Question 1

Pavlovian conditioning, a form of learning first identified by Ivan Pavlov, is also called

Accepted Answer

A)  instrumental conditioning. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  operant conditioning. 
D)  behaviorism. 
A)  instrumental conditioning. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  operant conditioning. 
D)  behaviorism.

Question 2

A behavioral therapist wants his client to record for a week how often and under what circumstances the client bites his fingernails. The therapist is using which assessment procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct observation 
B)  Observation by others 
C)  Self-report 
D)  Self-monitoring 
A)  Direct observation 
B)  Observation by others 
C)  Self-report 
D)  Self-monitoring

Question 3

A woman complains to her therapist that lately she hasn't "felt like herself." The therapist plans to use a behavior therapy treatment by altering the rewards and punishments in the woman's environment. What is likely to be the first step the therapist takes in setting up this treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Define the woman's problem in terms of observable behaviors. 
B)  Interview people the woman knows to determine the extent of the problem. 
C)  Obtain baseline data for how often and when the problem occurs. 
D)  Determine what in the woman's past has been responsible for causing this problem. 
A)  Define the woman's problem in terms of observable behaviors. 
B)  Interview people the woman knows to determine the extent of the problem. 
C)  Obtain baseline data for how often and when the problem occurs. 
D)  Determine what in the woman's past has been responsible for causing this problem.

Question 4

Which of the following was not advocated by John B. Watson?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjective inner feelings can be studied through scientific methods. 
B)  Only that which is observable is reasonable subject matter for science. 
C)  Subjective inner states and feelings have no place in an objective science. 
D)  If psychology is to be a science, psychologists must stop examining mental states. 
A)  Subjective inner feelings can be studied through scientific methods. 
B)  Only that which is observable is reasonable subject matter for science. 
C)  Subjective inner states and feelings have no place in an objective science. 
D)  If psychology is to be a science, psychologists must stop examining mental states.

Question 5

With respect to the locus of control continuum, Sally has an external orientation. Which of the following statements would she least likely make?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Hard work and perseverance pay off." 
B)  "I would be a better basketball player I if I were to spend more time practicing." 
C)  "I failed my psychology final because the professor doesn't like me." 
D)  "I got into a car accident because I was texting while I was driving." 
A)  "Hard work and perseverance pay off." 
B)  "I would be a better basketball player I if I were to spend more time practicing." 
C)  "I failed my psychology final because the professor doesn't like me." 
D)  "I got into a car accident because I was texting while I was driving."

Question 6

Researchers sometimes use second-order conditioning. This means that they

Accepted Answer

A)  use operant conditioning to reinforce classically conditioned associations. 
B)  continue to pair the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli to avoid extinction. 
C)  use a newly created stimulus-response association as part of a new classical conditioning procedure. 
D)  begin to reinforce the behavior every other time it is emitted. 
A)  use operant conditioning to reinforce classically conditioned associations. 
B)  continue to pair the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli to avoid extinction. 
C)  use a newly created stimulus-response association as part of a new classical conditioning procedure. 
D)  begin to reinforce the behavior every other time it is emitted.

Question 7

Critics of behaviorism point out that

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorists give too much attention to the role of heredity. 
B)  there are limits on the usefulness and effectiveness of basic conditioning principles. 
C)  behaviorists need to do more research with lab animals and less with human participants. 
D)  behaviorists have failed to test many of their ideas with empirical studies. 
A)  behaviorists give too much attention to the role of heredity. 
B)  there are limits on the usefulness and effectiveness of basic conditioning principles. 
C)  behaviorists need to do more research with lab animals and less with human participants. 
D)  behaviorists have failed to test many of their ideas with empirical studies.

Question 8

As a child, Mary always had an unpleasant time whenever she visited her cousins. In addition, most of the times she visited, her aunt would serve meatloaf for dinner. As an adult, Mary hates meatloaf. She doesn't even have a conscious recognition that she associates meatloaf with the nasty way her cousins treated her. If her dislike of meatloaf were classically conditioned, the meatloaf would be the

Accepted Answer

A)  unconditioned stimulus. 
B)  unconditioned response. 
C)  conditioned response. 
D)  conditioned stimulus. 
A)  unconditioned stimulus. 
B)  unconditioned response. 
C)  conditioned response. 
D)  conditioned stimulus.

Pavlovian conditioning, a form of learning first identified by Ivan Pavlov, is also called

A behavioral therapist wants his client to record for a week how often and under what circumstances the client bites his fingernails. The therapist is using which assessment procedure?

A woman complains to her therapist that lately she hasn't "felt like herself." The therapist plans to use a behavior therapy treatment by altering the rewards and punishments in the woman's environment. What is likely to be the first step the therapist takes in setting up this treatment?

Which of the following was not advocated by John B. Watson?

With respect to the locus of control continuum, Sally has an external orientation. Which of the following statements would she least likely make?

Researchers sometimes use second-order conditioning. This means that they

Critics of behaviorism point out that

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Pavlovian conditioning, a form of learning first identified by Ivan Pavlov, is also called

A behavioral therapist wants his client to record for a week how often and under what circumstances the client bites his fingernails. The therapist is using which assessment procedure?

A woman complains to her therapist that lately she hasn't "felt like herself." The therapist plans to use a behavior therapy treatment by altering the rewards and punishments in the woman's environment. What is likely to be the first step the therapist takes in setting up this treatment?

Which of the following was not advocated by John B. Watson?

With respect to the locus of control continuum, Sally has an external orientation. Which of the following statements would she least likely make?

Researchers sometimes use second-order conditioning. This means that they

Critics of behaviorism point out that

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The Trait Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

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The Biological Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment

The Biological Approach: Relevant Research

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The Behavioral Social Learning Approach: Relevant Research

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