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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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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.

The connection between stimulus and response is called:
A Intelligence quotient
B Standardize test
C Conditioning
D Curricular content
Correct Answer: Conditioning
Who was the founding father of classical conditioning:
A Intelligence quotient
B standardize text
C Conditioning
D Curricular content
Correct Answer: Conditioning
changes due to learning are:
A Temporary
B Permanent
C Physical
D psycho-dynamic
Correct Answer: Permanent
Koffka and Koehler were concerned with:
A Behaviorism
B Cognitive school of thought
C Progressivism
D Existaetialism
Correct Answer: Cognitive school of thought
According to the cognitive psychologist the observable behavior:
A Is not possible without aptitudinal change
B Is not possible without environmental change
C Not both (a) and (b)
D
Correct Answer: Is not possible without environmental change
A child has leaned to avoid a furry, black cat. However, she still plays with her grandmother’s short-haired tabby. Her response demonstrates?
A negative transfer
B extinction
C discrimination
D successive approximation
Correct Answer: discrimination
Punishment is most effective in suppressing behavior when it is:
A immediate, consistent and intense
B delayed, consistent, and mild
C immediate, consistent, and mild
D delayed, inconsistent, and intense
Correct Answer: immediate, consistent and intense
If the conditioned stimulus is presented many times without reinforcement, we can expect:
A an increase in stimulus generalization
B the strength of the UR to increase
C an increase in response generalization
D extinction to occur
Correct Answer: extinction to occur
Ivan Pavlov has been credited with the initial discovery of:
A operant conditioning
B reinforcement
C classical conditioning
D vicarious conditioning
Correct Answer: classical conditioning
In Pavlov’s experiments with dogs, the bell (prior to conditioning) was the:
A neutral stimulus
B unconditioned stimulus
C conditioned stimulus
D unconditioned response
Correct Answer: neutral stimulus