Deck 5: Reconstructionism and Education

Question 1

A strong connection with Thomas Hobbes' theory of matter and motion can be found in behaviorism's view of

A)conditioning and reinforced aversive behavior.
B)the mind as intellect and the body as form.
C)mind over matter.
D)the body as matter and behavior as motion.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Behaviorists , like Skinner, promote the use of technology in education, particularly where it is based on

A)individual selection.
B)programmed learning and reinforcement.
C)punishment and conditioning.
D)inner freedom of choice.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Critics such as Carl Rogers find fault with behaviorism for its lack of concern for

A)outside influences.
B)the inner realm.
C)emotional instability.
D)scientific methodology.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Skinner believed that free will

A)is a moral necessity.
B)influences behavior.
C)overrides self-control.
D)is an illusion

Question 5

Skinner believed that conditioning, to be truly effective in solving social problems, should be used on a _________ basis.

A)global
B)special
C)local
D)subjective

Question 6

Sigmund Freud claimed that conditioning was an unconscious inner thing, but Ivan Pavlov argued that it was

A)based on controllable external conditions.
B)a mentalistic and subjective reality.
C)not inner but external spirituality.
D)the conscious results of childhood training.

Question 7

Skinner criticized traditional education for its

A)lack of immediate reinforcement in learning.
B)poorly motivated policy makers.
C)inadequate and underpaid teachers.
D)swollen administrative bureaucracy.

Question 8

In Skinner's view of utopia, the good life is to be developed through

A)cooperative engagement in libertarian communities.
B)democratic procedures promoting individual choice.
C)extensive behavioral control of human life.
D)uninhibited freedom of choice.

Question 9

The impact of logical positivism on behaviorism resides in its insistence that conditions should be described in

A)ways that reinforce democratic beliefs.
B)terms that maintain social balance.
C)scientific, logical, and objective terms.
D)accord with absolute metaphysical views.