Question 1

Skinner's research on reinforcement schedules provides an effective technique for controlling, modifying, and shaping behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The successive approximation method

Accepted Answer

A)  was developed by Pavlov. 
B)  is an example of variable-ratio reinforcement. 
C)  is successful with animals but not humans. 
D)  is also called shaping. 
A)  was developed by Pavlov. 
B)  is an example of variable-ratio reinforcement. 
C)  is successful with animals but not humans. 
D)  is also called shaping. D

Question 3

In his famous salivating dog experiment, Ivan Pavlov demonstrated that

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A)  animals other than humans can exhibit higher intelligence. 
B)  learning is primarily a mental activity. 
C)  reinforcement is necessary for learning. 
D)  all animals are governed by the laws of operant behavior. 
A)  animals other than humans can exhibit higher intelligence. 
B)  learning is primarily a mental activity. 
C)  reinforcement is necessary for learning. 
D)  all animals are governed by the laws of operant behavior. C

Question 4

Therapeutic techniques derived from Skinner's research are being applied in clinical settings to treat a variety of disorders including psychoses, mental retardation, and autism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When a specific stimulus elicits a response, it is called

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A)  operant conditioning. 
B)  fixed-interval reinforcement. 
C)  respondent behavior. 
D)  extinction. 
A)  operant conditioning. 
B)  fixed-interval reinforcement. 
C)  respondent behavior. 
D)  extinction.

Question 6

A rat pressing a lever in a Skinner box is showing ____ behavior.

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A)  emitted 
B)  elicited 
C)  punished 
D)  extinguished 
A)  emitted 
B)  elicited 
C)  punished 
D)  extinguished

Question 7

According to Skinner, operant behavior

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A)  involves emitted (not elicited) responses. 
B)  is modified by the reinforcement that follows the behavior. 
C)  produces a change in the organism's environment. 
D)  all of the answers. 
A)  involves emitted (not elicited) responses. 
B)  is modified by the reinforcement that follows the behavior. 
C)  produces a change in the organism's environment. 
D)  all of the answers.

Question 8

Skinner's influence on psychology

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A)  is negligible. 
B)  is only seen with abnormal patients. 
C)  is overshadowed by Rotter. 
D)  has wide practical applications. 
A)  is negligible. 
B)  is only seen with abnormal patients. 
C)  is overshadowed by Rotter. 
D)  has wide practical applications.

Question 9

Skinner's fundamental idea is that the collective unconscious can be set free to increase behavioral responses in the subject.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Skinner believed people are subjects who express

Accepted Answer

A)  overt responses and nothing more. 
B)  sexual and aggressive conflicts. 
C)  future goals and aspirations. 
D)  lower and higher needs. 
A)  overt responses and nothing more. 
B)  sexual and aggressive conflicts. 
C)  future goals and aspirations. 
D)  lower and higher needs.

Question 11

When Skinner failed to reinforce rats in a Skinner box continuously, the rats

Accepted Answer

A)  looked for food elsewhere in the box. 
B)  ran wildly around the box. 
C)  eventually stopped pressing the lever. 
D)  did nothing. 
A)  looked for food elsewhere in the box. 
B)  ran wildly around the box. 
C)  eventually stopped pressing the lever. 
D)  did nothing.

Question 12

In Skinner's research, food-deprived rats pressed a lever to receive a food pellet. The rat will eventually press the lever

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A)  and receive an electric shock. 
B)  at a decreasing rate. 
C)  because he will understand that he will be reinforced for his behavior with a food pellet. 
D)  since the lever is the reinforcer for the food pellet. 
A)  and receive an electric shock. 
B)  at a decreasing rate. 
C)  because he will understand that he will be reinforced for his behavior with a food pellet. 
D)  since the lever is the reinforcer for the food pellet.

