People Began to Apply the Scientific Method to Questions About

question 140

Multiple Choice

People began to apply the scientific method to questions about behavior and mental processes in the late ________.

• A) 1600s
• B) 1500s
• C) 1800s
• D) 1700s

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process where behavior is controlled by consequences, including rewards or punishments.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Modeling

A technique in behavioral psychology where individuals learn through observation and imitation of others.

Classical Conditioning

A learning procedure where two stimuli are constantly paired; initially, the second stimulus elicits a response which eventually is elicited by the first stimulus alone.