Psychology MCQs

Option A: depression

Option B: exposure to radiation

Option C: smoking

Option D: alcoholic beverages

Correct Answer: smoking ✔

Option A: concrete operations

Option B: formal operations

Option C: primary and secondary circular reactions

Option D: conservation

Correct Answer: primary and secondary circular reactions ✔

Option A: environment

Option B: heredity

Option C: infant stimulation

Option D: parental interaction

Correct Answer: heredity ✔

Option A: prenate

Option B: zygote

Option C: embryo

Option D: fetus

Correct Answer: embryo ✔

Option A: sensorimotor

Option B: secondary circular reactions

Option C: concrete operational

Option D: preoperational

Correct Answer: preoperational ✔

Option A: delight

Option B: shyness

Option C: affection

Option D: excitement

Correct Answer: excitement ✔

Option A: concrete operational

Option B: sensorimotor

Option C: formal operational

Option D: preoperational

Correct Answer: preoperational ✔

Option A: early action schemes

Option B: verbal symbols

Option C: visual symbols

Option D: spoken (not mental) verbal symbols

Correct Answer: early action schemes ✔

Option A: reward and punishment

Option B: individual conscience

Option C: social approval

Option D: religious values

Correct Answer: reward and punishment ✔

Option A: accommodation

Option B: assimilation

Option C: formal operation

Option D: concrete operation

Correct Answer: formal operation ✔

Option A: sublimation

Option B: accommodation

Option C: primary circular reaction

Option D: assimilation

Correct Answer: assimilation ✔

Option A: object permanence

Option B: conservation of substance

Option C: the reversibility of actions

Option D: logical possibilities

Correct Answer: conservation of substance ✔

Option A: assimilation

Option B: adaptation

Option C: conservation

Option D: accommodation

Correct Answer: accommodation ✔

Option A: strong

Option B: moderate

Option C: nonexistent

Option D: lower

Correct Answer: nonexistent ✔

Option A: identity vs confusion

Option B: trust vs mistrust

Option C: industry vs inferiority

Option D: intimacy vs isolation

Correct Answer: identity vs confusion ✔

Option A: both parents have blue eyes

Option B: the child’s sibling has brown eyes

Option C: each parent has at least one blue eye gene

Option D: at least one parent must have blue eyes

Correct Answer: each parent has at least one blue eye gene ✔

Option A: seven

Option B: six

Option C: two

Option D: four

Correct Answer: four ✔

Option A: middle childhood

Option B: early childhood

Option C: infancy

Option D: early adulthood

Correct Answer: infancy ✔

Option A: instrumental conditioning

Option B: maturation

Option C: learning

Option D: infant stimulation

Correct Answer: instrumental conditioning ✔

Option A: Arnold, Erickson and Piaget

Option B: Freud, Erickson and William James

Option C: Arnold and William Wundt

Option D: Jean Piaget and William James

Correct Answer: Arnold, Erickson and Piaget ✔

Option A: Jean Piaget

Option B: Harry Harlow

Option C: Carol Gilligan

Option D: Erik Erikson

Correct Answer: Erik Erikson ✔

Option A: reuptake site

Option B: receptor site

Option C: synapse

Option D: axon terminal

Correct Answer: synapse ✔

Option A: organize information

Option B: carry information to central nervous system

Option C: transmits messages between neurons

Option D: transmit messages from motor to interneurons

Correct Answer: carry information to central nervous system ✔

Option A: skeletal nervous system

Option B: sympathetic nervous system

Option C: limbic system

Option D: parasympathetic nervous system

Correct Answer: sympathetic nervous system ✔

Option A: regeneration

Option B: accommodation

Option C: aphasia

Option D: plasticity

Correct Answer: plasticity ✔

Option A: messages

Option B: reflexes

Option C: both a and b

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: messages ✔

Option A: reading

Option B: speaking fluently

Option C: remembering past events

Option D: understanding other people when they speak

Correct Answer: speaking fluently ✔

Option A: axon

Option B: autonomic

Option C: linear circuit

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: autonomic ✔

Option A: dendrite

Option B: axon

Option C: cell body

Option D: synapses

Correct Answer: axon ✔

Option A: limbic system

Option B: skeletal nervous system

Option C: central nervous system

Option D: autonomic nervous system

Correct Answer: autonomic nervous system ✔

Option A: Wernicke’s area

Option B: cerebellum

Option C: thalamus

Option D: hippocampus

Correct Answer: A. Wernicke’s area ✔

Option A: release neurotransmitters

Option B: receive incoming signals

Option C: coordinate the activation of parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system

