Q. What, according to Hull, is reinforcing?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
drive reduction
Learning and Behaviour MCQs and Notes
Q. An intense internal force that motivates behavior is known as a(n)
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
drive
Q. After Little Albert was conditioned to fear a white rat, he also displayed fear responses to a white rabbit and a white coat. This is an example of
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
stimulus generalization
Q. John loves to receive mail. Over the years, he has learned to tell the difference between the sound of the mail truck and the other cars and trucks that pass his house. What process is at work here?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
stimulus discrimination
Q. Which of the following is correct?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
classical conditioning usually involves reflexive behavior, while operant conditioning usually involves more complicated, spontaneous behavior.
Q. If the consequence of a behavior is negative and the frequency of that behavior decreases, the behavior has been
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
punished
Q. Which of the following is suggested as a guideline for the use of punishment?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
all of the above
Q. Both escape conditioning and avoidance conditioning are forms of
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
negative reinforcement
Q. Behavior that is reinforced because it causes a negative event to stop is called
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
escape conditioning
Q. If you wanted to teach a chicken to "play" the piano, you should
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
use shaping