SHALOM PRESIDENCY SCHOOL

WORKSHEET NO: 4 TOPIC: LEARNING SUB: PSYCHOLOGY CLASS: XI

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS: 1 MARK EACH

1. Learning is best defined as a process that involves:
A. Two stimuli being paired that produce a conditioned response over time
B. An organism interacting with its environment, becoming changed by experience, and thereby
modifying subsequent behaviours
C. An organism interacting with its environment through AutoShaping and conditioning
D. An organism responding to its environment based on reinforcement or punishment for behaviours
E. The effects of parents, teachers and peers
2. The fundamental element required for learning through classical conditioning is:
A. Conditioned stimuli
B. Unconditioned stimuli
C. Change
D. Association
E. All of the above
3. Consider this sequence: (1) food, (2) salivation with food, (3) light with food, and (4) salivation with
light. This procedure for presenting stimuli and observing responses with dogs is based on Pavlov’s
experiments, and represents which sequence of classical conditioning?
A. Unconditioned stimulus, conditioned response, conditioned stimulus, unconditioned response
B. Conditioned stimulus, conditioned response, unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response
C. Unconditioned stimulus, conditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned response
D. Unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned stimulus, conditioned response
E. Conditioned response, conditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, unconditioned stimulus
4. The basic understanding of the relationship between unconditioned response (UR) and conditioned
response (CR) includes which of the following ideas?
A. The UR and CR are not always the same response
B. Organisms come to generally behave toward conditioned stimulus as they do unconditioned
stimulus

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 C. Stimulus substitution
D. The UR and CR are always the same response
E. (a), (b) and (c)
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS: 3 MARKS EACH
5. Explain the phenomenon of spontaneous recovery in detail with the help of diagram.
6. “Learning is a relatively in permanent change in behaviour potential produced by experiences”. This
process of learning has several distinct characteristics? Explain these characteristics in detail. What are
the precautions recommended in validating case studies?
7. Differentiate between appetitive and aversive conditioning.
8. Explain the schedules of reinforcement in detail.
9. What is learning disability? Write down the symptoms of learning disability.
10. Explain the types of transfer with the help of an experimental evidence.

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