This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Developed the idea of Law of Effect:When a behavior is rewarded it continues and when it is punished it discontinues. A) Edward Tolman. B) John Garcia. C) Edward Thorndike. D) John B. Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Edward Thorndike. 2. Mechanical or rote repetition of information in order to keep from forgetting is called ..... (i.e cramming) A) Encoding. B) Storage. C) Maintenance Rehearsal. D) Elaborative Rehearsal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maintenance Rehearsal. 3. Exemption from a test for perfect attendance A) Positive Reinforcement. B) Negative Reinforcement. C) Positive Punishment. D) Negative Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Reinforcement. 4. The process through which experience causes permanent change in knowledge or behavior is called? A) Writing. B) Reading. C) Learning. D) Therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Learning. 5. Method that involves relaxation and gradual exposure to a feared stimulus A) Discrimination. B) Systematic desensitization. C) Generalization. D) Flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Systematic desensitization. 6. What is social learning? A) Learning by imitation. B) Learning by modelling. C) Learning by observation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. At the zoo, you observe birds performing a precise series of movements as part of their courtship ritual. This sequence of behaviors is best described as a: A) Reflex arc. B) Fixed action pattern. C) Conditioned response. D) Habituation process. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixed action pattern. 8. What does the term "neutral stimulus" refer to in classical conditioning? A) A stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning. B) A stimulus that always elicits a response. C) A stimulus paired with a reinforcement. D) A stimulus that is not present during conditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning. 9. Unconditioned stimulus (US) A) A stimulus that is learned through experience. B) A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response. C) A stimulus that requires conditioning to elicit a response. D) A stimulus that is always negative in nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response. 10. Which researcher is known for the Bobo doll experiment? A) Skinner. B) Bandura. C) Pavlov. D) Thorndike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bandura. 11. Which learning theory emphasizes the role of consequences in shaping behavior? A) Social learning theory. B) Operant conditioning. C) Classical conditioning. D) Cognitive learning theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Operant conditioning. 12. What are the unconditioned stimulus and unconditioned response in classical conditioning? A) Positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. B) Unconditioned stimulus and unconditioned response. C) Operant conditioning and observational learning. D) Conditioned stimulus and conditioned response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unconditioned stimulus and unconditioned response. 13. The removal of an aversive stimulus that leads to an increase in the behavior is called ..... A) Negative punishment. B) Negative reinforcement. C) Positive punishment. D) Positive reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative reinforcement. 14. A law is defined as A) One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct within a particular activity or sphere. B) A body of rules of conduct prescribed by the state that has binding legal force. C) A system of principles of conduct that guide the behavior of an individual. D) A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A body of rules of conduct prescribed by the state that has binding legal force. 15. Correlation Coefficient A) A number that represents the strength and direction of a relationship existing between two variables. B) Referring to differences in data sets that are larger than chance variation would predict. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A number that represents the strength and direction of a relationship existing between two variables. 16. Were the participants who had seen the aggressive role model or the non-aggressive role model more aggressive? A) Aggressive role models. B) Non-aggressive role models. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aggressive role models. 17. The disease causes severe memory loss, dementia, and loss of language. It can also lead to death. A) Alzheimer's. B) Heart attack. C) Cancer. D) Dementia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alzheimer's. 18. The theory says social learning starts with having a role model. What's the next step? A) Direct reinforcement. B) Identification. C) Observation. D) Vicarious reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identification. 19. Which type of learning involves associating a neutral stimulus with a meaningful stimulus? A) Classical Conditioning. B) Operant Conditioning. C) Observational Learning. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Classical Conditioning. 20. If you watch a sequel to movie, and have trouble remembering if a character was in the first movie, you are experiencing ..... A) Repressive Memories. B) Proactive Interference. C) Retroactive Interference. D) Memory Decay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retroactive Interference. 21. In classical conditioning, the stimulus that naturally triggers a response is the: A) Conditioned stimulus. B) Unconditioned stimulus. C) Neutral stimulus. D) Operant reinforcer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unconditioned stimulus. 22. Because studies of learning show that events occurring close together in time are easier to associate than those occurring at widely different times, parents should probably avoid which of the following? A) Corporal punishment. B) Mild punishment. C) Consistent punishment. D) Inescapable punishment. E) Delay of punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Delay of punishment. 23. Which scientist developed the idea of absolute thresholds? A) David Hubel. B) Gustav Fechner. C) Ernst Weber. D) Torsten Wiesel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gustav Fechner. 24. Small successive step taken in which to get an organism to learn a behavior is called ..... A) Shaping. B) Continuous Reinforcement. C) Positive Reinforcement. D) Partial Reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shaping. 25. A child who learns that spoons are tableware and then correctly calls forks and knives tableware is demonstrating A) Rote learning. B) Imitation training. C) Discrimination training. D) Stimulus generalization. E) Classical conditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stimulus generalization. ← 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