Conducted Experiments with an 11-Month-Old Baby Named Albert to Demonstrate

question 166

Multiple Choice

conducted experiments with an 11-month-old baby named Albert to demonstrate how:

• A)a neutral stimulus can become a conditioned stimulus by being paired with an established conditioned stimulus.
• B)the principles of classical conditioning can explain and can be used to create phobias.
• C)the process of extinction is observable even in infants.
• D)the key factor in classical conditioning is the perception of an association between the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process by which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner, an American psychologist, is known for his work in developing the theory of behaviorism and for his invention of the operant conditioning chamber.

Stimulus-Stimulus Learning

A type of learning where an association is formed between two stimuli, leading to a new learned response.