The First Truly Scientific Memory Experiments Were Conducted by ________

question 7

Multiple Choice

The first truly scientific memory experiments were conducted by ________, who used himself as a subject.

• A) Phillipe Charcot
• B) Hermann Ebbinghaus
• C) Hermann Helmholtz
• D) Sigmund Freud

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Definitions:

Previously Neutral

Refers to a stimulus that initially elicits no innate response until it is paired with an unconditioned stimulus in the learning process of classical conditioning.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Learned Reaction

A behavior or response that has been acquired through experience or conditioning.