WK 4 - Perspectives on Psychology

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What was B.F Skinner's first career ambition?
A writer of English fiction
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Which university did B.F Skinner go to?
Harvard University
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Skinner spent most of his time studying what?
Operant conditioning
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What did Skinner's book Walden Two (1948) demonstrate?
Skinner’s belief that psychologists should be ‘social’ & ‘cultural’ engineers
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Who was the most famous American Psychologist amongst the general public?
B.F Skinner
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Skinner (1948) studied operant conditioning by conducting experiments using animals. What was the name of the apparatus he used?
Skinner Box
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What did Skinner design to record behaviour in his experiments?
Cumulative Recorder
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What is the "continuity principle"
The laws of learning that apply to humans also apply to animals
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In the behavioural equation, what does the letter "A" stand for?
Antecedent
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What are the three components of the behavioural equation?
Antecedent - behaviour - consequence
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What is an example of the application of behavioural analysis?
All four
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Who demonstrates the use of Applied Behavioural Analysis?
Supernanny
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Donald wants to use behavioural analysis with one of the children in his class. What should he do?
All three
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What is the definition of an "explanatory fiction"
A statement that has the form of an explanation but whose "cause" is really the same as its "effect."
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What is the definition of positive reinforcement?
A desirable stimulus is introduced to encourage the behaviour/response
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What is the definition of negative reinforcement?
An undesirable stimulus is removed to encourage the behaviour/response
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What is the definition of extinction?
A desirable stimulus is removed to discourage the behaviour/response
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Donald's manager offers Donald a raise when he goes above & beyond on a project. What is this an example of?
Positive reinforcement
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A child who has been conditioned to fear dogs after having been knocked down by one begins to show the same fear around cats. This is an example of
Generalisation
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In what year was Skinner born?
1904
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In the "Skinner's Box" experiment, what type of animal was used?
Rats
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