Quizzes - PSYC 3520 Questions With
Correct Answers
behavior is defined by: - ANSWER observable and measurable activity
similarity, contrast, contiguity, and frequency are all examples of: - ANSWER
laws of association
mind-body dualism was attributed first to which famous thinker? - ANSWER rene
descartes
empiricists proposed that: - ANSWER ideas and knowledge result from learning
conscious experience was the first subject matter of psychology according to: -
ANSWER functionalism
which of these is not one of the three principles of evolution by natural
selection? - ANSWER adaptability
which type of behaviorism excludes the study of thoughts and feelings? -
ANSWER methodological behaviorism
operationalized hypothetical physiological processes that were used when
multiple forms of evidence converged to support a similar explanation are called
___________ variables. - ANSWER intervening
within social learning theory, what is the term for thoughts and feelings directly
causing behavior? - ANSWER reciprocal determinism
which researcher disagreed with using internal events as causes of behavior? -
ANSWER B. F. Skinner
demonstrating cause and effect between an independent and dependent
variable is called a: - ANSWER functional relation
from a behavioral perspective on search methods, thinking and feeling are
typically called: - ANSWER covert behavior
motivating operations change the likelihood of behavior by altering the
_____________ of consequences. - ANSWER effectiveness
, ____________ refers to the predictive, causal relation between events. - ANSWER
contiguity
a change in the count of a response over time is this behavioral measure: -
ANSWER rate
_____________ recording is an example of a discontinuous measure hat divides
observation periods into parts and records whether behavior occurred at any
time within that period. - ANSWER interval
________________ determines whether behaviors was recorded consistently
between two independent observers. - ANSWER interobserver reliability
experimental research is a unique research design because it: - ANSWER
demonstrates functional relations
single-subject designs can increase confidence in causal relations by: -
ANSWER increasing the number of reversals between conditions
animal research: - ANSWER often is used to improve animal welfare
reflexes are a type of _____________ behavior. - ANSWER elicited
which of these is a fixed-action pattern? the presentation of cues for feeding
result in increased: - ANSWER pacing and tail wagging
a loud sound occurs outside several times and your startle response increased
with each instance. this behavior change is an example of: - ANSWER
sensitization
according to opponent-process theory, the b-process is elicited by: - ANSWER
the a-process
what is an evolutionarily important stimulus called? - ANSWER unconditioned
stimulus
if a sound is repeatedly followed by shock, thereby producing a change in
behavior to the bell, the bell is a: - ANSWER conditioned stimulus
if a stimulus predicts the absence of the US, it likely will produce: - ANSWER
inhibitory conditioning
if you got shocked and that experience with shock later produced a startle
response to an unrelated sound, what is the response to the sound called? -
ANSWER pseudoconditioning
Correct Answers
behavior is defined by: - ANSWER observable and measurable activity
similarity, contrast, contiguity, and frequency are all examples of: - ANSWER
laws of association
mind-body dualism was attributed first to which famous thinker? - ANSWER rene
descartes
empiricists proposed that: - ANSWER ideas and knowledge result from learning
conscious experience was the first subject matter of psychology according to: -
ANSWER functionalism
which of these is not one of the three principles of evolution by natural
selection? - ANSWER adaptability
which type of behaviorism excludes the study of thoughts and feelings? -
ANSWER methodological behaviorism
operationalized hypothetical physiological processes that were used when
multiple forms of evidence converged to support a similar explanation are called
___________ variables. - ANSWER intervening
within social learning theory, what is the term for thoughts and feelings directly
causing behavior? - ANSWER reciprocal determinism
which researcher disagreed with using internal events as causes of behavior? -
ANSWER B. F. Skinner
demonstrating cause and effect between an independent and dependent
variable is called a: - ANSWER functional relation
from a behavioral perspective on search methods, thinking and feeling are
typically called: - ANSWER covert behavior
motivating operations change the likelihood of behavior by altering the
_____________ of consequences. - ANSWER effectiveness
, ____________ refers to the predictive, causal relation between events. - ANSWER
contiguity
a change in the count of a response over time is this behavioral measure: -
ANSWER rate
_____________ recording is an example of a discontinuous measure hat divides
observation periods into parts and records whether behavior occurred at any
time within that period. - ANSWER interval
________________ determines whether behaviors was recorded consistently
between two independent observers. - ANSWER interobserver reliability
experimental research is a unique research design because it: - ANSWER
demonstrates functional relations
single-subject designs can increase confidence in causal relations by: -
ANSWER increasing the number of reversals between conditions
animal research: - ANSWER often is used to improve animal welfare
reflexes are a type of _____________ behavior. - ANSWER elicited
which of these is a fixed-action pattern? the presentation of cues for feeding
result in increased: - ANSWER pacing and tail wagging
a loud sound occurs outside several times and your startle response increased
with each instance. this behavior change is an example of: - ANSWER
sensitization
according to opponent-process theory, the b-process is elicited by: - ANSWER
the a-process
what is an evolutionarily important stimulus called? - ANSWER unconditioned
stimulus
if a sound is repeatedly followed by shock, thereby producing a change in
behavior to the bell, the bell is a: - ANSWER conditioned stimulus
if a stimulus predicts the absence of the US, it likely will produce: - ANSWER
inhibitory conditioning
if you got shocked and that experience with shock later produced a startle
response to an unrelated sound, what is the response to the sound called? -
ANSWER pseudoconditioning
