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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which defense mechanism involves excusing or explaining away a threat?

    <p>Rationalization</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of negative reinforcement?

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

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

    <p>Repression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In avoidance conditioning, the organism makes a response to:

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

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

    <p>Nonreinforcement</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Sublimation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes punishment in psychological learning theory?

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

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

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

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