Studies

Question 1

aim of bobo doll experiment

Answer 1

conducted a controlled experiment study to investigate if social behaviours (i.e. aggression) can be acquired by observation & imitation

Question 2

aim of law of effect

Answer 2

designed a puzzle box to study the learning ability of cats to escape the box in order to reach food

Question 3

aim of little albert

Answer 3

aimed to provide experimental evidence for classical conditioning of emotional responses in infants
- to see if infant could be conditioned to fear animal that appears simultaneously with loud, fear-arousing sound

Question 4

aim of the skinner box

Answer 4

conducted to explore the effects of non-contingent reinforcement on pigeons, leading to some fascinating observations that can be likened to human superstitions

Question 5

aim of pavlov’s dogs

Answer 5

to study & demonstrate the concept of classical conditioning. He wanted to show that dogs could be conditioned to associate a neutral stimulus with a reflexive response by repeatedly pairing 2 stimuli together

Question 6

aim of the effect of restricting bedtime mobile phone use on sleep, arousal, mood & working memory

Answer 6

aimed to assess the effects of restricting mobile phone use before bedtime on sleep, pre-sleep arousal, mood & working memory