Question 1

Skinner's treatment of personality is unusual because he

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A)  made no references to internal, subjective accounts for behavior. 
B)  approached personality from a physiological viewpoint. 
C)  stressed conscious but not unconscious processes. 
D)  emphasized the past and the future. 
A)  made no references to internal, subjective accounts for behavior. 
B)  approached personality from a physiological viewpoint. 
C)  stressed conscious but not unconscious processes. 
D)  emphasized the past and the future.

Question 2

Persistent behavior that has a coincidental and not a functional relationship to the reinforcement received is called superstitious behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In Skinner's research,food-deprived rats pressed a lever to receive a food pellet.The rat will eventually press the lever

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A)  and receive an electric shock. 
B)  at a decreasing rate. 
C)  because he will understand that he will be reinforced for his behavior with a food pellet. 
D)  since the lever is the reinforcer for the food pellet. 
A)  and receive an electric shock. 
B)  at a decreasing rate. 
C)  because he will understand that he will be reinforced for his behavior with a food pellet. 
D)  since the lever is the reinforcer for the food pellet.

Question 4

Skinner's methodological approach to the study of behavior is to

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A)  observe the subject, have the subject do self-reports, and do physiological measurements. 
B)  study psychological cognitive processes. 
C)  compare average responses of large groups of subjects. 
D)  study large groups of animals and/or humans. 
A)  observe the subject, have the subject do self-reports, and do physiological measurements. 
B)  study psychological cognitive processes. 
C)  compare average responses of large groups of subjects. 
D)  study large groups of animals and/or humans.

Question 5

In behavior modification,Skinner advocated using

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A)  both punishment and positive reinforcement. 
B)  only extinction. 
C)  only positive reinforcement. 
D)  both positive and negative reinforcement. 
A)  both punishment and positive reinforcement. 
B)  only extinction. 
C)  only positive reinforcement. 
D)  both positive and negative reinforcement.

Question 6

Skinner believed people are not responsible for their actions,because

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A)  instincts of aggression and are inborn. 
B)  all behavior is determined. 
C)  the inherent tendency of the human species is selfishness. 
D)  of free will. 
A)  instincts of aggression and are inborn. 
B)  all behavior is determined. 
C)  the inherent tendency of the human species is selfishness. 
D)  of free will.

Question 7

Skinner believed people are subjects who express

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A)  overt responses and nothing more. 
B)  sexual and aggressive conflicts. 
C)  future goals and aspirations. 
D)  lower and higher needs. 
A)  overt responses and nothing more. 
B)  sexual and aggressive conflicts. 
C)  future goals and aspirations. 
D)  lower and higher needs.

Question 8

Skinner's assessment methods

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A)  followed mainstream experimental psychology. 
B)  rely primarily on correlation. 
C)  preferred the intensive study of a single subject at a time. 
D)  used data from the average performance of groups of subjects. 
A)  followed mainstream experimental psychology. 
B)  rely primarily on correlation. 
C)  preferred the intensive study of a single subject at a time. 
D)  used data from the average performance of groups of subjects.

Question 9

According to Skinner,operant behavior

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A)  involves emitted (not elicited) responses. 
B)  is modified by the reinforcement that follows the behavior. 
C)  produces a change in the organism's environment. 
D)  all of the answers. 
A)  involves emitted (not elicited) responses. 
B)  is modified by the reinforcement that follows the behavior. 
C)  produces a change in the organism's environment. 
D)  all of the answers.

Question 10

When a token economy was instituted in a psychiatric hospital,

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A)  there was a dramatic increase in appropriate patient behaviors. 
B)  patient behavior improved, but only when staff were watching. 
C)  initial patient improvements were quickly lost when the novelty wore off. 
D)  there was no improvement until real money was substituted for the tokens. 
A)  there was a dramatic increase in appropriate patient behaviors. 
B)  patient behavior improved, but only when staff were watching. 
C)  initial patient improvements were quickly lost when the novelty wore off. 
D)  there was no improvement until real money was substituted for the tokens.

Question 11

Skinner's assessment techniques include

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A)  free association. 
B)  dream analysis. 
C)  projective techniques. 
D)  laboratory experiments. 
A)  free association. 
B)  dream analysis. 
C)  projective techniques. 
D)  laboratory experiments.

Question 12

According to your text,there are two kinds of interpretations used for self-reports of behavior using questionnaires.Define each of these techniques and give an example of how each method of interpretation would be used to assess personality and/or behavior.

