1. Introduction to Psychology

In behaviorism, what term describes actions or events that occur as a result of a behavior?

Behaviorists analyze behavior in terms of all of the following except:

Which of the following statements best reflects a key distinction made by behaviorists between preferences and reinforcers?

According to behaviorism, which of the following traits is primarily cultivated through learned behaviors and reinforcement?

One major objection to the early Skinnerian approach to psychology is that it:

According to behaviorist principles, approximately how many repetitions does it typically take for a behavior to become a habit?

Defining behavior in observable terms is known as which of the following in behaviorism?

Which of the following psychologists was a behaviorist?

According to the behavioral perspective in psychology, which of the following statements best reflects what behaviorists believe should be the focus of scientific study?

How did the definition of psychology change when behaviorism began to dominate the field?

In the context of behaviorism, which term best describes a pattern of behavior that an individual often repeats?

Which of the following statements demonstrates a behavioral approach? Select the best answer.

In behaviorism, one key to behavioral learning is blank______ exposure to a situation. Which word best completes the sentence?

In the context of behaviorism, why must replacement behavior strategies include reinforcement procedures?

Which of the following best describes the earliest form of intraverbal training in behaviorism?