In Thorndike’s law of effect, events critical for conditioning:

Related Mcqs:

1. In Thorndike’s law of effect, events critical for conditioning:

   A. occur after the response
   B. occur before the response
   C. occur simultaneously with the response
   D. are unrelated to the response except during extinction

2. In classical conditioning, events critical to the learning occur________the response:

   A. before
   B. after
   C. simultaneously with
   D. in a manner unrelated to

3. In operant conditioning, what is the relationship between events critical to learning and the response to be learned?

   A. They occur before the response
   B. They occur after the response
   C. They occur simultaneously with the response
   D. they are unrelated to the response

4. Thorndike’s “Law of Effect” was an early form of the present day principle of _____________?

   A. Extinction
   B. Reinforcement
   C. Contiguity
   D. Trial and error
   E. None of these

5. Taste aversions are a type of classical conditioning, and if there is a long delay between the CS and US, conditioning is usually prevented. The fact that people and animals can be develop taste aversions even though sickness occurs long after eating indicates that:

   A. taste aversions are really more like operant conditioning
   B. taste aversions can be unlearned as well
   C. there is a biological tendency to associate sickness with any food eaten earlier
   D. there is less aversion associated with the actual sickness than with whatever caused the sickness in the first place

6. William James, James Cattell, John Dewey and E.L. Thorndike all belonged to which school of thought?

   A. Structuralist
   B. Behaviorist
   C. Gestaltists
   D. None of the above

7. Edward Thorndike established the:

   A. Principle of reinforcement
   B. Law of effect
   C. Contiguity hypothesis
   D. Theory of behaviorism

8. E.L. Thorndike is famous for____.

   A. Drill upon learning
   B. Lesson making
   C. Scientific investigation
   D. None of these

9. Who is famous for his work in operant conditioning and behavioral modification?

   A. Skinner
   B. Wundt
   C. Thorndyke
   D. Kohler

10. In Pavlov’s experiments with dogs, the bell (prior to conditioning) was the:

    A. neutral stimulus
    B. unconditioned stimulus
    C. conditioned stimulus
    D. unconditioned response