Question 1

Hull's form of behaviorism was ____ than ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​much freer of intervening variables;Tolman's 
B) much less free of intervening variables;Tolman's 
C) ​less sophisticated and complex;Watson's 
D) more sophisticated and complex;Watson's 
E) more organismic;Tolman's 
A) ​much freer of intervening variables;Tolman's 
B) much less free of intervening variables;Tolman's 
C) ​less sophisticated and complex;Watson's 
D) more sophisticated and complex;Watson's 
E) more organismic;Tolman's

Question 2

Who drew a distinction between operant behavior and respondent behavior?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

For Tolman,the sheer fact of learning was evidence of purpose in animals.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Hull's primary research focus was grounded in ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Pavlov's laws of conditioning 
B) respondent behavior 
C) ​Watson's behaviorism 
D) Estes's stimulus-sampling hypothesis 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​Pavlov's laws of conditioning 
B) respondent behavior 
C) ​Watson's behaviorism 
D) Estes's stimulus-sampling hypothesis 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 5

According to Schultz and Schultz,Hull's "greatest asset was ____."​

Accepted Answer

A) ​an intense motivation to succeed 
B) an intellect greater than that of his contemporaries 
C) ​the quiet perseverance learned from his father 
D) his inherited wealth 
E) the social connections he made 
A) ​an intense motivation to succeed 
B) an intellect greater than that of his contemporaries 
C) ​the quiet perseverance learned from his father 
D) his inherited wealth 
E) the social connections he made

Question 6

A concept of Bandura that reflects one's beliefs about one's own adequacy is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​striving for superiority 
B) self-esteem 
C) ​self-concept 
D) feelings of inferiority 
E) self-efficacy 
A) ​striving for superiority 
B) self-esteem 
C) ​self-concept 
D) feelings of inferiority 
E) self-efficacy

Question 7

From the 1940s to the 1960s,who dominated American psychology?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Tolman's students and disciples 
B) functional theorists 
C) ​Hullians 
D) radical behaviorists 
E) Skinnerians 
A) ​Tolman's students and disciples 
B) functional theorists 
C) ​Hullians 
D) radical behaviorists 
E) Skinnerians

Question 8

To the end of his life,Skinner questioned whether psychology could be a science if it ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​ignored biological factors 
B) was a science of the mind 
C) ​could not explain cognition 
D) did not adapt to the changing world 
E) was not a natural science in its methods 
A) ​ignored biological factors 
B) was a science of the mind 
C) ​could not explain cognition 
D) did not adapt to the changing world 
E) was not a natural science in its methods

Question 9

Bridgman argued that a construct must be ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​measurable 
B) able to be manipulated under controlled laboratory conditions 
C) ​measurable in terms of its effects on behavior 
D) invisible to experimenters 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) ​measurable 
B) able to be manipulated under controlled laboratory conditions 
C) ​measurable in terms of its effects on behavior 
D) invisible to experimenters 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 10

If we define consciousness in terms of EEG output,then the construct of consciousness is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​acceptable to materialists 
B) acceptable to operationists 
C) ​still a metaphysical construct 
D) still lacks epistemological meaningfulness 
E) inappropriate 
A) ​acceptable to materialists 
B) acceptable to operationists 
C) ​still a metaphysical construct 
D) still lacks epistemological meaningfulness 
E) inappropriate

Question 11

Secondary drives are ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​those less vital than primary drives 
B) learned drives 
C) ​those not included in the categories of food,liquid,or warmth 
D) those not associated with food,water,or warmth 
E) those that occur in uncontrolled (nonexperimental)situations such as "real life" 
A) ​those less vital than primary drives 
B) learned drives 
C) ​those not included in the categories of food,liquid,or warmth 
D) those not associated with food,water,or warmth 
E) those that occur in uncontrolled (nonexperimental)situations such as "real life"

Question 12

A criticism of Skinner's work is his ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​use of the hypothetico-deductive method 
B) emphasis on positive reinforcement and rejection of punishment 
C) ​willingness to extrapolate from the data,especially with regard to human behavior 
D) work on instinctive behavior 
E) unassailable adherence to operationism 
A) ​use of the hypothetico-deductive method 
B) emphasis on positive reinforcement and rejection of punishment 
C) ​willingness to extrapolate from the data,especially with regard to human behavior 
D) work on instinctive behavior 
E) unassailable adherence to operationism

Question 13

Skinner stressed the importance of individual differences.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The technique that Hull added to the then-accepted battery of experimental methods was ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​simple observation 
B) systematic controlled observation 
C) ​experimental testing of hypotheses 
D) the hypothetico-deductive method 
E) one-trial learning 
A) ​simple observation 
B) systematic controlled observation 
C) ​experimental testing of hypotheses 
D) the hypothetico-deductive method 
E) one-trial learning

Question 15

What were Skinner's opinions about theory,mechanism,intervening variables,statistics,and large sample sizes?​

Accepted Answer

B.F. Skinner, a prominent psychologist,

Question 16

If seeing McDonald's golden arches decreases your hunger,then the arches are ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​primary reinforcement 
B) secondary reinforcement 
C) ​habits 
D) organismic variables 
E) dependent variables 
A) ​primary reinforcement 
B) secondary reinforcement 
C) ​habits 
D) organismic variables 
E) dependent variables

