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Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

True or False


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	Negative reinforcement strengthens a response, just as does punishment.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


12	Reinforcement is more important in shaping human behavior than is natural selection.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


13	Skinner believed that, whereas emotions are real, 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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