What name was given to the philosophy of the science of human behavior? - Answer
Behaviorism
The science of human behavior uses introspection to explain the conscious mind -
Answer Structuralism
The science of human behavior relies on logical positivism influence - Answer
Methodological Behaviorism
Sensations and perceptions could be quantified by measuring - Answer The operant of
discrimination
Why is responded conditioning limited when describing human behavior? -Answer While
it can add countless stimuli, it does not add any new responses
In comparing contingencies of reinforcement with contingencies of survival, what gives
contingencies of reinforcement an edge of explaining most behavior? -Answer The
behavior of an organism is accessible
All conditioned reflexes serve to protect the organism (T/F) -Answer False
Phylogenic contingencies are behaviors selected for the individual (T/F) - Answer False
Ontogenic contingencies are behaviors selected for the species (T/F) - Answer False
Because the origins of phylogenetic behaviors cannot be observed, they are often
referred to in other disciplines as - Answer Instincts
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