personality theory research final exam
PPE 3003
According to Mischel's theory of personality, what are if . . . then contingencies? - correct
answer-actions triggered by particular stimulus situations
Advertising slogans like "Just Do It" and "You Can Do It!" relate to what incarnation of social
learning theory? - correct answer-self efficacy theory
B. F. Skinner's clever students were able to manipulate his lecture style by adopting certain
kinds of listening postures when he was near the podium and others when he took steps
away from it. They were shaping his behavior using subtle - correct answer-reinforcements
and punishments.
Before asking a cute classmate out for a date, you weigh your odds: What are the chances I
will be rebuffed, as opposed to those that I will win a date? This is an example of the
approach to behavioral decisions that psychologist Julian Rotter calls - correct
answer-expectancy value theory
Behavioral psychologists study how a person's __________ is a direct result of his or her
__________. - correct answer-behavior; environment
If an animal or a person's behavior is followed by a __________, the behavior becomes
more likely. If the behavior is followed by a __________, it becomes less likely. - correct
answer-einforcement; punishment
In the context of behavioral psychology, environment refers to what, exactly? - correct
answer-the rewards and punishments an individual experiences in the physical and social
world
Ivan Pavlov is one of behavioral psychology's most famous figures. His experiments in
teaching animals to associate the meaning of one stimulus with that of another is a
foundational example of - correct answer-classical conditoning
Learning a behavior vicariously, by seeing someone else do it, is called - correct
answer-observational learning
Many of us have gradually become less moved by the graphic violence in movies and video
games. In this, we are experiencing a kind of learning called - correct answer-habituation
A person high on the trait of __________ will typically follow a script, or a perceptual and
behavioral strategy, that involves being warm, friendly, approachable, and slow to anger. If a
person is __________, then he or she will probably not get angry in response to a mild
insult. - correct answer-agreeableness; agreeable
PPE 3003
According to Mischel's theory of personality, what are if . . . then contingencies? - correct
answer-actions triggered by particular stimulus situations
Advertising slogans like "Just Do It" and "You Can Do It!" relate to what incarnation of social
learning theory? - correct answer-self efficacy theory
B. F. Skinner's clever students were able to manipulate his lecture style by adopting certain
kinds of listening postures when he was near the podium and others when he took steps
away from it. They were shaping his behavior using subtle - correct answer-reinforcements
and punishments.
Before asking a cute classmate out for a date, you weigh your odds: What are the chances I
will be rebuffed, as opposed to those that I will win a date? This is an example of the
approach to behavioral decisions that psychologist Julian Rotter calls - correct
answer-expectancy value theory
Behavioral psychologists study how a person's __________ is a direct result of his or her
__________. - correct answer-behavior; environment
If an animal or a person's behavior is followed by a __________, the behavior becomes
more likely. If the behavior is followed by a __________, it becomes less likely. - correct
answer-einforcement; punishment
In the context of behavioral psychology, environment refers to what, exactly? - correct
answer-the rewards and punishments an individual experiences in the physical and social
world
Ivan Pavlov is one of behavioral psychology's most famous figures. His experiments in
teaching animals to associate the meaning of one stimulus with that of another is a
foundational example of - correct answer-classical conditoning
Learning a behavior vicariously, by seeing someone else do it, is called - correct
answer-observational learning
Many of us have gradually become less moved by the graphic violence in movies and video
games. In this, we are experiencing a kind of learning called - correct answer-habituation
A person high on the trait of __________ will typically follow a script, or a perceptual and
behavioral strategy, that involves being warm, friendly, approachable, and slow to anger. If a
person is __________, then he or she will probably not get angry in response to a mild
insult. - correct answer-agreeableness; agreeable
