Question 1

Skinner believed that behavior is:

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A)  environmentally determined. 
B)  unpredictable. 
C)  an intervening variable. 
D)  physiologically mediated. 
E)  individually determined. 
A)  environmentally determined. 
B)  unpredictable. 
C)  an intervening variable. 
D)  physiologically mediated. 
E)  individually determined.

Question 2

Hull's research strategy may be described as:

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A)  intuitive. 
B)  hypothetical-deductive. 
C)  reductionistic. 
D)  introspective. 
E)  molecular. 
A)  intuitive. 
B)  hypothetical-deductive. 
C)  reductionistic. 
D)  introspective. 
E)  molecular.

Question 3

Tolman viewed acquisition as the accumulation of expectancies of:

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A)  molar units. 
B)  sign gestalts. 
C)  field vectors. 
D)  unconsciousness. 
E)  conditioned reflexes. 
A)  molar units. 
B)  sign gestalts. 
C)  field vectors. 
D)  unconsciousness. 
E)  conditioned reflexes.

Question 4

Pavlov's reflexology was acceptable to Marxist-Leninist ideology because of its:

Accepted Answer

A)  empiricism. 
B)  dualism 
C)  idealism. 
D)  physiology. 
E)  materialism. 
A)  empiricism. 
B)  dualism 
C)  idealism. 
D)  physiology. 
E)  materialism.

Question 5

A criticism of Guthrie concerns his:

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A)  complicated explanations. 
B)  theory. 
C)  molar interpretations. 
D)  predictive equations. 
E)  lack of systematic empiricism. 
A)  complicated explanations. 
B)  theory. 
C)  molar interpretations. 
D)  predictive equations. 
E)  lack of systematic empiricism.

Question 6

According to Pavlov, the principle underlying the acquisition of conditioned reflexes was:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Pavlov won a Nobel Prize for his work on:

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioned reflexes. 
B)  cortical activity. 
C)  digestion. 
D)  neural conduction. 
E)  psychopathology. 
A)  conditioned reflexes. 
B)  cortical activity. 
C)  digestion. 
D)  neural conduction. 
E)  psychopathology.

Question 8

Konorski and Miller described what we today call:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pavlovian conditioning. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  instrumental conditioning. 
D)  extinction. 
E)  spontaneous recovery. 
A)  Pavlovian conditioning. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  instrumental conditioning. 
D)  extinction. 
E)  spontaneous recovery.

Question 9

Thorndike's problem-solving experiments showed:

Accepted Answer

A)  acquisition of conditioned responses. 
B)  insightful learning. 
C)  spontaneous recovery. 
D)  trial-and-error learning. 
E)  contiguity. 
A)  acquisition of conditioned responses. 
B)  insightful learning. 
C)  spontaneous recovery. 
D)  trial-and-error learning. 
E)  contiguity.

Question 10

Guthrie viewed reinforcement in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the law of effect. 
B)  minimal importance. 
C)  associative shifting. 
D)  positive reward. 
E)  an intervening variable. 
A)  the law of effect. 
B)  minimal importance. 
C)  associative shifting. 
D)  positive reward. 
E)  an intervening variable.

Question 11

Sokolov summarized the importance of:

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A)  consciousness. 
B)  the conditioned reflex. 
C)  reinforcement. 
D)  the orienting response. 
E)  dualism. 
A)  consciousness. 
B)  the conditioned reflex. 
C)  reinforcement. 
D)  the orienting response. 
E)  dualism.

Question 12

With further research, Sechenov argued that the mental constructs of psychology would:

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A)  be bolstered and given detailed description. 
B)  be fully elaborated through empirical definition. 
C)  be articulated into elements of consciousness. 
D)  provide better meaning to the study of field dynamics. 
E)  disappear. 
A)  be bolstered and given detailed description. 
B)  be fully elaborated through empirical definition. 
C)  be articulated into elements of consciousness. 
D)  provide better meaning to the study of field dynamics. 
E)  disappear.

Question 13

The scientific goal of the Russian reflexologists was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  find the physiological correlates of psychological events. 
B)  seek the mechanisms of mental associations. 
C)  expand existing physiological knowledge to include issues termed psychological." 
D)  find a new comprehensive science that relates physiological and psychological issues. 
E)  provide a sound basis for behavioristic psychology. 
A)  find the physiological correlates of psychological events. 
B)  seek the mechanisms of mental associations. 
C)  expand existing physiological knowledge to include issues termed psychological." 
D)  find a new comprehensive science that relates physiological and psychological issues. 
E)  provide a sound basis for behavioristic psychology.

Question 14

Two of Pavlov's most famous students were:

Accepted Answer

A)  Luria and Vygotsky. 
B)  Beritashvili and Sokolov. 
C)  Konorski and Asratyan. 
D)  Veronin and Beritashvili. 
E)  Konorski and Sherrington. 
A)  Luria and Vygotsky. 
B)  Beritashvili and Sokolov. 
C)  Konorski and Asratyan. 
D)  Veronin and Beritashvili. 
E)  Konorski and Sherrington.

Question 15

The basic premise of Tolman's psychology is that behavior is:

Accepted Answer

A)  determined. 
B)  reflexive. 
C)  purposive. 
D)  unconsciousness. 
E)  molecular. 
A)  determined. 
B)  reflexive. 
C)  purposive. 
D)  unconsciousness. 
E)  molecular.

Skinner believed that behavior is:

Hull's research strategy may be described as:

Tolman viewed acquisition as the accumulation of expectancies of:

Pavlov's reflexology was acceptable to Marxist-Leninist ideology because of its:

A criticism of Guthrie concerns his:

According to Pavlov, the principle underlying the acquisition of conditioned reflexes was:

Pavlov won a Nobel Prize for his work on:

Konorski and Miller described what we today call:

Thorndike's problem-solving experiments showed:

Guthrie viewed reinforcement in terms of:

Sokolov summarized the importance of:

With further research, Sechenov argued that the mental constructs of psychology would:

The scientific goal of the Russian reflexologists was to:

Two of Pavlov's most famous students were:

The basic premise of Tolman's psychology is that behavior is:

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Psychological Foundations in Ancient Greece

From Classical Rome to the Early Middle Ages

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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

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Exam 17: Behaviorism

Skinner believed that behavior is:

Hull's research strategy may be described as:

Tolman viewed acquisition as the accumulation of expectancies of:

Pavlov's reflexology was acceptable to Marxist-Leninist ideology because of its:

A criticism of Guthrie concerns his:

According to Pavlov, the principle underlying the acquisition of conditioned reflexes was:

Pavlov won a Nobel Prize for his work on:

Konorski and Miller described what we today call:

Thorndike's problem-solving experiments showed:

Guthrie viewed reinforcement in terms of:

Sokolov summarized the importance of:

With further research, Sechenov argued that the mental constructs of psychology would:

The scientific goal of the Russian reflexologists was to:

Two of Pavlov's most famous students were:

The basic premise of Tolman's psychology is that behavior is:

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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