Question 1

Shaping,according to Skinner,is the same thing as respondent behavior,which involves a response made or elicited by a specific stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Contrast punishment and negative reinforcement.How do the effects of punishment and negative reinforcement compare with those of positive reinforcement in shaping behavior?

Accepted Answer

Punishment is defined as the application

Question 3

Skinner believed that personality is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  network of respondent behaviors. 
B)  enduring,unique cluster of reinforcements. 
C)  pattern or collection of operant behaviors. 
D)  set of traits determined by past reinforcements. 
A)  network of respondent behaviors. 
B)  enduring,unique cluster of reinforcements. 
C)  pattern or collection of operant behaviors. 
D)  set of traits determined by past reinforcements.

Question 4

Describe the four schedules of reinforcement and give one example for each.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

According to Skinner,most operant conditioning applications involve:

Accepted Answer

A)  both punishment and positive reinforcement. 
B)  extinction. 
C)  positive reinforcement. 
D)  both positive and negative reinforcement. 
A)  both punishment and positive reinforcement. 
B)  extinction. 
C)  positive reinforcement. 
D)  both positive and negative reinforcement.

Question 6

Skinner suggests all of the following techniques in order to control the external variable that determines our behavior through self-control except:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-administered satiation. 
B)  aversive stimulation. 
C)  physical punishment. 
D)  stimulus avoidance. 
A)  self-administered satiation. 
B)  aversive stimulation. 
C)  physical punishment. 
D)  stimulus avoidance.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of operant behavior according to Skinner?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves emitted,not elicited,responses. 
B)  It is modified by the reinforcement that follows the behavior. 
C)  It produces a change in the organism's environment. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  It involves emitted,not elicited,responses. 
B)  It is modified by the reinforcement that follows the behavior. 
C)  It produces a change in the organism's environment. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 8

Skinner believed that behavior can be controlled by:

Accepted Answer

A)  its consequences. 
B)  social learning. 
C)  respondent conditioning. 
D)  the reinforcement that precedes the behavior. 
A)  its consequences. 
B)  social learning. 
C)  respondent conditioning. 
D)  the reinforcement that precedes the behavior.

Question 9

Skinner believed that respondent behavior:

Accepted Answer

A)  produces a change in the organism's environment. 
B)  must occur before reinforcement can occur. 
C)  is emitted in the absence of a stimulus. 
D)  does not account for all human behavior. 
A)  produces a change in the organism's environment. 
B)  must occur before reinforcement can occur. 
C)  is emitted in the absence of a stimulus. 
D)  does not account for all human behavior.

Question 10

To Skinner,respondent behavior was less important than operant behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is true of Skinner in the context of assessment methods?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Behaviors modified in a token economy:

Accepted Answer

A)  usually revert to their original state when tokens are no longer provided. 
B)  never revert to their original state. 
C)  remain modified to some degree,even outside the institution. 
D)  become resistant to partial reinforcement. 
A)  usually revert to their original state when tokens are no longer provided. 
B)  never revert to their original state. 
C)  remain modified to some degree,even outside the institution. 
D)  become resistant to partial reinforcement.

Question 13

Skinner was taught by his parents to:

Accepted Answer

A)  think clearly,rationally,and objectively. 
B)  fear God,the police,and what people think. 
C)  love,listen,and be creative. 
D)  be judgmental,serious,and honest. 
A)  think clearly,rationally,and objectively. 
B)  fear God,the police,and what people think. 
C)  love,listen,and be creative. 
D)  be judgmental,serious,and honest.

Question 14

When a specific stimulus elicits a response,it is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  operant conditioning. 
B)  fixed-interval reinforcement. 
C)  respondent behavior. 
D)  extinction. 
A)  operant conditioning. 
B)  fixed-interval reinforcement. 
C)  respondent behavior. 
D)  extinction.

Question 15

In the fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement,the reinforcer is presented following the first response that gives the experimenter an average number of responses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

We get a glimpse of Skinner's view that people operate predictably in his childhood interest of:

Accepted Answer

A)  dissecting frogs and other 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 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.

