EDF 6222 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What ccdo ccwe cccall ccthe ccphilosophy ccof ccthe ccscience ccof cchuman ccbehavior?
Behaviorism
This cc philosophy cc of cc human ccbehavior cc relies cc on cc introspection cc to cc explain
cc the cc conscious cc mind:
Structuralism
Methodological ccbehaviorism ccwas ccnot cca ccnew ccconcept. ccWhat ccearlier
ccassumption ccdescribed cctheir ccbeliefs ccthat ccmind ccand ccmatter ccwere ccnot
Psychophysical c c parallelism
ccinterdependent?
According ccto ccNormand cc(2009), ccbeing ccskeptical ccmeans:
Both cc A c c and cc C... cc Examine cc the cc available cc evidence cc before
cc making cc a cc decision; c c Withholding ccjudgment ccuntil ccsufficient
ccevidence ccis ccpresented
,Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccshould ccbe ccconsidered ccto cceffectively ccgather ccand
ccevaluate ccempirical ccevidence?
Ensure cc that cc interobserver cc agreement cc has cc been
cc demonstrated cc and cc that cc experimental cccontrol ccwas
ccestablished
If ccPavlov ccsettled ccon cc"psychic ccsecretions" ccas ccan ccexplanation ccto ccthe
ccphenomena ccthat cche ccobserved, ccwe ccwould ccsay cche ccrelied ccon ccwhat
Both c c B c c and c c C.. c c Mentalistic; c c Expanatory c c fictions
cckind ccof ccexplanation?
for ccinquiry ccmail ccme cc @
, Best | ccMust | ccLatest | ccCorrect | 202
ccGrades ccPass ccUpdate ccAnswers cc202 5
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Why c c is c c respondent c c conditioning c c limited c c when c c describing c c human
c c behavior?
While c c it c c can c c add c c countless c c stimuli, c c it c c does c c not c c add c c any
c c new c c responses.
In cccomparing cccontingencies ccof ccreinforcement ccwith cccontingencies ccof ccsurvival
cc(organism ccvs. ccspecies), ccwhat ccgives cccontingencies ccof ccreinforcement ccan
All ccof ccthe cc above... cc THE cc BEHAVIOR cc OF ccAN cc ORGANISM cc IS
cc ACCESSIBLE, cc can ccbe ccmanipulated, ccand ccis ccgenerally ccout ccof
ccreach ccin ccterms ccof ccobservation
ccedge ccin ccexplaining ccmost ccbehavior?
Phylogenic c c contingencies c c are c c behaviors c c selected c c for c c the c c individual.
False; c c it c c is c c selected c c for c c the c c species
All ccconditioned ccreflexes ccserve ccto ccprotect ccthe ccorganism.
False
Ontogenic cccontingencies ccare ccbehaviors ccselected ccfor ccthe ccspecies.
False; c c it c c is c c selected c c for c c the c c individual
Because ccthe ccorigins ccof ccphylogenetic ccbehaviors cccannot ccbe ccobserved,
ccthey ccare ccoften ccreferred ccto ccin ccother ccdisciplines ccas:
Instincts
Why ccare ccphylogenic cccontingencies cchard ccto ccidentify?
Both ccA ccand ccB... ccThe cclearning cchistory cccannot ccbe
ccobserved; ccIt ccis ccdifficult ccto c c isolate ccfrom ccontogenic
cccontingencies.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What ccdo ccwe cccall ccthe ccphilosophy ccof ccthe ccscience ccof cchuman ccbehavior?
Behaviorism
This cc philosophy cc of cc human ccbehavior cc relies cc on cc introspection cc to cc explain
cc the cc conscious cc mind:
Structuralism
Methodological ccbehaviorism ccwas ccnot cca ccnew ccconcept. ccWhat ccearlier
ccassumption ccdescribed cctheir ccbeliefs ccthat ccmind ccand ccmatter ccwere ccnot
Psychophysical c c parallelism
ccinterdependent?
According ccto ccNormand cc(2009), ccbeing ccskeptical ccmeans:
Both cc A c c and cc C... cc Examine cc the cc available cc evidence cc before
cc making cc a cc decision; c c Withholding ccjudgment ccuntil ccsufficient
ccevidence ccis ccpresented
,Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccshould ccbe ccconsidered ccto cceffectively ccgather ccand
ccevaluate ccempirical ccevidence?
Ensure cc that cc interobserver cc agreement cc has cc been
cc demonstrated cc and cc that cc experimental cccontrol ccwas
ccestablished
If ccPavlov ccsettled ccon cc"psychic ccsecretions" ccas ccan ccexplanation ccto ccthe
ccphenomena ccthat cche ccobserved, ccwe ccwould ccsay cche ccrelied ccon ccwhat
Both c c B c c and c c C.. c c Mentalistic; c c Expanatory c c fictions
cckind ccof ccexplanation?
for ccinquiry ccmail ccme cc @
, Best | ccMust | ccLatest | ccCorrect | 202
ccGrades ccPass ccUpdate ccAnswers cc202 5
4/
Why c c is c c respondent c c conditioning c c limited c c when c c describing c c human
c c behavior?
While c c it c c can c c add c c countless c c stimuli, c c it c c does c c not c c add c c any
c c new c c responses.
In cccomparing cccontingencies ccof ccreinforcement ccwith cccontingencies ccof ccsurvival
cc(organism ccvs. ccspecies), ccwhat ccgives cccontingencies ccof ccreinforcement ccan
All ccof ccthe cc above... cc THE cc BEHAVIOR cc OF ccAN cc ORGANISM cc IS
cc ACCESSIBLE, cc can ccbe ccmanipulated, ccand ccis ccgenerally ccout ccof
ccreach ccin ccterms ccof ccobservation
ccedge ccin ccexplaining ccmost ccbehavior?
Phylogenic c c contingencies c c are c c behaviors c c selected c c for c c the c c individual.
False; c c it c c is c c selected c c for c c the c c species
All ccconditioned ccreflexes ccserve ccto ccprotect ccthe ccorganism.
False
Ontogenic cccontingencies ccare ccbehaviors ccselected ccfor ccthe ccspecies.
False; c c it c c is c c selected c c for c c the c c individual
Because ccthe ccorigins ccof ccphylogenetic ccbehaviors cccannot ccbe ccobserved,
ccthey ccare ccoften ccreferred ccto ccin ccother ccdisciplines ccas:
Instincts
Why ccare ccphylogenic cccontingencies cchard ccto ccidentify?
Both ccA ccand ccB... ccThe cclearning cchistory cccannot ccbe
ccobserved; ccIt ccis ccdifficult ccto c c isolate ccfrom ccontogenic
cccontingencies.
