A core assumption of early theories of associative learning was that learning did not require any thinking, or cognition. Animals, it was widely assumed, did not have "minds" and certainly could not "think" in anyway like humans do. A classic series of studies conducted in the 1930s at the University of California at Berkeley, began to challenge this assumption. These experiments that involved
rats finding their way through mazes and which demonstrated latent learning were conducted by psychologist
a. Edward Tolman.
b. B. F. Skinner.
c. John B. Watson.
d. Albert Bandura.
a
You might also like to view...
The segments of weightlessness for the film about astronauts were filmed in the special airplane unofficially nicknamed the "Vomit Comet," which explains what usually happens when this plane goes into its maneuvers to create weightlessness. The problems created by weightlessness are best explained by the __________ theory
a. sensory conflict b. lock and key c. opponent process d. gate control
Mordred is having temper tantrums at home, at school, and at his grandparents' house. After working with the parents for a while, the therapist believes that the child is being rewarded for his tantrums in each setting because his teacher, parents, and grandparents generally give him what he wants just to make him stop yelling. The therapist devises a plan to stop his tantrums but first implements the plan at home, then the following week at school, and finally at the grandparents' home several weeks later. From a research perspective, this is an example of a(n)
A. withdrawal design. B. multiple baseline design. C. placebo control. D. external validity design.
Which one of the following is TRUE about simple random sampling?
a. Every respondent has a 95% probability of being chosen in the sample. b. Every respondent has an equal probability of completing the survey. c. Every member of a sample has an equal chance of completing the survey. d. Every member of a population has an equal chance of being chosen for the sample.
Most older adults do not suffer from hearing loss great enough to disrupt their daily lives until
A) around age 65. B) between ages 70 and 75. C) around age 80. D) after age 85.