Option D: control pain

Correct Answer: receive incoming signals ✔

Option A: neurons

Option B: nerves

Option C: ganglia

Option D: glia

Correct Answer: neurons ✔

Option A: peripheral

Option B: autonomic

Option C: central

Option D: sympathetic

Correct Answer: peripheral ✔

Option A: dendrite

Option B: myelin sheath

Option C: ganglion

Option D: axon terminal

Correct Answer: myelin sheath ✔

Option A: glucose absorption

Option B: emotions

Option C: metabolism

Option D: sexuality

Correct Answer: metabolism ✔

Option A: polarization

Option B: depolarization

Option C: axonal transmission

Option D: synaptic transmission

Correct Answer: synaptic transmission ✔

Option A: influencing the activity of the autonomic nervous system

Option B: controlling the release of certain hormones

Option C: influencing drivers such as hunger and thirst

Option D: all of these

Correct Answer: all of these ✔

Option A: interneurons

Option B: sensory neurons

Option C: motor neurons

Option D: afferent neurons

Correct Answer: motor neurons ✔

Option A: neurons

Option B: neurotransmitters

Option C: dendrites

Option D: synapses

Correct Answer: neurons ✔

Option A: nerves

Option B: ganglia

Option C: tracts

Option D: dendrites

Correct Answer: nerves ✔

Option A: medulla oblongata

Option B: hippocampus

Option C: hypothalamus

Option D: thalamus

Correct Answer: hypothalamus ✔

Option A: axon terminals

Option B: dendrites

Option C: glia

Option D: action potentials

Correct Answer: axon terminals ✔

Option A: potassium, chloride

Option B: chloride, sodium

Option C: sodium, potassium

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: sodium, potassium ✔

Option A: neurotransmitters

Option B: plasmas

Option C: syntactic structures

Option D: adrenocorticoids

Correct Answer: neurotransmitters ✔

Option A: Broca’s area

Option B: the sensory cortex

Option C: association areas

Option D: the limbic system

Correct Answer: association areas ✔

Option A: interneurons

Option B: motor neurons

Option C: sensory neurons

Option D: neurotransmitters

Correct Answer: interneurons ✔

Option A: neurologist

Option B: phrenologist

Option C: psychoanalyst

Option D: neuropsychologist

Correct Answer: neurologist ✔

Option A: nerves

Option B: synapses

Option C: neurotransmitters

Option D: action potential

Correct Answer: neurotransmitters ✔

Option A: the cerebellum

Option B: the gonads

Option C: the thyroid gland

Option D: the adrenal medulla

Correct Answer: the thyroid gland ✔

Option A: visual, tactile, kinetic and auditory only

Option B: olfactory and kinetic only

Option C: kinetic and auditory only

Option D: all sensory systems

Correct Answer: all sensory systems ✔

Option A: adrenal medulla, epinephrine

Option B: adrenal cortex, carbohydrate

Option C: pituitary, somatotropin

Option D: pancreas, insulin

Correct Answer: pancreas, insulin ✔

Option A: electrical and chemical

Option B: spontaneous and stimulated

Option C: hormonal and mechanical

Option D: chemical and hormonal

Correct Answer: electrical and chemical ✔

Option A: Alzheimer’s

Option B: Parkinson’s

Option C: Schizophrenia

Option D: Down’s syndrome

Correct Answer: A. Alzheimer’s ✔

Option A: body metabolism

Option B: skeletal growth

Option C: sexual arousal

Option D: gamete production

Correct Answer: skeletal growth ✔

Option A: auditory system

Option B: visual system

Option C: motor system

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: partial lobe

Option B: cerebellum

Option C: pons

Option D: thalamus

Correct Answer: thalamus ✔

Option A: hormones

Option B: pheromones

Option C: amacrines

Option D: anachrones

Correct Answer: anachrones ✔

Option A: medulla

Option B: pons

Option C: midbrain

Option D: corpus collosum

Correct Answer: corpus collosum ✔

Option A: right cerebral hemisphere

Option B: left cerebral hemisphere

Option C: regular formation

Option D: corpus collosum

Correct Answer: left cerebral hemisphere ✔

Option A: cerebellum

Option B: cortex

Option C: brainstem

Option D: left hemisphere

Correct Answer: brainstem ✔

Option A: relay nerve impulses

Option B: process sensor impulses

Option C: control primitive impulses

Option D: contain spinal nerves

Correct Answer: control primitive impulses ✔

Option A: TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)

Option B: ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic hormone)

