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1
Thorndike's amended law of effect minimized the effects of satisfiers and emphasized the importance of annoyers.
A)True
B)False
2
John Watson believed that the goal of psychology is prediction and control of behavior.
A)True
B)False
3
Skinner had no use for hypothetical constructs such as id, archetypes, or motives.
A)True
B)False
4
Skinner decided to be a behaviorist even before he entered graduate school.
A)True
B)False
5
Skinner contended that human behavior follows principles that are basically the same as those that apply to animal behavior.
A)True
B)False
6
Skinner's theory tries to interpret and explain human behavior.
A)True
B)False
7
With operant conditioning, behavior is elicited; that is, it is drawn out of the organism.
A)True
B)False
8
Operant discrimination seems to be an innate ability.
A)True
B)False
9
Watson and Rayner's experiment with Little Albert was an example of classical conditioning.
A)True
B)False
10
Both negative and positive reinforcers strengthen behavior.
A)True
B)False
11
Punishment strengthens a response, just as does negative reinforcement.
A)True
B)False
12
Skinner believed that more behavior is shaped by natural selection than by reinforcement.
A)True
B)False
13
Although emotions are real, Skinner argued that scientists should not attribute behavior to them.
A)True
B)False
14
Skinner held that self-control is achieved by developing strong willpower.
A)True
B)False
15
Skinner agreed with Freud that dreams can be wish-fulfillments.
A)True
B)False
16
Skinner believed that psychotherapy offers the best hope for an improvement of the human species.
A)True
B)False
17
Recent research has found that punishment tends to improve learning for people low in anxiety.
A)True
B)False
18
Skinner's concept of humanity is both deterministic and pessimistic.
A)True
B)False
19
Skinner's theory rates very high on causality.
A)True
B)False
20
Skinner recognized the existence of internal states such as thinking and feeling.
A)True
B)False





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