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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, mental processes, emotions, and personality. It is an important subject for competitive exams such as PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, CSS, and PMS.

In Pavlov’s experiments with dogs, salivation was the

A conditioned response

B unconditioned stimulus

C conditioned stimulus

D unconditioned response

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Correct Answer: conditioned response

In_______-reinforcement, the reinforcer follows every correct response.

A intermittent

B partial

C negative

D continuous

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Correct Answer: continuous

In Pavlov’s experiments with dogs, food was the:

A conditioned response

B unconditioned stimulus

C conditioned stimulus

D unconditioned response

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Correct Answer: unconditioned stimulus

A dog that gets rewarded for the first bark it makes in each ten minutes period is being reinforced on a_____schedule of reinforcement.

A continuous

B fixed interval

C variable interval

D fixed ratio

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Correct Answer: fixed interval

The technique of using desensitization involves:

A flooding the person with images of the feared stimulus

B gradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus

C gradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus only when they are fully relaxed

D systematically increasing the stimulus intensity up to the breaking point

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Correct Answer: gradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus

By definition_______always reduces the probability of a response occurring again.

A Positive reinforcement

B Punishment

C Negative reinforcement

D Observation

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Correct Answer: Punishment

Negative reinforcement occurs when behavior:

A Decreases

B Is punished

C Remains the same

D Increases

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Correct Answer: Increases

Edward Thorndike established the:

A Principle of reinforcement

B Law of effect

C Contiguity hypothesis

D Theory of behaviorism

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Correct Answer: Law of effect

Watson trained Little Albert to fear a white rat. In his experiment the loud noise was a (n):

A Unconditioned response

B Conditioned stimulus

C Conditioned response

D Unconditioned stimulus

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Correct Answer: Unconditioned stimulus

Rahila found that a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus only if it is contingent and:

A Inclusive

B Dominant

C Informative

D Appropriate

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Correct Answer: Informative

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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In Pavlov’s experiments with dogs, salivation was the

In_______-reinforcement, the reinforcer follows every correct response.

In Pavlov’s experiments with dogs, food was the:

A dog that gets rewarded for the first bark it makes in each ten minutes period is being reinforced on a_____schedule of reinforcement.

The technique of using desensitization involves:

By definition_______always reduces the probability of a response occurring again.

Negative reinforcement occurs when behavior:

Edward Thorndike established the:

Watson trained Little Albert to fear a white rat. In his experiment the loud noise was a (n):

Rahila found that a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus only if it is contingent and: