The school of psychology that argue that nearly all behavior is a result of conditioning and the environment shapes behaviors is labeled __________?

Related Mcqs:

1. If psychology can be defined as the science of behavior and the mind, why are the data in psychology always drawn from behavior?

   A. behavior can be influenced by physiology and the mind cannot
   B. behavior can be influenced by the environment and the mind cannot
   C. behavior can be observed and the mind cannot
   D. All of above

2. Taste aversions are a type of classical conditioning, and if there is a long delay between the CS and US, conditioning is usually prevented. The fact that people and animals can be develop taste aversions even though sickness occurs long after eating indicates that:

   A. taste aversions are really more like operant conditioning
   B. taste aversions can be unlearned as well
   C. there is a biological tendency to associate sickness with any food eaten earlier
   D. there is less aversion associated with the actual sickness than with whatever caused the sickness in the first place

3. Psychology as a ‘Science of Mind’ defined by__________ school of psychology?

   A. Psychoanalysts
   B. Behaviourists
   C. Functionalists
   D. Ancient Greek Philosophers

4. J.B. Watson, the founder and father of behaviouristic school of psychology, defined ‘Psychology’ as the science of_____________?

   A. Soul
   B. Consciousness
   C. Mind
   D. Behaviour

5. Community psychology, health psychology, and neuropsychology are considered which of the following in clinical psychology?

   A. Precursors
   B. Continuums
   C. Inferences
   D. Subspecialties

6. Teacher carefully monitors and records the behaviors of children on school playgrounds in order to track the developmental of their physical skills. He is most clearly engaged in ___________?

   A. survey research
   B. naturalistic observation
   C. experimentation
   D. replication

7. Which of the following reinforcement schedules in operant conditioning would be best to use if you want to produce behavior that is very resistant to extinction?

   A. continuous
   B. fixed ratio
   C. variable ratio
   D. fixed interval

8. Behavior according to operant conditioning theory is controlled by __________________?

   A. its consequences
   B. free will
   C. knowledge
   D. instinct

9. According to behavior therapists, pathological behaviors

   A. can not be stopped by the patient which is why he/she is seeking therapy
   B. are signs of an underlying emotional or cognitive problem
   C. can be modified directly, through the application of established principles of conditioning
   D. should be viewed as the expression of an unconscious sexual or aggressive conflict

10. In the above diagram, the part of the eye labeled #3 is the:

    A. iris
    B. pupil
    C. retina
    D. cornea