Deck 4: Behavior Therapy and Psychopharmacology

Question 1

Behaviorists believe that people are inherently bad at birth but they can learn to be good.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The pigeons in the Skinner box demonstrated ______________when they determined that reinforcers would only be provided by pecking the green light and not the red light.

A) Extinction
B) Discrimination
C) Generalization
D) Desensitization

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT positive reinforcement?

A) Eliza is given attention when she hits other children so she hits more children in the future to get attention.
B) Carina gets a sticker for getting an A on her quiz, so she studies more in the future.
C) Paul gets $10 for practicing his trumpet so he practices more.
D) Ted wants to lose weight so he buys lowfat desserts instead of his regular favorites.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What was the result of Watson and Rayner's experiment with Little Albert?

A) Albert became afraid of rats
B) Albert overcame his fear of rats
C) Albert's fear of rats generalized to other furry objects.
D) Watson and Rayner were discredited due to the unethical nature of their experiment.

Question 5

Behaviorism maintains that psychological disorders are a result of maladaptive learning.

Question 6

Which is true concerning goal in behavior therapy?

A) Goals should be measureable so that the client can evaluate progress
B) The therapist should develop the treatment goals
C) The goals should not change.
D) Goals should be worded in terms of what the client wants to avoid doing

Question 7

Token economies were developed from what behavioral theory?

A) Operant conditioning
B) Classical conditioning
C) Stress inoculation
D) Extinction

Question 8

Which behavior therapy founder is not matched correctly with his theory?

A) Pavlov-classical conditioning
B) Meichenbaum-desensitization
C) Skinner- operant conditioning
D) Wolpe- anxiety hierarchies

Question 9

Joan loses her keys, gets very upset, ends up being late to work and then is informed that she will have to come in on the weekend to make up the time. From the behavioral perspective, what is the antecedent?

A) Losing the keys
B) Being upset
C) Being late for work
D) Having to go to work on the weekend.

Question 10

The first wave of behavior therapy challenged the conventional wisdom of prior behaviorists that asserted that cognitive variables were irrelevant to understanding a person's behavior.

Question 11

The third wave of cognitive behavior therapists draws from Western traditions.

Question 12

Which explanation for behavior is a behavior therapist least likely to support?

A) Anna is fearful of snakes because she was punished for trying to pick up a snake.
B) Anna is fearful of snakes because of seeing her cousin bitten by a snake.
C) Anna is fearful of snakes because it is a phallic symbol.
D) Anna is fearful of snakes because she saw her father run from a snake.

Question 13

Joan loses her keys, gets very upset, ends up being late to work and then is informed that she will have to come in on the weekend to make up the time. From the behavioral perspective, what is the consequence?

A) Losing the keys
B) Being upset
C) Being late for work
D) Having to go to work on the weekend.

Question 14

Which is NOT part of systematic desensitization?

A) Learning deep muscle relaxation
B) Completing a functional behavioral assessment
C) Creating an anxiety hierarchy
D) Reciprocal inhibition

Question 15

Who among the following is NOT considered to be a founder of behavioral therapy?

A) Watson
B) Skinner
C) Wolpe
D) Maslow

Question 16

Every time someone flushes the toilet when Robert is in the shower, the water becomes scalding hot and he jumps. Now, even when he is not in the shower, he jumps when he hears the toilet flush. In this scenario, what is the conditioned stimulus?

A) The hot water
B) The toilet flushing
C) Jumping in response to the hot water
D) Jumping in response to the toilet flushing

Question 17

An unconditioned response is a natural response to a stimulus.

Question 18

Skinner would support which of the following beliefs?

A) That punishment is not a good way to control behavior.
B) That thoughts and feelings must be assessed in order to have productive therapy.
C) That negative reinforcement will not produce lasting behavioral changes.
D) That society thrives more from competition than cooperation.

Question 19

Behavior therapists form warm and empathetic relationships with clients.

Question 20

Which of the following is negative reinforcement?

A) Emmanual is having a temper tantrum so his mother gives him a cookie and then he is quiet. In the future, mom is likely to give cookies to quiet him.
B) Crystal is spanked for fighting with her sister. She continues to fight with her sister.
C) George is grounded for breaking curfew. He gets home on time after that.
D) Terra's boyfriend cheats on her because she has been neglecting him for weeks. She breaks up with him.

Question 21

Describe behavioral pharmacology.

Question 22

In behavior therapy, the term "reinforce" means to strengthen some behavior.

Question 23

What is a token economy?

Question 24

What role does the therapist/client relationship play in behavior therapy?

Question 25

Classical conditioning is the idea that behavior is determined by its consequence

Question 26

Describe flooding.

Question 27

How did Wolpe and Rachman reinterpret Freud's case of "Little Hans?"

Question 28

Discuss progressive muscle relaxation.

Question 29

According to Watson, behaviorists study observable animal and human behaviors, instead of states of consciousness, which are difficult to verify.

Question 30

From the behavioral perspective, personality is highly consistent, but still malleable, within the limits imposed by the person's environment and heredity.

Question 31

Why would a therapist do a functional behavioral assessment of a child who was regularly fighting with classmates?

Question 32

What is behavior therapy?

Question 33

What experimental process led Wolpe to the development of systematic desensitization?

Question 34

Discuss positive reinforcement.

Question 35

What is implosive therapy?

Question 36

What is punishment? Provide an example.

Question 37

Provide an example of a client who could benefit from assertiveness training. How would this be addressed in therapy?

Question 38

Discuss negative reinforcement.

Question 39

Provide an anxiety hierarchy for someone who has a fear of flying.