Theories of Learning-Classical Conditioning [GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Psychology]: Questions 1 - 6 of 62
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Question 1
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MCQ▾Older theory about the nature of classical conditioning is the theory of ________.
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | Stimulus discrimination | |
b. | Stimulus response | |
c. | Stimulus substitution | |
d. | Stimulus demarcation | |
Question 2
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MCQ▾A neutral stimulus is one that
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | does not evoke the UR. | |
b. | depends on the size of the UR. | |
c. | leads to a decrease of the UR. | |
d. | leads to an increase of the UR. | |
Question 3
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MCQ▾The response that reliably follows the unconditioned stimulus is known as the ________.
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | Only response | |
b. | Conditioned response | |
c. | Unconditioned response | |
d. | None of the above | |
Question 4
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MCQ▾A child is frightened by a loud noise while playing with a cat. If the child learns to fear the cat, it can be said that the cat was
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | a generalization gradient. | |
b. | the UR. | |
c. | the US. | |
d. | a CS. | |
Question 5
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MCQ▾In Pavlov՚s experiments with dogs, the conditioned stimulus was the
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | salivation to the food. | |
b. | food. | |
c. | bell. | |
d. | salivation to the bell. | |
Question 6
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MCQ▾Which of the following describes the state of affairs after conditioning?
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | CS-UR | |
b. | US-UR | |
c. | CS-CR | |
d. | US-CR | |