Deck 14: Case Studies 25-26 Albert Bandura: Contributions

Question 1

How could Skinner's theory explain Yolanda's success in college the second time and in graduate school?

Answer 1

She received adequate reinforcement in the form of individualized attention.

Question 2

How could Skinner's theory explain Yolanda's decision to go back to college?

Answer 2

Her job did not supply enough rewards and sometimes was punishing (e.g., rude customers).Likewise, her embarrassment about not attending college when she ran into high school friends was punishing.And spontaneous recovery, the sudden reappearance of an extinguished response could explain her return to college.

Question 3

According to radical behaviorism, why would Colleen be experiencing depression?

Answer 3

Her depression could be due to a lack of rewards.

Question 4

Which of Colleen's behaviors are not rewarded in college anymore? What term in radical behaviorism could be used to describe this?

Question 5

Using Skinner's radical behaviorism theory, analyze Colleen's behavior by answering the following questions.
According to Skinner's theory, why did Colleen express so much interest in her heritage and in social events?

Question 6

How could Adler's individual personality theory explain Yolanda's success? How does the focus of Adler's theory differ from that of Skinner's?

Question 7

Use Erikson's crisis concepts of identity versus role confusion, and intimacy versus isolation to explain Colleen's college experiences.How does the focus of Erikson's theory compare to that of Skinner's?

Question 8

How could radical behaviorism explain Yolanda's dropping out of college?

Question 9

Use another theory, besides Skinner's, to explain Yolanda's academic success.

Question 10

Use Bandura's concept of self-regulation to explain Yolanda's progression through her career.

Question 11

Using Skinner's radical behaviorism theory, analyze Yolanda's behavior by answering the following questions.
What motivates our behavior, according to Skinner's theory? Is it internally or externally motivated?

Question 12

According to Skinner's theory why would Colleen transfer out of college?

Question 13

How does Bandura's concept of reinforcement compare to Skinner's?

Question 14

Apply Kelly's personal construct theory to Colleen's college experiences.What appear to be her superordinate constructs? Are her constructs permeable?

Question 15

How could Yolanda's early success in school be explained by radical behaviorism?

Question 16

What reinforced Colleen's interests in her heritage and in social events, according to Skinner's theory? Give specific examples.Are they primary or secondary reinforcers? Explain.