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What is learning?
What is learning?
A relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that occurs as a result of experiences.
According to behaviorism, can the activities of the mind be known or measured?
According to behaviorism, can the activities of the mind be known or measured?
No, the mind is considered a 'black box'.
What is the main focus of behavioral psychology?
What is the main focus of behavioral psychology?
The study of external behavior.
What is classical conditioning?
What is classical conditioning?
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According to behaviorism, what is the main focus of study?
According to behaviorism, what is the main focus of study?
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What does classical conditioning explain?
What does classical conditioning explain?
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What is the term used to describe a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that occurs as a result of experiences?
What is the term used to describe a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that occurs as a result of experiences?
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Who is credited with the quote 'Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own special world to bring them up in and I’ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to be any type of specialist I might select – a doctor, a lawyer, artist...'?
Who is credited with the quote 'Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own special world to bring them up in and I’ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to be any type of specialist I might select – a doctor, a lawyer, artist...'?
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Which theory of learning explains the association between a neutral stimulus and a meaningful stimulus?
Which theory of learning explains the association between a neutral stimulus and a meaningful stimulus?
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What does classical conditioning primarily explain?
What does classical conditioning primarily explain?
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