EDF 6222 Midterm Exam Questions And Answers Guaranteed A+ Pass.
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EDF 6222
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EDF 6222
Scientifically skeptical - correct answer Until there is evidence available, assumptions cannot be made
structionalism - correct answer relied on introspection which looks inward to describe sensations,...
2. he carefully controlled conditions that allowed him to show that particular stimuli can acquire
(respond) the ability to elicit secretion
3. He avoided BOTH mentalistic and explanatory fictions
conditioning - correct answer 1. extends the scope of eliciting stimulus
2. does NOT bring all the behavior within stimulus control
3. can add different eliciting stimuli but will never fashion a novel response
, contingencies of reinforcement - correct answer have edge for survival b/c
prediction and control and the conditions under which a species acquires behavior are relatively
accessible and can be manipulated
genes - correct answer predispose an individual's susceptibility to the
influences from the environment.
Genes do not cause behavior- they set up physical basis for the processes and structures that participate
in behavior.
imitative responses - correct answer require the learner to orient towards the
model NOT topographical correspondence of the behavior
Law of Effect (Thorndike) - correct answer Thorndike's principle that behaviors
followed by pleasant stimulus become more likely (increase), and that behaviors followed by negative
stimulus become less likely (decrease)
free will - correct answer operant conditioning does NOT suggest that
organisms cannot control their own behaviors b/c of lack of free will.
Operant conditioning states that once the environment is understood, it can be altered in our favor
extinction - correct answer when reinforcement is no longer present
must have reinforcement history to determine resistance to extinction
shorter periods will extinguish sooner
longer history will take more time
punishment - correct answer punishment reduces future instances of a
behavior
never responsible for skill acquisition
measurement of behavior - correct answer skinner suggested we use
frequency
we do not have to assume a level of intrinsic motivation- we can use observable variables in the
environment to explain the increase or decrease in behavior
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