Question 1

Bechterev claimed that ____ was the founder of behavioristic psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) he 
B) Watson 
C) Pavlov 
D) Thorndike 
A) he 
B) Watson 
C) Pavlov 
D) Thorndike A

Question 2

In the famous lecture "Psychology as a behaviorist views it," Watson outlined the tenets of behavioral psychology.Which of the following was not listed as part of the behavioral philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A) its theoretical goal is the prediction and control of behavior 
B) introspection forms no essential part of its method 
C) the behaviorist...recognizes no dividing line between man and brute (animal) 
D) the value of introspective data is recognized as important for a complete analysis of human behavior 
A) its theoretical goal is the prediction and control of behavior 
B) introspection forms no essential part of its method 
C) the behaviorist...recognizes no dividing line between man and brute (animal) 
D) the value of introspective data is recognized as important for a complete analysis of human behavior D

Question 3

Which of the following allows reference to internal events in explanations of behavior provided that those events are indexed by overt behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) radical behaviorism 
B) methodological behaviorism 
C) physical monism 
D) psychophysical parallelism 
A) radical behaviorism 
B) methodological behaviorism 
C) physical monism 
D) psychophysical parallelism B

Question 4

By systematically moving a feared rabbit closer and closer to Peter as he (Peter)ate lunch,Watson and Jones:

Accepted Answer

A) made use of procedures later called behavior therapy 
B) eliminated Peter's fear of the rabbit and reduced his fear of related objects 
C) inspired the famous story of "Peter and the Rabbit" 
D) both made use of procedures later called behavior therapy and eliminated Peter's fear of the rabbit and reduced his fear of related objects 
A) made use of procedures later called behavior therapy 
B) eliminated Peter's fear of the rabbit and reduced his fear of related objects 
C) inspired the famous story of "Peter and the Rabbit" 
D) both made use of procedures later called behavior therapy and eliminated Peter's fear of the rabbit and reduced his fear of related objects

Question 5

Pavlov won the Nobel Prize in 1904 for his work:

Accepted Answer

A) on conditioned reflexes 
B) in physiology 
C) on salivation 
D) in the improvement of surgical techniques 
A) on conditioned reflexes 
B) in physiology 
C) on salivation 
D) in the improvement of surgical techniques

Question 6

For Watson,thinking was:

Accepted Answer

A) implicit speech 
B) imageless 
C) implicit,unlearned behavior 
D) explicit,learned behavior 
A) implicit speech 
B) imageless 
C) implicit,unlearned behavior 
D) explicit,learned behavior

Question 7

The type of behavior studied by McDougall differed from that studied by Pavlov and Watson in that it was:

Accepted Answer

A) reflexive 
B) implicit 
C) purposive 
D) overt 
A) reflexive 
B) implicit 
C) purposive 
D) overt

Question 8

Watson,along with most functionalists and behaviorists,believed:

Accepted Answer

A) psychology is experimental and has the purpose of explaining behavior 
B) psychology can study mental events in behavioral terms 
C) psychology should be useful and applied to improvement in the human condition 
D) animal research can only be useful if applied to improvement in the animal condition 
A) psychology is experimental and has the purpose of explaining behavior 
B) psychology can study mental events in behavioral terms 
C) psychology should be useful and applied to improvement in the human condition 
D) animal research can only be useful if applied to improvement in the animal condition

Question 9

Watson's first major accomplishment at the University of Chicago was to:

Accepted Answer

A) become an expert on the white rat 
B) coin the term "tropism" 
C) create an interest in psychology there 
D) demonstrate the value of studying animal consciousness 
A) become an expert on the white rat 
B) coin the term "tropism" 
C) create an interest in psychology there 
D) demonstrate the value of studying animal consciousness

Question 10

Which of the following characteristics of contemporary psychology would most disappoint Watson:

Accepted Answer

A) the emphasis on the prediction and control of behavior 
B) the emphasis on overt behavior as psychology's subject matter 
C) the popularity of cognitive psychology 
D) the form of behaviorism referred to as radical 
A) the emphasis on the prediction and control of behavior 
B) the emphasis on overt behavior as psychology's subject matter 
C) the popularity of cognitive psychology 
D) the form of behaviorism referred to as radical

Question 11

If,after conditioning has taken place,a series of trials is presented in which the conditioned stimulus (CS)is presented but is not followed by the unconditioned stimulus (US),____ will occur.

