GATE Humanities and Social Sciences - Psychology Practice Quiz

Question 1

In Pavlovian conditioning, a dog initially salivates to food powder placed in its mouth. After repeated pairings of a bell with food, the bell alone elicits salivation. Which option correctly identifies the bell after conditioning?

Accepted Answer

Conditioned stimulus

Question 2

A tone is repeatedly presented just before a puff of air to the eye, and eventually the tone alone produces an eyeblink. The eyeblink to the tone is best described as the:

Accepted Answer

Conditioned response

Question 3

In a conditioned inhibition design, stimulus A is paired with food on some trials (A+), whereas a compound AX is presented without food on other trials (AX−). What is learned about X?

Accepted Answer

X becomes a conditioned inhibitor signaling no food

Question 4

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model, which situation should produce the greatest increase in associative strength for a conditioned stimulus on a given trial?

Accepted Answer

A salient novel CS is followed by a surprising US

Question 5

In trace conditioning, what distinguishes the temporal relation between the conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (US)?

Accepted Answer

The CS ends before the US begins, leaving a gap

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