This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An animal has been classically conditioned to fear a red light that has been paired with an electric shock. It then becomes conditioned to fear a blue light that has been paired with the red light. This is an example of A) Higher order conditioning. B) Spontaneous recovery. C) Stimulus discrimination. D) Stimulus generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Higher order conditioning. 2. Pavlov became interested in conditioning when he observed laboratory dogs: A) Salivating right before food was placed in their mouths. B) Failing to salivate when food was placed in their mouths. C) Salivating only when food was placed in their mouths. D) Salivating right after they had swallowed food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salivating right before food was placed in their mouths. 3. Identify the type of Reinforcer:Occurs immediately after a behavior A) Conditioned (Secondary). B) Primary. C) Immediate. D) Delayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immediate. 4. The Asch Effect refers to A) How an individual agrees with the majority, even if the majority is wrong. B) How an individual disagrees with the majority, even if the majority is right. C) The tendency to adapt to the people around. D) A person obeying a person of authority even if the action is wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How an individual agrees with the majority, even if the majority is wrong. 5. Behavior:Amy ran awayConsequence:Her parents changed the locks A) + punishment. B) + reinforcement. C) Reinforcement. D) Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) + punishment. 6. ..... involves taking away an undesired stimulus to encourage a behavior. A) Negative reinforcement. B) Voluntary behavior. C) Involuntary behavior. D) Positive reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative reinforcement. 7. Discovery learning falls under which one below A) Cognitive Constructivism. B) Social Constructivism. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive Constructivism. 8. Although Robert was sitting right next to his wife, he smelled a skunk minutes before she did. Apparently, Robert has a lower ..... for skunk odor than his wife. A) Olfaction. B) Tolerance level. C) Transduction level. D) Absolute threshold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absolute threshold. 9. "The Skinner Box" is an example of ..... A) Modeling. B) Operant Conditioning. C) Classical Conditioning. D) Observational Learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Operant Conditioning. 10. Systematic application of learning principles to change people's actions and feelings A) Generalization. B) Behavior modification. C) Discrimination. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behavior modification. 11. Cognitive psychologist view learning as A) Mechanical. B) Purposeful. C) Involuntary. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purposeful. 12. Derivative subsumption A) Common + specific. B) Specific + general. C) Common + verity. D) Existing knowledge + new knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Existing knowledge + new knowledge. 13. Which term describes the process of learning by watching the behaviors of others? A) Observational learning. B) Classical conditioning. C) Operant conditioning. D) Latent learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observational learning. 14. Mrs. Smith gave Regina a sticker when she spelled all of her words correctly. This is an example of A) Positive Punishment. B) Negative Punishment. C) Positive Reinforcement. D) Negative Reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive Reinforcement. 15. For people who believe that others or outside forces control their destiny is called? A) Internal locus of control. B) Coping. C) External locus of control. D) Self-control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) External locus of control. 16. This type of learning involves using reinforcement or punishment to either encourage or discourage a behavior. A) Observational learning. B) Latent learning. C) Classical conditioning. D) Operant conditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Operant conditioning. 17. A naturally occurring stimulus that leads to an involuntary and unlearned response. In Pavlov's dogs, the food. A) Unconditioned Stimulus. B) Neutral Stimulus. C) Conditioned Stimulus. D) Conditioned Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unconditioned Stimulus. 18. According to Thorndike's Law of Effect, what type of behaviors are likely to be repeated? A) Behaviors with satisfying outcomes. B) Behaviors that are punished. C) Behaviors with neutral outcomes. D) Behaviors that are rarely performed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behaviors with satisfying outcomes. 19. Pavlov's experiments with dogs is an example which of the following types of learning? A) Operant conditioning. B) Classical conditioning. C) Observational Learning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Classical conditioning. 