Theory of Personality (Skinner and Allport)

Question 1

What is the primary focus of B.F. Skinner's theory of behaviorism?

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1

Question 2

True or False: According to Skinner, reinforcement makes a behavior more likely to be repeated.

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o

Question 3

What is the term for a response that is made or elicited by a specific stimulus, like a knee jerk?

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Respondent Behavior

Question 4

In Pavlov's famous dog experiment, what was used as the reward to condition the dogs?

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2

Question 5

True or False: Operant behavior is behavior that operates on the environment to change it.

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o

Question 6

What is the name of the apparatus often used in operant conditioning experiments with animals?

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Skinner Box

Question 7

What is the difference between negative reinforcement and punishment?

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1

Question 8

True or False: According to Skinner, reinforcement and reward are the same thing.

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x

Question 9

What does 'extinction' mean in the context of classical conditioning?

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Behavior stops

Question 10

Which of the following is a technique for self-control where you avoid a situation that makes you uncomfortable?

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2

Question 11

What year was Gordon Allport born?

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1

Question 12

What did Gordon Allport's father do for a living?

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1

Question 13

What university did Gordon Allport attend for his Bachelor's degree?

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2

Question 14

What was the topic of the story Gordon Allport told when he met with Freud?

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0

Question 15

Freud's response to Allport's story suggested that the boy in the story was:

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1

Question 16

Allport believed that psychologists should focus more on what level of the mind?

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2

Question 17

Allport's view of human nature was described as:

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2

Question 18

According to Allport, what are healthy individuals NOT driven by?

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2

Question 19

What is the definition of personality according to Gordon Allport?

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2

Question 20

Allport emphasized the importance of what in personality theory?

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2