EDF 6222 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
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)
