Deck 7: Behavioral Learning Theories

Question 1

The acknowledged founder of behaviorism is

A) Jean Piaget
B) Erik Erikson
C) John Watson
D) Lawrence Kohlberg

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The theories summarized in this chapter deal with the behavior of the individual.
What implications do these theories have in understanding human social behaviors and use of social systems theory?

Answer 2

not answered

Question 3

The reinforcement of acts in a sequence of actions that culminate in a desired end behavior is

A) Assimilation
B) Epigenesis
C) Shaping
D) Extinction

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In the ABCs of REBT, the C stands for

A) Consequences
B) Conclusions
C) Cooperation
D) Consultation

Question 5

Cognitive behavioral theorists hold that the notion of 'self talk'

A) Is a form of behavior
B) Has little influence on behavior
C) Is a form of psychosis
D) Is a common human cognitive process

Question 6

Behaviorism shares with psychoanalytic theory the premise that the study of humans starts with the recognition that

A) Humans are animals
B) Humans live and act in response to the unconscious
C) To act in a socially acceptable ways, humans must experience punishment
D) Humans develop through biologically determined stages

Question 7

What is the significance of positive psychology? Is it just positive thinking or empowerment or behavioral change?

Question 8

How can we use conditioning without violating client rights to self-determination?
Focus on empowering the client through teaching the techniques of behavior modification.

Question 9

To be most effective, reinforcement should closely follow:

A) Performance of desired behavior
B) The act of delivering punishment
C) The discharge of instinctive drives and tension states
D) Prior to the subject reaching the point of fatigue

Question 10

Stimuli that increase the probability that a specified antecedent behavior will reoccur are

A) Variables
B) Reinforcers
C) Conditioners
D) Schemata

Question 11

What does CBT add to conditioning approaches? Explore unexamined beliefs and their impact.

Question 12

There are three main scenarios that address the thought pattern of depressed people. Which of the following is not a main scenario?

A) I am defective or inadequate.
B) All my experiences result in failure or defeat.
C) The future is hopeless.
D) I have no control over my emotions.

Question 13

In REBT irrational and destructive beliefs are the core of the client's problems, while the core of REBT intervention is

A) Empathy
B) Social learning
C) Disputation
D) Examination

Question 14

Behavioral learning theory posits that people and animals learn not only by direct experience but also

A) By reading
B) Vicariously
C) Integrative activities
D) Through education

Question 15

Pavlov's work related to conditioning instincts. What is the value of Pavlov's work when we are working with complex human behavior? Explore classical conditioning in social work mental health practice.

Question 16

The idea that behaviors that are not reinforced will reduce to their baseline or natural level of occurrence is

A) Formal operations
B) Unconditioned response
C) Responsiveness
D) Extinction

Question 17

The theory that holds that behavior is primarily shaped by the organism's environment and that it is shaped in a continuous manner is

A) Ecological theory
B) Field Theory
C) Behaviorism
D) Psychoanalysis

Question 18

The ability to respond only to an individual case from a class of stimuli is

A) Accommodation
B) Schema
C) Extinction
D) Discrimination

Question 19

Behaviorism focuses on the determinants of behavior whereas psychoanalytic theory focuses on the determinants of behavior.

A) External/Internal
B) Immediate/Expected
C) Projected/Past
D) Primary/Secondary

Question 20

Positive psychology is clearly aligned with social work values as it supports a movement away from pathology and toward

A) Strengths
B) Social action
C) Assessment
D) Generalist intervention