EDF 6222 Midterm Test Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+
Scientifically skeptical - Answers Until there is evidence available, assumptions cannot be made
structionalism - Answers relied on introspection which looks inward to describe sensations,
positivism and feelings
methodological - Answers thought of as a psychological version of logical positivism or
operationism
ontogeny - Answers is a learned behavior of a particular animal during its lifetim
phylogency - Answers behaviors that have been passed down over the lifetime of the entire
species
Behaviorism - Answers Behaviorism is not the science of human behavior; it is the philosophy of
that science (Skinner, 1974 pg 3)
Pavlov - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers predispose an individual's susceptibility to the influences from the
environment.
Genes do not cause behavior- they set up physical basis for the processes and structures that
participate in behavior.
imitative responses - Answers require the learner to orient towards the model NOT
topographical correspondence of the behavior
Law of Effect (Thorndike) - Answers Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by pleasant
stimulus become more likely (increase), and that behaviors followed by negative stimulus
become less likely (decrease)
Scientifically skeptical - Answers Until there is evidence available, assumptions cannot be made
structionalism - Answers relied on introspection which looks inward to describe sensations,
positivism and feelings
methodological - Answers thought of as a psychological version of logical positivism or
operationism
ontogeny - Answers is a learned behavior of a particular animal during its lifetim
phylogency - Answers behaviors that have been passed down over the lifetime of the entire
species
Behaviorism - Answers Behaviorism is not the science of human behavior; it is the philosophy of
that science (Skinner, 1974 pg 3)
Pavlov - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers predispose an individual's susceptibility to the influences from the
environment.
Genes do not cause behavior- they set up physical basis for the processes and structures that
participate in behavior.
imitative responses - Answers require the learner to orient towards the model NOT
topographical correspondence of the behavior
Law of Effect (Thorndike) - Answers Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by pleasant
stimulus become more likely (increase), and that behaviors followed by negative stimulus
become less likely (decrease)
