Question 1

In Hull's system,habit strength is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the strength of the S-R connection 
B) evidence of latent learning 
C) ​a function of the number of reinforcements 
D) a function of the size of the drive 
E) a function of the size of the reward (incentive)

Question 2

The main criticism of Bandura's system is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the notion that cognitive processes cause behavior 
B) that cognitive processes are as mystical as consciousness 
C) ​that cognitive processes have no physiological or physical referents 
D) the importance he attributes to modeling 
E) the importance he attributes to the construct of self-efficacy

Question 3

Tolman described ____ as alternatively "creepy" and "delightful."​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Watson's ideas 
B) operational definitions 
C) ​intervening variables 
D) white laboratory rats 
E) the laboratories in which he worked

Question 4

The key variable in Skinner's system is vicarious reinforcement.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Hull's law of primary reinforcement is a restatement of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Hartley's law of contiguity 
B) Rotter's locus of control 
C) ​Thorndike's law of effect 
D) Thorndike's law of exercise 
E) Skinner's continuous reinforcement principle

Question 6

Locus of control is variable and changes for everyone daily.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

It was assumed by Tolman and others that research on white rats would ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​demonstrate the role of reinforcement in learning 
B) provide the basic foundation from which other studies could be devised in order to replicate the results with other species 
C) ​provide insights into the basic processes underlying the behavior of humans and other animals 
D) yield basic information on motivation and motivation 
E) serve as an intervening variable between higher and lower species

Question 8

Who authored an early study of the effects of tobacco on behavioral efficiency?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Hull 
B) Spence 
C) ​Miller 
D) Mowrer 
E) Brown and Farber

Question 9

Skinner's research was unique among that of the major neobehaviorists in his ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​use of the single-subject design 
B) relative lack of a theoretical framework 
C) ​concern with describing rather than explaining behavior 
D) rejection of variables inside the organism 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 10

Operationism was formulated by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​John B.Watson 
B) B.F.Skinner 
C) ​Percy Bridgman 
D) Edward Tolman 
E) Clark Hull

Question 11

For Skinner,the dependent variable is the rate of response.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Secondary drives are ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​innate drives 
B) biologically driven 
C) ​a result of pairing with a primary drive 
D) only used to reduce pain responses 
E) reinforced only when primary drives are satisfied

Question 13

Bandura suggested that there is not a direct link between stimulus and response.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The era of neobehaviorism consisted of the years ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​1913-1958 
B) 1925-1938 
C) ​1930-1960 
D) 1930-1990 
E) 1904-1990

Question 15

Of all the neobehaviorists,the one who most obviously espoused mechanism was ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Tolman 
B) Rotter 
C) ​Hull 
D) Skinner​ 
E) Bridgman

Question 16

Contemporary path analysis techniques let us test theoretical propositions.Such an approach appears similar to whose research method?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Newton's 
B) Tolman's 
C) ​Guthrie's 
D) Hull's 
E) Wundt's

Question 17

Tolman's graduate training was in ____,as is reflected in his later work.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​philosophy 
B) structuralism 
C) ​Gestalt psychology 
D) behaviorism 
E) Both B and C

Question 18

Hull's system is exemplary in the degree to which it is quantifiable.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In Tolman's system,the repetition of an act leads to ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​no change in the habit strength 
B) sign Gestalts 
C) ​knowledge of environment cues 
D) cognitive awareness of the environment cues 
E) the combination of movements into acts

Question 20

Skinner's former students demonstrated which of the following with the advent of the IQ Zoo?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Operant conditioning can be taken out of the lab and applied to the real world. 
B) Behaviorism is a very lucrative business after receiving a Ph.D.from Skinner. 
C) ​Animals,like humans,are intelligent and have vastly complex minds. 
D) Behaviorism is useless to solving real-world problems. 
E) There are many hardships associated with animal psychology.

Exam 11: Behaviorism: After the Founding.

In Hull's system,habit strength is ____.​

The main criticism of Bandura's system is ____.​

Tolman described ____ as alternatively "creepy" and "delightful."​

The key variable in Skinner's system is vicarious reinforcement.​

Hull's law of primary reinforcement is a restatement of ____.​

Locus of control is variable and changes for everyone daily.​

It was assumed by Tolman and others that research on white rats would ____.​

Who authored an early study of the effects of tobacco on behavioral efficiency?​

Skinner's research was unique among that of the major neobehaviorists in his ____.​

Operationism was formulated by ____.​

For Skinner,the dependent variable is the rate of response.​

Secondary drives are ____.​

Bandura suggested that there is not a direct link between stimulus and response.​

The era of neobehaviorism consisted of the years ____.​

Of all the neobehaviorists,the one who most obviously espoused mechanism was ____.​

Contemporary path analysis techniques let us test theoretical propositions.Such an approach appears similar to whose research method?​

Tolman's graduate training was in ____,as is reflected in his later work.​

Hull's system is exemplary in the degree to which it is quantifiable.​

In Tolman's system,the repetition of an act leads to ____.​

Skinner's former students demonstrated which of the following with the advent of the IQ Zoo?​

In Hull's system,habit strength is ____.

The main criticism of Bandura's system is ____.

Tolman described ____ as alternatively "creepy" and "delightful."

The key variable in Skinner's system is vicarious reinforcement.

Hull's law of primary reinforcement is a restatement of ____.

Locus of control is variable and changes for everyone daily.

It was assumed by Tolman and others that research on white rats would ____.

Who authored an early study of the effects of tobacco on behavioral efficiency?

Skinner's research was unique among that of the major neobehaviorists in his ____.

Operationism was formulated by ____.

For Skinner,the dependent variable is the rate of response.

Secondary drives are ____.

Bandura suggested that there is not a direct link between stimulus and response.

The era of neobehaviorism consisted of the years ____.

Of all the neobehaviorists,the one who most obviously espoused mechanism was ____.

Contemporary path analysis techniques let us test theoretical propositions.Such an approach appears similar to whose research method?

Tolman's graduate training was in ____,as is reflected in his later work.

Hull's system is exemplary in the degree to which it is quantifiable.

In Tolman's system,the repetition of an act leads to ____.

Skinner's former students demonstrated which of the following with the advent of the IQ Zoo?