Question 1

Which of the following is NOT part of the cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS)?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive and behavior competencies 
B)  encoding strategies 
C)  subjective stimulus values 
D)  the Big Five domains 
A)  cognitive and behavior competencies 
B)  encoding strategies 
C)  subjective stimulus values 
D)  the Big Five domains

Question 2

What learning process may explain why some addicts are more likely to overdose in new settings as opposed to familiar settings?

Accepted Answer

A)  The addict was habituated to the effects of the drug in familiar settings but this was not true of the new setting. 
B)  The addict had failed to generalize his or her drug-taking script to the new setting. 
C)  Opponent processes that were classically conditioned in the familiar setting were not triggered in the new setting. 
D)  The addict had learned to control stimulus-response associations in the familiar setting, but this learning did not generalize. 
A)  The addict was habituated to the effects of the drug in familiar settings but this was not true of the new setting. 
B)  The addict had failed to generalize his or her drug-taking script to the new setting. 
C)  Opponent processes that were classically conditioned in the familiar setting were not triggered in the new setting. 
D)  The addict had learned to control stimulus-response associations in the familiar setting, but this learning did not generalize.

Question 3

According to Dollard and Miller, ________ provides the motivating force for human behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  expectancy 
B)  self-efficacy 
C)  reinforcement value 
D)  drive reduction 
A)  expectancy 
B)  self-efficacy 
C)  reinforcement value 
D)  drive reduction

Question 4

Perhaps the biggest limitation associated with the use of punishment is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorists have not been able to identify consequences that are generally punishing 
B)  it is almost always administered incorrectly 
C)  alternatives to punishment are seldom available 
D)  punishing only the specific behavior does not appear to reduce the frequency of that behavior 
A)  behaviorists have not been able to identify consequences that are generally punishing 
B)  it is almost always administered incorrectly 
C)  alternatives to punishment are seldom available 
D)  punishing only the specific behavior does not appear to reduce the frequency of that behavior

Question 5

The element of reciprocal determinism that departs most significantly from classic behaviorism is the idea that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the organism's behavior is a function of the environment 
B)  the environment cannot be changed by an organism's behavior 
C)  the self can affect behavior, independent of the environment 
D)  learning occurs through direct reinforcement for behavior 
A)  the organism's behavior is a function of the environment 
B)  the environment cannot be changed by an organism's behavior 
C)  the self can affect behavior, independent of the environment 
D)  learning occurs through direct reinforcement for behavior

Question 6

Even amoebas and crayfish can learn habituation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is NOT part of the cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS)?

What learning process may explain why some addicts are more likely to overdose in new settings as opposed to familiar settings?

According to Dollard and Miller, ________ provides the motivating force for human behavior.

Perhaps the biggest limitation associated with the use of punishment is that ________.

The element of reciprocal determinism that departs most significantly from classic behaviorism is the idea that ________.

Even amoebas and crayfish can learn habituation.

The Study of the Person

Clues to Personality: the Basic Sources of Data

Personality Psychology As Science: Research Methods

Personality Traits, Situations, and Behavior

Personality Assessment I: Personality Testing and Its Consequences

Personality Assessment Ii: Personality Judgment in Daily Life

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Theory

Basics of Psychoanalysis

The Workings of the Unconscious Mind: Defenses and Slips

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

What You Know About You: the Self

Disorders of Personality

Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Exam 15: Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and Social Learning Theories

Which of the following is NOT part of the cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS)?

What learning process may explain why some addicts are more likely to overdose in new settings as opposed to familiar settings?

According to Dollard and Miller, ________ provides the motivating force for human behavior.

Perhaps the biggest limitation associated with the use of punishment is that ________.

The element of reciprocal determinism that departs most significantly from classic behaviorism is the idea that ________.

Even amoebas and crayfish can learn habituation.

The Study of the Person

Clues to Personality: the Basic Sources of Data

Personality Psychology As Science: Research Methods

Personality Traits, Situations, and Behavior

Personality Assessment I: Personality Testing and Its Consequences

Personality Assessment Ii: Personality Judgment in Daily Life

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Theory

Basics of Psychoanalysis

The Workings of the Unconscious Mind: Defenses and Slips

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

What You Know About You: the Self

Disorders of Personality

Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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