EDF 6222 Midterm 2026-2027 Questions And
Verified Correct Answers
Scientifically skeptical - CORRECT ANSWER -Until there is evidence available, assumptions cannot be
made
structionalism - CORRECT ANSWER -relied on introspection which looks inward to describe sensations,
positivism and feelings
methodological - CORRECT ANSWER -thought of as a psychological version of logical positivism or
operationism
ontogeny - CORRECT ANSWER -is a learned behavior of a particular animal during its lifetim
phylogency - CORRECT ANSWER -behaviors that have been passed down over the lifetime of the entire
species
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER -Behaviorism is not the science of human behavior; it is the philosophy
of that science (Skinner, 1974 pg 3)
Pavlov - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Respondent conditioning
2. he carefully controlled conditions that allowed him to show that particular stimuli can acquire
(respond) the ability to elicit secretion
3. He avoided BOTH mentalistic and explanatory fictions
conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER -1. extends the scope of eliciting stimulus
2. does NOT bring all the behavior within stimulus control
3. can add different eliciting stimuli but will never fashion a novel response
, contingencies of reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER -have edge for survival b/c prediction and control
and the conditions under which a species acquires behavior are relatively accessible and can be
manipulated
genes - CORRECT ANSWER -predispose an individual's susceptibility to the influences from the
environment.
GenesAdoAnotAcauseAbehavior-
AtheyAsetAupAphysicalAbasisAforAtheAprocessesAandAstructuresAthatAparticipateAinAbehavior.
imitativeAresponsesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
requireAtheAlearnerAtoAorientAtowardsAtheAmodelANOTAtopographicalAcorrespondenceAofAtheAbehavior
LawAofAEffectA(Thorndike)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Thorndike'sAprincipleAthatAbehaviorsAfollowedAbyApleasantAstimulusAbecomeAmoreAlikelyA(increase),AandAt
hatAbehaviorsAfollowedAbyAnegativeAstimulusAbecomeAlessAlikelyA(decrease)
freeAwillA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
operantAconditioningAdoesANOTAsuggestAthatAorganismsAcannotAcontrolAtheirAownAbehaviorsAb/cAofAlackA
ofAfreeAwill.A
OperantAconditioningAstatesAthatAonceAtheAenvironmentAisAunderstood,AitAcanAbeAalteredAinAourAfavor
extinctionA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-whenAreinforcementAisAnoAlongerApresentA
mustAhaveAreinforcementAhistoryAtoAdetermineAresistanceAtoAextinction
shorterAperiodsAwillAextinguishAsooner
longerAhistoryAwillAtakeAmoreAtime
punishmentA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-punishmentAreducesAfutureAinstancesAofAaAbehaviorA
neverAresponsibleAforAskillAacquisition
measurementAofAbehaviorA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-skinnerAsuggestedAweAuseAfrequencyA
weAdoAnotAhaveAtoAassumeAaAlevelAofAintrinsicAmotivation-
AweAcanAuseAobservableAvariablesAinAtheAenvironmentAtoAexplainAtheAincreaseAorAdecreaseAinAbehavior
Verified Correct Answers
Scientifically skeptical - CORRECT ANSWER -Until there is evidence available, assumptions cannot be
made
structionalism - CORRECT ANSWER -relied on introspection which looks inward to describe sensations,
positivism and feelings
methodological - CORRECT ANSWER -thought of as a psychological version of logical positivism or
operationism
ontogeny - CORRECT ANSWER -is a learned behavior of a particular animal during its lifetim
phylogency - CORRECT ANSWER -behaviors that have been passed down over the lifetime of the entire
species
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER -Behaviorism is not the science of human behavior; it is the philosophy
of that science (Skinner, 1974 pg 3)
Pavlov - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Respondent conditioning
2. he carefully controlled conditions that allowed him to show that particular stimuli can acquire
(respond) the ability to elicit secretion
3. He avoided BOTH mentalistic and explanatory fictions
conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER -1. extends the scope of eliciting stimulus
2. does NOT bring all the behavior within stimulus control
3. can add different eliciting stimuli but will never fashion a novel response
, contingencies of reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER -have edge for survival b/c prediction and control
and the conditions under which a species acquires behavior are relatively accessible and can be
manipulated
genes - CORRECT ANSWER -predispose an individual's susceptibility to the influences from the
environment.
GenesAdoAnotAcauseAbehavior-
AtheyAsetAupAphysicalAbasisAforAtheAprocessesAandAstructuresAthatAparticipateAinAbehavior.
imitativeAresponsesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
requireAtheAlearnerAtoAorientAtowardsAtheAmodelANOTAtopographicalAcorrespondenceAofAtheAbehavior
LawAofAEffectA(Thorndike)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Thorndike'sAprincipleAthatAbehaviorsAfollowedAbyApleasantAstimulusAbecomeAmoreAlikelyA(increase),AandAt
hatAbehaviorsAfollowedAbyAnegativeAstimulusAbecomeAlessAlikelyA(decrease)
freeAwillA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
operantAconditioningAdoesANOTAsuggestAthatAorganismsAcannotAcontrolAtheirAownAbehaviorsAb/cAofAlackA
ofAfreeAwill.A
OperantAconditioningAstatesAthatAonceAtheAenvironmentAisAunderstood,AitAcanAbeAalteredAinAourAfavor
extinctionA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-whenAreinforcementAisAnoAlongerApresentA
mustAhaveAreinforcementAhistoryAtoAdetermineAresistanceAtoAextinction
shorterAperiodsAwillAextinguishAsooner
longerAhistoryAwillAtakeAmoreAtime
punishmentA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-punishmentAreducesAfutureAinstancesAofAaAbehaviorA
neverAresponsibleAforAskillAacquisition
measurementAofAbehaviorA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-skinnerAsuggestedAweAuseAfrequencyA
weAdoAnotAhaveAtoAassumeAaAlevelAofAintrinsicAmotivation-
AweAcanAuseAobservableAvariablesAinAtheAenvironmentAtoAexplainAtheAincreaseAorAdecreaseAinAbehavior
