Question 1

Hull's work contributed to which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the hypothetico-deductive method 
B) learning theory 
C) ​drive reduction theory 
D) increasing generalizability 
E) A,B,and C 
A) ​the hypothetico-deductive method 
B) learning theory 
C) ​drive reduction theory 
D) increasing generalizability 
E) A,B,and C

Question 2

A type of reinforcement identified by Bandura is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​fixed interval 
B) variable interval 
C) ​fixed ratio 
D) variable ratio 
E) vicarious 
A) ​fixed interval 
B) variable interval 
C) ​fixed ratio 
D) variable ratio 
E) vicarious

Question 3

In Hull's system,a drive is a(n)____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​intervening variable 
B) stimulus 
C) ​response 
D) intervening variable and stimulus 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) ​intervening variable 
B) stimulus 
C) ​response 
D) intervening variable and stimulus 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 4

Tolman argued that factors within the organism are the actual causes of behavior.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Tolman's learning theory,as a rat learns all of the sign-Gestalt relationships in a maze,the rat has acquired a ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Habit 
B) Drive 
C) ​Tropism 
D) cognitive map 
E) good habit 
A) ​Habit 
B) Drive 
C) ​Tropism 
D) cognitive map 
E) good habit

Question 6

A primary reason psychology so quickly embraced operationism was that it ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​was first adopted by physics 
B) validated their desire for greater consistency in the science of psychology 
C) ​validated the use of rats to determine basic laws of human behavior 
D) facilitated a new relationship with research endeavors in medicine 
E) was easy to apply to experiments 
A) ​was first adopted by physics 
B) validated their desire for greater consistency in the science of psychology 
C) ​validated the use of rats to determine basic laws of human behavior 
D) facilitated a new relationship with research endeavors in medicine 
E) was easy to apply to experiments

Question 7

Describe the points of agreement among the neobehaviorists.What are the major differences between the neobehaviorists as a group and Watsononian behaviorism?​

Accepted Answer

The neobehaviorists, including Edward To

Question 8

What is an intervening variable? Explain how they are operationally defined and used by the neobehaviorists,describing in detail at least one intervening variable used by Tolman and one used by Hull.​

Accepted Answer

An intervening variable is a hypothetica

Question 9

The term social learning theory was coined by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Tolman 
B) Bandura 
C) ​Rotter 
D) Neisser 
E) Skinner 
A) ​Tolman 
B) Bandura 
C) ​Rotter 
D) Neisser 
E) Skinner

Question 10

Skinner pursued graduate work in psychology at Harvard ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​because he was inspired by William James 
B) because he was awed by the work of Watson and Pavlov 
C) ​after reading Bridgman's work on operationism 
D) after reading Berman's (1927)The Religion Called Behaviorism 
E) because a woman he was interested in also went there 
A) ​because he was inspired by William James 
B) because he was awed by the work of Watson and Pavlov 
C) ​after reading Bridgman's work on operationism 
D) after reading Berman's (1927)The Religion Called Behaviorism 
E) because a woman he was interested in also went there

Question 11

What is Rotter's approach to cognitive processes? Describe his concept of locus of control including the difference between internal and external.

Accepted Answer

Rotter's approach to cognitive processes

Question 12

Hull proposed the hypothetico-deductive method as the means to develop learning theory.Which of the following statements is the best explanation of Hull's method?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Psychology should try to develop strictly empirical principles of behavior.Theory should only include statements as to how reinforcement controls behavior. 
B) From a set of theoretical postulates,deductions are made.These deductions become hypotheses that are tested experimentally.The experimental results are then used to confirm the postulates or change them if necessary. 
C) ​Data from experiments are used to produce theories of learning.Once the theory is formed,there is no need to test the theory,since theory is more important than data. 
D) Any of the choices might be correct,depending on the circumstances. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​Psychology should try to develop strictly empirical principles of behavior.Theory should only include statements as to how reinforcement controls behavior. 
B) From a set of theoretical postulates,deductions are made.These deductions become hypotheses that are tested experimentally.The experimental results are then used to confirm the postulates or change them if necessary. 
C) ​Data from experiments are used to produce theories of learning.Once the theory is formed,there is no need to test the theory,since theory is more important than data. 
D) Any of the choices might be correct,depending on the circumstances. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 13

Which of the following did Tolman not consider to be a cause of behavior?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​environmental stimuli 
B) physiological drives 
C) ​heredity 
D) motivation 
E) age 
A) ​environmental stimuli 
B) physiological drives 
C) ​heredity 
D) motivation 
E) age

Question 14

The learning theorist ____ persevered in the face of numerous obstacles to success.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Tolman 
B) Hull 
C) ​Skinner 
D) Bandura 
E) Rotter 
A) ​Tolman 
B) Hull 
C) ​Skinner 
D) Bandura 
E) Rotter

Question 15

Watson's behaviorism ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​transformed psychology overnight 
B) was the first stage in the evolution of the behavioral school of thought 
C) ​was essentially the same as neobehaviorism 
D) lead directly to the cognitive revolution 
E) eventually was abandoned by psychology 
A) ​transformed psychology overnight 
B) was the first stage in the evolution of the behavioral school of thought 
C) ​was essentially the same as neobehaviorism 
D) lead directly to the cognitive revolution 
E) eventually was abandoned by psychology

