A series of responses that gradually approach a desired pattern of behavior are called:

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. The process of reinforcing successively closer approximations to a desired behavior is called ___________________?

   A. shaping
   B. partial reinforcement
   C. secondary reinforcement
   D. modeling

3. An unlearned and fixed pattern of behavior common to all members of a species is called a(n):

   A. incentive
   B. set point
   C. instinct
   D. need

4. ______schizophrenics shift from one pattern of schizophrenic behavior to another.

   A. Catatonic
   B. Disorganized
   C. Paranoid
   D. Undifferentiated

5. According to Piaget from 2 to 7 years of age, language is developed slowly and gradually, this stage is called _______________?

   A. egocentric thought
   B. preoperational stage
   C. sensorimotor stage
   D. formal stage

6. The approach-approach conflict involves ____________?

   A. A stable equilibrium
   B. An unstable equilibrium
   C. An oscillation of (A. and (B.
   D. Neither (A. nor (B. (C.
   E. None of these

7. The nomothetic approach to personality emphasizes that people are_______whereas the idiographic approach to personality emphasizes that people are_______.

   A. Introverts: extroverts
   B. Extroverts; introverts
   C. Similar; unique
   D. Unique; similar

8. This approach on only acknowledges that other bases than be scientific approach exit, but consciously attempts to use other approaches, This style acknowledges that the norm is an opinion-based on theoretical perspective and not an axion. The basic assumption of the style is that there are ever-expanding______________programmers:

   A. Educational
   B. Research
   C. General
   D. Informational

9. The combination of responses or ideals in novel way is called ___________?

   A. Exploration
   B. Creativity
   C. Thinking
   D. None of these

10. The procedure in which only a portion of correct responses are reinforced is called ________________?

    A. partial reinforcement
    B. observational learning
    C. extinction
    D. None of these