Question 1

Individual psychology for Watson was dependent upon:

Accepted Answer

A)  mental passivity. 
B)  interactions with the environment. 
C)  the environment only. 
D)  physiological mediation. 
E)  higher thought processes. 
A)  mental passivity. 
B)  interactions with the environment. 
C)  the environment only. 
D)  physiological mediation. 
E)  higher thought processes.

Question 2

Konorski's final views on higher nervous activity accommodated:

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptability and variability. 
B)  sensations and consciousness. 
C)  reflexes and sensations. 
D)  mental passivity. 
E)  field dynamics and unconsciousness. 
A)  adaptability and variability. 
B)  sensations and consciousness. 
C)  reflexes and sensations. 
D)  mental passivity. 
E)  field dynamics and unconsciousness.

Question 3

Thorndike suggested two basic principles of learning:

Accepted Answer

A)  contiguity and similarity. 
B)  contingency and reinforcement. 
C)  exercise and effect. 
D)  recency and meaning. 
E)  recency and repetition. 
A)  contiguity and similarity. 
B)  contingency and reinforcement. 
C)  exercise and effect. 
D)  recency and meaning. 
E)  recency and repetition.

Question 4

Watson defined psychology as the study of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the elements of consciousness. 
B)  the organization of the mind. 
C)  stimulus-response bonds. 
D)  mind-environment interactions. 
E)  purposive behavior. 
A)  the elements of consciousness. 
B)  the organization of the mind. 
C)  stimulus-response bonds. 
D)  mind-environment interactions. 
E)  purposive behavior.

Question 5

Functional psychology provided a transition to behaviorism from:

Accepted Answer

A)  structural psychology. 
B)  act psychology. 
C)  Gestalt psychology. 
D)  psychoanalysis. 
E)  reflexology. 
A)  structural psychology. 
B)  act psychology. 
C)  Gestalt psychology. 
D)  psychoanalysis. 
E)  reflexology.

Question 6

Vygotsky's views on reflexology:

Accepted Answer

A)  agreed with Pavlov's reductionistic materialism. 
B)  tried to preserve the holistic complexity of human activity. 
C)  asserted consciousness over reflexology. 
D)  accepted mind-body dualism. 
E)  rejected psychology as a valid area of study. 
A)  agreed with Pavlov's reductionistic materialism. 
B)  tried to preserve the holistic complexity of human activity. 
C)  asserted consciousness over reflexology. 
D)  accepted mind-body dualism. 
E)  rejected psychology as a valid area of study.

Question 7

Tolman described behavior as:

Accepted Answer

A)  molar. 
B)  molecular. 
C)  consciousness. 
D)  habit formation. 
E)  reflexes. 
A)  molar. 
B)  molecular. 
C)  consciousness. 
D)  habit formation. 
E)  reflexes.

Question 8

Pavlov believed that he quantified and objectified:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensations. 
B)  consciousness. 
C)  associations. 
D)  mental images. 
E)  neural impulses. 
A)  sensations. 
B)  consciousness. 
C)  associations. 
D)  mental images. 
E)  neural impulses.

Question 9

The basic physicalism of materialistic reflexology is reflected in contemporary Russian research on:

Accepted Answer

A)  hypnosis. 
B)  reinforcement parameters. 
C)  electrophysiology. 
D)  cognitive learning. 
E)  field organization. 
A)  hypnosis. 
B)  reinforcement parameters. 
C)  electrophysiology. 
D)  cognitive learning. 
E)  field organization.

Question 10

Watson's psychology was to employ the objective methods of:

Accepted Answer

A)  empiricism. 
B)  introspection. 
C)  materialism. 
D)  phenomenology. 
E)  deduction. 
A)  empiricism. 
B)  introspection. 
C)  materialism. 
D)  phenomenology. 
E)  deduction.

Question 11

Watsonian behaviorism refuted the traditional study of:

Accepted Answer

A)  empiricism. 
B)  sensations. 
C)  consciousness. 
D)  thought processes. 
E)  materialism. 
A)  empiricism. 
B)  sensations. 
C)  consciousness. 
D)  thought processes. 
E)  materialism.

Question 12

Pavlov was above all else:

Accepted Answer

A)  a physiologist. 
B)  a prolific writer. 
C)  a psychologist. 
D)  an experimentalist. 
E)  an administrator. 
A)  a physiologist. 
B)  a prolific writer. 
C)  a psychologist. 
D)  an experimentalist. 
E)  an administrator.

Question 13

The philosophy of science underlying reflexology is:

Accepted Answer

A)  phenomenological. 
B)  metaphysical. 
C)  experimental. 
D)  materialistic. 
E)  analytic. 
A)  phenomenological. 
B)  metaphysical. 
C)  experimental. 
D)  materialistic. 
E)  analytic.

Question 14

Hull asserted his notion of habit formation as a means of:

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforcement. 
B)  cognitive learning. 
C)  drive inhibition. 
D)  observation. 
E)  adaptation. 
A)  reinforcement. 
B)  cognitive learning. 
C)  drive inhibition. 
D)  observation. 
E)  adaptation.

