This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which psychologist is associated with the concept of learned helplessness? A) Edward Tolman. B) Robert Koelling. C) John Garcia. D) Rescorla & Wagner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edward Tolman. 2. An originally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response A) Conditioned Response. B) Unconditioned Stimulus. C) Unconditioned Response. D) Conditioned Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conditioned Stimulus. 3. What do we call a desire to perform a behavior in order to receive promised rewards or t avoid threatened behavior? A) Insight learning. B) Extrinsic motivation. C) Latent learning. D) Intrinsic motivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extrinsic motivation. 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: A) Disinhibition. B) Extinction. C) Higher-order conditioning. D) Sensory preconditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher-order conditioning. 5. A child who has to give up screen time as a result of poor performance on their homework. A) Negative Reinforcement (NR). B) Negative Punishment (NP). C) Positive Punishment (PP). D) Positive Reinforcement (PR). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Punishment (NP). 6. Which schedule of reinforcement in operant conditioning is resistant to extinction? A) Partial reinforcement. B) Continuous reinforcement. C) Trace reinforcement. D) Delayed reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Partial reinforcement. 7. You could receive a text message at any random time. You are reinforced on a ..... schedule of reinforcement A) Variable ratio. B) Fixed interval. C) Fixed ratio. D) Variable interval. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Variable interval. 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. A) John B. Watson. B) Edward Tolman. C) Robert Rescorla. D) Albert Bandura. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Albert Bandura. 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? A) Generalization; it shows the dog responds to similar stimuli. B) Spontaneous recovery; it shows the response returns after a pause. C) Extinction; it shows the response is weakening. D) Discrimination; it shows the dog can tell the difference between stimuli. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generalization; it shows the dog responds to similar stimuli. 10. Who is the "founder" of behaviorism? A) Ivan Pavlov. B) John Watson. C) B.F. Skinner. D) Albert Bandura. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B.F. Skinner. 11. The "Little Albert" Experiment is an example of ..... A) Operant Conditioning. B) Observational Learning. C) Classical Conditioning. D) Shaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Classical Conditioning. 12. Presentation of a rewarding stimulus serves as ..... , while removal of an aversive stimulus serves as ..... A) Positive punishment / negative punishment. B) Negative punishment / positive punishment. C) Positive reinforcement / negative reinforcement. D) Negative reinforcement / positive reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive reinforcement / negative reinforcement. 13. A partial reinforcement schedule that rewards an unpredictable number of correct responses A) Variable Interval. B) Fixed Ratio. C) Fixed Interval. D) Variable Ratio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Variable Ratio. 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 A) Developmentally appropriate teaching. B) Early versus later development. C) Nature versus nurture. D) Splintered development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Splintered development. 15. What caused Little Albert to fear white furry objects? A) A loud noise was paired with the white furry lab rat. B) He was bitten by a white lab rat. C) The white lab rat was repeatedly thrust at Little Albert. D) He was separated from his mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A loud noise was paired with the white furry lab rat. 16. Which of the following best describes operant conditioning? A) Learning through association between stimuli. B) Learning through rewards and punishments. C) Learning through observation and imitation. D) Learning through insight and problem-solving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning through rewards and punishments. 17. A dog learns to sit when shown a treat. This is an example of: A) Latent learning. B) Insight learning. C) Classical conditioning. D) Operant conditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Operant conditioning. 18. The initial learning stage in classical conditioning, during which the conditioned responses comes to be elicited by the conditioned stimulus A) Ivan Pavlov. B) Acquisition. C) Positive punishment. D) Insight learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acquisition. 19. The ability to respond differently to similar but distinct stimuli A) Extinction. B) Generalization. C) Learned helplessness. D) Discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discrimination. 20. In human society, ..... serves as a secondary reinforcer. A) Punishment. B) Money. C) Voluntary behavior. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Money. 21. The reappearance of a learned response after extinction has occurred. A) Spontaneous Recovery. B) Extinction. C) Reinforcement. D) Operant Conditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spontaneous Recovery. 22. What does Thorndike's Law of Exercise state? A) The most recent responses made by an individual are more likely to be remembered. B) Behaviors followed by favorable consequences are more likely to be repeated. C) Responses that are followed by a positive outcome are more likely to be repeated. D) The more often a connection is made between a stimulus and response, the stronger the association becomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The more often a connection is made between a stimulus and response, the stronger the association becomes. 23. Michael is pulled over for running a red light. He is issued a $ 100 fine. This is an example of: A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Punishment. C) Negative Reinforcement. D) Positive Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Positive Punishment. 24. The human capacity for storing long-term memories is A) Roughly equal to seven units of information. B) Enhanced through hypnosis. C) Essentially unlimited. D) Typically much greater in young children than in adults. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Essentially unlimited. 25. Attention, memory, imitation and motivation are the four elements required for the process of: A) Insight learning. B) Latent learning. C) Observational (social) learning. D) Spontaneous recovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observational (social) learning. 26. Performing a behavior that is imitated by an observer A) Insight learning. B) Associative learning. C) Shaping. D) Modeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Modeling. 27. Who linked taste aversions with classical conditioning? A) Bandura. B) Pavlov. C) Garcia. D) Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Garcia. 28. Learning based on insight and understanding A) Learning. B) Discovery Learning. C) Classical Learning. D) Rote Learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discovery Learning. 29. Behavior:Joy smiles at everyoneConsequence:She makes a lot of friends A) Negative punishment. B) Negative reinforcement. C) Positive punishment. D) Positive reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Positive reinforcement. 