Psychology MCQs

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Guthrie is most closely associated with which of the following in learning theory?
A. Reinforcement
B. Habit strength
C. Contiguity of s and r d. s-r connection
D. None of these
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
The type of learning that is unique for human is _________________?
A. Verbal learning
B. Operant conditioning
C. Classical conditioning
D. Motor task learning
You had a car crash, now all cars scare you, it is called ______________?
A. Extinction
B. Discrimination
C. Secondary reinforcement
D. Generalization
In negative reinforcement __________________________?
A. An aversive stimulus is administered
B. A pleasing stimulus is removed
C. Response learning is faster than escape training
D. An aversive stimulus is removed
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