Option C: FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: temporal lobe

Option B: parietal lobe

Option C: frontal lobe

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: none of these ✔

Option A: understanding, production

Option B: comprehension, formulation

Option C: organizing, production

Option D: production, comprehension

Correct Answer: production, comprehension ✔

Option A: agnosia

Option B: apraxia

Option C: aphasia

Option D: hyperphagia

Correct Answer: hyperphagia ✔

Option A: pons

Option B: cerebral cortex

Option C: hypothalamus

Option D: midbrain

Correct Answer: hypothalamus ✔

Option A: rerouting of nerve impulses

Option B: slower never conduction times

Option C: cortical brain lesions

Option D: faster never conduction times

Correct Answer: slower never conduction times ✔

Option A: sympathetic nervous system

Option B: the para-sympathetic nervous system

Option C: cerebral cortex

Option D: corpus collosum

Correct Answer: sympathetic nervous system ✔

Option A: nerve fiber pathways

Option B: cell bodies

Option C: cell centers

Option D: cortical issue

Correct Answer: nerve fiber pathways ✔

Option A: MRI

Option B: CAT system

Option C: EEG

Option D: ECT

Correct Answer: EEG ✔

Option A: visual processing

Option B: auditory processing

Option C: long-term planning

Option D: spatial processing

Correct Answer: spatial processing ✔

Option A: frontal lobe

Option B: pineal gland

Option C: olfactory bulbs

Option D: parietal lobe

Correct Answer: olfactory bulbs ✔

Option A: frontal

Option B: cerebellum

Option C: reticular activating system

Option D: brain stem

Correct Answer: reticular activating system ✔

Option A: pons

Option B: hypothalamus

Option C: thalamus

Option D: midbrain

Correct Answer: pons ✔

Option A: serotonin

Option B: endorphins

Option C: dopamine

Option D: insulin

Correct Answer: insulin ✔

Option A: pituitary gland

Option B: parathyroid gland

Option C: adrenal medulla

Option D: parasympathetic nervous system

Correct Answer: adrenal medulla ✔

Option A: acetylcholine

Option B: serotonin

Option C: dopamine

Option D: opioid peptides

Correct Answer: opioid peptides ✔

Option A: at its resting potential

Option B: in its absolute refractory period

Option C: an afferent neuron

Option D: in its relative refractory period

Correct Answer: in its absolute refractory period ✔

Option A: a cell body

Option B: septum

Option C: myelin sheath

Option D: dendrites

Correct Answer: septum ✔

Option A: synaptic reflex

Option B: spastic movement

Option C: monosynaptic reflex

Option D: double innervations

Correct Answer: synaptic reflex ✔

Option A: amygdala

Option B: cerebellum

Option C: thalamus

Option D: medulla

Correct Answer: amygdala ✔

Option A: thyroid

Option B: adrenal

Option C: pituitary

Option D: pineal

Correct Answer: pituitary ✔

Option A: Broca’s area

Option B: Nodes of Ranvier

Option C: terminal buttons

Option D: Wernicke’s area

Correct Answer: Nodes of Ranvier ✔

Option A: medulla

Option B: midbrain

Option C: cerebellum

Option D: pons

Correct Answer: medulla ✔

Option A: constriction of the pupils

Option B: increased rate of digestion

Option C: accelerated heart beat

Option D: increased hormone production

Correct Answer: accelerated heart beat ✔

Option A: ovaries

Option B: testes

Option C: pituitary gland

Option D: hypothalamus

Correct Answer: pituitary gland ✔

Option A: afferent nerve, efferent nerve, neural modulator

Option B: efferent nerve, interneuron, afferent nerve

Option C: afferent nerve, interneuron, efferent nerve

Option D: efferent nerve, afferent nerve, neural modulator

Correct Answer: afferent nerve, interneuron, efferent nerve ✔

Option A: limbic activating system

Option B: cerebral activating system

Option C: reticular activating system

Option D: thalamic activating system

Correct Answer: reticular activating system ✔

Option A: Johannes Muller

Option B: Franz Gall

Option C: William James

Option D: Charles Sherrington

Correct Answer: Charles Sherrington ✔

Option A: relay center from spinal cord to cerebrum

Option B: regulate external expression of emotion

Option C: relay center for sensory impulses

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: effectors

Option B: receptors

Option C: afferent nerves

Option D: efferent verves

Correct Answer: effectors ✔

Option A: receptors

Option B: effectors

Option C: innervates

Option D: affectors

Correct Answer: effectors ✔

Option A: controls the non-dominant hand

Option B: adept at spatial tasks

Option C: works independently of non-dominant hemisphere

Option D: controls the expression and comprehension of language

Correct Answer: controls the expression and comprehension of language ✔

Option A: transposition

Option B: transduction

Option C: transition

Option D: transference

Correct Answer: transduction ✔

Option A: visual and auditory

Option B: auditory and temperature

Option C: gustation and olfaction

Option D: temperature and pressure

Correct Answer: gustation and olfaction ✔

Option A: testosterone and androgen

Option B: progesterone and estrogen

Option C: testosterone and estrogen

Option D: progesterone and testosterone

Correct Answer: progesterone and estrogen ✔

Option A: understanding language

Option B: producing language

Option C: encoding new information into long-term memory

Option D: processing sensory information

Correct Answer: encoding new information into long-term memory ✔

Option A: hypothalamus

Option B: thalamus

Option C: Broca’s area

Option D: fissure of Ronaldo

Correct Answer: C. Broca’s area ✔

Option A: transducer

Option B: medulla

Option C: bipolar cells

Option D: thalamus

Correct Answer: thalamus ✔