AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This psychologist discovered classical conditioning by conducting an experiment with dogs, thus proposed that behaviors could be learned via conditioned associations
A
Abraham Maslow
B
Ivan Pavlov
C
Jean Piaget
D
Sigmund Freud
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During the 1890s, Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist who was researching salivation in dogs as a response to being fed. While the dogs were being fed, he used a small test tube to measure the saliva by inserting it into their cheeks.

Detailed explanation-2: -Classical conditioning is learning through association and was first demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov. Pavlov showed that dogs could be conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell if that sound was repeatedly presented at the same time that they were given food.

Detailed explanation-3: -To test his theory, Pavlov set up an experiment in which he rang a bell shortly before presenting food to the dogs. At first, the dogs elicited no response to the bells. However, eventually, the dogs began to salivate at the sound of the bell alone.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ivan Pavlov Theory: Classical Conditioning First discovered by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), classical conditioning is a learning process governed by associations between an environmental stimulus and another stimulus which occurs naturally.

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