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Brief Introduction to Psychology Nptel Week 2 Answers (July-Dec 2025)
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Question 1. ___ is a relative permanent change that occurs in the behavior of the individual due to the experience
a) Maturation
b) Adaptation
c) Learning
d) Growth
Question 2. In terms of classical conditioning, Unconditional Stimulus is
a) Food
b) Bell
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above
Question 3. ___ is the tendency of the organisms to respond to new stimuli that resemble with the conditional stimuli
a) Discrimination
b) Generalization
c) Recovery
d) Extinction
Question 4. The Law of effect was given by
a) Pavlov
b) Skinner
c) Thorndike
d) Bandura
Question 5. Following reinforcement, the probability of occurring the behavior
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Does not change
d) None of the above
Question 6. Positive reinforcement is the presentation of the rewarding stimulus after the behavior, while negative reinforcement is the __ after the desired behavior
a) Providing the desired stimulus
b) Removing the undesired stimulus
c) Providing a desired stimulus and removing a unpleasant stimulus
d) All of the above
Question 7. __ is the presentation of the unwanted stimulus following a behavior
a) Punishment
b) Negative punishment
c) Reinforcement
d) Positive punishment
Question 8. Involuntary behavior/reflexes is to classical conditioning, ____ is to operant conditioning
a) Reflexes
b) Voluntary behavior
c) Cognitive map
d) Law of effect
Question 9. The concept of cognitive map was given by
a) Tolman
b) Skinner
c) Pavlov
d) Skinner
Question 10. _____occurs without the formal presentation of the desired stimuli following a behavior
a) Classical conditioning
b) Operant conditioning
c) Cognitive learning
d) Social theory of learning
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