Question 16

Skinner raised his daughter in an "air crib" with the result that she ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​is a behaviorally disturbed individual 
B) was not adversely affected 
C) ​took longer to be cared for than children raised by traditional methods 
D) refused to look at people as an adult 
E) was unable to sleep in a regular bed 
A) ​is a behaviorally disturbed individual 
B) was not adversely affected 
C) ​took longer to be cared for than children raised by traditional methods 
D) refused to look at people as an adult 
E) was unable to sleep in a regular bed

Question 17

Describe,compare,and contrast the three stages of behaviorism.​

Accepted Answer

Behaviorism is a psychological theory th

Question 18

For Skinner,what is the primary characteristic of living things?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​oxygen 
B) life on earth 
C) ​behavior 
D) stimuli 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) ​oxygen 
B) life on earth 
C) ​behavior 
D) stimuli 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 19

Tolman hated rats throughout his entire career.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If a concept can be measured and manipulated under controlled conditions to determine its effects on behavior,then it is not a pseudo-problem.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Hull's work contributed to which of the following?

A type of reinforcement identified by Bandura is ____.

In Hull's system,a drive is a(n)____.

Tolman argued that factors within the organism are the actual causes of behavior.

According to Tolman's learning theory,as a rat learns all of the sign-Gestalt relationships in a maze,the rat has acquired a ____.

A primary reason psychology so quickly embraced operationism was that it ____.

Describe the points of agreement among the neobehaviorists.What are the major differences between the neobehaviorists as a group and Watsononian behaviorism?

What is an intervening variable? Explain how they are operationally defined and used by the neobehaviorists,describing in detail at least one intervening variable used by Tolman and one used by Hull.

The term social learning theory was coined by ____.

Skinner pursued graduate work in psychology at Harvard ____.

What is Rotter's approach to cognitive processes? Describe his concept of locus of control including the difference between internal and external.

Hull proposed the hypothetico-deductive method as the means to develop learning theory.Which of the following statements is the best explanation of Hull's method?

Which of the following did Tolman not consider to be a cause of behavior?

The learning theorist ____ persevered in the face of numerous obstacles to success.

Watson's behaviorism ____.

Skinner raised his daughter in an "air crib" with the result that she ____.

Describe,compare,and contrast the three stages of behaviorism.

For Skinner,what is the primary characteristic of living things?

Tolman hated rats throughout his entire career.

If a concept can be measured and manipulated under controlled conditions to determine its effects on behavior,then it is not a pseudo-problem.

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.

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Exam 11: Behaviorism: After the Founding.

Hull's work contributed to which of the following?​

A type of reinforcement identified by Bandura is ____.​

In Hull's system,a drive is a(n)____.​

Tolman argued that factors within the organism are the actual causes of behavior.​

According to Tolman's learning theory,as a rat learns all of the sign-Gestalt relationships in a maze,the rat has acquired a ____.​

A primary reason psychology so quickly embraced operationism was that it ____.​

Describe the points of agreement among the neobehaviorists.What are the major differences between the neobehaviorists as a group and Watsononian behaviorism?​

What is an intervening variable? Explain how they are operationally defined and used by the neobehaviorists,describing in detail at least one intervening variable used by Tolman and one used by Hull.​

The term social learning theory was coined by ____.​

Skinner pursued graduate work in psychology at Harvard ____.​

What is Rotter's approach to cognitive processes? Describe his concept of locus of control including the difference between internal and external.

Hull proposed the hypothetico-deductive method as the means to develop learning theory.Which of the following statements is the best explanation of Hull's method?​

Which of the following did Tolman not consider to be a cause of behavior?​

The learning theorist ____ persevered in the face of numerous obstacles to success.​

Watson's behaviorism ____.​

Skinner raised his daughter in an "air crib" with the result that she ____.​

Describe,compare,and contrast the three stages of behaviorism.​

For Skinner,what is the primary characteristic of living things?​

Tolman hated rats throughout his entire career.​

If a concept can be measured and manipulated under controlled conditions to determine its effects on behavior,then it is not a pseudo-problem.​

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.

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Hull's work contributed to which of the following?

A type of reinforcement identified by Bandura is ____.

In Hull's system,a drive is a(n)____.

Tolman argued that factors within the organism are the actual causes of behavior.

According to Tolman's learning theory,as a rat learns all of the sign-Gestalt relationships in a maze,the rat has acquired a ____.

A primary reason psychology so quickly embraced operationism was that it ____.

Describe the points of agreement among the neobehaviorists.What are the major differences between the neobehaviorists as a group and Watsononian behaviorism?

What is an intervening variable? Explain how they are operationally defined and used by the neobehaviorists,describing in detail at least one intervening variable used by Tolman and one used by Hull.

The term social learning theory was coined by ____.

Skinner pursued graduate work in psychology at Harvard ____.

Hull proposed the hypothetico-deductive method as the means to develop learning theory.Which of the following statements is the best explanation of Hull's method?

Which of the following did Tolman not consider to be a cause of behavior?

The learning theorist ____ persevered in the face of numerous obstacles to success.

Watson's behaviorism ____.

Skinner raised his daughter in an "air crib" with the result that she ____.

Describe,compare,and contrast the three stages of behaviorism.

For Skinner,what is the primary characteristic of living things?

Tolman hated rats throughout his entire career.

If a concept can be measured and manipulated under controlled conditions to determine its effects on behavior,then it is not a pseudo-problem.