A. stimulus automatically produces a response without a prior history of experience
B. stimulus which did not initially produce a response now elicits that response
C. spontaneously emitted response increases in frequency as a result of in consequences
D. subjects repeats an action he or she has observed in another and is praised for it
Related Mcqs:
- “Rather than rote learning, we believe in learning by doing.” This statement is reflective of which school of psychology?
A. Structuralism
B. Functionalism
C. Behaviorism
D. Gestalt - The tendency for prior learning to inhibit recall later learning is called: ____________?
A. encoding failure
B. repression
C. retroactive interference.
D. proactive interference - Operant conditioning as studied by: _____________?
A. Pavlov
B. Maslow
C. Freud
D. Skinner - Which one set of the following is the correct sequence of vicarious learning process meant of behaviour-modelling practices?
A. Motivation, motoric production, relention, attention
B. Attention, motoric production, retention, motivation
C. Attention, retention, motoric production, motivation
D. Retention, attention, motivation, motoric production - The shape of the sigmoid curve of learning is indicated where:
A. The number of wrong responses is greater in the beginning of training
B. The number of correct responses is greater in the beginning of training
C. The number of wrong responses is greater in the end of training
D. The number of wrong responses is greater in the middle of training - Which of these are required for observational learning?
A. Attention
B. Motivation
C. Retention
D. All of them - Distributed practice refers to learning: ____________?
A. All at once
B. over several sessions
C. from several different sources
D. through several different senses - State dependent learning is a term which refers to the fact that: _____________?
A. bodily states can be a strong cue for later memory
B. learning and memory can be increased with the use of drugs
C. happy people have better memories
D. adults lose any eidetic memory as they grow older - The initial stage of learning a response is called: ____________?
A. conditioning
B. extinction
C. contiguity
D. acquisition - Consolidation refers to the ______________?
A. time taken for short-term memory to be complete
B. ability to see relationship between objects or events
C. process whereby memory storage is speeded by the use of electroconvulsive shock treatment
D. forming of a long-term memory
