Question 1

Skinner would view warfare as an example of

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A) an aggressive instinct. 
B) a maladaptive remnant of cultural evolution. 
C) a maladaptive negative reinforcer. 
D) a behavior independent of cultural evolution. 
A) an aggressive instinct. 
B) a maladaptive remnant of cultural evolution. 
C) a maladaptive negative reinforcer. 
D) a behavior independent of cultural evolution.

Question 2

Skinner believed that the most useful data for predicting and controlling behavior are

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A) people's psychological components. 
B) people's constitutions. 
C) people's conscious perceptions. 
D) people's personal histories. 
A) people's psychological components. 
B) people's constitutions. 
C) people's conscious perceptions. 
D) people's personal histories.

Question 3

Concerning reinforcement,Skinner would most likely say that

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A) money is an innate reinforcer. 
B) money is reinforcing because it has value. 
C) money has value because it is reinforcing. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) money is an innate reinforcer. 
B) money is reinforcing because it has value. 
C) money has value because it is reinforcing. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 4

According to Skinner,a clear example of a conditioned reinforcer would be

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A) sex. 
B) physical comfort. 
C) food. 
D) money. 
E) sleep. 
A) sex. 
B) physical comfort. 
C) food. 
D) money. 
E) sleep.

Question 5

Skinner believed that passive resistance is most likely to be used

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A) before the strategy of escape. 
B) prior to revolt. 
C) in conjunction with physical restraint. 
D) after escape and revolt have failed. 
E) as a form of negative reinforcement. 
A) before the strategy of escape. 
B) prior to revolt. 
C) in conjunction with physical restraint. 
D) after escape and revolt have failed. 
E) as a form of negative reinforcement.

Question 6

Any behavior that tends to reduce or avoid conditions that are detrimental to the survival of the organism is

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A) positively reinforced. 
B) negatively reinforced. 
C) extinguished. 
D) punished. 
A) positively reinforced. 
B) negatively reinforced. 
C) extinguished. 
D) punished.

Question 7

Skinner believed that human behavior is shaped by all these factors EXCEPT

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A) the individual's personal history of reinforcement. 
B) natural selection. 
C) cultural practices. 
D) the individual's personal drive state. 
A) the individual's personal history of reinforcement. 
B) natural selection. 
C) cultural practices. 
D) the individual's personal drive state.

Question 8

For Skinner,inappropriate behavior is shaped by

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A) contingencies of positive reinforcement. 
B) contingencies of negative reinforcement. 
C) the effects of punishments. 
D) none of these. 
E) all of these. 
A) contingencies of positive reinforcement. 
B) contingencies of negative reinforcement. 
C) the effects of punishments. 
D) none of these. 
E) all of these.

Question 9

What Freud saw as unconsciously motivated defense mechanisms,Skinner viewed as

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A) consciously motivated defense mechanisms. 
B) attempts to protect the self-concept against anxiety. 
C) behaviors shaped by environmental contingencies. 
D) unsuccessful attempts to defend the ego against guilt. 
A) consciously motivated defense mechanisms. 
B) attempts to protect the self-concept against anxiety. 
C) behaviors shaped by environmental contingencies. 
D) unsuccessful attempts to defend the ego against guilt.

Question 10

Skinner believed that the most critical aspect of science is

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A) the testing and verification of hypotheses. 
B) an attitude valuing empirical observation. 
C) the measurement of physiological responses. 
D) reliable formulation of hypothetical concepts. 
A) the testing and verification of hypotheses. 
B) an attitude valuing empirical observation. 
C) the measurement of physiological responses. 
D) reliable formulation of hypothetical concepts.

Question 11

Negative reinforcement and punishment are similar in that they both

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A) strengthen a response. 
B) weaken a response. 
C) involve aversive stimuli. 
D) have unpredictable effects on behavior. 
A) strengthen a response. 
B) weaken a response. 
C) involve aversive stimuli. 
D) have unpredictable effects on behavior.

Question 12

Skinner's laboratory research at Harvard consisted exclusively of experiments

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A) with only non-human animals. 
B) with undergraduates he taught. 
C) with fellow graduate students. 
D) using psychotherapy patients. 
E) with mentally retarded adults. 
A) with only non-human animals. 
B) with undergraduates he taught. 
C) with fellow graduate students. 
D) using psychotherapy patients. 
E) with mentally retarded adults.

Question 13

Skinner defines negative reinforcement as any condition that,

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A) when removed from a situation,increases the probability that a given behavior will occur. 
B) when added to a situation,increases the probability that a given behavior will occur. 
C) when removed from a situation,decreases the probability that a given behavior will occur. 
D) when added to a situation,decreases the probability that a given behavior will occur. 
A) when removed from a situation,increases the probability that a given behavior will occur. 
B) when added to a situation,increases the probability that a given behavior will occur. 
C) when removed from a situation,decreases the probability that a given behavior will occur. 
D) when added to a situation,decreases the probability that a given behavior will occur.

