MCAT Practice Exam 4 (Psych/ Soc)
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The numbers presented to the participants in the avoidance
study function as:
A. reinforcers.
B. punishers.
C. discriminating stimuli.
D. unconditioned stimuli.
Passage: "Five of the numbers were associated with reward,
such that pressing the button after the presentation of these
five numbers resulted in the participant receiving a monetary
incentive. The remaining five numbers were associated with
electric shock, such that pressing the button after the
presentation of these five numbers resulted in the participant
receiving an electric shock."
,- ANS - C. The numbers are discriminating stimuli, which
signal the availability of reinforcement or punishment.
D. An unconditioned stimulus is a stimulus that naturally
elicits a reflexive behavior (i.e., an unconditioned response).
Are the assumptions of SCT regarding the role of participants'
beliefs (paragraph 3) consistent with a traditional behaviorist
approach?
A. Yes, because the traditional behaviorist approach also
emphasizes changes in behavior due to desirable and
undesirable outcomes
B. Yes, because the traditional behaviorist approach holds that
repeated exposure to certain outcomes shapes beliefs
regarding these outcomes
C. No, because the traditional behaviorist approach holds that
mental states are involved only in classical conditioning, not
operant conditioning
D. No, because the traditional behaviorist approach holds that
actual outcomes determine behavior, not cognitions regarding
potential outcomes
, Passage: "In addition to self-efficacy, according to SCT,
individuals' beliefs regarding whether their behaviors will lead
to positive and negative outcomes also motivate behavior. This
theory posits that, in addition to self-ef
- ANS - D. SCT hypothesized in the passage saying that
increasing our self-efficacy will allow us to perform better on
tasks. Self-efficacy is something that is in our mind and our
thought. Behaviorists believe that our environment and our
outcomes shape our behavior not our thoughts.
Which statement best explains how the concept of external
motivation (used by SDT) is different from extrinsic
motivation?
Compared to external motivation, extrinsic motivation:
A. is a broader term that includes external motivation.
B. is a narrower term that refers to external reinforcers.
C. excludes social punishers and reinforcers.
D. excludes internal states that direct behavior.
- ANS - A. Extrinsic motivation refers to any motivation that
results from incentives to perform a behavior that are not
inherent to the behavior itself. External motivation is
Practice Exam 2026/2027 Updated
Verified Questions and Solutions A+
Pass Guaranteed
The numbers presented to the participants in the avoidance
study function as:
A. reinforcers.
B. punishers.
C. discriminating stimuli.
D. unconditioned stimuli.
Passage: "Five of the numbers were associated with reward,
such that pressing the button after the presentation of these
five numbers resulted in the participant receiving a monetary
incentive. The remaining five numbers were associated with
electric shock, such that pressing the button after the
presentation of these five numbers resulted in the participant
receiving an electric shock."
,- ANS - C. The numbers are discriminating stimuli, which
signal the availability of reinforcement or punishment.
D. An unconditioned stimulus is a stimulus that naturally
elicits a reflexive behavior (i.e., an unconditioned response).
Are the assumptions of SCT regarding the role of participants'
beliefs (paragraph 3) consistent with a traditional behaviorist
approach?
A. Yes, because the traditional behaviorist approach also
emphasizes changes in behavior due to desirable and
undesirable outcomes
B. Yes, because the traditional behaviorist approach holds that
repeated exposure to certain outcomes shapes beliefs
regarding these outcomes
C. No, because the traditional behaviorist approach holds that
mental states are involved only in classical conditioning, not
operant conditioning
D. No, because the traditional behaviorist approach holds that
actual outcomes determine behavior, not cognitions regarding
potential outcomes
, Passage: "In addition to self-efficacy, according to SCT,
individuals' beliefs regarding whether their behaviors will lead
to positive and negative outcomes also motivate behavior. This
theory posits that, in addition to self-ef
- ANS - D. SCT hypothesized in the passage saying that
increasing our self-efficacy will allow us to perform better on
tasks. Self-efficacy is something that is in our mind and our
thought. Behaviorists believe that our environment and our
outcomes shape our behavior not our thoughts.
Which statement best explains how the concept of external
motivation (used by SDT) is different from extrinsic
motivation?
Compared to external motivation, extrinsic motivation:
A. is a broader term that includes external motivation.
B. is a narrower term that refers to external reinforcers.
C. excludes social punishers and reinforcers.
D. excludes internal states that direct behavior.
- ANS - A. Extrinsic motivation refers to any motivation that
results from incentives to perform a behavior that are not
inherent to the behavior itself. External motivation is