Accepted Answer

A) spontaneous recovery 
B) extinction 
C) experimental neurosis 
D) disinhibition 
A) spontaneous recovery 
B) extinction 
C) experimental neurosis 
D) disinhibition

Question 12

Watson's final position on instincts was that:

Accepted Answer

A) human behavior was largely instinctive 
B) humans had only a few powerful instincts 
C) humans were born with powerful instincts but they were soon displaced by learned behavior 
D) humans had no instincts 
A) human behavior was largely instinctive 
B) humans had only a few powerful instincts 
C) humans were born with powerful instincts but they were soon displaced by learned behavior 
D) humans had no instincts

Question 13

With their research on the infant named Albert,Watson and Rayner demonstrated that:

Accepted Answer

A) emotions could be displaced to a stimuli other than those that had originally elicited the emotions 
B) bodily structure interacts with experience to produce personality 
C) there are important individual differences among people 
D) intelligence is only partially genetically determined 
A) emotions could be displaced to a stimuli other than those that had originally elicited the emotions 
B) bodily structure interacts with experience to produce personality 
C) there are important individual differences among people 
D) intelligence is only partially genetically determined

Question 14

A belief in the importance of____ formed the core of McDougall's theory.

Accepted Answer

A) innate ideas 
B) instincts 
C) perception 
D) overt behavior 
A) innate ideas 
B) instincts 
C) perception 
D) overt behavior

Question 15

For Sechenov,the most important concept for explaining behavior was inhibition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Watson allowed for some influence of genetics on personality by saying that ____ interacted with experience to produce specific behavior patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) bodily structure 
B) innate ideas 
C) intelligence 
D) instincts 
A) bodily structure 
B) innate ideas 
C) intelligence 
D) instincts

Question 17

Watson described four types of behavior.Which of the following is not one of them?

Accepted Answer

A) explicit learned behavior 
B) implicit learned behavior 
C) explicit unlearned behavior 
D) thinking 
A) explicit learned behavior 
B) implicit learned behavior 
C) explicit unlearned behavior 
D) thinking

Question 18

Concerning the treatment of children,Watson and Watson's advice was to:

Accepted Answer

A) pamper them 
B) treat then as small adults 
C) reinforce desirable behavior and punish undesirable behavior 
D) have as much bodily contact with them as possible 
A) pamper them 
B) treat then as small adults 
C) reinforce desirable behavior and punish undesirable behavior 
D) have as much bodily contact with them as possible

Question 19

Watson believed that,along with structure and some basic reflexes,humans inherit 3 emotional responses,which one of the following is not one of the 3 inherited emotions?

Accepted Answer

A) love 
B) rage 
C) fear 
D) hate 
A) love 
B) rage 
C) fear 
D) hate

Question 20

Pavlov believed that all central nervous activity could be described as either ____ or ____.

Accepted Answer

A) spontaneous;involuntary 
B) voluntary;spontaneous 
C) excitatory;inhibitory 
D) freely chosen;determined 
A) spontaneous;involuntary 
B) voluntary;spontaneous 
C) excitatory;inhibitory 
D) freely chosen;determined

Exam 12: Behaviorism

Bechterev claimed that ____ was the founder of behavioristic psychology.

In the famous lecture "Psychology as a behaviorist views it," Watson outlined the tenets of behavioral psychology.Which of the following was not listed as part of the behavioral philosophy?

Which of the following allows reference to internal events in explanations of behavior provided that those events are indexed by overt behavior?

By systematically moving a feared rabbit closer and closer to Peter as he (Peter)ate lunch,Watson and Jones:

Pavlov won the Nobel Prize in 1904 for his work:

For Watson,thinking was:

The type of behavior studied by McDougall differed from that studied by Pavlov and Watson in that it was:

Watson,along with most functionalists and behaviorists,believed:

Watson's first major accomplishment at the University of Chicago was to:

Which of the following characteristics of contemporary psychology would most disappoint Watson:

If,after conditioning has taken place,a series of trials is presented in which the conditioned stimulus (CS)is presented but is not followed by the unconditioned stimulus (US),____ will occur.

Watson's final position on instincts was that:

With their research on the infant named Albert,Watson and Rayner demonstrated that:

A belief in the importance of____ formed the core of McDougall's theory.

For Sechenov,the most important concept for explaining behavior was inhibition.

Watson allowed for some influence of genetics on personality by saying that ____ interacted with experience to produce specific behavior patterns.

Watson described four types of behavior.Which of the following is not one of them?

Concerning the treatment of children,Watson and Watson's advice was to:

Watson believed that,along with structure and some basic reflexes,humans inherit 3 emotional responses,which one of the following is not one of the 3 inherited emotions?

Pavlov believed that all central nervous activity could be described as either ____ or ____.

Introduction

The Early Greek Philosophers

After Aristotle: A Search for the Good Life

The Beginnings of Modern Science and Philosophy

Empiricism,Sensationalism,and Positivism

Rationalism

Romanticism and Existentialism

Early Developments in Physiology and the Rise of Experimental Psychology

Voluntarism,Structuralism,and Other Early Approaches to Psychology

The Darwinian Influence

Functionalism

Neobehaviorism

Gesalt Psychology

Early Diagnosis, Explanation, and Treatment of Mental Illness

Psychoanalysis

Early Alternatives to Psychoanalysis

Humanistic Third-Forcepsychology

Psychobiology

Cognitive Psychology

Contemporary Psychology

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