Exam 8: Experimental Analysis of Behavior John Dollard and Neal Miller B.F.Skinner

Whitney was bored while she was waiting for her roommate to get ready to go out.She looked around and saw a radio on the table.She turned it on and was delighted to hear her favorite song.The radio corresponds to which part of the learning process?

In Walden II,Skinner illustrated that the way to achieve an ideal society is to use positive reinforcement to shape desired behaviors of the members of society.To what extent do you agree with Skinner's belief? What would you change about his approach?

John Dollard,Neal Miller,and B.F.Skinner created theories that emphasize ___________ as the primary forces that shape human behavior.

Explain why Skinner emphasized overt behavior and avoided developing a theory of personality.

Explain how the early contributions of Pavlov,Watson,Thorndike,and Hull contributed to the experimental analysis of behavior.

Margaret was motivated by a primary drive when she

Schlinger (2009) suggested that Skinner developed an early construct of ________,the ability to infer people's thoughts or feelings and make predictions about behavior.

Juan wants to teach his dog to bark when someone comes into the yard.At first,he rewards the dog whenever it barks.Then he rewards the dog only if it barks when a person walks by the house.Next,the dog is rewarded for barking only if a person stops by the house,then only if the person touches the gate.Finally,the dog is rewarded only for barking when a person actually opens the gate and enters the yard.Juan is using a step-by-step learning technique called

Skinner wrote a book entitled _________ to illustrate his view of an ideal society.

Which of the following best illustrates a fixed ratio reinforcement schedule?

Every time Luis gives his dog a treat,he shakes the box of treats first.His dog now reacts excitedly to the sound of the box of treats being shaken,even before Luis takes out a treat.In this situation,the treat is the

One difference between Skinner's behavior modification and Freudian psychoanalysis is that

Because of its strong appeal to validating evidence,Dollard and Miller's theory is best identified as

Evaluate Dollard and Miller's theory in terms of its function as philosophy,science,and art.

In his utopian speculations,Skinner argued that

In operant conditioning,a reinforcement is anything that

Dollard and Miller view the structure of personality as consisting of

Which of the following does not occur in both classical conditioning and operant conditioning?

Empiricism is the philosophical point of view positing that

Which of the following best illustrates a variable interval reinforcement schedule?