Question 13

The _______ becomes the reinforcer for the rat to receive a reward for his behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  electric shock 
B)  food 
C)  Skinner Box 
D)  the experimenter 
A)  electric shock 
B)  food 
C)  Skinner Box 
D)  the experimenter

Question 14

Through the technique of self-administering satiation, we can cure ourselves of bad habits by overdoing the behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Skinner, negative reinforcement is

Accepted Answer

A)  the same as punishment. 
B)  less effective than positive reinforcement. 
C)  more effective than intermittent reinforcement. 
D)  more successful with neurotics. 
A)  the same as punishment. 
B)  less effective than positive reinforcement. 
C)  more effective than intermittent reinforcement. 
D)  more successful with neurotics.

Question 16

Skinner called the ability to alter the impact of external successive approximation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Skinner believed that personality is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  network of respondent behaviors. 
B)  enduring, unique cluster of reinforcements. 
C)  pattern or collection of operant behaviors. 
D)  set of traits determined by past reinforcements. 
A)  network of respondent behaviors. 
B)  enduring, unique cluster of reinforcements. 
C)  pattern or collection of operant behaviors. 
D)  set of traits determined by past reinforcements.

Question 18

Answer the following questions:

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The answer of Answer the following questions:
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Question 19

Skinner believed people function

Accepted Answer

A)  by free will. 
B)  by genetic factors. 
C)  like machines. 
D)  by unconscious conflicts. 
A)  by free will. 
B)  by genetic factors. 
C)  like machines. 
D)  by unconscious conflicts.

Question 20

In the fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement, the reinforcer is presented following the first response that gives the experimenter an average number of responses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Skinner's research on reinforcement schedules provides an effective technique for controlling, modifying, and shaping behavior.

The successive approximation method

In his famous salivating dog experiment, Ivan Pavlov demonstrated that

Therapeutic techniques derived from Skinner's research are being applied in clinical settings to treat a variety of disorders including psychoses, mental retardation, and autism.

When a specific stimulus elicits a response, it is called

A rat pressing a lever in a Skinner box is showing ____ behavior.

According to Skinner, operant behavior

Skinner's influence on psychology

Skinner's fundamental idea is that the collective unconscious can be set free to increase behavioral responses in the subject.

Skinner believed people are subjects who express

When Skinner failed to reinforce rats in a Skinner box continuously, the rats

In Skinner's research, food-deprived rats pressed a lever to receive a food pellet. The rat will eventually press the lever

The _______ becomes the reinforcer for the rat to receive a reward for his behavior.

Through the technique of self-administering satiation, we can cure ourselves of bad habits by overdoing the behavior.

According to Skinner, negative reinforcement is

Skinner called the ability to alter the impact of external successive approximation.

Skinner believed that personality is a(n)

Answer the following questions:

Skinner believed people function

In the fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement, the reinforcer is presented following the first response that gives the experimenter an average number of responses.

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Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

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Exam 12: B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Skinner's research on reinforcement schedules provides an effective technique for controlling, modifying, and shaping behavior.

The successive approximation method

In his famous salivating dog experiment, Ivan Pavlov demonstrated that

Therapeutic techniques derived from Skinner's research are being applied in clinical settings to treat a variety of disorders including psychoses, mental retardation, and autism.

When a specific stimulus elicits a response, it is called

A rat pressing a lever in a Skinner box is showing ____ behavior.

According to Skinner, operant behavior

Skinner's influence on psychology

Skinner's fundamental idea is that the collective unconscious can be set free to increase behavioral responses in the subject.

Skinner believed people are subjects who express

When Skinner failed to reinforce rats in a Skinner box continuously, the rats

In Skinner's research, food-deprived rats pressed a lever to receive a food pellet. The rat will eventually press the lever

The _______ becomes the reinforcer for the rat to receive a reward for his behavior.

Through the technique of self-administering satiation, we can cure ourselves of bad habits by overdoing the behavior.

According to Skinner, negative reinforcement is

Skinner called the ability to alter the impact of external successive approximation.

Skinner believed that personality is a(n)

Answer the following questions:

Skinner believed people function

In the fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement, the reinforcer is presented following the first response that gives the experimenter an average number of responses.

Studying Personality: Assessment, Research, and Theory

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, Sensation Seeking, Learned Helplessness, Optimismpessimism, Positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

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