You had a car crash, now all cars scare you, it is called ______________?
A. extinction
B. discrimination
C. secondary reinforcement
D. generalization
Psychology Mcqs
The type of learning that is unique for human is _________________?
The type of learning that is unique for human is _________________?
A. verbal learning
B. operant conditioning
C. classical conditioning
D. motor task learning
Putting animals in puzzle boxes to study their intelligence was initially undertaken by _______________?
Putting animals in puzzle boxes to study their intelligence was initially undertaken by _______________?
A. Skinner
B. Pavlov
C. Atkinson
D. Thorndike
Responding to a conditioned stimulus in order to avoid electric shock is an example of ________________?
Responding to a conditioned stimulus in order to avoid electric shock is an example of ________________?
A. avoidance conditioning
B. punishment
C. escape conditioning
D. successive approximation
Guthrie is most closely associated with which of the following in learning theory?
Guthrie is most closely associated with which of the following in learning theory?
A. reinforcement
B. habit strength
C. contiguity of S and R D. S-R connection
D. None of these
Another name for operant conditioning is ___________________?
Another name for operant conditioning is ___________________?
A. social learning
B. latent conditioning
C. instrumental conditioning
D. instinctive conditioning
______________ involves observing and imitating the behavior of others?
______________ involves observing and imitating the behavior of others?
A. shag
B. modeling
C. observing
D. praising
Which of the following types of learning cannot be directly observed?
Which of the following types of learning cannot be directly observed?
A. operant conditioning
B. response learning
C. verbal learning
D. perceptual learning
The Law of Effect is concerned with the effects of _____________________?
The Law of Effect is concerned with the effects of _____________________?
A. hormones in behavior
B. activity states on behavior
C. internal drive states on behavior
D. rewards and punishment on behavior
This does not increase the probability of a particular response occurring _________________?
This does not increase the probability of a particular response occurring _________________?
A. positive reinforcement
B. negative reinforcement
C. shag
D. punishment