Which statement about classical conditioning is accurate?
a. It was first described by Edward Thorndike after observing the behavior of cats.
b. It assumes that behavior is controlled by its consequences.
c. It explains most human behavior.
d. It was discovered by Ivan Pavlov when he was studying the digestive processes of dogs.
Question 2If a loud siren is sounded, any newborn infant will automatically scream. In classical conditioning terminology, the siren is a(n) ____.
a. conditioned response
b. unconditioned response
c. unconditioned stimulus
d. conditioned stimulus
Question 3Classical conditioning is a form of associative learning. What exactly is associated?
a. internal models of the world and behavior
b. a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus
c. a behavior and its consequence
d. unconscious motivations and internal needs
Question 4Dr. White says, Psychopathology is learned through a person's interactions with his or her environment. Dr. White's statement reflects which psychological model?
a. behavioral
b. psychodynamic
c. cognitive
d. biological
Question 5A psychologist who sees a client's problems as caused by a lack of useful, productive behaviors and lack of consequences following inappropriate actions probably supports which model of psychopathology?
a. existential
b. psychodynamic
c. behavioral
d. humanistic
Question 6Psychodynamic theory ____.
a. is gynocentric
b. used advanced research methodology for Freud's time
c. can be applied to a wide range of disturbed people
d. uses insight on motivations to resolve childhood conflicts
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