John is training his Golden Retriever to retriever ducks by using a special collar to signal the dog to return to him, and combining this with a command. This training method is an application of the method developed by
a. John Watson
b. Sigmund Freud
c. Ivan Pavlov
d. George Herbert Mead
Question 2The divorce rate for couples who lived together before marriage is higher than for noncohabitors.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3Which of the following is NOT a key element of the theory of behaviorism?
a. All behavior results from learning.
b. Humans are almost completely dominated by their environment.
c. Instinct plays an important role in human learning.
d. Learning is a reciprocal process resulting from the interaction of the individual and the environment.
Question 4The high rate of divorce in modern societies indicates that the family as an institution is about to disappear.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5John Watson wrote, Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select. . . This statement reflects the theory known as:
a. behaviorism
b. conflict theory
c. human ecology
d. symbolic interactionism
Question 6Age at marriage is an important factor in divorce because of its relationship to role performance.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 7Pavlov's work on conditioned reflexes indicates:
a. any biological response could be elicited as a result of learning experiences
b. behavior that had been thought to be entirely instinctive could be conditioned by learning situations
c. biological drives could in no way be modified by learning experiences
d. biological drives play little or no role in human behavior