Theories of Learning-Operant Conditioning [GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Psychology]: Questions 60 - 63 of 100
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Question 60
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MCQ▾The technique of using desensitization involves
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | flooding the person with images of the feared stimulus. | |
b. | gradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus. | |
c. | systematically increasing the stimulus intensity up to the breaking point. | |
d. | gradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus only when they are fully relaxed. | |
Question 61
Appeared in Year: 2013 (UGC)
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MCQ▾A person had a blue car that was in the shop more than it was out. Since then the person could not think of owning a blue or green coloured car. The person՚s aversion even to green cars is an example of
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | Over-justification effect | |
b. | Generalization | |
c. | Discrimination | |
d. | Latent learning | |
Question 62
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MCQ▾Jimmy helps his father put away the dishes after dinner. Jimmy՚s father wants to increase the probability of this behavior and will be most successful by praising Jimmy
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | the next morning at breakfast. | |
b. | at bedtime. | |
c. | after all the dishes are put away. | |
d. | the next time they are putting away dishes. | |
Question 63
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MCQ▾Two principles of conditioning that have aided our learning and improved our adaptability as a species are
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
|---|---|---|
a. | spontaneous recovery and extinction. | |
b. | stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination. | |
c. | lower order and higher order conditioning. | |
d. | extinction and inhibition. | |