Question 1

Identify and describe the three philosophical ideas that are fundamental to behaviorism.

Accepted Answer

The three fundamental philosophical idea

Question 2

Punishment involves ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  removing an aversive stimulus in order to increase the frequency of a behavior 
B)  introducing an aversive consequence in order to decrease the frequency of a behavior 
C)  reinforcing incompatible behavioral responses 
D)  negative reinforcement but not positive reinforcement 
A)  removing an aversive stimulus in order to increase the frequency of a behavior 
B)  introducing an aversive consequence in order to decrease the frequency of a behavior 
C)  reinforcing incompatible behavioral responses 
D)  negative reinforcement but not positive reinforcement

Question 3

What construct would Mischel prefer to replace the construct of personality traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  expectancies 
B)  the self-system 
C)  cognitive-affective person units 
D)  if ... then contingencies 
A)  expectancies 
B)  the self-system 
C)  cognitive-affective person units 
D)  if ... then contingencies

Question 4

Utilitarianism,a social philosophy,claims that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  people learn in order to seek pleasure and to avoid pain 
B)  behavior changes as a function of experience 
C)  two things become mentally connected into one if they are repeatedly experienced close together in time 
D)  the best society produces the most happiness for the largest number of people 
A)  people learn in order to seek pleasure and to avoid pain 
B)  behavior changes as a function of experience 
C)  two things become mentally connected into one if they are repeatedly experienced close together in time 
D)  the best society produces the most happiness for the largest number of people

Question 5

If a particular song frequently precedes your being touched by your significant other,then eventually hearing the song will make you think of being touched by him or her.This is the basic idea behind ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reductionism 
B)  habituation 
C)  associationism 
D)  hedonism 
A)  reductionism 
B)  habituation 
C)  associationism 
D)  hedonism

Identify and describe the three philosophical ideas that are fundamental to behaviorism.

Punishment involves ________.

What construct would Mischel prefer to replace the construct of personality traits?

Utilitarianism,a social philosophy,claims that ________.

If a particular song frequently precedes your being touched by your significant other,then eventually hearing the song will make you think of being touched by him or her.This is the basic idea behind ________.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Experience,Existence,and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Exam 14: Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Identify and describe the three philosophical ideas that are fundamental to behaviorism.

Punishment involves ________.

What construct would Mischel prefer to replace the construct of personality traits?

Utilitarianism,a social philosophy,claims that ________.

If a particular song frequently precedes your being touched by your significant other,then eventually hearing the song will make you think of being touched by him or her.This is the basic idea behind ________.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Experience,Existence,and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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