This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Imagine Charlotte and Samuel both hear a bell that sounds almost like the school lunch bell. They both rush to the cafeteria, even though it's not lunchtime! What is the act of responding in the same way to stimuli that seem similar called? A) Discrimination. B) Generalization. C) Extinction. D) Flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generalization. 2. The teacher is the primary force and the learner is the secondary force to achieve a creative learning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it (ex. cognitive map). A) Latent learning. B) Classical conditioning. C) Insight learning. D) Observational learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latent learning. 4. Small successive steps taken to get an organism to learn a desired behavior is called ..... A) Shaping. B) Continuous Reinforcement. C) Positive Reinforcement. D) Partial Reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shaping. 5. In BF Skinner's experiments, what device was used to study operant conditioning? A) Maze. B) Skinner box with lever and food dispenser. C) Mirror box. D) Water maze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skinner box with lever and food dispenser. 6. Which theory operates on the "stimulus-response principle", which means all behaviors are caused by external stimuli? A) Contextual theory. B) Behaviorist theory. C) Cognitive theory. D) Constructivist theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaviorist theory. 7. If you get violently ill a couple of hours after eating contaminated food, you will probably develop an aversion to the taste of that food but not to the sight of the restaurant where you ate it. This best illustrates that associative learning is constrained by A) Intrinsic motivation. B) Spontaneous recovery. C) Biological predispositions. D) Conditioned reinforcers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological predispositions. 8. Which of the following psychologists is most associated with operant conditioning research? A) Ivan Pavlov. B) John Watson. C) Robert Rescorla. D) John Garcia. E) B.F. Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) B.F. Skinner. 9. Which of the following describes negative reinforcement? A) A mother gives her son praise for doing homework. B) Sarah studies hard because it earns her "A" grades in English. C) Dennis used to walk to school but does not do so anymore because he was attacked by a dog in the neighborhood last month. D) Bob washes the dishes in order to stop his mother's nagging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bob washes the dishes in order to stop his mother's nagging. 10. When we eventually lose our sensitivity to an oft-repeated stimulus. Once this occurs we will have reduced sensitivity to that stimulus, even if the stimulus changes. A) Sensory adaptation. B) Habituation. C) Aquisition. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habituation. 11. Revival of an extinguished response A) Second reinforcer. B) Systematic desensitization. C) Conditioned response. D) Spontaneous recovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spontaneous recovery. 12. My dog, Watch, looks up and starts salivating whenever she hears me pick up her dog bowl from the floor. If this response is classically conditioned, what is most likely the unconditioned stimulus? A) Watch salivating. B) Watch looking up. C) The sound of the food bowl. D) Previous training about food. E) The smell of dog food. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The smell of dog food. 13. Condition in which repeated attempts to control a situation fail, resulting in the belief that the situation is uncontrollable A) Generalization. B) Discrimination. C) Extinction. D) Learned helplessness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Learned helplessness. 14. What is the definition of Psychology according to Woodworm and Marquis? 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The scientific investigation of behavior. 15. Which term best describes when a dog salivates not only to a bell, but also to a doorbell? A) Discrimination. B) Generalization. C) Extinction. D) Habituation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generalization. 16. Which of the following best describes chunking? A) Replacing what is already stored with new information. B) Organizing items into familiar or manageable units. C) Fading of memory in bits and pieces. D) Recalling the last items in a series. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organizing items into familiar or manageable units. 17. A(n) ..... reinforcer is learned and becomes effective by being paired with such reinforcers as food and shelter. A) Secondary. B) Continuous. C) Flooding. D) Positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary. 18. The Bobo doll experiment demonstrated: A) Classical conditioning. B) Punishment as reinforcement. C) Latent learning. D) Aggression learned through observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aggression learned through observation. 19. In a classic experiment, "Little Albert, " a very young boy, was conditioned to be afraid of a rat. He also became fearful of white furry rabbits and bearded men. This is an example of A) Classical conditioning. B) Higher order conditioning. C) Reinforcement. D) Operant conditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Classical conditioning. 20. Which of the following creativity components emphasizes the role of well-developed knowledge? A) Imagination. B) Intrinsic motivation. C) Expertise. D) Venturesome personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expertise. 21. Choose the Matching Term to the Definition.The tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses. A) Spontaneous Recovery. B) Generalization. C) Discrimination. D) Acquistion. E) Higher Order Conditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generalization. 22. During which years were the foundational studies of Gestalt Psychology conducted? A) 1900-1910. B) 1910-1920. C) 1920-1930. D) 1930-1940. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1910-1920. 23. Paying a fine for speeding is an example of what type of learning? A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Punishment. D) Classical Conditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punishment. 24. Not all change is learning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Reflective students differ from impulsive students because they: A) Respond faster. B) Prefer speed to accuracy. C) Consider possible answers before responding. D) Avoid decision-making. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consider possible answers before responding. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 1Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 2Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 3Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 4Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 5Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 6Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 7Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 8Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 9Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books