Rats
Who conducted important maze learning research utilizing rats?
Carr and Watson
Who utilized cats in their 'puzzle box' research?
Thorndike
Who used dogs in their research?
Who utilized frog legs to understand voluntary vs. involentary reflexes and what were the implications?
Robert Wytt
Voluntary reflexes require the brain where as involuntary reflexes require spinal cord
Eliminated senses one at a time to determine which were necessary for learning. Found that the key sense was kinesthetic.
What were the findings of the 'puzzle box' studies from Thorndike?
Learning develops overtime, it occurs without thinking, and applies to all mammals
What type of conditioning did Pavlov discover in his research with these dogs?
Classical conditioning
What study used the famous white rabbit?
Little Albert
- Watson & Rayner
What was the standard method for the study of learning?
Rat mazes
How did Thorndikes trial and error studies affect theoretical perspectives on learning?
Created the first major learning theory
Law of effect- if an association is followed by a "satisfying state of affairs", it will likely be strengthened (operant conditioning)
Law of exercise- the more an association is practiced, the stronger it becomes
What was the focus within psychology at the time of this research?
Behaviorism
George Romanes
What were some reasons behaviorism became the main focus of psychology?