Learning and Behavior in Psychology: MCQs
10 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) based on the topic of learning and behavior in psychology:
Who introduced the concept of classical conditioning?
- a) Albert Bandura
- b) Sigmund Freud
- c) Ivan Pavlov
- d) B.F. Skinner
- Answer: c) Ivan Pavlov
In operant conditioning, what decreases the likelihood of a behavior recurring?
- a) Positive reinforcement
- b) Negative reinforcement
- c) Positive punishment
- d) Negative punishment
- Answer: d) Negative punishment
Which type of reinforcement involves adding a desirable stimulus?
- a) Positive reinforcement
- b) Negative reinforcement
- c) Positive punishment
- d) Negative punishment
- Answer: a) Positive reinforcement
What is learned through observational learning?
- a) Associations between stimuli
- b) Aversion to a stimulus
- c) Behaviors by observing others
- d) Habituation to repeated stimuli
- Answer: c) Behaviors by observing others
What decreases in classical conditioning when the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus?
- a) Extinction
- b) Spontaneous recovery
- c) Habituation
- d) Reinforcement
- Answer: a) Extinction
Which factor influencing learning refers to an individual’s attention and memory?
- a) Biological factors
- b) Cognitive factors
- c) Environmental factors
- d) Emotional factors
- Answer: b) Cognitive factors
In which form of learning does an organism become less responsive to repetitive stimuli?
- a) Conditioning
- b) Reinforcement
- c) Habituation
- d) Extinction
- Answer: c) Habituation
Which of the following is an application of understanding learning and behavior?
- a) Animal training techniques
- b) Genetic therapy
- c) Cognitive restructuring
- d) Surgical procedures
- Answer: a) Animal training techniques
What does negative reinforcement involve?
- a) Adding a desirable stimulus
- b) Removing an aversive stimulus
- c) Adding an aversive stimulus
- d) Removing a desirable stimulus
- Answer: b) Removing an aversive stimulus
Which type of learning is associated with the concept of modeling?
- a) Classical conditioning
- b) Operant conditioning
- c) Observational learning
- d) Habituation
- Answer: c) Observational learning