20. Assuming that the reinforcer is the sound of a rattle, Johnny's shaking of the rattle is reinforced according to which of the following schedules? A) Variable-interval. B) Continuous reinforcement. C) Fixed-interval. D) Variable-ratio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continuous reinforcement. 21. Stimulus or event that follows a response and increases the likelihood that the response will be repeated A) Reinforcement. B) Conditioned stimulus (CS). C) Conditioned response (CR). D) Negative reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reinforcement. 22. ..... is the adaptive process through which experience modifies pre-existing behavior and understanding. A) Reinforcement. B) Learning. C) Memory. D) Conditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning. 23. Who is known for the experiment with pigeons in a Skinner Box to demonstrate operant conditioning? A) Ivan Pavlov. B) John B. Watson. C) Neal Miller. D) B.F. Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B.F. Skinner. 24. The regulatory purpose of ethical codes are to ..... A) Provide rules to protect clients, others. B) Reflect intention to provide ethical services. C) Protect members by defining what is allowed & prohibited. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 25. Who is the founder of Quantum Learning Model? A) Greg Simmons. B) Eric Jensen. C) DePorter. D) Roberta Jensen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DePorter. 26. Which theory describes the development of trust vs. mistrust? A) Erikson's Psychosocial Stages. B) Freud's Psychosexual Stages. C) Piaget's Cognitive Stages. D) Kohlberg's Moral Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erikson's Psychosocial Stages. 27. Conformity is an example of: A) Cognitive Learning. B) Social Learning. C) Classical Conditioning. D) Operant Conditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social Learning. 28. Pavlov found that operant conditioning was most reliable and effective when the conditioned stimulus(sound) was presented exactly two hours before the unconditioned stimulus(food). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. Which psychologist is most closely associated with classical conditioning? A) B.F. Skinner. B) Ivan Pavlov. C) Albert Bandura. D) John Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ivan Pavlov. 30. Learning to respond to only one stimulus and to inhibit the response to all other stimuli A) Stimulus Discrimination. B) Higher order conditioning. C) Extinction. D) Stimulus generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stimulus Discrimination. 31. Viva turns on the AC when she is hot because it reduces discomfort. This is an example of A) Positive reinforcement. B) Punishment. C) Negative reinforcement. D) Positive punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative reinforcement. 32. In operant conditioning, the concept of contingency is exemplified by an "if A, then B" relationship in which A and B, respectively, represent A) Stimulus, stimulus. B) Response, stimulus. C) Stimulus, response. D) Stimulus, reinforcement. E) Response, reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Response, reinforcement. 33. A stimulus that becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus to produce a conditioned response is a ..... ..... A) Fixed-interval. B) Conditioned stimulus. C) Observational learning. D) Fixed-ratio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conditioned stimulus. 34. What is Neuroticism refer to? A) How emotionally stable they are. B) How lively, sociableand impulsive a person is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How emotionally stable they are. 35. How are behaviorism principles applied in workplaces? A) Through punishment only. B) Through goal-setting and feedback. C) Through cognitive restructuring. D) Through emotional support. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through goal-setting and feedback. 36. What is a reflex? A) A built-in, inherited skill. B) A voluntary action. C) A learned behavior. D) A complex pattern of reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A built-in, inherited skill. 37. What is the definition of Psychology according to J.B. Watson? A) The understanding and control of the behavior of the organism as a whole. B) The scientific investigation of behavior. C) The science of behavior. D) The study of human behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The science of behavior. 38. The ..... is responsible for sustained attention, reasoning, planning, decision making, coordinating complex activities, and preventing nonproductive thoughts and behaviors. A) Astrocytes. B) Prefrontal cortex. C) Dendrites. D) Synapses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prefrontal cortex. 39. In Pavlov's experiments with dogs, salivation was the A) Conditioned Response. B) Conditioned Stimulus. C) Unconditioned Stimulus. D) Unconditioned Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unconditioned Response. 40. Tom gets a bonus for every 20 cell phones he sells. What reinforcement schedule is being followed? A) Variable ratio. B) Fixed ratio. C) Fixed interval. D) Variable interval. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixed ratio. 