Miscellaneous Psychology MCQs

Option A: anxiety

Option B: anger

Option C: sadness

Option D: any of these

Correct Answer: any of these ✔

Option A: Men think about sex more than women

Option B: Men initiate sex more frequently than women

Option C: Women are more interested in having may partners than men are

Option D: Women are less interested in uncommitted sex

Correct Answer: Women are more interested in having may partners than men are ✔

Option A: Bulimia

Option B: Pica

Option C: Anorexia

Option D: Obesity

Correct Answer: Pica ✔

Option A: instinct

Option B: refractory period

Option C: homeostasis

Option D: metabolism

Correct Answer: homeostasis ✔

Option A: social psychology

Option B: developmental psychology

Option C: industrial – organizational psychology

Option D: personality psychology

Correct Answer: C. industrial – organizational psychology ✔

Option A: obvious external factors

Option B: intrinsic motivation

Option C: primary device

Option D: self – actualization

Correct Answer: obvious external factors ✔

Option A: sibling rivalry

Option B: an overly realistic view of normal size

Option C: food allergies

Option D: perfectionism

Correct Answer: perfectionism ✔

Option A: a drive but not need

Option B: a need but not a drive

Option C: both a drive and a need

Option D: neither a need nor a drive

Correct Answer: a need but not a drive ✔

Option A: over feeding in childhood

Option B: external eating cues

Option C: severe dieting

Option D: low self – esteem

Correct Answer: over feeding in childhood ✔

Option A: Predictions

Option B: Attributions

Option C: Endings

Option D: Prophecies

Correct Answer: Attributions ✔

Option A: Balance production

Option B: Internalization

Option C: Homeostasis

Option D: Tension reduction

Correct Answer: Homeostasis ✔

Option A: Punishers

Option B: Reinforces

Option C: Shaping

Option D: Incentives

Correct Answer: Incentives ✔

Option A: lack of proteins

Option B: purging

Option C: lack of calcium

Option D: lack of water in the diet

Correct Answer: purging ✔

Option A: your political views

Option B: hunger

Option C: earning money by working at a job

Option D: the need for achievement

Correct Answer: hunger ✔

Option A: Experiences

Option B: Incidents

Option C: Rearing

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: Development is a complicated process

Option B: Development is an integrated process

Option C: Development includes observable changes

Option D: Development is continuous process

Correct Answer: Development includes observable changes ✔

Option A: Positive

Option B: Negative

Option C: Both positive and negative

Option D: Neutral

Correct Answer: Both positive and negative ✔

Option A: Quantitative changes

Option B: Qualitative changes

Option C: Both (a) and (b)

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b) ✔

Option A: Maturation

Option B: Accommodation

Option C: Growth

Option D: Assimilation

Correct Answer: Accommodation ✔

Option A: Parents

Option B: Teachers

Option C: Educational administration

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: preoperational

Option B: formal

Option C: sensorimotor

Option D: Piaget does not what stage the example would fit into

Correct Answer: preoperational ✔

Option A: temperament

Option B: genetic makeup

Option C: gene type

Option D: phenotype

Correct Answer: phenotype ✔

Option A: Crisis management

Option B: Attachment

Option C: Bonding

Option D: Depth perception

Correct Answer: Depth perception ✔

Option A: Frontal lobe

Option B: Hypothalamus

Option C: Temporal lobe

Option D: Corpus callosum

Correct Answer: Frontal lobe ✔

Option A: visual impairments

Option B: habituation

Option C: egocentrism

Option D: mental retardation

Correct Answer: mental retardation ✔

Option A: crystallized intelligence

Option B: social influence

Option C: abnormal cognitive development

Option D: postconventional moral thinking

Correct Answer: social influence ✔

Option A: Live simple life

Option B: Search for living opportunities

Option C: Are not creative

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: None of the above ✔

Option A: The individual differences must be considered

Option B: Learning process should be planned adequately

Option C: Modern methods of teaching must be adopted

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: separation anxiety

Option B: learning to walk

Option C: imprinting

Option D: language development

Correct Answer: separation anxiety ✔

Option A: fixed action patterns

Option B: instincts

Option C: conditioned reflexes

Option D: adaptive reflexes

Correct Answer: conditioned reflexes ✔

Option A: fixation

Option B: imitation

Option C: observation

Option D: identification

Correct Answer: identification ✔

Option A: unrelated

Option B: similar

Option C: identical

Option D: conflicting

Correct Answer: similar ✔

Option A: hypothalamus

Option B: corpus callosum

Option C: prefrontal cortex

Option D: occipital lobe

Correct Answer: prefrontal cortex ✔

Option A: Herdity

Option B: Environment

Option C: Both (a) and (b)

