Question 1

Money is illustrative of a generalized reinforcer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The behavioral model rejects the symptom-disease model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Skinner, qualities of learned behavior are influenced by reinforcer

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed time intervals. 
B)  intermittent time intervals. 
C)  variable schedules. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  fixed time intervals. 
B)  intermittent time intervals. 
C)  variable schedules. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 4

For Skinner, money is

Accepted Answer

A)  a motivation of behavior. 
B)  a generalized reinforcer. 
C)  a conditional stimulus. 
D)  the root of all evil. 
A)  a motivation of behavior. 
B)  a generalized reinforcer. 
C)  a conditional stimulus. 
D)  the root of all evil.

Question 5

In ____________ a response is reinforced because it is associated with the termination of an aversive stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A)  escape learning 
B)  successive approximation 
C)  avoidance learning 
D)  punishment 
A)  escape learning 
B)  successive approximation 
C)  avoidance learning 
D)  punishment

Question 6

According to Skinner, complex behaviors are built up through

Accepted Answer

A)  observational learning. 
B)  successive approximations. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  intermittent reinforcement. 
A)  observational learning. 
B)  successive approximations. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  intermittent reinforcement.

Question 7

Explain how behavioristic principles, which seem at first to be relevant only to the performance of simple responses, can in principle be used to explain complex patterns ofbehavior.

Accepted Answer

Behavioristic principles, which focus on

Question 8

Behavioral and trait approaches share an emphasis on

Accepted Answer

A)  idiographic research. 
B)  empirical investigation. 
C)  laboratory-based data. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  idiographic research. 
B)  empirical investigation. 
C)  laboratory-based data. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 9

Skinner called emitted responses

Accepted Answer

A)  habits. 
B)  S-R bonds. 
C)  drives. 
D)  operants. 
A)  habits. 
B)  S-R bonds. 
C)  drives. 
D)  operants.

Question 10

In Kandel's (2000) study with Aplysia, what was the conditioned stimulus (CS)?

Accepted Answer

A)  shock 
B)  gill withdrawal reflex 
C)  stimulation to part of the body that causes gill withdrawal reflex, when touched 
D)  neural activity 
A)  shock 
B)  gill withdrawal reflex 
C)  stimulation to part of the body that causes gill withdrawal reflex, when touched 
D)  neural activity

Question 11

The benefit of using Aplysia to study the neural and biochemical processes that allow for classical conditioning in simple organisms is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  They have many nerve cells and we can observe the complexity of the cell-by-cell changes that occur during conditioning 
B)  They only have interneurons and so their functioning is much simpler than other organisms 
C)  They have few nerve cells and so we can observe cell-by-cell changes that occur during conditioning 
D)  They only have motor neurons and so their functioning is much simpler than other organisms 
A)  They have many nerve cells and we can observe the complexity of the cell-by-cell changes that occur during conditioning 
B)  They only have interneurons and so their functioning is much simpler than other organisms 
C)  They have few nerve cells and so we can observe cell-by-cell changes that occur during conditioning 
D)  They only have motor neurons and so their functioning is much simpler than other organisms

Money is illustrative of a generalized reinforcer.

The behavioral model rejects the symptom-disease model.

According to Skinner, qualities of learned behavior are influenced by reinforcer

For Skinner, money is

In ____________ a response is reinforced because it is associated with the termination of an aversive stimulus.

According to Skinner, complex behaviors are built up through

Explain how behavioristic principles, which seem at first to be relevant only to the performance of simple responses, can in principle be used to explain complex patterns ofbehavior.

Behavioral and trait approaches share an emphasis on

Skinner called emitted responses

In Kandel's (2000) study with Aplysia, what was the conditioned stimulus (CS)?

The benefit of using Aplysia to study the neural and biochemical processes that allow for classical conditioning in simple organisms is that:

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Money is illustrative of a generalized reinforcer.

The behavioral model rejects the symptom-disease model.

According to Skinner, qualities of learned behavior are influenced by reinforcer

For Skinner, money is

In ____________ a response is reinforced because it is associated with the termination of an aversive stimulus.

According to Skinner, complex behaviors are built up through

Explain how behavioristic principles, which seem at first to be relevant only to the performance of simple responses, can in principle be used to explain complex patterns ofbehavior.

Behavioral and trait approaches share an emphasis on

Skinner called emitted responses

In Kandel's (2000) study with Aplysia, what was the conditioned stimulus (CS)?

The benefit of using Aplysia to study the neural and biochemical processes that allow for classical conditioning in simple organisms is that:

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The Scientific Study of People

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Freuds Psychodynamic Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research

A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Rogers Person-Centered Theory of Personality

A Phenomenological Theory - Applications and Evaluation of Rogers Theory

Trait Approaches to Personality - Allport, Eyesneck and Cattell

Trait Theory: the Five-Factor Model: Applications and Evaluation of the Trait Approach

Biological Foundations of Personality

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