EDF 6222 Midterm Questions And Verified Correct Answers

EDF 6222 Midterm 2026-2027 Questions And
Verified Correct Answers

Scientifically skeptical - CORRECT ANSWER -Until there is evidence available, assumptions cannot be
made



structionalism - CORRECT ANSWER -relied on introspection which looks inward to describe sensations,
positivism and feelings



methodological - CORRECT ANSWER -thought of as a psychological version of logical positivism or
operationism



ontogeny - CORRECT ANSWER -is a learned behavior of a particular animal during its lifetim



phylogency - CORRECT ANSWER -behaviors that have been passed down over the lifetime of the entire
species



Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER -Behaviorism is not the science of human behavior; it is the philosophy
of that science (Skinner, 1974 pg 3)



Pavlov - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -predispose an individual's susceptibility to the influences from the
environment.

GenesAdoAnotAcauseAbehavior-
AtheyAsetAupAphysicalAbasisAforAtheAprocessesAandAstructuresAthatAparticipateAinAbehavior.




imitativeAresponsesA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
requireAtheAlearnerAtoAorientAtowardsAtheAmodelANOTAtopographicalAcorrespondenceAofAtheAbehavior



LawAofAEffectA(Thorndike)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Thorndike'sAprincipleAthatAbehaviorsAfollowedAbyApleasantAstimulusAbecomeAmoreAlikelyA(increase),AandAt
hatAbehaviorsAfollowedAbyAnegativeAstimulusAbecomeAlessAlikelyA(decrease)



freeAwillA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
operantAconditioningAdoesANOTAsuggestAthatAorganismsAcannotAcontrolAtheirAownAbehaviorsAb/cAofAlackA
ofAfreeAwill.A

OperantAconditioningAstatesAthatAonceAtheAenvironmentAisAunderstood,AitAcanAbeAalteredAinAourAfavor



extinctionA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-whenAreinforcementAisAnoAlongerApresentA

mustAhaveAreinforcementAhistoryAtoAdetermineAresistanceAtoAextinction

shorterAperiodsAwillAextinguishAsooner

longerAhistoryAwillAtakeAmoreAtime



punishmentA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-punishmentAreducesAfutureAinstancesAofAaAbehaviorA

neverAresponsibleAforAskillAacquisition



measurementAofAbehaviorA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-skinnerAsuggestedAweAuseAfrequencyA

weAdoAnotAhaveAtoAassumeAaAlevelAofAintrinsicAmotivation-
AweAcanAuseAobservableAvariablesAinAtheAenvironmentAtoAexplainAtheAincreaseAorAdecreaseAinAbehavior