Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 17 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which psychologist is associated with the concept of learned helplessness?
2. An originally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response
3. What do we call a desire to perform a behavior in order to receive promised rewards or t avoid threatened behavior?
4. A child associates the sound of a school bell with recess and feels happy. Later, when he sees the teacher walk toward the bell, he feels happy even before the bell rings. This is an example of:
5. A child who has to give up screen time as a result of poor performance on their homework.
6. Which schedule of reinforcement in operant conditioning is resistant to extinction?
7. You could receive a text message at any random time. You are reinforced on a ..... schedule of reinforcement
8. Is an influential social cognitive psychologist who is perhaps best known for his social learning theory, the concept of self-efficacy, and his famous Bobo doll experiments.
9. A dog is conditioned to salivate to a bell. Later, the dog also salivates to a similar-sounding chime. What process is this, and what does it demonstrate about classical conditioning?
10. Who is the "founder" of behaviorism?
11. The "Little Albert" Experiment is an example of .....
12. Presentation of a rewarding stimulus serves as ..... , while removal of an aversive stimulus serves as .....
13. A partial reinforcement schedule that rewards an unpredictable number of correct responses
14. Ziyad's scores on standardized mathematics achievement tests are always very high-among the highest in the nation. In contrast, his scores on reading achievement tests indicate that he is about average. This is an example of
15. What caused Little Albert to fear white furry objects?
16. Which of the following best describes operant conditioning?
17. A dog learns to sit when shown a treat. This is an example of:
18. The initial learning stage in classical conditioning, during which the conditioned responses comes to be elicited by the conditioned stimulus
19. The ability to respond differently to similar but distinct stimuli
20. In human society, ..... serves as a secondary reinforcer.
21. The reappearance of a learned response after extinction has occurred.
22. What does Thorndike's Law of Exercise state?
23. Michael is pulled over for running a red light. He is issued a $ 100 fine. This is an example of:
24. The human capacity for storing long-term memories is
25. Attention, memory, imitation and motivation are the four elements required for the process of:
26. Performing a behavior that is imitated by an observer
27. Who linked taste aversions with classical conditioning?
28. Learning based on insight and understanding
29. Behavior:Joy smiles at everyoneConsequence:She makes a lot of friends
30. According to the infographic, rewards like grades mainly motivate:
31. Identify:Tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses
32. Ivan Pavlov did his initial work centered around learning with what?
33. I failed the maths test because I am not smart is why type of explanatory style
34. What is an Operant Chamber or Skinner Box?
35. A learned response to a conditioned stimulus. In Pavlov's dogs, when the dog salivates at the sight of the bowl, even when it's empty.
36. Jimmy believes that his life is controlled by bad luck and fate. Jimmy has an ..... locus of control.
37. Robert Gagne's Events of Instruction is under .....
38. A frequent flyer program in which you receive a free flight after accumulating 5, 000 flight miles is an example of a ..... reinforcement schedule.
39. With regards to ground beef, consumers respond more positively to an ad describing it as "75 percent lean" than to one referring to its "25 percent fat" content. This is an example of:
40. Implied or not clearly stated memories like learned and practiced skills are called .....
41. What is an example of continuous reinforcement?
42. The disappearance or weakening of a learned response following the removal or absence of the unconditioned stimulus or the removal of a reinforcer.
43. The food in Pavlov's experiment caused an unconditioned response. The food was the
44. Reinforcing a response only part of the tie, results in a slower acquisition of a response but much greater resistance to extinction than does continuous reinforcement.
45. A college student who has walked around a mall several times with no particular purpose in mind is able to locate a shoe store in the mall very quickly when she wants to buy new shoes. The student's capability is an example of ..... learning.
46. What is Modeling?
47. Checking the front porch for a newspaper when the delivery is extremely unpredictable is an example of what schedule of reinforcement?
48. Taking away a students phone
49. Forgetting things that led up to a traumatic event is called .....
50. Which of the following is an example of a conditioned stimulus (CS) in classical conditioning?
51. This refers to an individual's tendency to follow the unspoken rules or behavior of the social group to which he or she belongs.
52. After being repeatedly exposed to a neutral tone before any significant event, a dog shows no response when the tone is later paired with food. What phenomenon explains this?
53. Primary and secondary reinforcers are important in
54. The process of altering behavior by observing and imitating the behavior of others
55. According to the ..... , if one thing reliably predicts another a conditioned response will be acquired.
56. John was at a surprise party when a balloon popped, causing him to flinch immediately. What type of behavior is John exhibiting?
57. What role do biological factors play in learning?
58. The type of learning dependent upon consequences of behavior
59. What is the term for the tendency of learned, reinforced behavior to gradually return to a more innate behavior?
60. Carl was stopped for speeding and given an expensive speeding ticket. What is being used to try to stop him from speeding again?