thinkers believed that behavior comes from the unconscious. Watson’s experiment of little Albert explained behavior in simple terms.

Watson’s study goes against the ethical conduct of today’s society. Moreover, Albert was allowed to leave the experiment without being reconditioned. Watson states in his article of the study that such emotions can last over the life of the individual. Recent research has found that if the individual is not properly conditioned then the results may not last as long as a lifetime. The results of conditioned emotions can be shaped and changed due to experiences. This disappearance of the conditioned response is called extinction.

On another note, Watson’s study has been considered in studies and treatments of phobias. Phobias are extreme forms of fear that cause problems in everyday functioning.

Call it a phobia of rats, a dislike of certian words or nails on a black board. We all learn what we like or don't like at an yearly age. The fact that you don't care for certian words is not weird, it is in fact very common.

FYI - seeing a child chew on a wool mitten creeps me out, but that does not make me weird.

Answer 3

N-i-g-g-e-r or N-i-g-g-a. I think it is a derogatory word and the worst and most effective word. No matter how many people say "N-i-g-g-e-r" and "N-i-g-g-a" have two different meanings, I say it's the same word and that they're just trying to justify their use of the word. It is an insult to every A.American and it should be banned from the human language.

Answer 4

I have a friend that has problems with the words moist and juicy! She's corky like that!

Answer 5

Cellar Door.

Answer 6

we all have some words which we actively or not so consciously dislike! its because we associate them with something we dont like, or a bad experience or situation... this all is mostly unconscious ..
we dislike it not consciously ... we arent really aware we dislike it
tto more reflective individuals or those to whom this disliking is overwhelming it is noticed...
I knw of a friend who dislikes "nipple" no matter in what context it is used.

Answer 7

The C word as towards women the N word, taboo, as if and whatever but I love the word hush

Answer 8

Fetus, phlegm,skort, and although I don't really consider it a word, 'humongous' is about the most annoying thing I've ever heard anyone utter.

Answer 9

ALOT OF OTHERS DO TOO....ITS USUALLY BECAUSE WE ENVISION SOME SITUATION THAT WAS ...NOT PLEASANT.....I WHEN THIS TERM WAS USED.... MOIST, PROBE LUBRICATE.....PROBABLY IN A G Y N EXAM?? iINVASTIVE AND YUKKY...I DONT LIKE IT EITHER...

Answer 10

MF.
Makes me want to puke.
Especially when black people use it in casual conversation.
Seems to erase all the equality Rosa Parks and Dr. MLK jr. strived for in one phrase.

Answer 11

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