Question 17

Which of the following does Ivan Pavlov's classical conditioning involve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Substituting one stimulus for another 
B)  Elimination of conditioned responses 
C)  Respondent behavior that is unlearned 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  Substituting one stimulus for another 
B)  Elimination of conditioned responses 
C)  Respondent behavior that is unlearned 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 18

Skinner's childhood was characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  sibling rivalry. 
B)  a strong Oedipus complex. 
C)  parental warnings that influenced his adult behavior. 
D)  compensation for physical inferiority. 
A)  sibling rivalry. 
B)  a strong Oedipus complex. 
C)  parental warnings that influenced his adult behavior. 
D)  compensation for physical inferiority.

Question 19

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

Question 20

In his early adulthood,Skinner discovered a new identity by:

Accepted Answer

A)  beginning the cognitive revolution. 
B)  forming the basis of his approach in literature. 
C)  deciding he would study human behavior by scientific methods. 
D)  resolving to become an accomplished writer of non-fiction. 
A)  beginning the cognitive revolution. 
B)  forming the basis of his approach in literature. 
C)  deciding he would study human behavior by scientific methods. 
D)  resolving to become an accomplished writer of non-fiction.

Shaping,according to Skinner,is the same thing as respondent behavior,which involves a response made or elicited by a specific stimulus.

Contrast punishment and negative reinforcement.How do the effects of punishment and negative reinforcement compare with those of positive reinforcement in shaping behavior?

Skinner believed that personality is a(n):

Describe the four schedules of reinforcement and give one example for each.

According to Skinner,most operant conditioning applications involve:

Skinner suggests all of the following techniques in order to control the external variable that determines our behavior through self-control except:

Which of the following is true of operant behavior according to Skinner?

Skinner believed that behavior can be controlled by:

Skinner believed that respondent behavior:

To Skinner,respondent behavior was less important than operant behavior.

Which of the following is true of Skinner in the context of assessment methods?

Behaviors modified in a token economy:

Skinner was taught by his parents to:

When a specific stimulus elicits a response,it is called:

In the fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement,the reinforcer is presented following the first response that gives the experimenter an average number of responses.

We get a glimpse of Skinner's view that people operate predictably in his childhood interest of:

Which of the following does Ivan Pavlov's classical conditioning involve?

Skinner's childhood was characterized by:

In the token economy experiment,psychotic patients:

In his early adulthood,Skinner discovered a new identity by:

Personality: What It Is and Why You Should Care

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, The Five-Factor Theory, Hexaco, and the Dark Triad

Abraham Maslow: Needs-Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Facets of Personality: Taking Control, Taking Chances, and Finding Happiness

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Exam 12: Bfskinner: Reinforcement Theory

Shaping,according to Skinner,is the same thing as respondent behavior,which involves a response made or elicited by a specific stimulus.

Contrast punishment and negative reinforcement.How do the effects of punishment and negative reinforcement compare with those of positive reinforcement in shaping behavior?

Skinner believed that personality is a(n):

Describe the four schedules of reinforcement and give one example for each.

According to Skinner,most operant conditioning applications involve:

Skinner suggests all of the following techniques in order to control the external variable that determines our behavior through self-control except:

Which of the following is true of operant behavior according to Skinner?

Skinner believed that behavior can be controlled by:

Skinner believed that respondent behavior:

To Skinner,respondent behavior was less important than operant behavior.

Which of the following is true of Skinner in the context of assessment methods?

Behaviors modified in a token economy:

Skinner was taught by his parents to:

When a specific stimulus elicits a response,it is called:

In the fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement,the reinforcer is presented following the first response that gives the experimenter an average number of responses.

We get a glimpse of Skinner's view that people operate predictably in his childhood interest of:

Which of the following does Ivan Pavlov's classical conditioning involve?

Skinner's childhood was characterized by:

In the token economy experiment,psychotic patients:

In his early adulthood,Skinner discovered a new identity by:

Personality: What It Is and Why You Should Care

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, The Five-Factor Theory, Hexaco, and the Dark Triad

Abraham Maslow: Needs-Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Facets of Personality: Taking Control, Taking Chances, and Finding Happiness

Personality in Perspective

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