Learning — MCQs, Explanations & Mock Tests

Under Edward C. Tolman's 'Sign-Gestalt Learning Theory' or 'Purposive Behaviorism', the concept of 'Latent Learning' suggests that an organism or student internally acquires spatial layouts, routes, and stimulus relationships within…

Who propounded the theory of Operant Conditioning?

📌 Core Theoretical Concept: The theory of Operant Conditioning was propounded by the eminent American psychologist B. F. Skinner. This theory is also widely known as Ins...

Under B. F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning Theory, a crucial and central concept is the 'Partial/Intermittent Reinforcement Schedule', defined as a learning management technique where a desired behavior or response is…

In the context of the 'Insight Theory of Learning' proposed by Gestalt psychologists (Köhler, Koffka, and Wertheimer), and specifically the experiments conducted on the chimpanzee 'Sultan' versus the traditional 'Trial…

What is the process of 'Extinction' in Classical Conditioning of learning?

📌 Core Theoretical Concept: The theory of Classical Conditioning was propounded by the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov. In this framework, 'Extinction' refers to the pr...

In the neuro-cognitive context of the 'theories of memory and forgetting', regarding the interrelationships between Hermann Ebbinghaus's 'Forgetting Curve', Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin's 'Multi-Store Model' (Sensory, Short-term, and Long-term…

Under Edward Thorndike's Connectionism Theory, one of the most crucial and central primary laws—the 'Law of Readiness'—is defined as a psychological state where, when a conduction unit is ready to…

According to Edward Thorndike's Connectionism Theory (Trial and Error Theory), the 'Law of Readiness' states that when a neural pathway is ready to act and is allowed to do so,…

When conducting a detailed micro-analysis of the theoretical and comparative dynamics of the 'Theory of Identical Elements' by E.L. Thorndike and the 'Theory of Generalization' by C.H. Judd under the…

According to the 'Insight Theory of Learning' by Gestalt psychologists (especially Köhler and Koffka), which of the following is the most fundamental and theoretical difference between the 'perception of the…