A. the subject be informed of desired outcome in advance
B. the UCS be inherently rewarding
C. the UCS be originally neutral
D. the CS be originally neutral
Psychology Mcqs
Similarity is to difference as generalization is to __________________?
A. choices
B. discrimination
C. detectability
D. distinction
The repeated presentation of the CS without the UCS results in __________________?
A. spontaneous recovery
B. inhibition
C. extinction
D. higher-order conditioning
Studying to avoid bad grade is an example of ___________________?
A. positive reinforcement
B. negative reinforcement
C. punishment
D. escape
The Law of Effect is concerned with the effects of ______________________?
A. hormones in behavior
B. activity states on behavior
C. internal drive states on behavior
D. rewards and punishment on behavior
Which of the following types of learning cannot be directly observed?
A. operant conditioning
B. response learning
C. verbal learning
D. perceptual learning
_________________ involves observing and imitating the behavior of others?
A. shaping
B. modeling
C. observing
D. praising
Under which of the following reinforcement schedules is it most important for an organism to learn to estimate time accurately?
A. fixed ratio
B. variable interval
C. variable ratio
D. fixed interval
The first systematic study of operant conditioning was performed in 1938 by _______________?
A. E. L. Thorndike
B. B. F. Skinner
C. A. Bandura
D. I. Pavlov
The reinforcement schedule that yields the lowest performance is the __________________?
A. fixed-ration schedule
B. variable-interval schedule
C. fixed-interval schedule
D. verbal-interval-schedule