Principles Human Services Chapter 2 - Part 1 Practice

The belief that people's behavior is influenced by factors in the environment beyond their control.

• developmental theories

• operant conditioning

• behaviorism

• social cognitive theory

Behavior that is associated with an emotional response.

• classical conditioning

• psychoanalytic theories

• esteem

• crying

Answer explanation

Remember Pavlov's dog! He was conditioned to salivate when the bell rang. This was called CLASSICAL conditioning.

Ideas about how people process information, think and learn.

• operant conditioning

• behaviorism

• developmental theories

• cognitive theories

Answer explanation

Cognit (from medieval Latin) means known. Think of conocer in Spanish or connaître in French which both mean TO KNOW.

Comprehensive explanations about why people act and behave the way they do and how they change over time.

• developmental theories

• cognitive theories

• behaviorism

• child development

Answer explanation

Yes! The "change over time" part is the key to getting this one right.

When the economy is in this mode unemployment rates are usually lower.

• recession

• recovery

• expansion

The gradual process in which people change from birth through adulthood.

• child development

• human development

• classical conditioning

• Pavlov's Dog

This principle, identified by B.F. Skinner, states that people tend to repeat behaviors that have a positive effect.

• operant conditioning

• behaviorism

• social cognitive theory

• classical conditioning

Answer explanation

Yes! People are conditioned to do what has a positive effect.

These theories state that much development happens at an unconscious level and is buried in emotions.

• social cognitive theories

• operant conditioning

• psychoanalytic theories

• behaviorism

Answer explanation

Psyche means the human soul, mind, or spirit.

Time when there is a slowing and decline of the economy.

• recession mode

• recovery mode

• expansion mode

When things start to look hopeful again with the economy.

• recession mode

• recovery mode

• expansion mode