Question 1

According to Skinner,human behavior is shaped by

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A) drives which have been learned. 
B) living in society. 
C) the contingencies of survival. 
D) reproduction. 
E) unintentional injuries. 
A) drives which have been learned. 
B) living in society. 
C) the contingencies of survival. 
D) reproduction. 
E) unintentional injuries.

Question 2

Skinner's principal contribution to psychotherapy was as

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A) a writer whose ideas have influenced the behavior therapy movement. 
B) a writer whose ideas have helped shape current psychoanalytic thinking. 
C) a practicing psychotherapist. 
D) the author of Walden Two. 
A) a writer whose ideas have influenced the behavior therapy movement. 
B) a writer whose ideas have helped shape current psychoanalytic thinking. 
C) a practicing psychotherapist. 
D) the author of Walden Two.

Question 3

For Skinner,observable behavior

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A) is beyond the realm of science. 
B) is limited to internal events. 
C) is motivated by hypothetical constructs. 
D) results from unconscious psychodynamic processes. 
E) None of these is correct. 
A) is beyond the realm of science. 
B) is limited to internal events. 
C) is motivated by hypothetical constructs. 
D) results from unconscious psychodynamic processes. 
E) None of these is correct.

Question 4

Skinner accepted the concept of unconscious

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A) mental processes. 
B) cognition. 
C) conflicts. 
D) behavior. 
E) motivation. 
A) mental processes. 
B) cognition. 
C) conflicts. 
D) behavior. 
E) motivation.

Question 5

The three conditions essential to operant conditioning are

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A) the situation,behavior,and conditioned stimulus. 
B) the unconditioned stimulus,the conditioned stimulus,and the organism. 
C) the antecedent,the behavior,and the consequence. 
D) the unconditioned stimulus,the "Skinner box",and the experimenter. 
A) the situation,behavior,and conditioned stimulus. 
B) the unconditioned stimulus,the conditioned stimulus,and the organism. 
C) the antecedent,the behavior,and the consequence. 
D) the unconditioned stimulus,the "Skinner box",and the experimenter.

Question 6

Distinguish negative reinforcement from both positive reinforcement and punishment.

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A.Negative reinforcement,like positive r

Question 7

Which term is LEAST descriptive of B.F.Skinner?

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A) psychodynamic 
B) determinist 
C) environmentalist 
D) radical behaviorist 
A) psychodynamic 
B) determinist 
C) environmentalist 
D) radical behaviorist

Question 8

Discuss the contributions of E. L. Thorndike and J. B. Watson to Skinner's learning theory.

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A.Thorndike's original law of effect hel

Question 9

For Skinner,natural selection

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A) is irrelevant to operant conditioning. 
B) explains some animal behavior but no human behavior. 
C) accounts for most human behavior. 
D) is probably responsible for some human behavior. 
A) is irrelevant to operant conditioning. 
B) explains some animal behavior but no human behavior. 
C) accounts for most human behavior. 
D) is probably responsible for some human behavior.

Question 10

Young Tyler has learned that his mother always hides the cookies on the top shelf of the hall closet.After Tyler's mother noticed cookies missing,she decided to hide the cookie jar in a new place.After several unrewarding trips to the top shelf of the hall closet,Tyler stops looking there.Skinner would say that the disappearance of this response is due to

Accepted Answer

A) forgetting. 
B) repression. 
C) respondent extinction. 
D) operant extinction. 
A) forgetting. 
B) repression. 
C) respondent extinction. 
D) operant extinction.

Question 11

Grant has been planning a trip to Italy after he graduates with a degree in art.How would Skinner explain Grant's planning?

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A) Grant's planning behavior is positively reinforcing. 
B) Grant's personal history of insufficient planning has been negatively reinforced. 
C) Grant simply desires to view Italian art. 
D) Grant has obsessive thoughts of viewing Italian art. 
A) Grant's planning behavior is positively reinforcing. 
B) Grant's personal history of insufficient planning has been negatively reinforced. 
C) Grant simply desires to view Italian art. 
D) Grant has obsessive thoughts of viewing Italian art.

Question 12

Behavior reinforced on an intermittent schedule is

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A) learned very rapidly. 
B) extinguished very rapidly. 
C) resistant to extinction. 
D) extinguished rapidly through punishment. 
A) learned very rapidly. 
B) extinguished very rapidly. 
C) resistant to extinction. 
D) extinguished rapidly through punishment.

Question 13

In his philosophy of science,Skinner

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A) began with complex organisms and then deduced specific principles. 
B) held that science must be able to explain the causes of natural phenomena. 
C) attempted to predict behavior,but neither to explain it nor to control it. 
D) wanted to know how behavior can be described,predicted,and controlled. 
E) held behavior to be neither lawful nor determined. 
A) began with complex organisms and then deduced specific principles. 
B) held that science must be able to explain the causes of natural phenomena. 
C) attempted to predict behavior,but neither to explain it nor to control it. 
D) wanted to know how behavior can be described,predicted,and controlled. 
E) held behavior to be neither lawful nor determined.

