Umar Draz, Author at DocMCQs

Watson and Rayner (1920) conditioned “Little Albert” to fear white rats by banging a hammer on a steel bar as he played with a white rat. Later, it was discovered that Albert feared not only white rats but white stuffed toys and Santa’s beard as well. Albert’s fear of these other objects can be attributed to:

A. Acquisition

B. Stimulus generalization

C. Stimulus discrimination

D. An overactive imagination

Correct answer is: B. Stimulus generalization

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

Correct answer is: D. An already established CS can be used in the place of a natural UCS

Which of the following statements is (are) true?

A. Classical conditioning regulates reflexive, involuntary responses exclusively

B. Operant conditioning regulates voluntary responses exclusively

C. The distinction between the two types of conditioning is not absolute, with both types jointly and interactively governing some aspects of behavior

D. a and b

Correct answer is: C. The distinction between the two types of conditioning is not absolute, with both types jointly and interactively governing some aspects of behavior

In a Skinner box, the dependent variable is:

A. The force with which the lever is pressed or the disk is pecked

B. The schedule of reinforcement used

C. The rate of responding

D. The speed of the cumulative recorder

Correct answer is: C. The rate of responding

A primary reinforcer has reinforcing properties; a secondary reinforcer has reinforcing properties:

A. Biological; acquired

B. Conditioned; unconditioned

C. Potent; weak

D. Immediate; delayed

Correct answer is: A. Biological; acquired

The steady, rapid responding of a person playing a slot machine is an example of a pattern of responding typically generated on a ________ schedule:

A. Fixed ratio

B. Variable ratio

C. Fixed interval

D. Variable interval

Correct answer is: B. Variable ratio

Positive reinforcement the rate of responding; negative reinforcement the rate of responding:

A. Increases; decreases

B. Increases; increases

C. Decreases; increases

D. Decreases; decreases

Correct answer is: B. Increases; increases

According to the two process theory, a fear response is acquired due to conditioning; it is maintained due to conditioning:

A. Classical; operant

B. Operant; classical

C. Classical; classical

D. Operant; operant

Correct answer is: A. Classical; operant

Breland and Breland described how animals’ innate responses can distort conditioning processes, a phenomenon they called:

A. Avoidance learning

B. Bioprocessing

C. Counterconditioning

D. Instinctive drift

Correct answer is: D. Instinctive drift

According to Rescorla, the strength of a conditioned response depends on:

A. The number of trials in which the CS and UCS are paired

B. The number of trials in which the CS is presented alone

C. The percentage of trials in which the CS and UCS are paired

D. The percentage of trials in which the UCS is presented alone

Correct answer is: C. The percentage of trials in which the CS and UCS are paired

Author name: Umar Draz