Who Was the First Theorist to Use Learning Theory to Explain

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Multiple Choice

Who was the first theorist to use learning theory to explain child development?

• A) Sigmund Freud
• B) John Watson
• C) Jean Piaget
• D) Konrad Lorenz

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Definitions:

Memories

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Primed

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Encoding Specificity Principle

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