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b) ✔

Option A: extraversion

Option B: openness

Option C: emotional stability

Option D: conscientiousness

Correct Answer: conscientiousness ✔

Option A: meta – needs

Option B: the self or self – image

Option C: self – reinforcement

Option D: the pleasure principle

Correct Answer: B. the self or self – image ✔

Option A: using projective tests to assess their motives

Option B: using free association and dream analysis

Option C: interpreting their flattering self – description as a self – serving bias

Option D: selectively studying people with qualities he admired

Correct Answer: selectively studying people with qualities he admired ✔

Option A: Carl Rogers

Option B: Albert Bandura

Option C: Carl jung

Option D: Abraham Maslow

Correct Answer: Carl jung ✔

Option A: Piaget

Option B: Freud

Option C: Rorschach

Option D: Jung

Correct Answer: Rorschach ✔

Option A: projection

Option B: fixation

Option C: rationalization

Option D: repression

Correct Answer: repression ✔

Option A: biologically determined

Option B: relatively permanent and enduring

Option C: situation specific

Option D: shared by a group

Correct Answer: relatively permanent and enduring ✔

Option A: superego is to repetition principle

Option B: ego is to reality principle

Option C: ego is repetition principle

Option D: ego is to executive principle

Correct Answer: ego is to reality principle ✔

Option A: the self – reference phenomenon

Option B: self- determination

Option C: free association

Option D: factor analysis

Correct Answer: self- determination ✔

Option A: the environment

Option B: collective unconscious

Option C: conflict

Option D: striving for superiority

Correct Answer: striving for superiority ✔

Option A: Adler

Option B: Allport

Option C: Rogers

Option D: Bandura

Correct Answer: Bandura ✔

Option A: lie detector

Option B: arousal detector

Option C: mind reader

Option D: guilt meter

Correct Answer: arousal detector ✔

Option A: Freud

Option B: Allport

Option C: Form

Option D: Jung

Correct Answer: Form ✔

Option A: a control

Option B: a critical

Option C: deception

Option D: an irrelevant

Correct Answer: a control ✔

Option A: somatic nervous system

Option B: limbic system

Option C: parasympathetic division

Option D: sympathetic division

Correct Answer: parasympathetic division ✔

Option A: deprivation and sex drive

Option B: stimulation and curiosity

Option C: arousal and performance

Option D: sex drive and satisfier

Correct Answer: arousal and performance ✔

Option A: pursed lips

Option B: smiling

Option C: sticking out your tongue

Option D: raising your eye brows

Correct Answer: smiling ✔

Option A: adrenaline

Option B: amine

Option C: cortisone

Option D: endorphins

Correct Answer: adrenaline ✔

Option A: epinephrine

Option B: glycogen

Option C: testosterone

Option D: insulin

Correct Answer: epinephrine ✔

Option A: Death of a spouse

Option B: Divorce

Option C: Losing a job

Option D: Major move

Correct Answer: Death of a spouse ✔

Option A: body language

Option B: emotional expression

Option C: arousal during emotional stress

Option D: emotional expression in animals and humans

Correct Answer: body language ✔

Option A: attribution

Option B: emotional expression

Option C: physiological arousal

Option D: vocal modulation

Correct Answer: physiological arousal ✔

Option A: Thalamus

Option B: Hypothalamus

Option C: Hippocampus

Option D: Amygdala

Correct Answer: Amygdala ✔

Option A: pursed lips

Option B: smiling

Option C: sticking out your tongue

Option D: raising your eyebrows

Correct Answer: smiling ✔

Option A: Phobia

Option B: Post traumatic stress

Option C: panic disorder

Option D: Obsessive compulsive disorder

Correct Answer: Phobia ✔

Option A: GAB Aergic

Option B: Cholinergic

Option C: Dopaminergic

Option D: Serotonergic

Correct Answer: GAB Aergic ✔

Option A: Parasympathetic

Option B: Central

Option C: Peripheral

Option D: Sympathetic

Correct Answer: Sympathetic ✔

Option A: attribution

Option B: james – Lange

Option C: Canon – Bard

Option D: Cognitive

Correct Answer: B. james – Lange ✔

Option A: adaptation- level principle

Option B: relative deprivation principle

Option C: Cannon- Bard theory

Option D: James- Lange theory

Correct Answer: James- Lange theory ✔

Option A: discipline

Option B: pressure

Option C: conflict

Option D: stress

Correct Answer: pressure ✔

Option A: the midbrain

Option B: the left hemisphere

Option C: the right hemisphere

Option D: the amygdala

Correct Answer: the amygdala ✔

Option A: angry

Option B: disgusted

Option C: happy

Option D: scared

Correct Answer: happy ✔

Option A: are unrelated to

Option B: follow

Option C: occur simultaneously with

Option D: precede come before

Correct Answer: precede come before ✔

Option A: psychophysiological illness

