association theory

1. What is the primary focus of association theory in psychology?

• a. The study of cognitive biases

• b. The connection between stimuli and responses

• c. The development of personality traits

• d. The analysis of dream symbolism

2. Who is considered the founder of associationism?

• a. Sigmund Freud

• b. B.F. Skinner

• c. David Hume

• d. John Locke

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the laws of association proposed by Aristotle?

• a. Law of Contiguity

• b. Law of Similarityc. Law of Contrast

• c. Law of Contrast

• d. Law of Frequency

4. In classical conditioning, what term describes the learned association between a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus?

• a. Operant conditioning

• b. Cognitive dissonance

• c. Conditioned response

• d. Stimulus generalization

5. Which psychologist's work on associative learning led to the development of behaviorism?

• a. Ivan Pavlov

• b. Carl Jung

• c. Abraham Maslow

• d. Erik Erikson

6. What is the term for the strengthening of a connection between a stimulus and a response through repetition?

• a. Habituation

• b. Sensitization

• c. Extinction

• d. Reinforcement

7. The concept of "free association" is most closely linked to which psychological approach?

• a. Cognitive psychology

• b. Behaviorism

• c. Psychoanalysis

• d. Humanistic psychology

8. Which of the following best describes the Law of Contiguity?

• a. Similar ideas tend to be associated with each other

• b. Contrasting ideas tend to be associated with each other

• c. Ideas experienced together tend to be associated with each other

• d. Frequently experienced ideas tend to be associated with each other

9. In Pavlov's famous experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus?

• a. The bell

• b. The dog's salivation

• c. The food

• d. The metronome

10. What term describes the process by which a conditioned response becomes associated with stimuli similar to the original conditioned stimulus?

• a. Discrimination

• b. Generalization

• c. Extinction

• d. Spontaneous recovery