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1. _______ learning is most evident when young children are being taught the ways of their group
(a) Instrumental
(b) Classical
(c) Programmed
(d) Escape
Ans. (a)
2. The theory-attitude-to-behavior process model is proposed by
(a) Fazio
(b) Ajzen
(c) Fishman
(d) Krosnick
Ans. (a)
3. In _______ each word from a list of words is shown at a fixed rate of exposure duration. Immediately after the presentation of the list, the participants are required to recall the words in any order they can
(a) Serial learning
(b) Free Recall
(c) Serial anticipation
(d) Paired association
Ans. (b)
4. A second major approach to the study of traits is illustrated by the work of ……...
(a) Raymond B. Cattel
(b) Loevinger & Knoll
(c) Rorer & Widiger
(d) Harris
Ans. (a)
5. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Negative reinforces involve unpleasant and painful stimuli
(b) Negative reinforcement leads to learning of avoidance and escape responses
(c) Negative reinforcement not punishment
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
6. Find out the correct information about latent learning
(a) It occurs but is not evident in behaviour until later, when conditions for its appearance are favourable
(b) It occurs without reinforcement of particular responses and seems to involve changes in the ways information is processed
(c) It is an example of cognitive learning
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
7. ………... tend to be high achievers, responsible, hardworking and disciplined persons with high levels of pride and self-esteem.
(a) First borns
(b) Later borns
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
8. Programmed learning allows learners to proceed at their own pace and to receive immediate feedback on the correctness of their responses. This is a form of:
(a) Punishment
(b) Reinforcement
(c) Stimulus
(d) Reward
Ans. (b)
9. Escape learning is an example of instrumental conditioning which is based on
(a) Negative reinforcement
(b) Positive reinforcement
(c) No reinforcement
(d) Reinforcement
Ans. (a)
10. The word ‘Androgyny’ literally means ……….
(a) Man-Man
(b) Woman-Woman
(c) Man-Woman
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)
11. In instrumental or operant conditioning reinforcement following every occurrence of a particular response is called
(a) Primary reinforcement
(b) Secondary reinforcement
(c) Tertiary reinforcement
(d) Continuous reinforcement
Ans. (d)
12. Information and Expectation theories of the conditioning process take the viewpoint that:
1. Conditioned stimulus becomes a signal for the unconditioned stimulus
2. When conditioned stimulus is presented, unconditioned stimulus is expected and the learner responds in accordance with this expectation
3. Unconditioned stimulus becomes a signal for conditioned stimulus
Select the correct answer from the options given below
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Only 3
(d) Only 2
Ans. (a)
13. The physical foundation of personality, including prevailing mood, sensitivity, energy levels, and so forth, is called
(a) Personality
(b) Character
(c) Temperament
(d) Traits
Ans. (c)
14. Which of the following information is/are correct abut classical conditioning
(a) During acquisition, the excitatory tendency is dominant
(b) During extinction, inhibition builds up to suppress conditioned responding
(c) Pavlov thought of conditioning in terms of excitation and inhibition -
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
15. Who was deeply interested in ‘Personality’ and identified several kinds of traits?
(a) Cattel
(b) Allport
(c) Conley
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)
16. Consider the following statements
1. The extinction does not completely erase conditioning
2. Usually reconditioning is more rapid than the original conditioning
3. Extinction erases conditioning completely
4. Reconditioning takes more time than the original conditioning
Select the correct answer from the options given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
Ans. (b)
17. According to the learning theory of attitude formation, the basic process underlying attitude formation is
(a) Operant conditioning
(b) Classical conditioning
(c) Concept formation
(d) Verbal conditioning
Ans. (a)
18. The learning situation in classical conditioning is one of learning
(a) S—S
(b) S—R
(c) R—S
(d) R—R
Ans. (a)
19. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Displacement____ Directing energy toward another object when the original object is in accessible
(b) Rationalization_____ Manufacturing good reasons to explain away a bruised ego
(c) Reaction formation_____ Behaving in way that is directly opposite to unconscious wishes
(d) Fixation_____ Retreating to an earlier phase of development where demands are not so great
Ans. (d)
20. Classical conditioning is also called
(a) Respondent conditioning
(b) Pavlovian conditioning
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
21. Find out the correct statement
(a) Theory of stimulus substitution is an older theory about the nature of classical conditioning
(b) Information and Expectation theories are current ideas about the theory of classical conditioning
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
22. In _____ method people are asked to respond to questions by expressing their personal evaluations.
(a) Self-assessing
(b) Self-report
(c) Self-indicating
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
23. Stimulus substitution theory
(a) Originated with Pavlov
(b) Relies on the idea that the conditioned stimulus as a result of pairing with the unconditioned stimulus acquires the capacity to substitute for the unconditioned stimulus
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
24. The social distance scales have been used widely in the past by and are used less frequently now days.
(a) Likert
(b) Binet
(c) Bogardus
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
25. Biofeedback is a technique
(a) That enables people monitor and self regulate certain bodily functions through the use of speialized equipment
(b) In which people regulate their mental activities
(c) That motivates people to feel happy
(d) In which people suppress the pressure of pain
Ans. (a)
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