Which one of the following is an incorrect pair?

In educational psychology, many influential experiments were conducted by notable psychologists using animals to study learning theories and behavior patterns.

• Matching the correct psychologist with the animal used in their experiment is essential to understanding their contributions to learning theories such as classical conditioning, operant conditioning, insight learning, and trial-and-error learning.

Key PointsHere's a breakdown:

• Kohler – Chimpanzee: Kohler worked with chimpanzees to study insight learning (notably the famous experiment with chimpanzee Sultan using sticks to reach bananas).
• Skinner – Rat: B.F. Skinner used rats and pigeons in his operant conditioning experiments using the Skinner box.
• Thorndike – Cat: Edward Thorndike used cats in his puzzle box experiments to study trial-and-error learning and formulated the Law of Effect.

Hint

• Pavlov – Pigeon: Ivan Pavlov is famously associated with dogs, not pigeons. He conducted classical conditioning experiments by pairing a bell with food to trigger salivation.

Hence, the correct answer is Pavlov – Pigeon.