Learning Theories: Social and Stimulus-Response Theories
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What did Ivan Pavlov study with his dogs in the early 1900s?

  • Hearing capacity of dogs
  • Saliva's role in the digestive tract (correct)
  • Sense of smell in dogs
  • Vision capabilities of dogs
  • What term is used to describe the process of connecting new stimuli to natural reflexes?

  • Extinction
  • Spontaneous recovery
  • Operant conditioning
  • Classical conditioning (correct)
  • In classical conditioning, what is the term for the reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response after a rest period?

  • Generalization
  • Extinction
  • Spontaneous recovery (correct)
  • Discrimination
  • Which theorist is known for his connectionism theory that focused on the relationship between stimuli and responses?

    <p>Edward Thorndike</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Pavlov use as a neutral stimulus in his classical conditioning experiments with dogs?

    <p>A bell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the reduction in response rate when the conditioned stimulus is presented alone without the unconditioned stimulus?

    <p>Extinction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process described as a period when extinct responses could reappear after a rest period?

    <p>Spontaneous recovery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Ivan Pavlov's Classical Conditioning Theory, which factor affects the conditioned stimulus and response relationship by considering the frequency of stimulus pairings?

    <p>Frequency of conditioned and unconditioned stimulus pairings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which psychologist is associated with the Connectionism Theory that focused on the effects of rewards, punishments, success, and failure on the learner?

    <p>Edward Thorndike</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Edward Thorndike's Connectionism Theory, which principle states that a response is strengthened if followed by pleasure and weakened if followed by displeasure?

    <p>Law of effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the law of exercise or repetition, a principle in Edward Thorndike's Connectionism Theory, state?

    <p>The frequency of a response determines its retention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process refers to the gradual elimination of conditioned responses?

    <p>Extinction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Edward Thorndike's Connectionism Theory, the law of readiness states that:

    <p>Certain conduction units are more predisposed to function in a given situation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In John Watson's Behaviorism theory, how does behaviorism view man?

    <p>As a machine that responds to conditioning processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept of Behaviorism is highlighted in John Watson's theory?

    <p>Man is a biological machine responding to conditioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Ivan Pavlov's classical conditioning theory is closely related to which aspect of Edward Thorndike's Connectionism Theory?

    <p>The law of readiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which learning theory emphasizes that man has no mind or soul, only a brain that responds to external stimuli?

    <p>Behaviorism Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of learning theories, what does the extinction process refer to?

    <p>The elimination of conditioned responses over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

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