Edward Tolman's approach to behaviorism utilizes intervening variables, usually in the form of hypothesized _____, to help explain behavior.
A) cognitive processes
B) fixed action patterns
C) physiological processes
D) unconscious conflicts
Question 2Which of the following behaviorists would most likely be interested in robotics, because of its focus on mechanistic aspects of behavior?
A) Edward Tolman
B) B. F. Skinner
C) Clark Hull
D) Albert Bandura
Question 3Hull's model of behavior is quite similar to modern cognitive approaches that view humans as:
A) self-motivating.
B) animals that respond with fixed action patterns that are not modifiable.
C) analogous to computers that process bits of information from the environment to produce responses.
D) more susceptible to social cues than to biological cues.
Question 4Which of the following approaches to behaviorism views behavior as very machine-like, with specific responses becoming attached to specific stimuli?
A) Adaptive behaviorism
B) Purposive behaviorism
C) Social learning theory
D) Neobehaviorism
Question 5Which of the following behaviorists would be most likely interested in manipulating the degree to which a rat has been food deprived?
A) John Watson
B) Edward Tolman
C) Albert Bandura
D) Clark Hull
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