FRQ FINAL STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2025/2026
Edward Thorndike: study - ANSWERShe studied the law of effect and operant conditioning. He
made a box that would open when the cat learned to open it.
B.F Skinner: study - ANSWERSHe studied operant conditioning. He did the experiment with the
skinner box and he rewarded pigeons when they did what he wanted them to do.
Ivan Pavlov: Study - ANSWERSHe studied Classical Conditioning. He did the experiment with the
dogs that had a response of droolin to a stimulus.
Albert Bandura: Study - ANSWERSHe studied observational learning and modeling. He did the
experment with Bobo the doll with the kids modelin the adults.
John Watson: Study - ANSWERSHe studied behaviorism along with classical conditioning. He did
the experiment with little Albert which was a stimulus an unpleasing response.
Edward Thorndike: Example - ANSWERSHis theory would be that the child did not have a
pleasing experiance with peas before so he/she does not want them and will start crying.
B.F Skinner: Example - ANSWERSHis theory would be that the child did was getting a negative
reinforcement along with eating peas such as the taste.
Ivan Pavlov: Example - ANSWERSHis theory would likely be that the child knew that the peas
were a stimulus to an unpleasing response which would be spitting them out because of the
bad taste.
ANSWERS 2025/2026
Edward Thorndike: study - ANSWERShe studied the law of effect and operant conditioning. He
made a box that would open when the cat learned to open it.
B.F Skinner: study - ANSWERSHe studied operant conditioning. He did the experiment with the
skinner box and he rewarded pigeons when they did what he wanted them to do.
Ivan Pavlov: Study - ANSWERSHe studied Classical Conditioning. He did the experiment with the
dogs that had a response of droolin to a stimulus.
Albert Bandura: Study - ANSWERSHe studied observational learning and modeling. He did the
experment with Bobo the doll with the kids modelin the adults.
John Watson: Study - ANSWERSHe studied behaviorism along with classical conditioning. He did
the experiment with little Albert which was a stimulus an unpleasing response.
Edward Thorndike: Example - ANSWERSHis theory would be that the child did not have a
pleasing experiance with peas before so he/she does not want them and will start crying.
B.F Skinner: Example - ANSWERSHis theory would be that the child did was getting a negative
reinforcement along with eating peas such as the taste.
Ivan Pavlov: Example - ANSWERSHis theory would likely be that the child knew that the peas
were a stimulus to an unpleasing response which would be spitting them out because of the
bad taste.
