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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.

Positive reinforcement_the rate of responding negative reinforcement__the rate of responding.

A increases; decreases

B decreases; increases

C increases; increases

D decreases; decreases

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Correct Answer: increases; increases

A primary reinforcer hasreinforcing properties; a secondary reinforcer hasreinforcing properties.

A biological; acquired

B conditioned; unconditioned

C weak; potent

D immediate; delayed

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Correct Answer: biological; acquired

The phenomenon of higher-order conditioning shows that:

A only a genuine, natural UCS can be used to establish a CR

B auditory stimuli are easier to condition than visual stimuli

C visual stimuli are easier to condition than auditory stimuli

D an already established CS can be used in the place of a natural UCS

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Correct Answer: an already established CS can be used in the place of a natural UCS

After repeatedly pairing a tone with meat powder, Pavlov found that a dog will salivate when the tone is presented. Salivation to the tone is a (n):

A unconditioned stimulus

B unconditioned response

C conditioned stimulus

D conditioned response

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Correct Answer: conditioned response

In classical conditioning, learning is evident when a:

A stimulus automatically produces a response without a prior history of experience

B stimulus which did not initially produce a response now elicits that response

C spontaneously emitted response increases in frequency as a result of in consequences

D subject repeats an action he or she has observed in another and is praised for it

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Correct Answer: stimulus which did not initially produce a response now elicits that response

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

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Positive reinforcement_the rate of responding negative reinforcement__the rate of responding.

A primary reinforcer hasreinforcing properties; a secondary reinforcer hasreinforcing properties.

The phenomenon of higher-order conditioning shows that:

After repeatedly pairing a tone with meat powder, Pavlov found that a dog will salivate when the tone is presented. Salivation to the tone is a (n):

In classical conditioning, learning is evident when a:

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:

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Positive reinforcement_______the rate of responding negative reinforcement________the rate of responding.

A primary reinforcer has______reinforcing properties; a secondary reinforcer has______reinforcing properties.

The phenomenon of higher-order conditioning shows that:

After repeatedly pairing a tone with meat powder, Pavlov found that a dog will salivate when the tone is presented. Salivation to the tone is a (n):

In classical conditioning, learning is evident when a:

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:

Positive reinforcement_the rate of responding negative reinforcement__the rate of responding.

A primary reinforcer hasreinforcing properties; a secondary reinforcer hasreinforcing properties.