1. Introduction to Psychology

According to behaviorism, what do behaviorists primarily focus on when studying psychology?

Which of the following best defines the behavior feedback effect in psychology?

Interventions that manipulate the value of consequences are also known as which of the following?

In behaviorism, defining a behavior in observable and measurable terms is known as which of the following?

According to behaviorism, is it accurate to state that behaviors with a sensory function are always reinforced through automatic positive reinforcement?

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?