Deck 7: Behavioral Learning Theories

Question 1

In the ABCs of REBT, the C stands for

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

Answer 1

A

Question 2

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

Answer 2

B

Question 3

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

Answer 3

not answered

Question 4

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 5

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

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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 13

The acknowledged founder of behaviorism is

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

Question 14

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 15

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

Question 16

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 17

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

Question 18

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?

Question 19

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 20

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

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

Question 21

Cognitive Role Taking. Have students attempt to experience the world in terms of earlier cognitive development. Propose a task such as having a child clean his or her room. Have the student describe the task in sensory terms (what are the perceptions and images involved); in concrete terms (what do we mean when we say "clean", what objects are to be moved, and to which locations); in categorical terms, such as pick up your toys, pick up your clothes, remove that mess; and in formal operational terms such as when adolescents place the process of cleaning their room into a social context, and may become defiant or overly submissive.

Question 22

Moral Ranking. A values clarification exercise will help address moral development.We use a morality tale called Shark Island. It goes like this. Annie is trapped on a desert island. She sends a note in a bottle looking for human contact. She gets anote back from Bob an a neighbor island. Annie and Bob fall in love, but cannotreach one another. A ship comes by, and the captain (Chuck) offers to take Annie to Bob if she will sleep with him. Annie talks to a friend (Debbie) who says she knows this is a tough choice, but that she will support Annie in whatever she decides. Annie sleeps with Chuck, and he takes her to Bob. When Annie tells Bob what she had to do to get to him, he rejects her, and she cries. A stranger (Eddie) happens by, finds Annie crying, and tells her he will fix it and he then beats up Bob. Tell the story, and then have students rank the characters in order of their goodness. The discussions that follow will draw out the dimensions of morality and personal values used by the students in ranking people.

Question 23

Person-centered theory emphasizes the development of a personal value system, so past and current values may differ and even be in conflict. How does one's perception of experiences contribute to one's value system development? This discussion is enhanced by the utilization of social work professional ethics and how these ethics can be in conflict with the client's ethics.

Question 24

Considering both homeless shelters and domestic violence shelters, how is Maslow's hierarchy of needs applied in these settings? Participation from students who havevolunteered in these settings is an excellent starting point for this discussion.

Question 25

How are universal principles of social justice identified. Integration of policy practice into Kohlberg's final stage also emphasizes social justice.

Question 26

How does the use of imagination in child's play change as the child's perceptions change over time? Example of play progression enhances this discussion.