Top 80+ Solved Learning and Behaviour MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Jill was trying to operantly condition her dog to roll over. Each time her dog rolled over sheimmediately said "good dog." However, the dog did not roll over on command. Which of the following may best explain why?
a. jill used inconsistent reinforcement
b. the cs did not match the cr
c. jill should have delayed reinforcement
d. saying "good dog" was not reinforcing
Q. Reinforcers that are innately reinforcing, such as food, water, and warmth are called
a. primary reinforcers
b. secondary reinforcers
c. extinguished reinforcers
d. superstitious reinforcers
Q. If a child is rewarded for appropriate behavior every 15 minutes, what type of schedule is beingused?
a. fixed ratio
b. variable ratio
c. fixed interval
d. variable interval
Q. Salespeople who are paid exclusively by commission are reinforced on which type of schedule?
a. fixed ratio
b. fixed interval
c. variable ratio
d. variable interval
Q. If you wanted to teach a chicken to "play" the piano, you should
a. wait for a musically inclined chicken to show up
b. extinguish piano-playing behavior
c. use shaping
d. use negative reinforcement
Q. Behavior that is reinforced because it causes a negative event to stop is called
a. shaping
b. punishment
c. escape conditioning
d. avoidance conditioning
Q. Both escape conditioning and avoidance conditioning are forms of
a. superstitious behavior
b. positive reinforcement
c. negative reinforcement
d. secondary reinforcement
Q. Which of the following is suggested as a guideline for the use of punishment?
a. do not use physical punishment
b. do not give punishment mixed with rewards
c. make it clear to the individual which behavior is being punished
d. all of the above
Q. If the consequence of a behavior is negative and the frequency of that behavior decreases, the behavior has been
a. positively reinforced
b. negatively reinforced
c. disinhibited
d. punished
Q. Which of the following is correct?
a. classical conditioning usually involves reflexive behavior, while operant conditioning usually involves more complicated, spontaneous behavior.
b. classical conditioning usually involves more complicated, spontaneous behavior, while operant conditioning involves reflexive behavior.
c. in classical conditioning, the reinforcement is contingent on the behavior of the learner.
d. in operant conditioning the ucs and cs occur independently of the learner\s behavior.
Q. John loves to receive mail. Over the years, he has learned to tell the difference between the soundof the mail truck and the other cars and trucks that pass his house. What process is at work here?
a. stimulus discrimination
b. stimulus generalization
c. extinction
d. negative reinforcement
Q. After Little Albert was conditioned to fear a white rat, he also displayed fear responses to a whiterabbit and a white coat. This is an example of
a. stimulus generalization
b. stimulus discrimination
c. variable interval reinforcement
d. superstitious behavior
Q. An intense internal force that motivates behavior is known as a(n)
a. incentive
b. drive
c. reinforcement
d. reward
Q. What, according to Hull, is reinforcing?
a. drive reduction
b. drive induction
c. incentive reduction
d. incentive deduction
Q. If drive motivation is based on deprivation, incentive motivation is based on
a. drive reduction
b. habit strength
c. inhibition
d. reward value