Question 15

The logical positivists saw the unity of science expressed in the common language of:

Accepted Answer

A)  German. 
B)  empiricism. 
C)  positivism. 
D)  operationalism. 
E)  materialism. 
A)  German. 
B)  empiricism. 
C)  positivism. 
D)  operationalism. 
E)  materialism.

Question 16

After Watson, the initial phase of the behavioristic evolution consisted of:

Accepted Answer

A)  intensive experimental efforts. 
B)  acceptance of reflexology. 
C)  rivalry of other systems of dominance. 
D)  concerted theory-building. 
E)  readmitting the data of consciousness. 
A)  intensive experimental efforts. 
B)  acceptance of reflexology. 
C)  rivalry of other systems of dominance. 
D)  concerted theory-building. 
E)  readmitting the data of consciousness.

Question 17

Bekhterev applied reflexology to:

Accepted Answer

A)  abnormal behavior. 
B)  personality. 
C)  perception. 
D)  social relations. 
E)  mental testing. 
A)  abnormal behavior. 
B)  personality. 
C)  perception. 
D)  social relations. 
E)  mental testing.

Question 18

Hull's theory viewed the behaving organism in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a homeostatic model. 
B)  a reflexive model. 
C)  a cognitive model. 
D)  a reactive model. 
E)  an interactive model. 
A)  a homeostatic model. 
B)  a reflexive model. 
C)  a cognitive model. 
D)  a reactive model. 
E)  an interactive model.

Question 19

Guthrie's single principle of learning was:

Accepted Answer

A)  contiguity. 
B)  similarity. 
C)  exercise. 
D)  contingency. 
E)  recency. 
A)  contiguity. 
B)  similarity. 
C)  exercise. 
D)  contingency. 
E)  recency.

Question 20

One precursor of Watson's behaviorism may be found in the British philosophical tradition that:

Accepted Answer

A)  dismissed the mind as unnecessary. 
B)  favored empiricism and associationism. 
C)  denied the existence of external matter. 
D)  accepted the elements of consciousness. 
E)  accepted the inherent structure of the mind. 
A)  dismissed the mind as unnecessary. 
B)  favored empiricism and associationism. 
C)  denied the existence of external matter. 
D)  accepted the elements of consciousness. 
E)  accepted the inherent structure of the mind.

Individual psychology for Watson was dependent upon:

Konorski's final views on higher nervous activity accommodated:

Thorndike suggested two basic principles of learning:

Watson defined psychology as the study of:

Functional psychology provided a transition to behaviorism from:

Vygotsky's views on reflexology:

Tolman described behavior as:

Pavlov believed that he quantified and objectified:

The basic physicalism of materialistic reflexology is reflected in contemporary Russian research on:

Watson's psychology was to employ the objective methods of:

Watsonian behaviorism refuted the traditional study of:

Pavlov was above all else:

The philosophy of science underlying reflexology is:

Hull asserted his notion of habit formation as a means of:

The logical positivists saw the unity of science expressed in the common language of:

After Watson, the initial phase of the behavioristic evolution consisted of:

Bekhterev applied reflexology to:

Hull's theory viewed the behaving organism in terms of:

Guthrie's single principle of learning was:

One precursor of Watson's behaviorism may be found in the British philosophical tradition that:

Past for Present: Psychology in Search of a Paradigm

Psychology in the Ancient and Classical East

Psychological Foundations in Ancient Greece

From Classical Rome to the Early Middle Ages

The Reawakening of Intellectual Life in the Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Emergence of Modern Science

Sensationalism and Positivism: the French Tradition

Mental Passivity- the British Tradition

Mental Activity-the German Tradition

Romanticism and Existentialism

Nineteenth Century Bases of Psychology

The Founding of Modern Psychology

American Functionalism

The Gestalt Movement

Psychoanalysis

The Third Force Movement

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Exam 17: Behaviorism

Individual psychology for Watson was dependent upon:

Konorski's final views on higher nervous activity accommodated:

Thorndike suggested two basic principles of learning:

Watson defined psychology as the study of:

Functional psychology provided a transition to behaviorism from:

Vygotsky's views on reflexology:

Tolman described behavior as:

Pavlov believed that he quantified and objectified:

The basic physicalism of materialistic reflexology is reflected in contemporary Russian research on:

Watson's psychology was to employ the objective methods of:

Watsonian behaviorism refuted the traditional study of:

Pavlov was above all else:

The philosophy of science underlying reflexology is:

Hull asserted his notion of habit formation as a means of:

The logical positivists saw the unity of science expressed in the common language of:

After Watson, the initial phase of the behavioristic evolution consisted of:

Bekhterev applied reflexology to:

Hull's theory viewed the behaving organism in terms of:

Guthrie's single principle of learning was:

One precursor of Watson's behaviorism may be found in the British philosophical tradition that:

Past for Present: Psychology in Search of a Paradigm

Psychology in the Ancient and Classical East

Psychological Foundations in Ancient Greece

From Classical Rome to the Early Middle Ages

The Reawakening of Intellectual Life in the Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Emergence of Modern Science

Sensationalism and Positivism: the French Tradition

Mental Passivity- the British Tradition

Mental Activity-the German Tradition

Romanticism and Existentialism

Nineteenth Century Bases of Psychology

The Founding of Modern Psychology

American Functionalism

The Gestalt Movement

Psychoanalysis

The Third Force Movement

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