30. According to the infographic, rewards like grades mainly motivate: A) Deep learners. B) Reflective learners. C) Impulsive learners. D) Surface learners. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surface learners. 31. Identify:Tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses A) Spontaneous Recovery. B) Extinction. C) Acquisition. D) Discrimination. E) Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Generalization. 32. Ivan Pavlov did his initial work centered around learning with what? A) A dog. B) Rats. C) Cats. D) Bats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dog. 33. I failed the maths test because I am not smart is why type of explanatory style A) Pessimistic explanatory style. B) Optimistic Explanatory Style. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pessimistic explanatory style. 34. What is an Operant Chamber or Skinner Box? A) The tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to elicit similar responses. B) A relatively permanent change in an organism's behavior due to experience. C) The persistence of learning over time. D) A laboratory apparatus used to study animal behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A laboratory apparatus used to study animal behavior. 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. A) Neutral Stimulus. B) Unconditioned Response. C) Unconditioned Stimulus. D) Conditioned Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conditioned Response. 36. Jimmy believes that his life is controlled by bad luck and fate. Jimmy has an ..... locus of control. A) External. B) Internal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) External. 37. Robert Gagne's Events of Instruction is under ..... A) Behavioral Learning Theory. B) Cognitive Learning Theory. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cognitive Learning Theory. 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. A) Fixed variable. B) Variable ratio. C) Variable interval. D) Fixed ratio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fixed ratio. 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: A) Confirmation bias. B) Mental set. C) The framing effect. D) Overconfidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The framing effect. 40. Implied or not clearly stated memories like learned and practiced skills are called ..... A) Flashbulb Memories. B) Implicit Memories. C) Episodic Memories. D) Semantic Memories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implicit Memories. 41. What is an example of continuous reinforcement? A) Dani gets $ 1 some mornings she gets up on time. B) Dani gets $ 1 on Wednesdays if she gets herself up on time. C) Dani gets $ 1 each day she gets herself up on time. D) Dani gets $ 1 for every fifth time she gets herself up on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dani gets $ 1 each day she gets herself up on time. 42. The disappearance or weakening of a learned response following the removal or absence of the unconditioned stimulus or the removal of a reinforcer. A) Reinforcement. B) Spontaneous Recovery. C) Operant Conditioning. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extinction. 43. The food in Pavlov's experiment caused an unconditioned response. The food was the A) Unconditioned stimulus. B) Neutral stimulus. C) Conditioned response. D) Conditioned stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unconditioned stimulus. 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. A) Fixed-ration schedule. B) Continuous reinforcement. C) Variable-ration schedule. D) Partial (intermittent) reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Partial (intermittent) 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. A) Latent. B) Insight. C) Visual. D) Observational. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latent. 46. What is Modeling? A) Learning by observing others. B) How your viewpoints get changed by the people around us. C) Operant conditioning procedure in which reinforcers guide behavior towards the desired behavior. D) Being observed by others for your actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Learning by observing others. 47. Checking the front porch for a newspaper when the delivery is extremely unpredictable is an example of what schedule of reinforcement? A) Fixed ratio. B) Variable interval. C) Variable ratio. D) Fixed interval. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Variable interval. 48. Taking away a students phone A) Negative Reinforcer. B) Positive Reinforcer. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Negative Punishment. 49. Forgetting things that led up to a traumatic event is called ..... A) Anterograde Amnesia. B) Decay. C) Retrograde Amnesia. D) Infantile Amnesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retrograde Amnesia. 50. Which of the following is an example of a conditioned stimulus (CS) in classical conditioning? A) A bell causing salivation after being paired with food. B) A light causing a pupil contraction. C) A loud noise causing a startle response. D) Food causing salivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A bell causing salivation after being paired with food. 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. A) Social Psychology. B) Obedience. C) Attitude. D) Conformity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conformity. 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? A) Blocking. B) Extinction. C) Higher-order conditioning. D) Latent inhibition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Latent inhibition. 53. Primary and secondary reinforcers are important in A) Discrimination. B) Classical conditioning. C) Operant conditioning. D) Taste aversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Operant conditioning. 54. The process of altering behavior by observing and imitating the behavior of others A) Modeling. B) Operant conditioning. C) Classical conditioning. D) Social learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social learning. 55. According to the ..... , if one thing reliably predicts another a conditioned response will be acquired. A) Spontaneous recovery. B) Contingencies of reinforcement. C) Token economy. D) Law of effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contingencies of reinforcement. 56. John was at a surprise party when a balloon popped, causing him to flinch immediately. What type of behavior is John exhibiting? A) Voluntary behavior. B) Elicited behavior. C) Complex behavior. D) Operant behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elicited behavior. 57. What role do biological factors play in learning? A) They have no impact on learning. B) They only affect motivation. C) They influence the capacity for learning. D) They solely determine intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They influence the capacity for learning. 58. The type of learning dependent upon consequences of behavior A) Classical Conditioning. B) Observational Learning. C) Operant Conditioning. D) Latent Learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Operant Conditioning. 59. What is the term for the tendency of learned, reinforced behavior to gradually return to a more innate behavior? A) Instinctive drift. B) Avoidance behavior. C) Conditioned taste aversion. D) Mirror neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Instinctive drift. 60. Carl was stopped for speeding and given an expensive speeding ticket. What is being used to try to stop him from speeding again? A) Learned helplessness. B) Positive punishment. C) Social learning. D) Negative punishment. 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