Ego Defense Mechanisms Quiz

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What is the term used to describe the reappearance of a response that was previously extinguished?

  • Positive reinforcement
  • Stimulus application
  • Operant conditioning
  • Spontaneous recovery (correct)

In operant conditioning, what is a stimulus or event applied after a response that strengthens the probability of that response occurring again?

  • Displacement
  • Negative reinforcement
  • Denial
  • Reinforcer (correct)

Which term describes strengthening a response by applying rewards, leading to the repetition of desired behavior?

  • Rationalization
  • Positive reinforcement (correct)
  • Spontaneous recovery
  • Negative reinforcement

What is the term for a pleasant stimulus applied following an organism's response in reward conditioning?

<p>Reinforcer (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept focuses on the behavior of the organism and the reinforcement that occurs after the response according to B.F. Skinner?

<p>Operant conditioning (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ego defense mechanism that involves ignoring or refusing to acknowledge the reality of a threat?

<p>Denial (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which defense mechanism involves excusing or explaining away a threat?

<p>Rationalization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which defense mechanism do individuals take out hostility and aggression on others instead of the source of the threat?

<p>Displacement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of negative reinforcement?

<p>To increase the frequency of behavior when removed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which defense mechanism involves keeping unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or actions from conscious awareness?

<p>Repression (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In avoidance conditioning, the organism makes a response to:

<p>Avoid the unpleasant event (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when individuals become fixated or stuck at an earlier stage of personality development, according to the psychodynamic view?

<p>Difficulties arise and learning is limited (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of conditioning involves an organism's conditioned response not being reinforced?

<p>Nonreinforcement (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which defense mechanism involves converting repressed feelings into socially acceptable actions?

<p>Sublimation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes punishment in psychological learning theory?

<p>An aversive stimulus that cannot be escaped (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In cognitive learning theory, what influences the learning process according to educators?

<p>Past experiences and perceptions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does metacognition play in the learning process according to the text?

<p>It influences a learner's way of learning (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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