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What is the primary focus of the behaviourist approach?

• Studying emotions and feelings

• Observing and measuring behaviour

• Analysing dreams

• Exploring unconscious thoughts

According to the behaviourist approach, how are humans described at birth?

• As knowledgeable beings.

• As blank slates.

• As instinct-driven.

• As fully developed.

What is classical conditioning?

• Learning through association

• Learning through observation

• Learning through imitation

• Learning through trial and error

Who demonstrated classical conditioning?

• Sigmund Freud

• Ivan Pavlov

• B.F. Skinner

• Carl Jung

In Pavlov's experiment, what sound was used to condition dogs to salivate?

• Whistle

• Bell

• Drum

• Horn

In Pavlov's classical conditioning experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus?

• Bell

• Light

• Meat powder

• Water

What was the unconditioned response in Pavlov's experiment before conditioning?

• Barking

• Salivation

• Jumping

• Sleeping

In Pavlov's classical conditioning experiment, what was the conditioned stimulus?

• Meat powder

• Salivation

• Bell

• Light

What does the conditioned response refer to in Pavlov's experiment?

• The dogs ignoring the bell

• The dogs salivating at the sound of the bell

• The dogs eating the food

• The dogs barking at the bell

What is operant conditioning?

• Learning by association

• Learning by consequences

• Learning by responses

• Learning by experiments