EDF 6222 Course Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
Readings;
Weekly Lectures
Try to incorporate all of the assigned weekly ____ in your discussion posts,
as your midterm and final exam questions come from ALL of the readings,
including ______ . Points will be deducted if you only cite 1-2 sources and do
not include your own, original reference.
exams
You will also notice that some weeks have "recommended readings" - these
are for your personal enrichment and are not on the ____ or required for
your discussion posts
Science;
lawful relations
"________ is more than the mere description of events as they occur. It is an
attempt to discover order, to show that certain events stand in _______ to
other events (Skinner, 1953, p.6)."
evidence
Being scientifically skeptical means that until there is _______ available,
assumptions should not be made.
observer bias;
experimental control;
replication
In order to be excellent stewards of science, as behavior analysts, we can
follow a few guidelines when gathering and evaluating evidence. This
,includes reducing ________ by ensuring interobserver agreement,
examining for actual _______ (as opposed to effects that could have
produced changes without the intervention), ______ and self-correction.
parsimony
With _______ we look for the simplest explanation possible, not extensive
mentalistic explanations.
philosophy
"Behaviorism is not the science of human behavior; it is the ________ of
that science" (Skinner, 1974. p.3).
introspection
Structuralism relied on _______ which looked inward to describe sensations,
images, and feelings.
Methodological
_________ behaviorism might be thought of as a psychological version of
logical positivism or operationism.
psychophysical parallelism
While some methodological behaviorists accept that there are mental states,
they have ruled them completely out of consideration. This is not a new
concept and was once referred to as __________.
mentalistic;
explanatory
In Pavlov's early research, he did not jump to conclusions to suggest that the
dog was "thinking" of food, and therefore salivating. Instead, he carefully
controlled conditions that allowed him to show that particular stimuli can
"acquire" the ability to elicit secretion. His careful analysis of the scientific
method allowed him to avoid both ______ and _____ fictions
, debilitating
The evolutionary explanation for reflexes indicates that they are for the
survival of the organism. However, we know all too well that sometimes
responses can be conditioned that serve no purpose - even add a _____
purpose - to our complex lives.
conditioning;
stimulus control;
novel
Skinner (1953) informed us "Although the process of _____ greatly extends
the scope of the eliciting stimulus, it does not bring all the behavior of the
organism within such ________"(p. 56). Conditioning can add numerous
different eliciting stimuli, but it will never fashion a ________ response.
prediction;
control;
accessible
According to Skinner, contingencies of reinforcement have an edge over
contingencies of survival because contingencies of reinforcement "Have the
edge with _____ and _____ and the conditions under which a species
acquires behavior are relatively ______ and can often be manipulated".
ontogeny
_______ is the learned behaviors of a particular animal during its lifetime.
phylogeny
_____ is behaviors that have been passed down over the lifetime of the
entire species.
chain of events;
learned
Correct Answers
Readings;
Weekly Lectures
Try to incorporate all of the assigned weekly ____ in your discussion posts,
as your midterm and final exam questions come from ALL of the readings,
including ______ . Points will be deducted if you only cite 1-2 sources and do
not include your own, original reference.
exams
You will also notice that some weeks have "recommended readings" - these
are for your personal enrichment and are not on the ____ or required for
your discussion posts
Science;
lawful relations
"________ is more than the mere description of events as they occur. It is an
attempt to discover order, to show that certain events stand in _______ to
other events (Skinner, 1953, p.6)."
evidence
Being scientifically skeptical means that until there is _______ available,
assumptions should not be made.
observer bias;
experimental control;
replication
In order to be excellent stewards of science, as behavior analysts, we can
follow a few guidelines when gathering and evaluating evidence. This
,includes reducing ________ by ensuring interobserver agreement,
examining for actual _______ (as opposed to effects that could have
produced changes without the intervention), ______ and self-correction.
parsimony
With _______ we look for the simplest explanation possible, not extensive
mentalistic explanations.
philosophy
"Behaviorism is not the science of human behavior; it is the ________ of
that science" (Skinner, 1974. p.3).
introspection
Structuralism relied on _______ which looked inward to describe sensations,
images, and feelings.
Methodological
_________ behaviorism might be thought of as a psychological version of
logical positivism or operationism.
psychophysical parallelism
While some methodological behaviorists accept that there are mental states,
they have ruled them completely out of consideration. This is not a new
concept and was once referred to as __________.
mentalistic;
explanatory
In Pavlov's early research, he did not jump to conclusions to suggest that the
dog was "thinking" of food, and therefore salivating. Instead, he carefully
controlled conditions that allowed him to show that particular stimuli can
"acquire" the ability to elicit secretion. His careful analysis of the scientific
method allowed him to avoid both ______ and _____ fictions
, debilitating
The evolutionary explanation for reflexes indicates that they are for the
survival of the organism. However, we know all too well that sometimes
responses can be conditioned that serve no purpose - even add a _____
purpose - to our complex lives.
conditioning;
stimulus control;
novel
Skinner (1953) informed us "Although the process of _____ greatly extends
the scope of the eliciting stimulus, it does not bring all the behavior of the
organism within such ________"(p. 56). Conditioning can add numerous
different eliciting stimuli, but it will never fashion a ________ response.
prediction;
control;
accessible
According to Skinner, contingencies of reinforcement have an edge over
contingencies of survival because contingencies of reinforcement "Have the
edge with _____ and _____ and the conditions under which a species
acquires behavior are relatively ______ and can often be manipulated".
ontogeny
_______ is the learned behaviors of a particular animal during its lifetime.
phylogeny
_____ is behaviors that have been passed down over the lifetime of the
entire species.
chain of events;
learned
