Question 1

The idea that a concept is the same as the corresponding set of procedures to measure it is called ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​positivism 
B) science 
C) ​operationism 
D) mechanism 
E) determinism 
A) ​positivism 
B) science 
C) ​operationism 
D) mechanism 
E) determinism

Question 2

The central difference between Skinner's law of acquisition and Thorndike and Hull's position on learning is that ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Skinner thought that all behavior is controlled by reinforcement whereas Thorndike and Hull did not think reinforcement was necessary for learning to occur 
B) There is none because all were interested in acquisition,not learning 
C) ​For Thorndike and Hull human behavior is purposive and controlled by free will whereas Skinner was a strict determinist 
D) Thorndike and Hull were concerned with description;Skinner was concerned with explanation 
E) Skinner's law is strictly descriptive while Thorndike and Hull's positions are explanatory 
A) ​Skinner thought that all behavior is controlled by reinforcement whereas Thorndike and Hull did not think reinforcement was necessary for learning to occur 
B) There is none because all were interested in acquisition,not learning 
C) ​For Thorndike and Hull human behavior is purposive and controlled by free will whereas Skinner was a strict determinist 
D) Thorndike and Hull were concerned with description;Skinner was concerned with explanation 
E) Skinner's law is strictly descriptive while Thorndike and Hull's positions are explanatory

Question 3

Tolman proposed ten causes of behavior in addition to environmental stimuli.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Skinner defined a reflex as a(n)____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​objectively observable product of the autonomic nervous system 
B) intervening variable 
C) ​respondent 
D) S-R connection 
E) S-R correlation and nothing more 
A) ​objectively observable product of the autonomic nervous system 
B) intervening variable 
C) ​respondent 
D) S-R connection 
E) S-R correlation and nothing more

Question 5

Tolman recognized that research on rats could not uncover basic processes of human behavior.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Describe what Tolman meant by the name "purposive behaviorism," how it is manifested in his learning theory,and the classic experiment that supports his theory.​

Accepted Answer

Tolman's "purposive behaviorism" refers

Question 7

Tolman's intervening variables were not accepted by mainstream psychology because they could not be operationally defined.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe Bandura's social cognitive theory,focusing in detail on his conceptualizations regarding reinforcement as well as behavior modification.​

Accepted Answer

Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory

Question 9

According to Schultz and Schultz,"perhaps no other psychologist was so devoted to the problems of the scientific method" than was ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Watson 
B) Tolman 
C) ​Hull 
D) Holt 
E) Skinner 
A) ​Watson 
B) Tolman 
C) ​Hull 
D) Holt 
E) Skinner

Question 10

For Skinner,the dependent variable is the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​rate of response 
B) force of the response 
C) ​velocity of the response 
D) number of trials to criterion 
E) number of reinforced trials 
A) ​rate of response 
B) force of the response 
C) ​velocity of the response 
D) number of trials to criterion 
E) number of reinforced trials

Question 11

Bridgman argued that a construct is the same as its corresponding set of operations.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The law of acquisition states that the key variable in learning is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​practice 
B) repetition 
C) ​reinforcement 
D) the operant 
E) stimulus control 
A) ​practice 
B) repetition 
C) ​reinforcement 
D) the operant 
E) stimulus control

Question 13

Rotter has suggested that locus of control ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​is acquired in infancy,much like Horney's basic anxiety 
B) is acquired in childhood 
C) ​is acquired in adolescence,much like Erikson's ego identity 
D) is acquired over the life span,much like Erikson's ego integrity 
E) fluctuates in accord with one's self-efficacy 
A) ​is acquired in infancy,much like Horney's basic anxiety 
B) is acquired in childhood 
C) ​is acquired in adolescence,much like Erikson's ego identity 
D) is acquired over the life span,much like Erikson's ego integrity 
E) fluctuates in accord with one's self-efficacy

Question 14

Tolman is recognized as the forerunner of contemporary applied psychology.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

For Bridgman,a construct was acceptable if and only if it ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​could be objectively measured 
B) was detectable by the instruments used in physics 
C) ​was observable by humans and simultaneously detectable by instruments used in physics 
D) was confined to the domain of human experiences (animal psychology was unacceptable) 
E) could be measured qualitatively as well as quantitatively 
A) ​could be objectively measured 
B) was detectable by the instruments used in physics 
C) ​was observable by humans and simultaneously detectable by instruments used in physics 
D) was confined to the domain of human experiences (animal psychology was unacceptable) 
E) could be measured qualitatively as well as quantitatively

Question 16

Which of the following men devoted 10 years to the experimental investigation of hypnotic suggestibility?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Dollard 
B) Tolman 
C) ​Pavlov 
D) Hull 
E) Miller 
A) ​Dollard 
B) Tolman 
C) ​Pavlov 
D) Hull 
E) Miller

Question 17

From 1930 until the 1960s,the ____ was the primary research subject for the neobehaviorists and learning theorists.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​human being 
B) white man 
C) ​white bunny 
D) white rat 
E) cat 
A) ​human being 
B) white man 
C) ​white bunny 
D) white rat 
E) cat

Question 18

Thorndike and Hull agreed that,in order for learning to occur,the organism must ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​form cognitive maps of the situation 
B) represent the environment in terms of mental elements 
C) ​have a need state 
D) experience reinforcement occurring after a response 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​form cognitive maps of the situation 
B) represent the environment in terms of mental elements 
C) ​have a need state 
D) experience reinforcement occurring after a response 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 19

What are the central differences between respondent and operant conditioning? How did Skinner propose using operant conditioning to modify behavior and to improve society?​

Accepted Answer

The central differences between responde

Question 20

Operationism means that a concept ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​must be defined in logical terms 
B) is synonymous with its methods of measurement 
C) ​must be mathematical 
D) operates to control human mental processes 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) ​must be defined in logical terms 
B) is synonymous with its methods of measurement 
C) ​must be mathematical 
D) operates to control human mental processes 
E) All of the choices are correct.

