Umar Draz, Author at DocMCQs

Skinner maintained that reinforcement determines the of a response; Bandura maintains that reinforcement determines the of a response:

A. Acquisition; performance

B. Acquisition; acquisition

C. Performance; performance

D. Performance; acquisition

Correct answer is: A. Acquisition; performance

The link between physical punishment and subsequent aggressive behavior is probably best explained by:

A. Observational learning

B. Noncontingent reinforcement

C. Resistance to extinction

D. The matching law

Correct answer is: A. Observational learning

The second step in a self modification program is to:

A. Specify the target behavior

B. Design your program

C. Gather baseline data

D. Set up a behavioral contact

Correct answer is: C. Gather baseline data

Getting information into memory is called ________; getting information out of memory is called:

A. Storage; retrieval

B. Encoding; storage

C. Encoding; retrieval

D. Storage; encoding

Correct answer is: C. Encoding; retrieval

The word “big” is flashed on a screen. A mental picture of the word “big” represents a code; the definition “large in size” represents a code; “sounds like pig” represents a code:

A. Structural; phonemic; semantic

B. Phonemic; semantic; structural

C. Structural; semantic; phonemic

D. Phonemic; structural; semantic

Correct answer is: D. Phonemic; structural; semantic

According to Miller, the capacity of short term memory is:

A. About 50,000 words

B. Unlimited

C. About 25 stimuli

D. About 7 "chunks" of information

Correct answer is: D. About 7 "chunks" of information

Which statement best represents current evidence on the durability of long term storage?

A. All forgetting involves breakdowns in retrieval

B. LTM is like a barrel of marbles in which none of the marbles ever leak out

C. There is no convincing evidence that all "one's" memories are stored away permanently

D. All long term memories gradually decay at a constant rate

Correct answer is: C. There is no convincing evidence that all "one's" memories are stored away permanently

An organized cluster of knowledge about a particular object or sequence of events is called as:

A. Semantic network

B. Conceptual hierarchy

C. Schema

D. Retrieval cue

Correct answer is: C. Schema

The 2 year old child who refers to every four legged animal as “doggie” is making which of the following errors?

A. Underextension

B. Overextension

C. Overregularization

D. None of the above

Correct answer is: B. Overextension

Research suggests that bilingualism has a negative effect on:

A. Language development

B. Metalinguistic awareness

C. Cognitive development

D. None of the above

Correct answer is: D. None of the above

Author name: Umar Draz