Assignment

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Edward Lee Thorndike: Summarize the
nature of animal research prior to Thorndike’s efforts. In what way was
Thorndike’s research different from that which preceded it? Include in or your
answer a discussion of Morgan’s canon.

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Edward Lee Thorndike: Assuming
Thorndike’s revised law of effect to be valid, do you feel classroom practice
in the United States is in accordance with it? Child-rearing practices?
Explain.

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Burrhus Frederic Skinner: Outline
the procedure you would use while following Skinner’s theory to increase the
probability that a child would become a creative adult.

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Burrhus Frederic Skinner:Are there
some forms of adult human behavior for which you feel Skinner’s theory is not
applicable? Explain.

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Burrhus Frederic Skinner:Propose an
explanation for the partial reinforcement effect.

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Clark Leonard Hull: What is a habit
family hierarchy?

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Ivan Petrovich Pavlov: Briefly
describe the following: acquisition of a conditioned response, extinction,
spontaneous recovery, generalization, discrimination, and higher-order
conditioning.

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Ivan Petrovich Pavlov: Describe
how conditioned emotional responses (CERs) are used in index the strength of
CS-US associations.

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Gestalt Theory: Discuss the term
isomorphism as it was used in Gestalt theory.

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Jean Piaget: Explain why Piaget’s view
of intelligence is called genetic epistemology.

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Jean Piaget: Give and explain an
example of an experience that involves both assimilation and accommodation.

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Jean Piaget: Describe the
educational implications of Piaget’s theory.

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Edward Tolman: For Tolman, is
reinforcement a learning or a performance variable? Explain.

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Edward Tolman: Describe, according
to Tolman, what events take place as an animal is learning to solve a maze.
Incorporate as many of Tolman’s theoretical terms into your answer as
possible.

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Albert Bandura: Define the terms
vicarious reinforcement and vicarious punishment, and explain their
importance to Bandura’s theory.

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Albert Bandura: List and explain
several mechanisms that allow a person to act immorally without experiencing
self-contempt.

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Albert Bandura: Describe how
modeling is used to reduce or eliminate a phobia. Which procedure did Bandura
find most effective in treating phobias?