Questions
41
According to Skinnerian Operant conditioning theory, a negative reinforcement is:
Answer: A withdrawing or removal of a positive reinforcer
42
Behaviour therapists believe that the respon¬dent or classical conditioning is effective in dealing with the non-voluntary automatic behaviour, whereas the operant one is success-ful predominantly with motor and cognitive behaviours, Thus, unadaptive habits such as nail biting, trichotillomania, enuresis encopresis, thumb sucking etc. are satisfactorily dealt within the :
Answer: Operant Method
43
Aversion is one of the conditioning procedures used in:
Answer: Behaviour therapy
44
In continuous reinforcement schedule (CRF), every appropriate response:
Answer: Is reinforced
45
In real life, reinforcement of every response (CRF) is:
Answer: Of the nature of an exception rather than the rule
46
Which schedule of reinforcement is a ratio schedule stating a ratio of responses to rein-forcements?
Answer: Fixed Ratio Schedule
47
The expression “Contingencies of reinforce¬ment” occurs frequently in:
Answer: Trial and Error Learning Literature
48
Who illucidates the contiguity theory of rein¬forcement in the most pronounced and con-sistent manner?
Answer: Guthrie
49
In comparison with drive-reduction or need- reduction interpretation, stimulus intensity reduction theory has an added advantage in that:
Answer: It has some mathematical derivations which are conducive for learning theo¬rists
50
Who preferred to call Classical Conditioning” by the name of “Sign Learning”?
Answer: Mowrer
