This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 6 Learning Quiz 35 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Learning is defined as a temporary change in thought that results from experience. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Identify the type of Reinforcer:Occurs immediately after a behavior A) Primary. B) Conditioned (Secondary). C) Immediate. D) Delayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immediate. 5. 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. 6. Behavior:Amy ran awayConsequence:Her parents changed the locks A) + reinforcement. B) Reinforcement. C) + punishment. D) Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) + punishment. 7. ..... involves taking away an undesired stimulus to encourage a behavior. A) Voluntary behavior. B) Involuntary behavior. C) Negative reinforcement. D) Positive reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative reinforcement. 8. 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. 9. 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) Absolute threshold. B) Tolerance level. C) Olfaction. D) Transduction level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute threshold. 10. "The Skinner Box" is an example of ..... A) Classical Conditioning. B) Operant Conditioning. C) Observational Learning. D) Modeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Operant Conditioning. 11. Systematic application of learning principles to change people's actions and feelings A) Generalization. B) Discrimination. C) Extinction. D) Behavior modification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behavior modification. 12. Cognitive psychologist view learning as A) Mechanical. B) Purposeful. C) Involuntary. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purposeful. 13. Derivative subsumption A) Common + verity. B) Specific + general. C) Existing knowledge + new knowledge. D) Common + specific. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Existing knowledge + new knowledge. 14. Which term describes the process of learning by watching the behaviors of others? A) Classical conditioning. B) Operant conditioning. C) Observational learning. D) Latent learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observational learning. 15. Mrs. Smith gave Regina a sticker when she spelled all of her words correctly. This is an example of A) Positive Punishment. B) Positive Reinforcement. C) Negative Punishment. D) Negative Reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive Reinforcement. 16. 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. 17. This type of learning involves using reinforcement or punishment to either encourage or discourage a behavior. A) Classical conditioning. B) Operant conditioning. C) Latent learning. D) Observational learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Operant conditioning. 18. A naturally occurring stimulus that leads to an involuntary and unlearned response. In Pavlov's dogs, the food. A) Unconditioned Stimulus. B) Conditioned Stimulus. C) Conditioned Response. D) Neutral Stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unconditioned Stimulus. 19. 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 rarely performed. C) Behaviors with neutral outcomes. D) Behaviors that are punished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behaviors with satisfying outcomes. 20. 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. 21. What are cognitive maps? A) Mental images of physical environments. B) Mental representations of spatial relationships. C) Mental representations of social interactions. D) Mental images of problem-solving processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mental representations of spatial relationships. 22. 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) Continuous reinforcement. B) Fixed-interval. C) Variable-interval. D) Variable-ratio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continuous reinforcement. 23. Stimulus or event that follows a response and increases the likelihood that the response will be repeated A) Conditioned stimulus (CS). B) Conditioned response (CR). C) Reinforcement. D) Negative reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reinforcement. 24. ..... is the adaptive process through which experience modifies pre-existing behavior and understanding. A) Conditioning. B) Learning. C) Memory. D) Reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning. 25. Who is known for the experiment with pigeons in a Skinner Box to demonstrate operant conditioning? A) Ivan Pavlov. B) Neal Miller. C) John B. Watson. D) B.F. Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B.F. 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