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The definitions for both self-report tec

Question 13

Functional analysis

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A)  assesses behavior. 
B)  involves the frequency of behavior, the situation, and the reinforcement associated with the behavior. 
C)  does not claim to assess personality. 
D)  all of these 
A)  assesses behavior. 
B)  involves the frequency of behavior, the situation, and the reinforcement associated with the behavior. 
C)  does not claim to assess personality. 
D)  all of these

Question 14

In a token economy experiment,psychotic patients

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A)  became less dependent and more responsible. 
B)  were released from the hospital within a month. 
C)  developed insight into their unconscious motivations. 
D)  showed dramatic personality changes. 
A)  became less dependent and more responsible. 
B)  were released from the hospital within a month. 
C)  developed insight into their unconscious motivations. 
D)  showed dramatic personality changes.

Question 15

Slot machines operate on a ____ schedule of reinforcement.

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A)  fixed-ratio 
B)  variable-ratio 
C)  fixed-interval 
D)  variable-interval 
A)  fixed-ratio 
B)  variable-ratio 
C)  fixed-interval 
D)  variable-interval

Question 16

At age 22,Skinner experienced

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A)  feelings of success and self-esteem. 
B)  an identity crisis. 
C)  jealousy of an older brother. 
D)  a late-blooming Oedipus complex. 
A)  feelings of success and self-esteem. 
B)  an identity crisis. 
C)  jealousy of an older brother. 
D)  a late-blooming Oedipus complex.

Question 17

A good example of a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement is

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A)  weekly pay. 
B)  piece-rate pay. 
C)  fishing. 
D)  casino gambling. 
A)  weekly pay. 
B)  piece-rate pay. 
C)  fishing. 
D)  casino gambling.

Question 18

In Skinner's fictional community of Walden Two,

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A)  punishment is applied only to children. 
B)  neuroses are treated by psychoanalysis. 
C)  only group therapy is used to treat neuroses. 
D)  life is controlled by positive reinforcement. 
A)  punishment is applied only to children. 
B)  neuroses are treated by psychoanalysis. 
C)  only group therapy is used to treat neuroses. 
D)  life is controlled by positive reinforcement.

Question 19

The _______ becomes the reinforcer for the rat to receive a reward for his behavior.

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A)  electric shock 
B)  food 
C)  Skinner Box 
D)  the experimenter 
A)  electric shock 
B)  food 
C)  Skinner Box 
D)  the experimenter

Question 20

Therapeutic techniques derived from Skinner's research are being applied in clinical settings to treat a variety of disorders including psychoses,mental retardation,and autism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Skinner's treatment of personality is unusual because he

Persistent behavior that has a coincidental and not a functional relationship to the reinforcement received is called superstitious behavior.

In Skinner's research,food-deprived rats pressed a lever to receive a food pellet.The rat will eventually press the lever

Skinner's methodological approach to the study of behavior is to

In behavior modification,Skinner advocated using

Skinner believed people are not responsible for their actions,because

Skinner believed people are subjects who express

Skinner's assessment methods

According to Skinner,operant behavior

When a token economy was instituted in a psychiatric hospital,

Skinner's assessment techniques include

According to your text,there are two kinds of interpretations used for self-reports of behavior using questionnaires.Define each of these techniques and give an example of how each method of interpretation would be used to assess personality and/or behavior.

Functional analysis

In a token economy experiment,psychotic patients

Slot machines operate on a ____ schedule of reinforcement.

At age 22,Skinner experienced

A good example of a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement is

In Skinner's fictional community of Walden Two,

The _______ becomes the reinforcer for the rat to receive a reward for his behavior.

Therapeutic techniques derived from Skinner's research are being applied in clinical settings to treat a variety of disorders including psychoses,mental retardation,and autism.

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Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

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Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

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Skinner's treatment of personality is unusual because he

Persistent behavior that has a coincidental and not a functional relationship to the reinforcement received is called superstitious behavior.

In Skinner's research,food-deprived rats pressed a lever to receive a food pellet.The rat will eventually press the lever

Skinner's methodological approach to the study of behavior is to

In behavior modification,Skinner advocated using

Skinner believed people are not responsible for their actions,because

Skinner believed people are subjects who express

Skinner's assessment methods

According to Skinner,operant behavior

When a token economy was instituted in a psychiatric hospital,

Skinner's assessment techniques include

According to your text,there are two kinds of interpretations used for self-reports of behavior using questionnaires.Define each of these techniques and give an example of how each method of interpretation would be used to assess personality and/or behavior.

Functional analysis

In a token economy experiment,psychotic patients

Slot machines operate on a ____ schedule of reinforcement.

At age 22,Skinner experienced

A good example of a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement is

In Skinner's fictional community of Walden Two,

The _______ becomes the reinforcer for the rat to receive a reward for his behavior.

Therapeutic techniques derived from Skinner's research are being applied in clinical settings to treat a variety of disorders including psychoses,mental retardation,and autism.

Studying Personality: Assessment, research, and Theory

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, sensation Seeking, learned Helplessness, optimismpessimism, positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

Personality in Perspective

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