Question 1

Hull's training in engineering was manifest in his belief that all behavior could be reduced to the language of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​mathematics 
B) vectors (response directions and strengths) 
C) ​valences (reward values) 
D) field theory 
E) biology 
A) ​mathematics 
B) vectors (response directions and strengths) 
C) ​valences (reward values) 
D) field theory 
E) biology A

Question 2

In Hull's system,the reduction or satisfaction of a drive is the sole basis of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​purposive behavior 
B) intervening variables 
C) ​the length of deprivation of a physiological need 
D) the degree of satisfaction the organism expects 
E) reinforcement 
A) ​purposive behavior 
B) intervening variables 
C) ​the length of deprivation of a physiological need 
D) the degree of satisfaction the organism expects 
E) reinforcement E

Question 3

Hull proposed that to achieve a paradigm (in Kuhn's sense of the term)in psychology,one would have to implement which method?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

In experiments that tested the presence of rats' cognitive maps,Tolman found that rats "learned to turn right" rather than learning the location of food.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The term social learning theory was coined by Bandura.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In Hull's theory,primary reinforcement results in drive reduction.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Skinner defined a reflex as a correlation between a stimulus and a response.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the primary difference between locus of control and self-efficacy?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​The former emphasizes success and failure whereas the latter emphasizes mental state. 
B) The former emphasizes internal versus external attribution of success while the latter ignores it. 
C) ​The latter emphasizes internal versus external attribution of success while the former ignores it. 
D) The latter is not a useful construct whereas the former is. 
E) The latter is the basis of sociobehaviorism whereas the former is an elaboration of it. 
A) ​The former emphasizes success and failure whereas the latter emphasizes mental state. 
B) The former emphasizes internal versus external attribution of success while the latter ignores it. 
C) ​The latter emphasizes internal versus external attribution of success while the former ignores it. 
D) The latter is not a useful construct whereas the former is. 
E) The latter is the basis of sociobehaviorism whereas the former is an elaboration of it.

Question 9

In Hull's system,the strength of a drive can be empirically determined.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

"A state of tissue need that arouses or activates behavior" is a definition of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​drive 
B) habit strength 
C) ​magnitude of conditioning 
D) reflex reserve 
E) magnitude of a respondent 
A) ​drive 
B) habit strength 
C) ​magnitude of conditioning 
D) reflex reserve 
E) magnitude of a respondent

Question 11

Tolman's position on Thorndike's law of effect was to ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​accept it 
B) accept it as long as reward or reinforcement was omitted from the law 
C) ​reject it 
D) incorporate it into his own purposive behavior theory 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​accept it 
B) accept it as long as reward or reinforcement was omitted from the law 
C) ​reject it 
D) incorporate it into his own purposive behavior theory 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 12

Bandura argues that what changes a person's behavior is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​what the organism thinks the schedule of reinforcement is 
B) the actual schedule of reinforcement 
C) ​their free will 
D) the result of his or her intelligence 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​what the organism thinks the schedule of reinforcement is 
B) the actual schedule of reinforcement 
C) ​their free will 
D) the result of his or her intelligence 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 13

A major cognitive variable in Bandura's system is locus of control.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

For Hull,behavior could be reduced to the language of physiology.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary drive?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​hunger 
B) defecation 
C) ​sleep 
D) pain relief 
E) exercise 
A) ​hunger 
B) defecation 
C) ​sleep 
D) pain relief 
E) exercise

Question 16

Hull's behaviorist approach to psychology dominated American Psychology from the 1940s to the 1960s.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Skinner borrowed the term empty organism approach from Descartes's concept of the undulatio reflexa.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A key aspect of Skinner's behavior modification is a reliance on punishment.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

For Tolman,the obvious and objective behavioral evidence of purpose was ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​that the rat readily leaves the start box of a maze 
B) that the rat behaves so as to obtain food 
C) ​that the animal changes its speed of running when the reward size is altered 
D) learning 
E) sign Gestalts 
A) ​that the rat readily leaves the start box of a maze 
B) that the rat behaves so as to obtain food 
C) ​that the animal changes its speed of running when the reward size is altered 
D) learning 
E) sign Gestalts

Question 20

Skinner was the complete opposite of Hull with regard to the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​importance of contiguity 
B) importance of reinforcement 
C) ​focus on operants rather than on respondents 
D) quantification of responses 
E) lack of theoretical framework 
A) ​importance of contiguity 
B) importance of reinforcement 
C) ​focus on operants rather than on respondents 
D) quantification of responses 
E) lack of theoretical framework

Hull's training in engineering was manifest in his belief that all behavior could be reduced to the language of ____.

