Question 1

Which one of the following best describes Skinner's image of human nature?

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A)  We have individual free choice. 
B)  We are totally controlled by the environment. 
C)  We are determined by childhood experiences. 
D)  We are controlled by the environment, but we can control ourselves by changing the environment. 
A)  We have individual free choice. 
B)  We are totally controlled by the environment. 
C)  We are determined by childhood experiences. 
D)  We are controlled by the environment, but we can control ourselves by changing the environment.

Question 2

You have a friend who really needs your help. They have a personal habit that is embarrassing to themselves and to others. You have thirty days to help this person break the habit, adjust them, and replace the old habit with a more positive behavior.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You have a friend who really needs...

Question 3

The research supporting Skinner's theory was conducted on

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A)  rats and pigeons. 
B)  college students seeking to understand the world they live in. 
C)  troubled people undergoing psychotherapy. 
D)  those rare people who could be called self-actualized. 
A)  rats and pigeons. 
B)  college students seeking to understand the world they live in. 
C)  troubled people undergoing psychotherapy. 
D)  those rare people who could be called self-actualized.

Question 4

In fixed-interval reinforcement,

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A)  rats press the lever very rapidly. 
B)  response rate declines when the interval between reinforcements is shortened. 
C)  responses extinguish faster than under continuous reinforcement. 
D)  reinforcement is unrelated to the number of responses. 
A)  rats press the lever very rapidly. 
B)  response rate declines when the interval between reinforcements is shortened. 
C)  responses extinguish faster than under continuous reinforcement. 
D)  reinforcement is unrelated to the number of responses.

Question 5

To Skinner, self-control means

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A)  the conscious control of behavior. 
B)  positively reinforced behaviors. 
C)  control of external variables that determine behavior. 
D)  will power that has been conditioned. 
A)  the conscious control of behavior. 
B)  positively reinforced behaviors. 
C)  control of external variables that determine behavior. 
D)  will power that has been conditioned.

Question 6

The followers of Skinner assess behavior, (not personality) using all of the following techniques except

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A)  free association, dream analysis, and projective techniques. 
B)  direct observation of behavior. 
C)  self-report procedures. 
D)  physiological measurements. 
A)  free association, dream analysis, and projective techniques. 
B)  direct observation of behavior. 
C)  self-report procedures. 
D)  physiological measurements.

Question 7

Skinner's methodological approach to the study of behavior is to

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A)  observe the subject, have the subject do self-reports, and do physiological measurements. 
B)  study psychological cognitive processes. 
C)  compare average responses of large groups of subjects. 
D)  study large groups of animals and/or humans. 
A)  observe the subject, have the subject do self-reports, and do physiological measurements. 
B)  study psychological cognitive processes. 
C)  compare average responses of large groups of subjects. 
D)  study large groups of animals and/or humans.

Question 8

At age 22, Skinner experienced

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A)  feelings of success and self-esteem. 
B)  an identity crisis. 
C)  jealousy of an older brother. 
D)  a late-blooming Oedipus complex. 
A)  feelings of success and self-esteem. 
B)  an identity crisis. 
C)  jealousy of an older brother. 
D)  a late-blooming Oedipus complex.

Question 9

Skinner's assessment methods

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A)  followed mainstream experimental psychology. 
B)  rely primarily on correlation. 
C)  preferred the intensive study of a single subject at a time. 
D)  used data from the average performance of groups of subjects. 
A)  followed mainstream experimental psychology. 
B)  rely primarily on correlation. 
C)  preferred the intensive study of a single subject at a time. 
D)  used data from the average performance of groups of subjects.

Question 10

Skinner rejected ____ as a valid personality characteristic.

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A)  traits 
B)  unconscious influences 
C)  defense mechanisms 
D)  all of the answers 
A)  traits 
B)  unconscious influences 
C)  defense mechanisms 
D)  all of the answers

Question 11

Skinner argued that psychology is the science of

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A)  normal adults. 
B)  conscious processes. 
C)  individual differences. 
D)  behavior. 
A)  normal adults. 
B)  conscious processes. 
C)  individual differences. 
D)  behavior.

Question 12

Skinner's treatment of personality is unusual because he

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A)  made no references to internal, subjective accounts for behavior. 
B)  approached personality from a physiological viewpoint. 
C)  stressed conscious but not unconscious processes. 
D)  emphasized the past and the future. 
A)  made no references to internal, subjective accounts for behavior. 
B)  approached personality from a physiological viewpoint. 
C)  stressed conscious but not unconscious processes. 
D)  emphasized the past and the future.

Question 13

Skinner's assessment techniques include

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A)  free association. 
B)  dream analysis. 
C)  projective techniques. 
D)  laboratory experiments. 
A)  free association. 
B)  dream analysis. 
C)  projective techniques. 
D)  laboratory experiments.

