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?
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Classical conditioning- In Pavlov's experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus?
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Food- In Pavlov's experiment, what was the conditioned stimulus?
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Bell- What response did Pavlov's dogs develop to the bell alone?
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Salivation- B.F. Skinner investigated what type of conditioning?
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Operant conditioning- What did Skinner use to demonstrate operant conditioning?
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A box (Skinner box) with levers and rewards for shaping animal behavior- Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiment tested what concept?
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Social learning through observational learning and modeling- What was the key finding of Bandura's Bobo doll experiment?
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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?
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Whether people would conform to group pressure even with obviously wrong answers- Roughly what percentage of Asch's participants conformed to wrong group answers?
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Approximately 75 percent (on at least one critical trial)- What did Stanley Milgram's obedience experiment test?
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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?
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Approximately 65 percent- What major ethical concerns did Milgram's experiment raise?
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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?
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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?
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Participants experienced severe psychological harm and were not fully informed about risks, leading to prisoner abuse
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