Question 14

Fixed-ratio,variable-ratio,fixed-interval,and variable-interval are examples of

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A) intermittent schedules. 
B) continuous schedules. 
C) schedules of punishment. 
D) slot machine payoffs. 
A) intermittent schedules. 
B) continuous schedules. 
C) schedules of punishment. 
D) slot machine payoffs.

Question 15

Thorndike's original law of effect stated that

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A) responses that are followed immediately by a satisfier tend to be stamped in. 
B) responses that are followed immediately by an annoyer tend to be stamped out. 
C) Both of these are correct. 
D) Neither of these is correct. 
A) responses that are followed immediately by a satisfier tend to be stamped in. 
B) responses that are followed immediately by an annoyer tend to be stamped out. 
C) Both of these are correct. 
D) Neither of these is correct.

Question 16

Payment by piece rate (for example,paying a bricklayer a set amount for each brick laid) most closely approximates which schedule of reinforcement?

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A) fixed-interval 
B) variable-interval 
C) fixed-ratio 
D) variable-ratio 
A) fixed-interval 
B) variable-interval 
C) fixed-ratio 
D) variable-ratio

Question 17

Skinner viewed the unhealthy personality as

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A) being essentially genetic in origin. 
B) a means of coping with excessive social control. 
C) stemming from internal conflict. 
D) lacking in productive interpersonal relationships. 
A) being essentially genetic in origin. 
B) a means of coping with excessive social control. 
C) stemming from internal conflict. 
D) lacking in productive interpersonal relationships.

Question 18

Which of these,according to Skinner,would be a means of self-control?

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A) physical restraint 
B) physical aids 
C) satiation 
D) deprivation 
E) All of these. 
A) physical restraint 
B) physical aids 
C) satiation 
D) deprivation 
E) All of these.

Question 19

Skinner believed that self-control depends ultimately upon

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A) will power. 
B) punishment. 
C) use of physical restraints. 
D) environmental variables. 
E) aversive stimuli. 
A) will power. 
B) punishment. 
C) use of physical restraints. 
D) environmental variables. 
E) aversive stimuli.

Question 20

Skinner's technique of "doing something else" is used

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A) solely with self-control. 
B) solely with social control. 
C) with either self-control or social control. 
D) with neither self-control nor social control. 
A) solely with self-control. 
B) solely with social control. 
C) with either self-control or social control. 
D) with neither self-control nor social control.

Skinner would view warfare as an example of

Skinner believed that the most useful data for predicting and controlling behavior are

Concerning reinforcement,Skinner would most likely say that

According to Skinner,a clear example of a conditioned reinforcer would be

Skinner believed that passive resistance is most likely to be used

Any behavior that tends to reduce or avoid conditions that are detrimental to the survival of the organism is

Skinner believed that human behavior is shaped by all these factors EXCEPT

For Skinner,inappropriate behavior is shaped by

What Freud saw as unconsciously motivated defense mechanisms,Skinner viewed as

Skinner believed that the most critical aspect of science is

Negative reinforcement and punishment are similar in that they both

Skinner's laboratory research at Harvard consisted exclusively of experiments

Skinner defines negative reinforcement as any condition that,

Fixed-ratio,variable-ratio,fixed-interval,and variable-interval are examples of

Thorndike's original law of effect stated that

Payment by piece rate (for example,paying a bricklayer a set amount for each brick laid) most closely approximates which schedule of reinforcement?

Skinner viewed the unhealthy personality as

Which of these,according to Skinner,would be a means of self-control?

Skinner believed that self-control depends ultimately upon

Skinner's technique of "doing something else" is used

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Kelly: Psychology of Personal Constructs

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Exam 16: Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

Skinner would view warfare as an example of

Skinner believed that the most useful data for predicting and controlling behavior are

Concerning reinforcement,Skinner would most likely say that

According to Skinner,a clear example of a conditioned reinforcer would be

Skinner believed that passive resistance is most likely to be used

Any behavior that tends to reduce or avoid conditions that are detrimental to the survival of the organism is

Skinner believed that human behavior is shaped by all these factors EXCEPT

For Skinner,inappropriate behavior is shaped by

What Freud saw as unconsciously motivated defense mechanisms,Skinner viewed as

Skinner believed that the most critical aspect of science is

Negative reinforcement and punishment are similar in that they both

Skinner's laboratory research at Harvard consisted exclusively of experiments

Skinner defines negative reinforcement as any condition that,

Fixed-ratio,variable-ratio,fixed-interval,and variable-interval are examples of

Thorndike's original law of effect stated that

Payment by piece rate (for example,paying a bricklayer a set amount for each brick laid) most closely approximates which schedule of reinforcement?

Skinner viewed the unhealthy personality as

Which of these,according to Skinner,would be a means of self-control?

Skinner believed that self-control depends ultimately upon

Skinner's technique of "doing something else" is used

Introduction to Personality Theory

Freud: Psychoanalysis

Adler: Individual Psychology

Jung: Analytical Psychology

Klein: Object Relations Theory

Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

May: Existential Psychology

Allport: Psychology of the Individual

Mccrae and Costas Five Factor Trait Theory

Eysencks Biologically Based Factor Theory

Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

Kelly: Psychology of Personal Constructs

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