Question 14

On the subject of dreams,Skinner believed that

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A) many dreams spring from a collective unconscious. 
B) dreams are beyond the scope of radical behaviorism. 
C) dreams can be used to predict the future. 
D) many dreams serve a wish-fulfillment purpose. 
A) many dreams spring from a collective unconscious. 
B) dreams are beyond the scope of radical behaviorism. 
C) dreams can be used to predict the future. 
D) many dreams serve a wish-fulfillment purpose.

Question 15

People who make rewards or punishments contingent on the behavior of another are using which of Skinner's methods of social control?

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning 
B) respondent conditioning 
C) extinction 
D) describing contingencies 
A) operant conditioning 
B) respondent conditioning 
C) extinction 
D) describing contingencies

Question 16

Skinner believed that people

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A) can design a society that will produce psychologically healthy personalities. 
B) are by nature good and self-directed. 
C) are by nature bad and must be controlled to protect society from their criminal behavior. 
D) will become loving,self-directed,and self-actualizing when all their basic needs are satisfied. 
A) can design a society that will produce psychologically healthy personalities. 
B) are by nature good and self-directed. 
C) are by nature bad and must be controlled to protect society from their criminal behavior. 
D) will become loving,self-directed,and self-actualizing when all their basic needs are satisfied.

Question 17

What is Skinner's basic view of human freedom?

Accepted Answer

A) The idea of freedom is positively reinforcing for many people. 
B) By nature,people desire freedom and are resistant to control. 
C) Societies can advance only when they value individual freedom. 
D) People can never be free until they have embraced responsibility. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) The idea of freedom is positively reinforcing for many people. 
B) By nature,people desire freedom and are resistant to control. 
C) Societies can advance only when they value individual freedom. 
D) People can never be free until they have embraced responsibility. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 18

To stop her 2-year-old daughter from crying,Sandy consistently gives the child a piece of candy whenever she cries.Such behavior is

Accepted Answer

A) positively reinforcing for the child. 
B) negatively reinforcing for Sandy. 
C) neither one of these. 
D) both of these. 
A) positively reinforcing for the child. 
B) negatively reinforcing for Sandy. 
C) neither one of these. 
D) both of these.

Question 19

Which of these did Skinner NOT list as an effect of punishment?

Accepted Answer

A) suppression of the behavior punished 
B) suppression of related behavior 
C) shaping of the targeted behavior 
D) conditioning of negative feelings 
A) suppression of the behavior punished 
B) suppression of related behavior 
C) shaping of the targeted behavior 
D) conditioning of negative feelings

Question 20

To Skinner,human personality is shaped by

Accepted Answer

A) contingencies of reinforcement. 
B) natural selection. 
C) both of these. 
D) neither of these. 
A) contingencies of reinforcement. 
B) natural selection. 
C) both of these. 
D) neither of these.

According to Skinner,human behavior is shaped by

Skinner's principal contribution to psychotherapy was as

For Skinner,observable behavior

Skinner accepted the concept of unconscious

The three conditions essential to operant conditioning are

Distinguish negative reinforcement from both positive reinforcement and punishment.

Which term is LEAST descriptive of B.F.Skinner?

Discuss the contributions of E. L. Thorndike and J. B. Watson to Skinner's learning theory.

For Skinner,natural selection

Grant has been planning a trip to Italy after he graduates with a degree in art.How would Skinner explain Grant's planning?

Behavior reinforced on an intermittent schedule is

In his philosophy of science,Skinner

On the subject of dreams,Skinner believed that

People who make rewards or punishments contingent on the behavior of another are using which of Skinner's methods of social control?

Skinner believed that people

What is Skinner's basic view of human freedom?

To stop her 2-year-old daughter from crying,Sandy consistently gives the child a piece of candy whenever she cries.Such behavior is

Which of these did Skinner NOT list as an effect of punishment?

To Skinner,human personality is shaped by

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

According to Skinner,human behavior is shaped by

Skinner's principal contribution to psychotherapy was as

For Skinner,observable behavior

Skinner accepted the concept of unconscious

The three conditions essential to operant conditioning are

Distinguish negative reinforcement from both positive reinforcement and punishment.

Which term is LEAST descriptive of B.F.Skinner?

Discuss the contributions of E. L. Thorndike and J. B. Watson to Skinner's learning theory.

For Skinner,natural selection

Grant has been planning a trip to Italy after he graduates with a degree in art.How would Skinner explain Grant's planning?

Behavior reinforced on an intermittent schedule is

In his philosophy of science,Skinner

On the subject of dreams,Skinner believed that

People who make rewards or punishments contingent on the behavior of another are using which of Skinner's methods of social control?

Skinner believed that people

What is Skinner's basic view of human freedom?

To stop her 2-year-old daughter from crying,Sandy consistently gives the child a piece of candy whenever she cries.Such behavior is

Which of these did Skinner NOT list as an effect of punishment?

To Skinner,human personality is shaped by

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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