Question 14

To condition a dog to salivate at the sound of a bell, Pavlov

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A)  reinforced the dog after it smelled meat powder. 
B)  rang the bell shortly before the dog smelled meat powder. 
C)  rang the bell after the dog smelled meat powder. 
D)  presented the meat powder and the bell at precisely the same time. 
A)  reinforced the dog after it smelled meat powder. 
B)  rang the bell shortly before the dog smelled meat powder. 
C)  rang the bell after the dog smelled meat powder. 
D)  presented the meat powder and the bell at precisely the same time.

Question 15

Skinner believed that valid and replicable results could be obtained without ____________ as long as sufficient data were collected from a single-subject under well-controlled circumstances.

Accepted Answer

A)  analyzing conditionally 
B)  analyzing cognitions 
C)  analyzing behavior 
D)  statistical analysis 
A)  analyzing conditionally 
B)  analyzing cognitions 
C)  analyzing behavior 
D)  statistical analysis

Question 16

A token economy is descriptive of what Skinner believed the country had become in his time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When a token economy was instituted in a psychiatric hospital,

Accepted Answer

A)  there was a dramatic increase in appropriate patient behaviors. 
B)  patient behavior improved, but only when staff were watching. 
C)  initial patient improvements were quickly lost when the novelty wore off. 
D)  there was no improvement until real money was substituted for the tokens. 
A)  there was a dramatic increase in appropriate patient behaviors. 
B)  patient behavior improved, but only when staff were watching. 
C)  initial patient improvements were quickly lost when the novelty wore off. 
D)  there was no improvement until real money was substituted for the tokens.

Question 18

In behavior modification therapy, unconscious motivating forces are

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A)  brought to the surface. 
B)  ignored. 
C)  eliminated by negative reinforcement. 
D)  extinguished. 
A)  brought to the surface. 
B)  ignored. 
C)  eliminated by negative reinforcement. 
D)  extinguished.

Question 19

In a token economy experiment, psychotic patients

Accepted Answer

A)  became less dependent and more responsible. 
B)  were released from the hospital within a month. 
C)  developed insight into their unconscious motivations. 
D)  showed dramatic personality changes. 
A)  became less dependent and more responsible. 
B)  were released from the hospital within a month. 
C)  developed insight into their unconscious motivations. 
D)  showed dramatic personality changes.

Question 20

We get a glimpse of Skinner's later work in his childhood love of

Accepted Answer

A)  dissecting frogs and other laboratory animals. 
B)  constructing mechanical devices. 
C)  listening sympathetically to the fears and worries of his young friends. 
D)  pretending to be a preacher delivering sermons on hellfire and damnation. 
A)  dissecting frogs and other laboratory animals. 
B)  constructing mechanical devices. 
C)  listening sympathetically to the fears and worries of his young friends. 
D)  pretending to be a preacher delivering sermons on hellfire and damnation.

Which one of the following best describes Skinner's image of human nature?

You have a friend who really needs your help. They have a personal habit that is embarrassing to themselves and to others. You have thirty days to help this person break the habit, adjust them, and replace the old habit with a more positive behavior.

The research supporting Skinner's theory was conducted on

In fixed-interval reinforcement,

To Skinner, self-control means

The followers of Skinner assess behavior, (not personality) using all of the following techniques except

Skinner's methodological approach to the study of behavior is to

At age 22, Skinner experienced

Skinner's assessment methods

Skinner rejected ____ as a valid personality characteristic.

Skinner argued that psychology is the science of

Skinner's treatment of personality is unusual because he

Skinner's assessment techniques include

To condition a dog to salivate at the sound of a bell, Pavlov

Skinner believed that valid and replicable results could be obtained without ____________ as long as sufficient data were collected from a single-subject under well-controlled circumstances.

A token economy is descriptive of what Skinner believed the country had become in his time.

When a token economy was instituted in a psychiatric hospital,

In behavior modification therapy, unconscious motivating forces are

In a token economy experiment, psychotic patients

We get a glimpse of Skinner's later work in his childhood love of

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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

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Exam 12: B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Which one of the following best describes Skinner's image of human nature?

You have a friend who really needs your help. They have a personal habit that is embarrassing to themselves and to others. You have thirty days to help this person break the habit, adjust them, and replace the old habit with a more positive behavior.

The research supporting Skinner's theory was conducted on

In fixed-interval reinforcement,

To Skinner, self-control means

The followers of Skinner assess behavior, (not personality) using all of the following techniques except

Skinner's methodological approach to the study of behavior is to

At age 22, Skinner experienced

Skinner's assessment methods

Skinner rejected ____ as a valid personality characteristic.

Skinner argued that psychology is the science of

Skinner's treatment of personality is unusual because he

Skinner's assessment techniques include

To condition a dog to salivate at the sound of a bell, Pavlov

Skinner believed that valid and replicable results could be obtained without ____________ as long as sufficient data were collected from a single-subject under well-controlled circumstances.

A token economy is descriptive of what Skinner believed the country had become in his time.

When a token economy was instituted in a psychiatric hospital,

In behavior modification therapy, unconscious motivating forces are

In a token economy experiment, psychotic patients

We get a glimpse of Skinner's later work in his childhood love of

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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