Psychology Objective Practice Test
Psychology Sample Test Paper
1. ____ may be considered as a life-long process converting raw material into a finished product by making the human being an effective member of the society.
(a) Socialization
(b) Imitation
(c) Transmission of culture
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
2. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) A reinforcement schedule is the arrangement of the delivery of reinforcement during conditioning trials
(b) Each schedule of reinforcement influences the course of conditioning in its own way
(c) Conditioned responses occur with differential characteristics
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
3. Which of the following is an important schedule of reinforcement?
(a) Continuous
(b) Fixed interval
(c) Fixed ratio
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
4. All of us gradually learn to put on woolen clothes or to use electric heaters to avoid the unpleasant cold weather. This is an example of
(a) Positive reinforcement
(b) Negative reinforcement
(c) Reinforcement only
(d Mild reinforcement
Ans. (b)
5. _____ technique is based on the interaction between classical and instrumental conditioning
(a) Assertiveness learning
(b) Systematic desensitisation
(c) Biofeed — back treatment
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
6. ____ requires that we be able to predict to some extent that new individuals will behave as others like them have behaved in the post.
(a) Social interpretation
(b) Social interaction
(c) Social standard
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
7. Ivan Pavlov was a:
(a) German Psychologist
(b) Russian Physiologist
(c) American Psychologist
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
8. In one experiment, Kohler put the chimpanzee inside a cage, it was
(a) Albert
(b) Sultan
(c) Peter
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
9. Pavlov’s experiments on classical conditioning of the dog brought to light several principles useful in habit formation. These include
(a) Extinction
(b) Reinforcement
(c) Discrimination
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
10. In which of the following conditioning the CS is presented first and then removed before the
(a) Simultaneous
(b) Delayed
(c) Trace
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
11. Which of the following transfers of learning is also known as neutral transfer?
(a) Positive transfer
(b) Negative transfer
(c) Zero transfer
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
12. Change of behaviour due to fatigue drugs or other intoxicants is not considered as
(a) Memory
(b) Motivation
(c) Learning
(d) Adjustment
Ans. (c)
13. In
(a) Skinner
(b) Thorndike
(c) Pavlov
(d)
Ans. (b)
14. The famous book, beyond freedom and Dignity is written by
(a) B. F. Skinner
(b) William James
(c) Ivan P. Pavlov
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
15. Modelling is based on the type of cognitive learning known as
(a) Observational learning
(b) Classical conditioning learning
(c) Intrinsic learning
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
16. The ‘I can’ notion has become especially important in theory and research on
(a) Cognitive learning
(b) Perceptual learning
(c) Modelling
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
17. When modeling is used to overcome a fear, it may be most successful if changes the
_____ about what he or she can do
(a) Fearful person’s expectations
(b) Person’s behaviour
(c) Person’s attitude
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
18. Principles of motor learning help in achieving excellence in the field of
(a) Sports
(b) Education
(c) Painting
(d) Imprinting
Ans. (a)
19. A reinforcer is a stimulus or event which, when its cessation is contingent on a response, increases the likelihood that the response will occur again.
(a) Positive
(b) Negative
(c) Complex
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
20. The Pioneering experiments of _____ were among the first systematic studies of the positive reinforcement principle in instrumental conditioning
(a) Pavlov
(b) Thorndike
(c) Freud
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
21. Some groups of positive reinforcers do not work naturally and their ability to reinforce instrumental responses depends upon learning, these are known as
(a) Conditioned reinforcers
(b) Secondary reinforcers
(c) Either (a) or (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
22. Fixed — ratio, fixed — interval, variable — ratio and variable — interval schedules are described to illustrate the concept of
(a) Continuous reinforcement
(b) Reinforcement schedules
(c) Positive reinforcement
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
23. What takes place in three stages, Viz, cognitive stage, association stage and automation stage?
(a) Conditioned learning
(b) Skill learning
(c) Sensory learning
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
24. Escape learning means
(a) Learning to escape from dangers in life
(b) Learning by negative reinforcement
(c) Learning by positive reinforcement
(d) All of the above
Ans. (b)
25. Exposure to the stimulus situation plays a significant role in
(a) Perceptual learning
(b) Operant learning
(c) Motor learning
(d) Transfer of learning
Ans. (b)
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