41. Operant conditioning focuses on how reinforcement affects ..... A) Positive reinforcement. B) Involuntary behavior. C) Voluntary behavior. D) Negative reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voluntary behavior. 42. Area of the brain that gives us the opportunity to learn and store complex and abstract info. A) Corpus callosum. B) Ventricles. C) Premotor area. D) Cerebral cortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cerebral cortex. 43. Who created Operant Conditioning? A) B.F. Skinner. B) Ivan Pavlov. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B.F. Skinner. 44. Will was having difficulty solving a precalc problem in class. Later on, while hanging out with his friends, he suddenly thought of the solution. This is an example of A) Latent learning. B) Social learning. C) Spontaneous recovery. D) Insight learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insight learning. 45. What is an example of negative punishment? A) Giving extra chores for bad behavior. B) Ignoring a tantrum. C) Giving detention for being late. D) Taking away a phone after missing curfew. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taking away a phone after missing curfew. 46. Which of the following is NOT a type of memory? A) Long Term. B) Short Term. C) Sensual. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensual. 47. Along with Robert Koelling he studied taste aversion in rats noticing rats would avoid water in radiation chambers due to it making them ill; he also helped with having wolves be fearful of sheep for ranch farmers. Timing of Conditioned Stimulus can be delayed and still have much power. A) John Watson. B) B.F. Skinner. C) John Pavlov. D) John Garcia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Garcia. 48. In real life, continuous reinforcement does not occur every time a desired response is given, therefore which partial reinforcement schedule describes reinforcers that are provided after an unpredictable number of responses? A) Fixed-interval schedule. B) Variable-ratio schedule. C) Fixed-ratio schedule. D) Variable-interval schedule. E) Ratio-interval schedule. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Variable-ratio schedule. 49. What is a consequence of a behavior that increases the likelihood of that behavior in the future? A) Reinforcement. B) Social learning. C) Negative punishment. D) Positive punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reinforcement. 50. Who was the psychologist that created the operant chamber? A) Ivan Pavlov. B) Edward Thorndike. C) B.F. Skinner. D) Sigmund Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B.F. Skinner. 51. Those who have strong ..... intelligence are good at understanding and interacting with other people. A) Intrapersonal. B) Visual-spatial. C) Linguistic-verbal. D) Interpersonal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interpersonal. 52. Who is the psychologist associated with operant conditioning? A) B.F. Skinner. B) Carl Jung. C) Sigmund Freud. D) Ivan Pavlov. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B.F. Skinner. 53. Punishment is a controversial way of controlling behavior because A) Behavior is not forgotten and my return. B) It may create fear. C) Often increases aggressiveness. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 54. Who conducted the little albert experiment? A) B.F. Skinner. B) Ivan Pavlov. C) John Watson. D) Albert Bandura. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John Watson. 55. The first state of memory that deasl with sights, sounds, and smells is A) Sensory Memory. B) Procedural Memory. C) Episodic Memory. D) Generic Memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory Memory. 56. Which of the following is more scientific? A) A person's opinion. B) Systematic observation. C) A book written by a journalist. D) Personal experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Systematic observation. 57. Which theory suggests there is an optimal window during childhood for language acquisition? A) Universal Grammar Theory. B) Socio-cultural Theory. C) Critical Period Hypothesis. D) Interaction Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Critical Period Hypothesis. 58. What does the term conceptual tempo refer to? A) A student's reading speed. B) A student's tendency to act quickly and impulsively. C) A student's tendency to reflect on responses and check accuracy. D) A student's intelligence level. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A student's tendency to reflect on responses and check accuracy. 59. A form of cognitive learning in which new responses are acquired after watching other's behavior and the consequences of their behavior. A) Observational learning. B) Negative punishment. C) Acquisition. D) Negative reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observational learning. 60. What is the definition of Psychology according to N.L. Munn? A) The study of human behavior. B) The science of behavior. C) The understanding and control of the behavior of the organism as a whole. D) The scientific investigation of behavior. 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