Psychology Mcqs
Continued improvement in the absence of further practice is known as _________________?

A. Spontaneous recovery
B. Platikurtic
C. Reminiscence
D. Recall

The law of Effect suggests that _________________________?

A. Practice alone procedures learning
B. In addition to reinforcement there must be reward
C. In addition to practice there must be reinforcement
D. Skinner’s view has been superseded by hull’s

In the technique of shaping behavior, which of the following is used?

A. Positive reinforcement
B. Neutral acknowledgment
C. Negative reinforcement
D. Differential reinforcement

In our society, money is an example of a _________________?

A. Primary reinforce
B. Secondary reinforce
C. Negative reinforce
D. Simple operant

Which one of the following is based on the principles of classical conditioning?

A. Token economies
B. Differential reinforcement
C. Contingency management
D. Systematic decentralization

A child who wins a game and gains peer approval is receiving _________________?

A. Primary reinforcement
B. Secondary reinforcement
C. Social reinforcement
D. Both b and c

For classical conditioning, it is essential that ___________________?

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

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