Psychology MCQ Test: Learning Quiz!

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Get ready for this "Psychology MCQ Test: Learning Quiz!" Psychology is the study of why people and animals behave the way they do. There are different ways that one can be trained to behave in a certain way. One can be accustomed to thinking that a given behavior brings a certain reward. Take up this quiz and see the role psychology plays in training pets and the different types of rewards. All the best!

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1.

What is classical conditioning?
- A.
  
  Two stimuli
- B.
  
  Two stimuli; 2 responses
- C.
  
  Three stimuli
- D.
  
  Two stimuli; one response, one consequence
2.

Learning is known as "a relatively permanent change in an organism's behavior" due to
- A.
  
  Instinct"
- B.
  
  Mental processes"
- C.
  
  Experience"
- D.
  
  Emotion
3.

In Pavlov's experiments, dogs learned to salivate in response to a tone. The tone is, therefore, a(an)
- A.
  
  Conditioned stimuli
- B.
  
  Neutral stimulus
- C.
  
  Unconditioned response
- D.
  
  None
4.

Which scientists performed the study on Little Albert?
- A.
  
  Watson and Rayner
- B.
  
  Rayner and Pavlov
- C.
  
  Pavlov and Darwin
- D.
  
  None of these
5.

What are the processes of Classical Conditioning?
- A.
  
  Discriminate, generalization, acquisition
- B.
  
  Acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, discrimination
- C.
  
  None of the above
- D.
  
  Both A & B
6.

Learning from the results of your behavior.
- A.
  
  Behaviorism
- B.
  
  Reinforcement
- C.
  
  Operant conditioning
- D.
  
  None of these
7.

What is the role of reinforcement in the Operant conditioning procedure?
- A.
  
  Important
- B.
  
  Useful
- C.
  
  Somewhat useful
- D.
  
  Insignificant
8.

Primary reinforcers can be
- A.
  
  Kisses, hugs, food
- B.
  
  Money, jewelry, gold stars
- C.
  
  None of these
- D.
  
  Both A & B
9.

Secondary reinforcers can be.
- A.
  
  Money, gold stars, jewelry
- B.
  
  Kisses, hugs, candy
- C.
  
  Neither of these
- D.
  
  Both of these
10.

Learning and observing behavior is a study done by
- A.
  
  Pavlov
- B.
  
  Darwin
- C.
  
  Newton
- D.
  
  Bandura