Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. In Gustav Fechner's experiment, he is most likely investigating:
2. Any event that strengthens the behavior that precedes it
3. What is Ivan Pavlov famous for?
4. Which is the initial stage of learning?
5. In Pavlov's experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus?
6. Which is the easiest of the three basic memory tasks?
7. Define short-term memory
8. Pavlov's initial interest in classical conditioning was stimulated when he observed his research dogs salivating at the sight of
9. Who of the following was not a Gestalt Psychologist?
10. What is the scope of Psychology?
11. A student imitates the way their friend solves a math problem. This is an example of:
12. Impulsive learners are described as being:
13. Whenever Maria hears the doorbell ring, she immediately expects her food delivery, since this has happened several times before. What is this example of pairing stimuli called?
14. What is punishment?
15. Choose the Matching Term to the Definition.The process of acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviors.
16. An event that elicits a certain predictable response typically without previous training
17. What is the term for the ability to control one's own behavior and impulses?
18. What is the role of learning in survival according to the text?
19. My dog, Rosie, is afraid of my keys because they fell on her head and made a loud noise that scared her when I dropped them. My keys shouldn't make her afraid but now she cowers in fear when she sees them. My keys are the
20. According to Watson, what is the focus of behaviorism?
21. Donnie suffers for social anxiety. In group therapy, he watches as his therapist and other clients give rehearsed speeches to the group. His therapist believes that this modeling will help Donnie and others who suffer from social anxiety to overcome this issue. The therapist's ideas are most closely associated with the tenets of .....
22. When Tito was young, his parents decided to give him a quarter every day he made his bed. Tito started to make his siblings' beds also and help with other chores. Behaviorists would say that Tito was experiencing
23. Which of the following best describes learner differences in a language classroom?
24. Which brain cells are believed to play a role in observational learning?
25. Negative reinforcement is exemplified by which of the following?
26. What best describes a fixed mindset?
27. A person eats to eliminate the feeling of hunger. This is an example of a/an .....
28. Studies of learning have shown that animals develop an aversion for tastes associated with
29. Describes how often and under what conditions a behavior is reinforced
30. Who developed the social learning theory, emphasizing observational learning?
31. What is the term for the diminishing of a conditioned response when an unconditioned stimulus does not follow a conditioned stimulus?
32. In Pavlov's experiment, the dog salivated to the presentation of the meat. In this case, the salivating is a(n)
33. Which of the following is TRUE regarding intuition?
34. Who proposed the idea that 'cells that fire together wire together' in the context of neural connections?
35. Discrimination in classical conditioning refers to:
36. Jane would be the first person in her family to graduate from college. Her parents were so happy they promised her a new car if she was able to do so. This is an example of .....
37. Imagine Luna teaches Oliver a cool dance move. The more Luna cheers every time Oliver does it, the more likely he is to repeat it! What is this process called, where a stimulus increases the chances of a preceding behavior happening again?
38. Learned Optimism is .....
39. The removal of a positive stimulus after a response, leading to a decrease in behavior
40. Psychologist that breaks intelligence into the categories of Crystallized and Fluid
41. One of the most common current psychological therapies combines principles of behaviorism (like positive reinforcement) with talk therapy that focuses on how clients interpret past events and the actions of others. What is this approach to treatment called?
42. ..... are mental representations or concepts.
43. What is connectionism in the context of behaviorist theories?
44. Learning that occurs by watching others. Also called social learning.
45. Which of the following would be considered a secondary reinforcer?
46. According to the text, learning involves
47. When shaping a behavior, you would couple a treat with, "good dog" to get your pet to sit. The "good dog" is considered .....
48. Identify:Any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response
49. If a response has experienced generalization, that means the person or animal responds to similar objects in the same way. Example:The dog drools at the sight of an oval and a circle.
50. What ethical principle was violated in Seligman's learned helplessness experiment?
51. Who did the rat maze?
52. In classical conditioning, the unlearned naturally occurring response to the unconditioned stimulus such as salivation when food is put into the mouth.
53. Action research begins with .....
54. When you have learned something after the fact it is called?
55. The excellent key failure leads to success means
56. The unconditioned stimulus in the Pavlov case would be the dog.
57. Pada tahun berapa Thorndike mengakui bahwa terdapat kekeliruan pada teorinya .....
58. What are the 3 primary areas of focus in child development?
59. Learned helplessness is most likely to result when
60. Whose name is synonymous with Operant Conditioning?