Top 80+ Solved Learning and Behaviour MCQ Questions Answer
Q. What is the procedure called in which reinforcement is used to guide a response closer and closer toa desired response?
a. stimulus discrimination
b. stimulus generalization
c. spontaneous recovery
d. shaping
Q. Classical conditioning usually works best if which of the following occurs?
a. the conditioned stimulus (cs) is presented just after the unconditioned stimulus (ucs)
b. the cs is presented just before the ucs
c. the cs is presented many hours after the ucs
d. all of the above are equally effective
Q. Which of the following terms means the tendency for conditioning to be limited by natural instincts?
a. instinctive drift
b. innate conditioning
c. natural learning
d. classical conditioning
Q. In operant conditioning, what is the tendency for a response to happen only when a particularstimulus is present?
a. stimulus generalization
b. shaping
c. response acquisition
d. stimulus discrimination
Q. Students get a grade for a quiz that’s given once a week. What is this an example of?
a. fixed-ratio reinforcement schedule
b. variable-ratio reinforcement schedule
c. fixed-interval reinforcement schedule
d. variable-interval reinforcement schedule
Q. Which learning theory says that a set stimulus, over a period of time, will produce the sameresponse every time?
a. classical conditioning
b. insight learning
c. drive motive
d. operant conditioning
Q. What are the three laws of Thorndike's law?
a. law of exercise
b. law of effect
c. law of readiness
d. a, b & c
Q. Which of the following is/are part of the definition of learning?
a. change in behaviour
b. relatively permanent
c. brought about by experience
d. all of the above
Q. Pavlov's initial interest in classical conditioning was stimulated when he observed his research dogssalivating at the sight of
a. food
b. the attendants
c. the saliva
d. the food dish
Q. In classical conditioning, an unlearned, inborn reaction to an unconditioned stimulus is a(n)
a. unconditioned stimulus
b. unconditioned response
c. conditioned stimulus
d. conditioned response
Q. In Pavlov's classic experiment, meat powder was the
a. unconditioned stimulus
b. unconditioned response
c. conditioned stimulus
d. conditioned response
Q. Classical conditioning apparently plays a role in the development of
a. resistance to disease
b. allergic reactions
c. sexual arousal
d. all of the above
Q. Irrational fears that are thought to be caused by classical conditioning are called
a. psychosomatic illness
b. avoidance behaviour
c. phobias
d. stimulus discrimination
Q. Learning that results from the consequences of behaviours called
a. extinguished conditioning
b. operant conditioning
c. classical conditioning
d. positive conditioning
Q. If positive reinforcement is not given within a short time following the response, learning willproceed slowly. This phenomenon is called
a. delay of reinforcement
b. extinction
c. conditioned response
d. consistency