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- A. Unconditioned response
- B. Conditioned stimulus
- C. Conditioned response
- D. Unconditioned stimulus
Explanation: The loud noise naturally produced fear in Little Albert, so it was an unconditioned stimulus.
Correct answer: Unconditioned stimulus242. Rahila found that a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus only if it is contingent and:
- A. Inclusive
- B. Dominant
- C. Informative
- D. Appropriate
Explanation: A neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus when its relationship with the unconditioned stimulus is both contingent and…
Correct answer: Informative- A. Unconditioned response
- B. Conditioned response
- C. Conditioned stimulus
- D. Unconditioned stimulus
Explanation: The nightgown has acquired its arousing meaning through association with sexual experiences, so it functions as a conditioned stimulus.
Correct answer: Conditioned stimulus- A. Extinction
- B. Generalization
- C. Spontaneous recovery
- D. Discrimination
Explanation: Extinction involves repeatedly presenting the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus, so the learned response gradually…
Correct answer: Extinction- A. Conditioned stimulus
- B. Unconditional responses
- C. Conditioned response
- D. Unconditioned stimulus
Explanation: Food powder naturally elicits salivation without prior learning, making it an unconditioned stimulus.
Correct answer: Unconditioned stimulus- A. Trial & error
- B. Insight
- C. Imitation
- D. Doing
Explanation: Correct pronunciation is commonly acquired by hearing a model and reproducing the same speech pattern, which is learning through…
Correct answer: Imitation- A. Observation the people doing work
- B. Solving the problems of mathematics
- C. Attempting the works of people
- D. Repeating the methodology of doing work
Explanation: Imitation involves observing and reproducing another person's method or behaviour.
Correct answer: Solving the problems of mathematics- A. Observe the other people doing work
- B. Makes efforts to do the work by himself
- C. Makes efforts to perform the same
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Imitation includes observing another person's performance, attempting the activity oneself, and reproducing the same performance.
Correct answer: All of the above- A. A natural act
- B. An imitative act
- C. An emotional act
- D. A social act
Explanation: Drinking water to relieve thirst is a natural or physiological act because it responds to a bodily need.
Correct answer: A natural act- A. Learning by trial & error
- B. Learning by imitation
- C. Learning insight
- D. Learning by doing
Explanation: Watching people perform an action and then trying to perform the same action is the defining pattern of learning by imitation.
Correct answer: Learning by imitation- A. Identification of the problem
- B. Realization of the problem
- C. Efforts for the solution of problem
- D. Remembering the solution of problem
Explanation: Trial-and-error learning begins when the learner identifies the problem or goal that requires a solution.
Correct answer: Identification of the problem- A. He finds an appropriate solution
- B. He commits a mistakes
- C. He comes across some negative response
- D. Both (a) and (b)
Explanation: In trial-and-error learning, the learner continues trying different responses until an effective or appropriate solution is found.
Correct answer: He finds an appropriate solution- A. Has not already available solution to his problems
- B. Does not use his intellect
- C. Does not commit mistakes
- D. Does not retry after failure
Explanation: Trial-and-error learning is used when the correct response is not already available, so the learner discovers it through attempts and…
Correct answer: Has not already available solution to his problems- A. Is the personal experience of an individual
- B. Is not concerned with the environmental stimulus
- C. Has no effect on the individual
- D. Is concerned with the social law
Explanation: Direct experience means personally encountering or performing an activity, rather than merely hearing about it or observing someone else.
Correct answer: Is the personal experience of an individual- A. Sex discrimination
- B. Physical development
- C. Cognitive development
- D. Experience
Explanation: Learning depends mainly on experience and produces a change in behaviour; sex discrimination is not a general requirement for it.
Correct answer: Sex discrimination- A. Enables him to pass though further experience
- B. Becomes neutral
- C. Becomes negative
- D. Becomes imbalanced
Explanation: An experience produces a response that helps the person deal with later experiences.
Correct answer: Enables him to pass though further experience- A. Don not leave any effect on individual's behavior
- B. Are not concerned with environment
- C. Enable an individual to perform his role
- D. Are concerned with heredity
Explanation: Learning-related changes affect how a person behaves and help the individual adapt to and perform roles in the environment.
Correct answer: Enable an individual to perform his role- A. Are sometimes temporary
- B. Are sometimes permanent
- C. Are always natural
- D. Both (a) and (b)
Explanation: Experience can produce changes that last briefly or changes that become relatively permanent, depending on factors such as practice and…
Correct answer: Both (a) and (b)- A. Punishers
- B. Stimuli
- C. Responses
- D. Reinforces
Explanation: Classical conditioning links two stimuli, such as a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus, so that one begins to evoke a learned…
Correct answer: Stimuli- A. Precontemplation
- B. Contemplation
- C. Preparation
- D. Action
- E. Maintenance
Explanation: Contemplation involves recognising a problem and seriously considering change within the foreseeable future, often the next six months.
Correct answer: Contemplation