Question 17

For Hull,habit strength is wholly dependent on the number and size of the reinforcements.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A point on which the neobehaviorists agreed AND to which they gave much more emphasis than did Watson was ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the importance of human subjects 
B) learning and conditioning as the crux of the science of psychology 
C) ​operationism 
D) positivism 
E) the rejection of the concept of consciousness 
A) ​the importance of human subjects 
B) learning and conditioning as the crux of the science of psychology 
C) ​operationism 
D) positivism 
E) the rejection of the concept of consciousness

Question 19

Which of the following philosophers is discussed by Skinner in the "In Their Own Words" section of the text?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Nietzsche 
B) John Stuart Mill 
C) ​Descartes 
D) Berkeley 
E) James Mill 
A) ​Nietzsche 
B) John Stuart Mill 
C) ​Descartes 
D) Berkeley 
E) James Mill

Question 20

The pragmatic value of intervening variables is that they ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​obscure the consciousness versus behaviorist distinction 
B) are positivist 
C) ​are observable 
D) are essential for dealing with hypothetical constructs 
E) have been reified 
A) ​obscure the consciousness versus behaviorist distinction 
B) are positivist 
C) ​are observable 
D) are essential for dealing with hypothetical constructs 
E) have been reified

Hull's form of behaviorism was than .

Who drew a distinction between operant behavior and respondent behavior?

For Tolman,the sheer fact of learning was evidence of purpose in animals.

Hull's primary research focus was grounded in ____.

According to Schultz and Schultz,Hull's "greatest asset was ____."

A concept of Bandura that reflects one's beliefs about one's own adequacy is ____.

From the 1940s to the 1960s,who dominated American psychology?

To the end of his life,Skinner questioned whether psychology could be a science if it ____.

Bridgman argued that a construct must be ____.

If we define consciousness in terms of EEG output,then the construct of consciousness is ____.

Secondary drives are ____.

A criticism of Skinner's work is his ____.

Skinner stressed the importance of individual differences.

The technique that Hull added to the then-accepted battery of experimental methods was ____.

What were Skinner's opinions about theory,mechanism,intervening variables,statistics,and large sample sizes?

If seeing McDonald's golden arches decreases your hunger,then the arches are ____.

For Hull,habit strength is wholly dependent on the number and size of the reinforcements.

A point on which the neobehaviorists agreed AND to which they gave much more emphasis than did Watson was ____.

Which of the following philosophers is discussed by Skinner in the "In Their Own Words" section of the text?

The pragmatic value of intervening variables is that they ____.

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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Exam 11: Behaviorism: After the Founding.

Hull's form of behaviorism was ____ than ____.​

Who drew a distinction between operant behavior and respondent behavior?​

For Tolman,the sheer fact of learning was evidence of purpose in animals.​

Hull's primary research focus was grounded in ____.​

According to Schultz and Schultz,Hull's "greatest asset was ____."​

A concept of Bandura that reflects one's beliefs about one's own adequacy is ____.​

From the 1940s to the 1960s,who dominated American psychology?​

To the end of his life,Skinner questioned whether psychology could be a science if it ____.​

Bridgman argued that a construct must be ____.​

If we define consciousness in terms of EEG output,then the construct of consciousness is ____.​

Secondary drives are ____.​

A criticism of Skinner's work is his ____.​

Skinner stressed the importance of individual differences.​

The technique that Hull added to the then-accepted battery of experimental methods was ____.​

What were Skinner's opinions about theory,mechanism,intervening variables,statistics,and large sample sizes?​

If seeing McDonald's golden arches decreases your hunger,then the arches are ____.​

For Hull,habit strength is wholly dependent on the number and size of the reinforcements.​

A point on which the neobehaviorists agreed AND to which they gave much more emphasis than did Watson was ____.​

Which of the following philosophers is discussed by Skinner in the "In Their Own Words" section of the text?​

The pragmatic value of intervening variables is that they ____.​

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.

Filters

Hull's form of behaviorism was than .

Who drew a distinction between operant behavior and respondent behavior?

For Tolman,the sheer fact of learning was evidence of purpose in animals.

Hull's primary research focus was grounded in ____.

According to Schultz and Schultz,Hull's "greatest asset was ____."

A concept of Bandura that reflects one's beliefs about one's own adequacy is ____.

From the 1940s to the 1960s,who dominated American psychology?

To the end of his life,Skinner questioned whether psychology could be a science if it ____.

Bridgman argued that a construct must be ____.

If we define consciousness in terms of EEG output,then the construct of consciousness is ____.

Secondary drives are ____.

A criticism of Skinner's work is his ____.

Skinner stressed the importance of individual differences.

The technique that Hull added to the then-accepted battery of experimental methods was ____.

What were Skinner's opinions about theory,mechanism,intervening variables,statistics,and large sample sizes?

If seeing McDonald's golden arches decreases your hunger,then the arches are ____.

For Hull,habit strength is wholly dependent on the number and size of the reinforcements.

A point on which the neobehaviorists agreed AND to which they gave much more emphasis than did Watson was ____.

Which of the following philosophers is discussed by Skinner in the "In Their Own Words" section of the text?

The pragmatic value of intervening variables is that they ____.