An unconditioned stimulus is best described as a(n)
a. learned behavior acquired through conditioning.
b. event that automatically leads to a response.
c. unconscious motivation involving the id and ego.
d. experience that leads to a relatively permanent change in behavior.
Question 2When describing her theory of development, Candice says, The basic idea is that I take a stimulus that at first has no effect on an individual. Then I pair that stimulus with a second stimulus that does elicit some response. After the two have been paired together a few times, I test to see if the initial stimulus now elicits a response similar to the one elicited by the second stimulus.. Given this description, Candice would be best classified as a(n) _____ conditioning theorist.
a. operant
b. instrumental
c. social
d. classical
Question 3The type of learning Watson and Pavlov's studied is referred to as _____ conditioning.
a. operant
b. instrumental
c. social
d. classical
Question 4Watson believed that
a. most children progress through a predictable series of stages that are programmed by biological maturation.
b. children have many inborn tendencies.
c. how a person turns out depends entirely on the environment in which he or she grows up
d. elements of the unconscious mind are responsible for moral thought.
Question 5Which theoretical camp suggests that we should study only what we can directly observe and measure (i.e., overt behaviors)?
a. Behaviorism
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Constructivism
d. Epigenesis
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