classical conditioning

Question 1

what is a stimulus

Answer 1

an object that produces a response

Question 2

what is an unconditional stimulus (UCS)

Answer 2

the object that initially causes an unconditional response

Question 3

what is an unconditional response (UCR)

Answer 3

automatic reflex that occurs are presented to the unconditional stimulus

Question 4

what is a neutral stimulus (NS)

Answer 4

an object that initially has no effect on behaviour

Question 5

what is a conditioned stimulus (CS)

Answer 5

what the neutral stimulus has become

Question 6

evaluate the generalisability of pavlov’s research

Answer 6

-Uses dogs,humans and animals behave in different ways

Question 7

evaluate the reliability of pavlov’s research

Answer 7

• used an alternative neutral stimulus to see if there was an effect, the effect was the same and so shows findings were reliable
  -study can be replicable
  -standardised proce+ dure

Question 8

evaluate the validity of pavlov’s research

Answer 8

-valid procedure, used a soundproof room which reduces confounds
-low ecological validity, study took place in a lab and not an everyday environment
-animals were caged

Question 9

evaluate the ethics of pavlov’s research

Answer 9

-animals weren’t directly harmed but they were caged
- animals were also chained and isolation
however this can be excused due to justifiable reason

Question 10

what is a weakness of using learning theories and behaviourism as an explanation for behaviour

Answer 10

-lack of observation of the mind, we are basing knowledge purely off observation but the mind is significant