Portage Learning Psychology 101: Module 1
Exam - 6 Perspectives of Psychology
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Behavioral Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER -A theoretical perspective that emphasizes
the role of learning and observable behaviors in trying to understand human and animal actions
What do behaviorists believe? - CORRECT ANSWER -That all behaviors are learned
through conditioned interaction with the environment
That all behavior is a response to environmental stimuli
Who are key figures of Behavioral Psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER -B.F Skinner and
John B. Watson
What did B.F Skinner work on? - CORRECT ANSWER -Operant conditioning
B.F Skinner founded? - CORRECT ANSWER -Radical behaviorism
What do B.F Skinner and John B. Watson have in common in regards to the goals of their work?
- CORRECT ANSWER -They had the same goal to predict and control behavior.
Does B.F Skinner believe in the idea that internal events influence behavior? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Yes, he believes that internal events such as thoughts, feelings, and emotions
can influence behavior
But, internal events are considered a part of the environment, only explained in behavioral terms,
or rejected all together.
, Does radical behaviorism acknowledge biology? - CORRECT ANSWER -Yes, radical
behaviorism acknowledges genes and biological components in behavior and accepts that
organisms can be born with innate behaviors
What does radical behaviorism argue? - CORRECT ANSWER -That learning is an active
process that occurs through operant conditioning; or learning through consequences
John B. Watson founded? - CORRECT ANSWER -Methodological behaviorism
What is the publication that John B. Watson is famously known for? - CORRECT
ANSWER -"Psychology as the behaviorist views it"
Methodological behaviorism rejects? - CORRECT ANSWER -Internal mental processes
What is a focus of methodological behaviorism? - CORRECT ANSWER -Observable and
measurable behaviors
Does methodological behaviorism declare a difference between human and animal? Why? -
CORRECT ANSWER -No, because the belief is that all behavior can be deduced to a
simple stimulus response
Behaviorism minimizes the role of biology and genetics more so than not and believes behavior
is primarily rooted from the environment
What did John B. Watson mean by the mind is "tabula rasa" - CORRECT ANSWER -That
our minds are a blank slate at birth
What is stimulus? - CORRECT ANSWER -Any feature of the environment that affects
behavior (i.e food)
Exam - 6 Perspectives of Psychology
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Behavioral Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER -A theoretical perspective that emphasizes
the role of learning and observable behaviors in trying to understand human and animal actions
What do behaviorists believe? - CORRECT ANSWER -That all behaviors are learned
through conditioned interaction with the environment
That all behavior is a response to environmental stimuli
Who are key figures of Behavioral Psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER -B.F Skinner and
John B. Watson
What did B.F Skinner work on? - CORRECT ANSWER -Operant conditioning
B.F Skinner founded? - CORRECT ANSWER -Radical behaviorism
What do B.F Skinner and John B. Watson have in common in regards to the goals of their work?
- CORRECT ANSWER -They had the same goal to predict and control behavior.
Does B.F Skinner believe in the idea that internal events influence behavior? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Yes, he believes that internal events such as thoughts, feelings, and emotions
can influence behavior
But, internal events are considered a part of the environment, only explained in behavioral terms,
or rejected all together.
, Does radical behaviorism acknowledge biology? - CORRECT ANSWER -Yes, radical
behaviorism acknowledges genes and biological components in behavior and accepts that
organisms can be born with innate behaviors
What does radical behaviorism argue? - CORRECT ANSWER -That learning is an active
process that occurs through operant conditioning; or learning through consequences
John B. Watson founded? - CORRECT ANSWER -Methodological behaviorism
What is the publication that John B. Watson is famously known for? - CORRECT
ANSWER -"Psychology as the behaviorist views it"
Methodological behaviorism rejects? - CORRECT ANSWER -Internal mental processes
What is a focus of methodological behaviorism? - CORRECT ANSWER -Observable and
measurable behaviors
Does methodological behaviorism declare a difference between human and animal? Why? -
CORRECT ANSWER -No, because the belief is that all behavior can be deduced to a
simple stimulus response
Behaviorism minimizes the role of biology and genetics more so than not and believes behavior
is primarily rooted from the environment
What did John B. Watson mean by the mind is "tabula rasa" - CORRECT ANSWER -That
our minds are a blank slate at birth
What is stimulus? - CORRECT ANSWER -Any feature of the environment that affects
behavior (i.e food)
