Behavioral Analysis: B.F. Skinner

Question 1

However, he did not claim that observable behavior is limited to external events. Such private behaviors as thinking, remembering, and anticipating are all observable—by the person experiencing them.

Answer 1

Skinner

Question 2

In addition to being a radical behaviorist, Skinner can rightfully be regarded as a _____ and an _____.

Answer 2

determinist, environmentalist

Question 3

The first psychologist to systematically study the consequences of behavior was _____, who worked originally with animals and then later with humans

Answer 3

Edward L. Thorndike

Question 4

Thorndike observed that learning takes place mostly because of the effects that follow a response, and he called this observation the _____.

Answer 4

law of effect

Question 5

Watson had studied both animals and humans and became convinced that the concepts of _____ and introspection must play no role in the scientific study of human behavior.

Answer 5

consciousness

Question 6

Scientific behaviorism allows for an interpretation of behavior but not an explanation of its _____.

Answer 6

causes

Question 7

Once learned, responses can be lost for at least four reasons:

Answer 7

1. Forgotten due time
2. Lost due to interference
3. Disppear due to punishment
4. Extinction - weakened upon nonreinforcement

Question 8

Human personality is the product of a long evolutionary history. As individuals, our behavior is determined by genetic composition and especially by our personal histories of reinforcement. As a species, however, we are shaped by the contingencies of survival.

Answer 8

Natural Selection

Question 9

Humans do not make a cooperative decision to do what is best for the society, but those societies whose members behaved cooperatively tended to survive.

Answer 9

Cultural Evolution

Question 10

1. Self-Awareness - humans have
2. Drives - effects of deprivation and satiation, pag uhaw iinom
3. Emotions
4. Purpose and Intention

Answer 10

Inner States

Question 11

Once again, Skinner did not deny the existence of higher mental processes such as cognition, reason, and recall; nor did he ignore complex human endeavors like creativity, unconscious behavior, dreams, and social behavior.

1. Higher Mental Processes - covert problem solving
2. Creativity - accidental got rewarded
3. Unconscious Behavior - no longer thinks, suppressed thru punishment
4. Dreams - covert symbolic
5. Social Behavior - groups do not behave, only individual

Answer 11

Complex Behavior