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AP Psychology: Famous Studies

Classic psychology experiments and studies such as Milgram, Pavlov, and Harlow, with researcher, method, and finding.

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Pavlov's experiment demonstrated what type of learning?
Classical conditioning
In Pavlov's experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus?
Food
In Pavlov's experiment, what was the conditioned stimulus?
Bell
What response did Pavlov's dogs develop to the bell alone?
Salivation
B.F. Skinner investigated what type of conditioning?
Operant conditioning
What did Skinner use to demonstrate operant conditioning?
A box (Skinner box) with levers and rewards for shaping animal behavior
Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiment tested what concept?
Social learning through observational learning and modeling
What was the key finding of Bandura's Bobo doll experiment?
Children who observed an adult acting aggressively toward a doll were more likely to imitate that aggression
What did Solomon Asch's conformity study investigate?
Whether people would conform to group pressure even with obviously wrong answers
Roughly what percentage of Asch's participants conformed to wrong group answers?
Approximately 75 percent (on at least one critical trial)
What did Stanley Milgram's obedience experiment test?
Whether ordinary people would obey authority figures even when ordered to administer electric shocks
What percentage of Milgram's participants delivered maximum shock when ordered by an authority figure?
Approximately 65 percent
What major ethical concerns did Milgram's experiment raise?
Severe psychological stress and deception about the study's purpose, leading to new research ethics guidelines
What did Philip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrate?
How roles and situations shape behavior, with students assigned as guards or prisoners rapidly adopting their roles
Why was Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment criticized for ethical violations?
Participants experienced severe psychological harm and were not fully informed about risks, leading to prisoner abuse

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