Which of the following is an example of negative punishment?
Receiving a slap on the hand after losing a hand of poker.
Correct!
Losing computer privileges in response to using a bad word.
Receiving an electrical shock in response to a wrong answer.
Being told by peers that you are terrible at singing after a live performance.
The answer can be found in Section 5.1 Major Approaches and Historical Figures in the
Development of Behaviorism, in Personality
Question 2
pts
According to B. F. Skinner, an operant is
You Answered
a response that occurs as a reaction to a specific stimulus.
any kind of punisher that decreases the desirability of a behavior that occurs after a specified
time.
anything that reinforces behavior.
Correct Answer
an emitted response that does not need to be elicited by a specific stimulus.
, The answer can be found in Section 5.2 The Neobehaviorists, in Personality
Question 3
pts
Research (Vartanian et al., 2012) suggests that even informal and relatively brief behavioral
assessments of normally functioning adults can lead to a consensus with respect to predicting
neuroticism and extraversion.
Correct!
conscientiousness and extraversion.
conscientiousness and openness to new experiences.
neuroticism and conscientiousness.
The answer can be found in Section 5.5 Assessment Strategies and Behavioral Tools
in Personality
Question 4
pts
What implication might Ehlers et al.’s (2010) research with patients suffering from PTSD have
for the treatment of PTSD?
It may help identify a gene that determines if an individual will develop PTSD from a traumatic
event.
It investigated potentially helpful new drugs for the treatment of PTSD.
It provides new insights into the mechanisms that lead to the development of PTSD.
Receiving a slap on the hand after losing a hand of poker.
Correct!
Losing computer privileges in response to using a bad word.
Receiving an electrical shock in response to a wrong answer.
Being told by peers that you are terrible at singing after a live performance.
The answer can be found in Section 5.1 Major Approaches and Historical Figures in the
Development of Behaviorism, in Personality
Question 2
pts
According to B. F. Skinner, an operant is
You Answered
a response that occurs as a reaction to a specific stimulus.
any kind of punisher that decreases the desirability of a behavior that occurs after a specified
time.
anything that reinforces behavior.
Correct Answer
an emitted response that does not need to be elicited by a specific stimulus.
, The answer can be found in Section 5.2 The Neobehaviorists, in Personality
Question 3
pts
Research (Vartanian et al., 2012) suggests that even informal and relatively brief behavioral
assessments of normally functioning adults can lead to a consensus with respect to predicting
neuroticism and extraversion.
Correct!
conscientiousness and extraversion.
conscientiousness and openness to new experiences.
neuroticism and conscientiousness.
The answer can be found in Section 5.5 Assessment Strategies and Behavioral Tools
in Personality
Question 4
pts
What implication might Ehlers et al.’s (2010) research with patients suffering from PTSD have
for the treatment of PTSD?
It may help identify a gene that determines if an individual will develop PTSD from a traumatic
event.
It investigated potentially helpful new drugs for the treatment of PTSD.
It provides new insights into the mechanisms that lead to the development of PTSD.