Option B: stress

Option C: spontaneous remission

Option D: biofeedback

Correct Answer: stress ✔

Option A: fear

Option B: anger

Option C: disgust

Option D: all of these

Correct Answer: all of these ✔

Option A: disgust

Option B: pain

Option C: shame

Option D: terror

Correct Answer: terror ✔

Option A: alarm

Option B: resistance

Option C: exhaustion

Option D: adjustment

Correct Answer: alarm ✔

Option A: School grades

Option B: Emotional intelligence

Option C: Occupational status

Option D: Job performance

Correct Answer: Job performance ✔

Option A: The environment

Option B: Hard work

Option C: Better schooling

Option D: Genetics

Correct Answer: Genetics ✔

Option A: extrinsic motivation

Option B: level of adjustment

Option C: persistence

Option D: sibling rivalry

Correct Answer: persistence ✔

Option A: Freud

Option B: Terman

Option C: Binet

Option D: Wechsler

Correct Answer: Binet ✔

Option A: Thurstone

Option B: Sternberg

Option C: Gardner

Option D: Spearman

Correct Answer: Spearman ✔

Option A: Randomization

Option B: Consensus

Option C: Direct sampling

Option D: Standardization

Correct Answer: Standardization ✔

Option A: Comprehension

Option B: Planning

Option C: Focusing

Option D: Ability to reason

Correct Answer: Focusing ✔

Option A: cretinism

Option B: adaptive behavior

Option C: microcephaly

Option D: eugenics

Correct Answer: eugenics ✔

Option A: That is not backed up by enough practice

Option B: That is backed up by a motive

Option C: That is not followed by pleasant

Option D: Both (a) and (b)

Correct Answer: That is not backed up by enough practice ✔

Option A: Law of exercise becomes ineffective

Option B: Learning becomes durable

Option C: Readiness decreases

Option D: Response frequency decreases

Correct Answer: Learning becomes durable ✔

Option A: The pleasure or discomfort an individual experiences

Option B: The discomfort an individual faces

Option C: The pleasure or discomfort an individual experiences

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: The pleasure or discomfort an individual experiences ✔

Option A: aptitude tests

Option B: personality tests

Option C: intelligence tests

Option D: achievements tests

Correct Answer: personality tests ✔

Option A: Vicarious Learning

Option B: Observational Learning

Option C: Classical Conditioning

Option D: Operant Conditioning

Correct Answer: Classical Conditioning ✔

Option A: adaptation

Option B: gradients

Option C: successive approximations

Option D: conditioning trials

Correct Answer: successive approximations ✔

Option A: Desire

Option B: Previous knowledge

Option C: Mental level

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: Mentally preparation for learning

Option B: Increase in the pace of learning process

Option C: Removal of hindrances in the learning process

Option D: Both (a) and (b)

Correct Answer: Mentally preparation for learning ✔

Option A: Stimulus Discrimination

Option B: Extinction

Option C: Spontaneous recovery

Option D: Stimulus Generalization

Correct Answer: Stimulus Generalization ✔

Option A: observational learning

Option B: non-contingent reinforcement

Option C: resistance to extinction

Option D: classical conditioning

Correct Answer: observational learning ✔

Option A: specify the target behavior

Option B: design your program

Option C: gather baseline data

Option D: set up a behavioral contact

Correct Answer: gather baseline data ✔

Option A: Are permanent

Option B: Continue throughout life

Option C: Pave the way to new changes

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: Temporary

Option B: Permanent

Option C: Neutral

Option D: None of them

Correct Answer: Permanent ✔

Option A: Are sometimes temporary

Option B: Are sometimes permanent

Option C: Are always natural

Option D: Both (a) and (b)

Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b) ✔

Option A: Process

Option B: Process and change

Option C: Process change and experience

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: Process ✔

Option A: Skinner

Option B: Thorndike

Option C: Watson

Option D: Pavlov

Correct Answer: Watson ✔

Option A: Childhood

Option B: Neo-adolescence

Option C: Adolescene

Option D: Maturation

Correct Answer: Childhood ✔

Option A: Fulfill his needs by himself

Option B: Respond

Option C: Take influence from the environment

Option D: Both (a) and (b)

Correct Answer: Fulfill his needs by himself ✔

Option A: Intends to change

Option B: Passes through an experience

Option C: Passes though he learning process

Option D: Both (a) and (b)

Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b) ✔

Option A: Selecting

Option B: Organizing

Option C: Material

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: Alfred A.Knopf

Option B: Maslow

Option C: K. Goldstein

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Maslow ✔