EDF 6222 Final Exam Complete Questions and
Correct Answers| 2026/27 Updated
Readings;
Weekly Lectures
Try to incorporate all of the assigned weekly ____ in your discussion posts, as your
midterm and final exam questions come from ALL of the readings, including
______ . Points will be deducted if you only cite 1-2 sources and do not include
your own, original reference.
exams
You will also notice that some weeks have "recommended readings" - these are
for your personal enrichment and are not on the ____ or required for your
discussion posts
Science;
lawful relations
"________ is more than the mere description of events as they occur. It is an
attempt to discover order, to show that certain events stand in _______ to other
events (Skinner, 1953, p.6)."
evidence
Being scientifically skeptical means that until there is _______ available,
assumptions should not be made.
,observer bias;
experimental control;
replication
In order to be excellent stewards of science, as behavior analysts, we can follow a
few guidelines when gathering and evaluating evidence. This includes reducing
________ by ensuring interobserver agreement, examining for actual _______ (as
opposed to effects that could have produced changes without the intervention),
______ and self-correction.
parsimony
With _______ we look for the simplest explanation possible, not extensive
mentalistic explanations.
philosophy
"Behaviorism is not the science of human behavior; it is the ________ of that
science" (Skinner, 1974. p.3).
introspection
Structuralism relied on _______ which looked inward to describe sensations,
images, and feelings.
Methodological
_________ behaviorism might be thought of as a psychological version of logical
positivism or operationism.
, psychophysical parallelism
While some methodological behaviorists accept that there are mental states, they
have ruled them completely out of consideration. This is not a new concept and
was once referred to as __________.
mentalistic;
explanatory
In Pavlov's early research, he did not jump to conclusions to suggest that the dog
was "thinking" of food, and therefore salivating. Instead, he carefully controlled
conditions that allowed him to show that particular stimuli can "acquire" the
ability to elicit secretion. His careful analysis of the scientific method allowed him
to avoid both ______ and _____ fictions
debilitating
The evolutionary explanation for reflexes indicates that they are for the survival of
the organism. However, we know all too well that sometimes responses can be
conditioned that serve no purpose - even add a _____ purpose - to our complex
lives.
conditioning;
stimulus control;
novel
Skinner (1953) informed us "Although the process of _____ greatly extends the
scope of the eliciting stimulus, it does not bring all the behavior of the organism
within such ________"(p. 56). Conditioning can add numerous different eliciting
stimuli, but it will never fashion a ________ response.
Correct Answers| 2026/27 Updated
Readings;
Weekly Lectures
Try to incorporate all of the assigned weekly ____ in your discussion posts, as your
midterm and final exam questions come from ALL of the readings, including
______ . Points will be deducted if you only cite 1-2 sources and do not include
your own, original reference.
exams
You will also notice that some weeks have "recommended readings" - these are
for your personal enrichment and are not on the ____ or required for your
discussion posts
Science;
lawful relations
"________ is more than the mere description of events as they occur. It is an
attempt to discover order, to show that certain events stand in _______ to other
events (Skinner, 1953, p.6)."
evidence
Being scientifically skeptical means that until there is _______ available,
assumptions should not be made.
,observer bias;
experimental control;
replication
In order to be excellent stewards of science, as behavior analysts, we can follow a
few guidelines when gathering and evaluating evidence. This includes reducing
________ by ensuring interobserver agreement, examining for actual _______ (as
opposed to effects that could have produced changes without the intervention),
______ and self-correction.
parsimony
With _______ we look for the simplest explanation possible, not extensive
mentalistic explanations.
philosophy
"Behaviorism is not the science of human behavior; it is the ________ of that
science" (Skinner, 1974. p.3).
introspection
Structuralism relied on _______ which looked inward to describe sensations,
images, and feelings.
Methodological
_________ behaviorism might be thought of as a psychological version of logical
positivism or operationism.
, psychophysical parallelism
While some methodological behaviorists accept that there are mental states, they
have ruled them completely out of consideration. This is not a new concept and
was once referred to as __________.
mentalistic;
explanatory
In Pavlov's early research, he did not jump to conclusions to suggest that the dog
was "thinking" of food, and therefore salivating. Instead, he carefully controlled
conditions that allowed him to show that particular stimuli can "acquire" the
ability to elicit secretion. His careful analysis of the scientific method allowed him
to avoid both ______ and _____ fictions
debilitating
The evolutionary explanation for reflexes indicates that they are for the survival of
the organism. However, we know all too well that sometimes responses can be
conditioned that serve no purpose - even add a _____ purpose - to our complex
lives.
conditioning;
stimulus control;
novel
Skinner (1953) informed us "Although the process of _____ greatly extends the
scope of the eliciting stimulus, it does not bring all the behavior of the organism
within such ________"(p. 56). Conditioning can add numerous different eliciting
stimuli, but it will never fashion a ________ response.
