Why Was It Suggested That Pavlov's Work Helped to Establish

question 143

Multiple Choice

Why was it suggested that Pavlov's work helped to establish psychology as an objective science?

• A) Behaviors could now be described.
• B) The relationship between stimuli and responses could be quantified.
• C) The mechanisms by which behaviors could be acquired could be explained.
• D) The study of human processes could be modeled in animals.

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Definitions:

Double-Blind

An experimental procedure in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias.

Randomly Assigned

A method used in experiments where participants are allocated to different groups or conditions in a way that is determined by chance.

Control

The capacity to shape or guide the actions of individuals or the progression of situations.

Operational Definition

A clear, precise description of a variable in terms of the processes or operations used to measure or manipulate it.