Pavlov

Question 1

What type of conditioning did pavlov research and what does this mean?

Answer 1

Classical conditioning- Behaviours could be learnt through association

Question 2

What was pavlovs experiment?

Answer 2

He studied the digestive system of dogs as he noticed they salivated in response to food and other stimuli associated with food like a bell

For example

The Uconditioned stimulus (food) caused and unconditioned response (saliva)
When the bell (neutral stimulus) is paired with the food, over time it becomes a conditioned stimulus and the saliva becomes a conditioned response to the bell

Question 3

What did pavlovs work show?

Answer 3

Showed that behaviors could ve influenced and modified through conditioning and learning

Question 4

Evaluation

Answer 4

Strength- replicable, practical applications

Weakness- focuses on observable behaviour and neglects the cognitive approach involved