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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.

If you have a snake phobia because you once heard a loud noise while looking at a snake, for you a snake is a (n):

A US

B CS

C UR

D CR

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Correct Answer: CS

In Thorndike’s law of effect, events critical for conditioning:

A occur after the response

B occur before the response

C occur simultaneously with the response

D are unrelated to the response except during extinction

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Correct Answer: occur after the response

Watson and Rayner (1`920) conditioned “Little Albert’ to fear white rats by banging a hammer on a steel bar as the child played with a white rat. Later, it was discovered that Albert feared not only white rats but white stuffed toys and Santa’s beard as well. Albert’s fear of these other objects can be attributed to:

A the law effect

B stimulus generalization

C stimulus discrimination

D an overactive imagination

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Correct Answer: stimulus generalization

Sam’s wife always wears the same black nightgown whenever she is “in the mood” for sexual relations. Sam becomes sexually aroused as soon as he sees his wife in the nightgown. For Sam, the night is a (n):

A unconditioned stimulus

B unconditioned response

C conditioned stimulus

D conditioned response

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Correct Answer: conditioned stimulus

A pigeon in a Skinner box is pecking the disk at a high, steady rate. The graph portraying this pigeon’s responding will have:

A a steep, unchanging slope

B a shallow, unchanging slope

C a progressively steeper slope

D a progressively shallower slope

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Correct Answer: a steep, unchanging slope

Which of the following statements is (are) true?

A Classical conditioning regulates reflexive, involuntary responses exclusively

B Operant conditioning regulates voluntary responses exclusively

C The distinction between the two types of conditioning is not absolute, with both types jointly and interactively governing some aspects of behavior

D Both a and b

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Correct Answer: The distinction between the two types of conditioning is not absolute, with both types jointly and interactively governing some aspects of behavior

The steady, rapid responding of a person playing a slot machine is an example of the pattern of responding typically generated on a_______schedule.

A Fixed-ratio

B variable-ratio

C Fixed-interval

D variable-interval

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Correct Answer: variable-ratio

Research on avoidance learning suggests that a fear response is acquired through___conditioning: the avoidance response is maintained as a result ofconditioning.

A classical; operant

B operant; classical

C classical; classical

D operant; operant

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Correct Answer: classical; operant

The second step in a self-modification program is to:

A specify the target behavior

B design your program

C gather baseline data

D set up a behavioral contact

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Correct Answer: gather baseline data

Skinner maintained that reinforcement determines the acquisition of a response; Bandura maintains that reinforcement determines the_______of a response.

A acquisition

B development

C performance

D generalization

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: performance

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If you have a snake phobia because you once heard a loud noise while looking at a snake, for you a snake is a (n):

In Thorndike’s law of effect, events critical for conditioning:

Sam’s wife always wears the same black nightgown whenever she is “in the mood” for sexual relations. Sam becomes sexually aroused as soon as he sees his wife in the nightgown. For Sam, the night is a (n):

A pigeon in a Skinner box is pecking the disk at a high, steady rate. The graph portraying this pigeon’s responding will have:

Which of the following statements is (are) true?

The steady, rapid responding of a person playing a slot machine is an example of the pattern of responding typically generated on a_______schedule.

Research on avoidance learning suggests that a fear response is acquired through___conditioning: the avoidance response is maintained as a result ofconditioning.

The second step in a self-modification program is to:

Skinner maintained that reinforcement determines the acquisition of a response; Bandura maintains that reinforcement determines the_______of a response.

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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If you have a snake phobia because you once heard a loud noise while looking at a snake, for you a snake is a (n):

In Thorndike’s law of effect, events critical for conditioning:

Sam’s wife always wears the same black nightgown whenever she is “in the mood” for sexual relations. Sam becomes sexually aroused as soon as he sees his wife in the nightgown. For Sam, the night is a (n):

A pigeon in a Skinner box is pecking the disk at a high, steady rate. The graph portraying this pigeon’s responding will have:

Which of the following statements is (are) true?

The steady, rapid responding of a person playing a slot machine is an example of the pattern of responding typically generated on a_______schedule.

Research on avoidance learning suggests that a fear response is acquired through_________conditioning: the avoidance response is maintained as a result of______conditioning.

The second step in a self-modification program is to:

Skinner maintained that reinforcement determines the acquisition of a response; Bandura maintains that reinforcement determines the_______of a response.

Research on avoidance learning suggests that a fear response is acquired through___conditioning: the avoidance response is maintained as a result ofconditioning.