18 Questions
What is one of the strengths of behavioral psychology highlighted in the text?
Focuses on observable, measurable behaviors
According to critics, what is a weakness of behaviorism in understanding human behavior?
Does not account for moods, thoughts, or feelings
What are some useful applications of behavioral psychology mentioned in the text?
Therapy, education, parenting, child care
Who criticized behaviorism for being a one-dimensional approach to understanding human behavior?
Many critics
According to Noam Chomsky, why is behaviorism insufficient in explaining language acquisition?
Language is too complex to be learned through mimicry alone
What aspect did Freud feel behaviorism failed to account for in understanding human behavior?
Unconscious mind's thoughts, feelings, desires
According to John B. Watson, what is the core belief of behaviorism?
All behaviors are the result of experience.
How did Watson express his confidence in the impact of environmental factors on shaping individuals' behavior?
By stating that he could take any infant and train them to become any type of specialist.
Why is John B. Watson often referred to as the 'father' of behaviorism?
He formalized behaviorism with his 1913 publication 'Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It.'
What was the primary reason for the growth in popularity of behavioral psychology from the 1920s to the mid-1950s?
A desire to establish psychology as an objective and measurable science.
Who is the only person mentioned who conducted behaviorist experiments on a human being?
J.B. Watson with little Albert.
Describe the experiment conducted by J.B. Watson with little Albert.
Albert, an 11-month-old, played with a white laboratory rat placed near him on a table.
According to the passage, what is one criticism of behaviorism raised by humanistic psychologists like Carl Rogers?
Behaviorism was too rigid and limited, failing to take into consideration personal agency.
What aspect of human behavior does biological psychology emphasize?
The power of the brain and genetics in determining and influencing human actions.
What types of mental processes does the cognitive approach to psychology focus on?
Thinking, decision-making, language, and problem-solving.
According to the passage, what types of learning does behavioral psychology neglect?
Learning that occurs without the use of reinforcement and punishment.
What phenomenon challenges the principles of behavioral psychology, according to the passage?
People and animals can adapt their behavior when new information is introduced, even if that behavior was established through reinforcement.
What is one criticism of behaviorism raised in the passage?
It neglects mental processes and other influences in favor of studying just observable behaviors.
Explore the strengths and weaknesses of behavioral psychology, focusing on observable and measurable behaviors. Learn about its useful applications in therapy, education, parenting, and child care, while also acknowledging its limitations in explaining all learning aspects.
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