A. biological predispositions
B. external influences
C. emotions
D. unconscious motives
Related Mcqs:
- Watson argued that all behavior is composed of reflexive responses to stimuli, but Skinner later argued that behavior is determined ____________?
A. patterns
B. consequences of responses
C. predictability of responses
D. strength of responses - Behavior according to operant conditioning theory is controlled by __________________?
A. its consequences
B. free will
C. knowledge
D. instinct - Which of the following learning mechanism does B.F. Skinner see as being the major means by which behavior is learned?
A. classical conditioning
B. operant conditioning
C. observational learning
D. insight learning - Which of the following learning mechanisms does B.F. Skinner see as being the major means by which behavior is learned?
A. classical conditioning
B. operant conditioning
C. observational learning
D. insight learning - Behavior is controlled by ____________ according to the theory of dualism?
A. the mind and the brain
B. the heart and the will
C. the body and the soul
D. the brain and the muscles - Convergence of the eyes is controlled primarily by ______________?
A. extrinsic muscles of the eye
B. curvature of lens
C. ciliary muscles of eye
D. muscles of iris - The nature of a nerve impulse is primarily a/an _____________ event; communication between neurons is primarily a/an_____________
A. chemical; electrical
B. acetylcholine, catecholamine
C. dendrite; axon
D. electrical; chemical - Briefly defined_______is to study of human behavior and human relationships:
A. psychology
B. Physical activity
C. Humanity
D. Research - A pigeon in a Skinner box is pecking the disk at a high, steady rate. The graph portraying this pigeon’s responding will have:
A. a steep, unchanging slope
B. a shallow, unchanging slope
C. a progressively steeper slope
D. a progressively shallower slope - A man who explaining an individual’s aggressiveness, Skinner would look for:
A. environmental factors that could promote aggression
B. feelings of repressed hostility
C. instinctual explanations
D. early learning experiences and reinforcement history