In Hull's system,the reduction or satisfaction of a drive is the sole basis of ____.

Hull proposed that to achieve a paradigm (in Kuhn's sense of the term)in psychology,one would have to implement which method?

In experiments that tested the presence of rats' cognitive maps,Tolman found that rats "learned to turn right" rather than learning the location of food.

The term social learning theory was coined by Bandura.

In Hull's theory,primary reinforcement results in drive reduction.

Skinner defined a reflex as a correlation between a stimulus and a response.

What is the primary difference between locus of control and self-efficacy?

In Hull's system,the strength of a drive can be empirically determined.

"A state of tissue need that arouses or activates behavior" is a definition of ____.

Tolman's position on Thorndike's law of effect was to ____.

Bandura argues that what changes a person's behavior is ____.

A major cognitive variable in Bandura's system is locus of control.

For Hull,behavior could be reduced to the language of physiology.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary drive?

Hull's behaviorist approach to psychology dominated American Psychology from the 1940s to the 1960s.

Skinner borrowed the term empty organism approach from Descartes's concept of the undulatio reflexa.

A key aspect of Skinner's behavior modification is a reliance on punishment.

For Tolman,the obvious and objective behavioral evidence of purpose was ____.

Skinner was the complete opposite of Hull with regard to the ____.

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

Exam 11: Behaviorism: After the Founding.

Hull's training in engineering was manifest in his belief that all behavior could be reduced to the language of ____.​

In Hull's system,the reduction or satisfaction of a drive is the sole basis of ____.​

Hull proposed that to achieve a paradigm (in Kuhn's sense of the term)in psychology,one would have to implement which method?​

In experiments that tested the presence of rats' cognitive maps,Tolman found that rats "learned to turn right" rather than learning the location of food.​

The term social learning theory was coined by Bandura.​

In Hull's theory,primary reinforcement results in drive reduction.​

Skinner defined a reflex as a correlation between a stimulus and a response.​

What is the primary difference between locus of control and self-efficacy?​

In Hull's system,the strength of a drive can be empirically determined.​

"A state of tissue need that arouses or activates behavior" is a definition of ____.​

Tolman's position on Thorndike's law of effect was to ____.​

Bandura argues that what changes a person's behavior is ____.​

A major cognitive variable in Bandura's system is locus of control.​

For Hull,behavior could be reduced to the language of physiology.​

Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary drive?​

Hull's behaviorist approach to psychology dominated American Psychology from the 1940s to the 1960s.​

Skinner borrowed the term empty organism approach from Descartes's concept of the undulatio reflexa.​

A key aspect of Skinner's behavior modification is a reliance on punishment.​

For Tolman,the obvious and objective behavioral evidence of purpose was ____.​

Skinner was the complete opposite of Hull with regard to the ____.​

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 training in engineering was manifest in his belief that all behavior could be reduced to the language of ____.

In Hull's system,the reduction or satisfaction of a drive is the sole basis of ____.

Hull proposed that to achieve a paradigm (in Kuhn's sense of the term)in psychology,one would have to implement which method?

In experiments that tested the presence of rats' cognitive maps,Tolman found that rats "learned to turn right" rather than learning the location of food.

The term social learning theory was coined by Bandura.

In Hull's theory,primary reinforcement results in drive reduction.

Skinner defined a reflex as a correlation between a stimulus and a response.

What is the primary difference between locus of control and self-efficacy?

In Hull's system,the strength of a drive can be empirically determined.

"A state of tissue need that arouses or activates behavior" is a definition of ____.

Tolman's position on Thorndike's law of effect was to ____.

Bandura argues that what changes a person's behavior is ____.

A major cognitive variable in Bandura's system is locus of control.

For Hull,behavior could be reduced to the language of physiology.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary drive?

Hull's behaviorist approach to psychology dominated American Psychology from the 1940s to the 1960s.

Skinner borrowed the term empty organism approach from Descartes's concept of the undulatio reflexa.

A key aspect of Skinner's behavior modification is a reliance on punishment.

For Tolman,the obvious and objective behavioral evidence of purpose was ____.

Skinner was the complete opposite of Hull with regard to the ____.