The ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and similar stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus is called __________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. When Pavlov repeatedly presented the conditioned stimulus without pairing it with the unconditioned stimulus, the conditioned response failed to occur. This is known as __________________?

   A. condition failure
   B. recovery
   C. extinction
   D. habituation

2. In which form of conditioning is the conditioned stimulus (CS) presented after the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) _______________?

   A. higher order conditioning
   B. forward conditioning
   C. backward conditioning
   D. second order conditioning

3. In classical conditioning, the relationship between the conditioned stimulus and the conditioned response is __________________?

   A. learned
   B. reflexive
   C. hereditary
   D. conditioned

4. The basic understanding of the relationship between unconditioned response (UR) and conditioned response (CR) includes which of the following ideas?

   A. The UR and CR are not always the same response
   B. Organisms come to generally behave toward conditioned stimulus as they do unconditioned stimulus
   C. Stimulus situation
   D. The UR and CR are always the same response
   E. (a), (b) and (c)

5. Rahila found that a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus only if it is contingent and:

   A. Inclusive
   B. Dominant
   C. Informative
   D. Appropriate

6. The ability to focus on stimuli in which we are interested while resisting distracting stimuli is called ________________?

   A. concentrated attending
   B. stimulus focusing
   C. selective attention
   D. structured perceiving

7. Which THREE of the following are true regarding habituation and dishabituation?
   1:Habituation involves a gradual reduction in the magnitude of the response to repeated presentation of the response of a stimulus
   2:In dishabituation, the response returns when a salient extraneous stimulus is presented just before a trial with the habituated stimulus
   3:Habituation is caused by sensory-motor fatigue
   4:Habituation occurs as a consequence of the repeated presentation of a single event

   A. 1,2 & 3
   B. 2,3 & 4
   C. 1,2 & 4
   D. 4

8. Imprinting, habituation, conditioned reflex type I and conditioned reflex type II are example of:

   A. Innate behaviour
   B. Instinct
   C. Learning behaviour
   D. Taxis and kinesis

9. Imprinting, habituation, conditioned reflex type I and conditioned reflex type II are example of:

   A. Innate behavior
   B. Instinct
   C. Learning behaviour
   D. Taxes and kinesis

10. Responding to a conditioned stimulus in order to avoid electric shock is an example of ________________?

    A. avoidance conditioning
    B. punishment
    C. escape conditioning
    D. successive approximation