EDF 6222 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".
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".
