Scott has just been reprimanded by his supervisor. Later on, Scott begins to “stomp around” and throws a tantrum in front of his co-workers. Scott’s behavior exemplifies which of the following?

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. While driving his girlfriend to work Nate narrowly avoided a collision with another vehicle. Moments later, he experienced an unusually warm glow of effection for his girlfriend. His romantic reaction is best explained in terms of:

   A. the more exposure effect
   B. social exchange theory
   C. social facilitation
   D. the two- factor theory of emotion

3. A supervisor who gives his employee the same rating on all items up for evaluation even through the employee varies on these dimensions is engaging in:

   A. A leniency error
   B. The halo effect
   C. A central tendency error
   D. A severity error

4. Juan is obsessed with building up his bank balance, even though he is quite comfortable and prosperous now. Juan’s situation exemplifies the power of:

   A. fixed-action patterns
   B. homeostasis
   C. secondary drives
   D. arousal

5. In order to help MR. Eberstadt overcome his addiction to alcohol, his therapist first attempted to discover whether the substance dependency was somehow a reaction on his wife’s behavior. The therapist’s concern is most likely to be characteristic of a:

   A. biomedical therapist
   B. psychoanalyst
   C. family therapist
   D. cognitive therapist

6. Mr. Noor mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress. His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates:

   A. transference
   B. counterconditioning
   C. unconditional positive regard
   D. the placebo effect

7. Full and clear communication regarding Kelsey’s manager is enhanced by the performance appraisals she periodically receives from fellow managers, subordinates, customers, and her supervisor. This best illustrates the value of:

   A. flow
   B. experiencing flow
   C. 360-degree feedback
   D. structured interviews

8. Rais just came back from seeing a neurologist. Rais tells you that he will be having a test in which images of his brain will be recorded after radioactive chemicals have been injected into his chemicals have been injected into his bloodstream. However, Rais can’t remember the actual name of the test. it appears that his neurologist is planning:

   A. an electroencephalograph (EEG) recording
   B. a positron emission tomography (PET) scan
   C. a computerized tomography(CT) scan
   D. a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan

9. After several months of psychoanalysis, Andy begins to feel intensity angry with his therapist, although the therapist has been consistently warm and supportive Andy’s feelings are probably

   A. a result of sudden insight about some childhood experience
   B. a sign of an impending psychosis
   C. a result of free association
   D. a result of transference

10. An individual behavior consists not only of his observable acts but also of all his reactions to inner states and to environmental factors of:

    A. Reaction
    B. Relationship
    C. Experiences
    D. Influence