The First Use of Tools

question 53

Multiple Choice

The first use of tools

• A) was by australopithecine ancestors of humans.
• B) probably precedes the divergence of humans and apes.
• C) occurred after the evolution of bipedalism.
• D) involved distinctly human abilities.

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Definitions:

Behavior Modification

The use of experimental and clinical techniques to change maladaptive or undesirable behaviors into more adaptive, desirable ones.

John Watson

An American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism, emphasizing the study of observable behavior and the rejection of the introspective method.

Token Economy

A program in which good behavior is rewarded with tokens that can be exchanged for privileges.

Behavioral Activation System

A neuroscience concept related to the brain mechanisms that regulate approach behavior and motivation towards reward.