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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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36 basic cards for AP Psychology. Set 12 of 13 in AP Psychology. It opens with "Pavlov's experiment demonstrated what type of learning?" and "In Pavlov's experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus?". Study it alongside the other AP sets below.

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Pavlov's experiment demonstrated what type of learning?
Show answerClassical conditioning
In Pavlov's experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus?
Show answerFood
In Pavlov's experiment, what was the conditioned stimulus?
Show answerBell
What response did Pavlov's dogs develop to the bell alone?
Show answerSalivation
B.F. Skinner investigated what type of conditioning?
Show answerOperant conditioning
What did Skinner use to demonstrate operant conditioning?
Show answerA box (Skinner box) with levers and rewards for shaping animal behavior
Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiment tested what concept?
Show answerSocial learning through observational learning and modeling
What was the key finding of Bandura's Bobo doll experiment?
Show answerChildren who observed an adult acting aggressively toward a doll were more likely to imitate that aggression
What did Solomon Asch's conformity study investigate?
Show answerWhether people would conform to group pressure even with obviously wrong answers
Roughly what percentage of Asch's participants conformed to wrong group answers?
Show answerApproximately 75 percent (on at least one critical trial)
What did Stanley Milgram's obedience experiment test?
Show answerWhether 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?
Show answerApproximately 65 percent
What major ethical concerns did Milgram's experiment raise?
Show answerSevere psychological stress and deception about the study's purpose, leading to new research ethics guidelines
What did Philip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrate?
Show answerHow 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?
Show answerParticipants experienced severe psychological harm and were not fully informed about risks, leading to prisoner abuse

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