Skinner maintained that reinforcement determines the acquisition of a response; Bandura maintains that reinforcement determines the_______of a response.

Related Mcqs:

1. B.F. Skinner emphasized the importance of______in language acquisition.

   A. heuristics B. algorithms C. reinforcement D. universal grammar...

2. Research on avoidance learning suggests that a fear response is acquired through_________conditioning: the avoidance response is maintained as a result of______conditioning.

   A. classical; operant B. operant; classical C. classical; classical D. operant; operant...

3. Which THREE of the following are true regarding habituation and dishabituation?
   1:Habituation involves a gradual reduction in the magnitude of the response to repeated presentation of the response of a stimulus
   2:In dishabituation, the response returns when a salient extraneous stimulus is presented just before a trial with the habituated stimulus
   3:Habituation is caused by sensory-motor fatigue
   4:Habituation occurs as a consequence of the repeated presentation of a single event

   A. 1,2 & 3 B. 2,3 & 4 C. 1,2 & 4 D. 4...

4. The_______of the many kinds of interactions among living beings is so all-embracing that special consideration of any one area is broad, both in scope and in context:

   A. Evaluation B. Study C. Relation D. Outcome...

5. Behaviorists would say that self – defeating behaviors are maintained by immediate reinforcement in the form of:

   A. relief from anxiety B. defending the ego C. protecting one’s self – image D. avoiding existential anxiety...

6. In_______-reinforcement, the reinforcer follows every correct response.

   A. intermittent B. partial C. negative D. continuous...

7. According to Bandura, one is socialized by ___________?

   A. Punishment B. Observation C. Food D. None of these...

8. According to Bandura, one is socialized by ___________?

   A. Punishment B. Observation C. Food D. None of these...

9. According to Bandura and Walters, all of the following processes are involved in observational learning except __________________?

   A. attention process B. motivation process C. reproduction process D. chaining process...

10. Always having been a good student, lrving is confident that he will do well in his psychology course. According to Bandura’s cognitive theory, lrving would be said to have:

    A. strong feelings of self-efficacy B. a sense of superiority C. strong feelings of self-esteem D. strong defense mechanisms...