The idea that a concept is the same as the corresponding set of procedures to measure it is called ____.

The central difference between Skinner's law of acquisition and Thorndike and Hull's position on learning is that ____.

Tolman proposed ten causes of behavior in addition to environmental stimuli.

Skinner defined a reflex as a(n)____.

Tolman recognized that research on rats could not uncover basic processes of human behavior.

Describe what Tolman meant by the name "purposive behaviorism," how it is manifested in his learning theory,and the classic experiment that supports his theory.

Tolman's intervening variables were not accepted by mainstream psychology because they could not be operationally defined.

Describe Bandura's social cognitive theory,focusing in detail on his conceptualizations regarding reinforcement as well as behavior modification.

According to Schultz and Schultz,"perhaps no other psychologist was so devoted to the problems of the scientific method" than was ____.

For Skinner,the dependent variable is the ____.

Bridgman argued that a construct is the same as its corresponding set of operations.

The law of acquisition states that the key variable in learning is ____.

Rotter has suggested that locus of control ____.

Tolman is recognized as the forerunner of contemporary applied psychology.

For Bridgman,a construct was acceptable if and only if it ____.

Which of the following men devoted 10 years to the experimental investigation of hypnotic suggestibility?

From 1930 until the 1960s,the ____ was the primary research subject for the neobehaviorists and learning theorists.

Thorndike and Hull agreed that,in order for learning to occur,the organism must ____.

What are the central differences between respondent and operant conditioning? How did Skinner propose using operant conditioning to modify behavior and to improve society?

Operationism means that a concept ____.

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Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Functionalism: Development and Founding

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: the Beginnings

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Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

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The idea that a concept is the same as the corresponding set of procedures to measure it is called ____.​

The central difference between Skinner's law of acquisition and Thorndike and Hull's position on learning is that ____.​

Tolman proposed ten causes of behavior in addition to environmental stimuli.​

Skinner defined a reflex as a(n)____.​

Tolman recognized that research on rats could not uncover basic processes of human behavior.​

Describe what Tolman meant by the name "purposive behaviorism," how it is manifested in his learning theory,and the classic experiment that supports his theory.​

Tolman's intervening variables were not accepted by mainstream psychology because they could not be operationally defined.​

Describe Bandura's social cognitive theory,focusing in detail on his conceptualizations regarding reinforcement as well as behavior modification.​

According to Schultz and Schultz,"perhaps no other psychologist was so devoted to the problems of the scientific method" than was ____.​

For Skinner,the dependent variable is the ____.​

Bridgman argued that a construct is the same as its corresponding set of operations.​

The law of acquisition states that the key variable in learning is ____.​

Rotter has suggested that locus of control ____.​

Tolman is recognized as the forerunner of contemporary applied psychology.​

For Bridgman,a construct was acceptable if and only if it ____.​

Which of the following men devoted 10 years to the experimental investigation of hypnotic suggestibility?​

From 1930 until the 1960s,the ____ was the primary research subject for the neobehaviorists and learning theorists.​

Thorndike and Hull agreed that,in order for learning to occur,the organism must ____.​

What are the central differences between respondent and operant conditioning? How did Skinner propose using operant conditioning to modify behavior and to improve society?​

Operationism means that a concept ____.​

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Functionalism: Development and Founding

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: the Beginnings

gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

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The idea that a concept is the same as the corresponding set of procedures to measure it is called ____.

The central difference between Skinner's law of acquisition and Thorndike and Hull's position on learning is that ____.

Tolman proposed ten causes of behavior in addition to environmental stimuli.

Skinner defined a reflex as a(n)____.

Tolman recognized that research on rats could not uncover basic processes of human behavior.

Describe what Tolman meant by the name "purposive behaviorism," how it is manifested in his learning theory,and the classic experiment that supports his theory.

Tolman's intervening variables were not accepted by mainstream psychology because they could not be operationally defined.

Describe Bandura's social cognitive theory,focusing in detail on his conceptualizations regarding reinforcement as well as behavior modification.

According to Schultz and Schultz,"perhaps no other psychologist was so devoted to the problems of the scientific method" than was ____.

For Skinner,the dependent variable is the ____.

Bridgman argued that a construct is the same as its corresponding set of operations.

The law of acquisition states that the key variable in learning is ____.

Rotter has suggested that locus of control ____.

Tolman is recognized as the forerunner of contemporary applied psychology.

For Bridgman,a construct was acceptable if and only if it ____.

Which of the following men devoted 10 years to the experimental investigation of hypnotic suggestibility?

From 1930 until the 1960s,the ____ was the primary research subject for the neobehaviorists and learning theorists.

Thorndike and Hull agreed that,in order for learning to occur,the organism must ____.

What are the central differences between respondent and operant conditioning? How did Skinner propose using operant conditioning to modify behavior and to improve society?

Operationism means that a concept ____.