Question 1

Early reports of the continued improvement of patients treated with systematic desensitization challenged the psychoanalytic concept of

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A)   penis envy.
B)   id, ego, superego.
C)   symptom substitution.
D)   the importance of transference.

Question 2

Pavlov's work was suggestive to Skinner in terms of

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A)   emphasizing the importance of nervous system functioning.
B)   emphasizing the importance of controlling environmental conditions.
C)   both (a)  and (b) .
D)   neither (a)  nor (b) .

Question 3

According to Skinner

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A)   exploration of motivation is a worthy endeavor.
B)   feelings are causes of behavior.
C)   both (a)  and (b) .
D)   neither (a)  nor (b) .

Question 4

Rorschach is to ABC as

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A)   sign is to sample.
B)   sample is to sign.
C)   TAT is to NBC.
D)   none of the above.

Question 5

Watson was influenced in his thinking by

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A)   Hull.
B)   Pavlov.
C)   Skinner.
D)   Tolman.

Question 6

According to Skinner, individuals

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A)   have unique reinforcement histories.
B)   all follow the same rules of learning.
C)   both (a)  and (b) .
D)   neither (a)  nor (b) .

Question 7

Skinner question the idea that people

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A)   have free will.
B)   learn from environmental experiences.
C)   can think.
D)   all of the above.

Question 8

Behavioral and self-report data

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A)   show good agreement.
B)   are interchangeable.
C)   do not always match one another.
D)   both require the use of factor analysis.

Question 9

Skinnerians would not favor systematic desensitization because

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A)   it emphasizes specific behaviors.
B)   it emphasizes mental imagery.
C)   it emphasizes anxiety.
D)   all of the above.

Question 10

Based on the relative permanency of effect and utility in modifying behavior, Skinner emphasized the use of _______ reinforcement in the shaping of behavior.

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A)   positive
B)   partial
C)   negative
D)   conditional

Question 11

According to the text, the behavior therapist would be most likely to compare his role as a therapist to that of

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A)   an engineer.
B)   an advisor.
C)   a substitute parent.
D)   an administrator.

Question 12

Successive approximations provide an explanation for the development of complex behaviors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not an emphasis of the behaviorist approach?

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A)   objectivity
B)   introspection
C)   experiments
D)   assessment

Question 14

Explain how behavioristic principles, which seem at first to be relevant only to the
performance of simple responses, can in principle be used to explain complex patterns of
behavior.

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Question 15

Behavioral assessment is associated with theories that

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A)   emphasize the interplay among motives.
B)   emphasize hierarchical structure.
C)   emphasize perception as an active process.
D)   none of the above.

Question 16

Which of the following is an accurate statement of the Skinnerian view of imitation?

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A)   It does not exist at all.
B)   Behavior must always be directly reinforced to be initiated.
C)   Imitative responses can result from intermittent reinforcement.
D)   "Monkey sees, monkey does."

Question 17

Therapist control over the relevant variables is demonstrated

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A)   in the corrective emotional experience.
B)   with the ABA design.
C)   with the ABC method.
D)   with the NEO.

Question 18

Longstanding disgust for certain foods may be based on

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A)   unconscious wishes.
B)   approach-avoidance conflicts.
C)   classical conditioning.
D)   systematic desensitization.

Question 19

Pavlov suggested that thought processes

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A)   were part of a second signal system.
B)   were part of a system of US.
C)   were unique to humans.
D)   could not be studied objectively.

Question 20

Behavioral assessment focuses on the direct assessment of theoretical constructs.

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A) True 
 B)False

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