AU - PSYC 375 Unit 4 Questions With Complete Solutions
_______ positivism divided science into the empirical and the
theoretical by combining rationalism and empiricism. Correct
Answer Logical
A belief in the importance of _______ formed the core of
McDougall's theory. Correct Answer Instincts
According to Carr, an adaptive act consisted of all of the
following except: Correct Answer Behavioural reflexes which
were automatically triggered by environmental stimuli.
According to Guthrie, practice improves the performance of a
skill because it: Correct Answer Allows many specific S-R
associations to be formed
According to Hull, for learning to take place, a response must be
followed by: Correct Answer Drive reduction
According to James, a person could increase his or her self-
esteem by: Correct Answer Both succeeding more and
attempting
According to James, the most important thing about
consciousness was that it was: Correct Answer Functional
According to James, what kept people working at boring jobs
and the social strata from mixing? Correct Answer Habit
, According to Skinner, punishment is widely used in efforts to
modify behaviour because it: Correct Answer Is reinforcing to
the punisher
According to Skinner, the best way to deal with and decrease
undesirable behaviour is to: Correct Answer Ignore it and thus
put the behaviour on extinction
According to Tolman, the first thing an animal developed in a
learning situation was a: Correct Answer Hypthesis
Bechterev claimed that _______ was the founder of
behaviouristic psychology. Correct Answer He
By systematically moving a feared rabbit closer and closer to
Peter as Peter ate lunch, Watson and Jones: Correct Answer
Both made use of procedures later called behaviour therapy and
eliminated Peter's fear of the rabbit and reduced his fear of
related objects.
Concerning the mind-body problem, Skinner was a: Correct
Answer physical monist
Concerning the treatment of children, Watson and Watson's
advice was to: Correct Answer Treat them as small adults
Eventually, most psychologists agreed with the logical
positivists that: Correct Answer Unless a concept can be
operationally defined, it is meaningless
_______ positivism divided science into the empirical and the
theoretical by combining rationalism and empiricism. Correct
Answer Logical
A belief in the importance of _______ formed the core of
McDougall's theory. Correct Answer Instincts
According to Carr, an adaptive act consisted of all of the
following except: Correct Answer Behavioural reflexes which
were automatically triggered by environmental stimuli.
According to Guthrie, practice improves the performance of a
skill because it: Correct Answer Allows many specific S-R
associations to be formed
According to Hull, for learning to take place, a response must be
followed by: Correct Answer Drive reduction
According to James, a person could increase his or her self-
esteem by: Correct Answer Both succeeding more and
attempting
According to James, the most important thing about
consciousness was that it was: Correct Answer Functional
According to James, what kept people working at boring jobs
and the social strata from mixing? Correct Answer Habit
, According to Skinner, punishment is widely used in efforts to
modify behaviour because it: Correct Answer Is reinforcing to
the punisher
According to Skinner, the best way to deal with and decrease
undesirable behaviour is to: Correct Answer Ignore it and thus
put the behaviour on extinction
According to Tolman, the first thing an animal developed in a
learning situation was a: Correct Answer Hypthesis
Bechterev claimed that _______ was the founder of
behaviouristic psychology. Correct Answer He
By systematically moving a feared rabbit closer and closer to
Peter as Peter ate lunch, Watson and Jones: Correct Answer
Both made use of procedures later called behaviour therapy and
eliminated Peter's fear of the rabbit and reduced his fear of
related objects.
Concerning the mind-body problem, Skinner was a: Correct
Answer physical monist
Concerning the treatment of children, Watson and Watson's
advice was to: Correct Answer Treat them as small adults
Eventually, most psychologists agreed with the logical
positivists that: Correct Answer Unless a concept can be
operationally defined, it is meaningless
