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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

where before

Watson and Raynor had managed to condition Albert to be afraid of the rat, rabbit, (and fur coat) where before he had a neutral emotional reaction to them.

What does where before mean?
  

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Teo Watson and Raynor had managed to condition albert to be afraid of the rat, rabbit, (and fur coat) where before he had a neutral emotional reaction to them. What does where before mean? Previously or, more precisely, " in the situation prior to that one".

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Teo
Watson and Raynor had managed to condition albert to be afraid of the rat, rabbit, (and fur coat) where before he had a neutral emotional reaction to them.

What does where before mean?

Previously or, more precisely, "in the situation prior to that one".
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Think of where as whereas. Does that help?

CJ
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I think it's a little more than "where" or "whereas". You need something to take you back before the event of Albert becoming conditioned.

Whereas before...

Where before

The "before" (or a similar deictic word) is necessary.