MOSTLY ACCURATE TESTED RELEVANT COVERAGE
AREAS
1. Radical Behaviorism vs. Methodological Behaviorism
2. Science Assumptions: Determinism, Empiricism, Parsimony, Skepticism
3. Structuralism and Introspection
4. Logical Positivism and Psychophysical Parallelism
5. Thorndike's Law of Effect and Skinner's Continuation
6. Respondent and Operant Conditioning Distinctions
7. Three-Term Contingency and Consequences
8. Phylogenetic vs. Ontogenetic Contingencies
9. Verbal Behavior and Rule-Governed Behavior
10. Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis
EDF 6222 UWF Midterm EXAM LATEST EXAM
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERED
EXPLAINED NOTES
Question 1
Which philosophical position within behaviorism explicitly includes thoughts and
feelings as behavior subject to the same principles as observable actions?
,A) Methodological behaviorism
B) Radical behaviorism
C) Logical positivism
D) Structuralism
Answer: B
Radical behaviorism includes private events such as thoughts and feelings
within the scope of behavioral analysis.
Methodological behaviorism excludes private events from scientific
consideration.
Logical positivism holds that unobservable mental events cannot be studied
scientifically.
Structuralism relied on introspection rather than behavioral principles.
Question 2
Matt Normand emphasized that being scientifically skeptical in behavior analysis
does not equate to which of the following negative orientations?
A) Requiring evidence before accepting claims
B) Being cynical
C) Questioning assumptions
D) Seeking empirical support
Answer: B
, Skepticism involves questioning and seeking evidence rather than accepting
claims at face value.
Cynicism involves general distrust and negativity that is not productive to
scientific inquiry.
Requiring evidence is a core scientific value.
Questioning assumptions is appropriate scientific practice.
Question 3
Which branch of behaviorism views behavioral events that cannot be publicly
observed as outside the realm of scientific study?
A) Radical behaviorism
B) Methodological behaviorism
C) Teleological behaviorism
D) Contextual behaviorism
Answer: B
Methodological behaviorism restricts science to publicly observable events.
Radical behaviorism includes private events as legitimate subject matter.
Teleological behaviorism emphasizes purpose and function but is not the
standard distinction here.
Contextual behaviorism focuses on the act in context rather than excluding
private events.
, Question 4
Logical positivism is best characterized by which statement regarding mental
events and scientific truth?
A) Mental events are the primary cause of behavior
B) Mental events are unobservable and there can be no truth by agreement
C) Mental events should be included in behavioral analysis
D) Mental events are observable through introspection
Answer: B
Logical positivism influenced early behaviorism by excluding unobservable
events from science.
It held that if something cannot be directly observed, it cannot be scientifically
studied.
Radical behaviorism later challenged this exclusion.
Introspection was associated with structuralism, not logical positivism.
Question 5
What was the primary methodological approach utilized by structuralism to
deconstruct conscious experience into smaller components?
A) Experimental analysis of behavior
B) Introspection
C) Functional analysis
D) Direct observation of publicly observable behavior
Answer: B
AREAS
1. Radical Behaviorism vs. Methodological Behaviorism
2. Science Assumptions: Determinism, Empiricism, Parsimony, Skepticism
3. Structuralism and Introspection
4. Logical Positivism and Psychophysical Parallelism
5. Thorndike's Law of Effect and Skinner's Continuation
6. Respondent and Operant Conditioning Distinctions
7. Three-Term Contingency and Consequences
8. Phylogenetic vs. Ontogenetic Contingencies
9. Verbal Behavior and Rule-Governed Behavior
10. Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis
EDF 6222 UWF Midterm EXAM LATEST EXAM
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERED
EXPLAINED NOTES
Question 1
Which philosophical position within behaviorism explicitly includes thoughts and
feelings as behavior subject to the same principles as observable actions?
,A) Methodological behaviorism
B) Radical behaviorism
C) Logical positivism
D) Structuralism
Answer: B
Radical behaviorism includes private events such as thoughts and feelings
within the scope of behavioral analysis.
Methodological behaviorism excludes private events from scientific
consideration.
Logical positivism holds that unobservable mental events cannot be studied
scientifically.
Structuralism relied on introspection rather than behavioral principles.
Question 2
Matt Normand emphasized that being scientifically skeptical in behavior analysis
does not equate to which of the following negative orientations?
A) Requiring evidence before accepting claims
B) Being cynical
C) Questioning assumptions
D) Seeking empirical support
Answer: B
, Skepticism involves questioning and seeking evidence rather than accepting
claims at face value.
Cynicism involves general distrust and negativity that is not productive to
scientific inquiry.
Requiring evidence is a core scientific value.
Questioning assumptions is appropriate scientific practice.
Question 3
Which branch of behaviorism views behavioral events that cannot be publicly
observed as outside the realm of scientific study?
A) Radical behaviorism
B) Methodological behaviorism
C) Teleological behaviorism
D) Contextual behaviorism
Answer: B
Methodological behaviorism restricts science to publicly observable events.
Radical behaviorism includes private events as legitimate subject matter.
Teleological behaviorism emphasizes purpose and function but is not the
standard distinction here.
Contextual behaviorism focuses on the act in context rather than excluding
private events.
, Question 4
Logical positivism is best characterized by which statement regarding mental
events and scientific truth?
A) Mental events are the primary cause of behavior
B) Mental events are unobservable and there can be no truth by agreement
C) Mental events should be included in behavioral analysis
D) Mental events are observable through introspection
Answer: B
Logical positivism influenced early behaviorism by excluding unobservable
events from science.
It held that if something cannot be directly observed, it cannot be scientifically
studied.
Radical behaviorism later challenged this exclusion.
Introspection was associated with structuralism, not logical positivism.
Question 5
What was the primary methodological approach utilized by structuralism to
deconstruct conscious experience into smaller components?
A) Experimental analysis of behavior
B) Introspection
C) Functional analysis
D) Direct observation of publicly observable behavior
Answer: B
