A Behaviorist Would Conceptualize the Prisoner's Dilemma as a Situation

question 99

Multiple Choice

A behaviorist would conceptualize the prisoner's dilemma as a situation in which person A's decision to cooperate or not with person B produces:

• A)maximal reinforcement only if person B fails to cooperate.
• B)negative reinforcement if person A cooperates and person B does not.
• C)reinforcement or punishment based on person B's behavior.
• D)positive or negative reinforcement based on person B's behavior.

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Definitions:

External Locus

The belief that one's life events are largely controlled by external forces or fate rather than one's own efforts.

Unconditioned Response

In classical conditioning, it is the automatic, natural reaction elicited by an unconditioned stimulus without prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Response

An automatic response established by training to an ordinarily neutral stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus

The stimulus normally produced by the unconditioned response (e.g., food producing salivation).