Psychology MCQs

Option A: behavioral

Option B: cognitive

Option C: biological

Option D: social-cultural

Correct Answer: cognitive ✔

Option A: the survey

Option B: the experiment

Option C: correlations

Option D: naturalistic observation

Correct Answer: the experiment ✔

Option A: explain observed facts

Option B: organize scientific observation

Option C: generate hypothesis

Option D: do all the above

Correct Answer: do all the above ✔

Option A: industrial and organizational psychology

Option B: mental retardation

Option C: astrological psychology

Option D: test and measurement

Correct Answer: astrological psychology ✔

Option A: case history

Option B: literature review

Option C: meta-analysis

Option D: theory

Correct Answer: literature review ✔

Option A: the only variable of interest

Option B: a variable that is independently verified

Option C: a variable whose value depends on that of the dependent variable

Option D: the variable that is manipulated by experimenter

Correct Answer: the variable that is manipulated by experimenter ✔

Option A: animals

Option B: behavior

Option C: social institution

Option D: symptoms of abnormality

Correct Answer: behavior ✔

Option A: biological

Option B: social-cultural

Option C: behavioral

Option D: cognitive

Correct Answer: behavioral ✔

Option A: animal behavior is just as complex as human behavior

Option B: experiments on people are generally considered to be unethical

Option C: the ethical treatment of animals is not mandated by professional guidelines

Option D: similar processes often underline animal and human behavior

Correct Answer: similar processes often underline animal and human behavior ✔

Option A: science and culture

Option B: culture and philosophy

Option C: science and philosophy

Option D: philosophy and religion

Correct Answer: science and philosophy ✔

Option A: the same people are retested over a period of years

Option B: different age groups are tested at the same time

Option C: different characteristics of a given individual are assessed at the same time

Option D: the behavior of a group is assessed by different researchers

Correct Answer: different age groups are tested at the same time ✔

Option A: explaining attitudes

Option B: predicting behavior

Option C: discovering the causes of behavior

Option D: doing all the above

Correct Answer: predicting behavior ✔

Option A: draw conclusions about individual behavior on the basis of group finding

Option B: draw general conclusions about behavior of the client

Option C: asses heritability of individual

Option D: show importance of case study

Correct Answer: draw general conclusions about behavior of the client ✔

Option A: a flow of consciousness

Option B: our tendency to see patterns

Option C: the atoms of thought

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: our tendency to see patterns ✔

Option A: Sigmund Freud

Option B: Carl Rogers

Option C: Harry Stack Sullivan

Option D: John B. Watson

Correct Answer: D. John B. Watson ✔

Option A: nature versus nature

Option B: rationality versus irrationality

Option C: observation versus introspection

Option D: basic versus applied research

Correct Answer: nature versus nature ✔

Option A: a forerunner of the humanistic movement in psychology

Option B: the creator of cognitive-behavioral therapy

Option C: the creator of client-centered therapy

Option D: a forerunner of object-relations theory

Correct Answer: a forerunner of the humanistic movement in psychology ✔

Option A: hypothesis

Option B: measurement system

Option C: theory

Option D: experimental group

Correct Answer: experimental group ✔

Option A: psychoanalytic

Option B: gestalt

Option C: biological

Option D: structural

Correct Answer: gestalt ✔

Option A: divided into three separate layers

Option B: a flow of ideas without clear boundaries

Option C: a collective unit passed down genetically

Option D: a set of discrete sensations

Correct Answer: a set of discrete sensations ✔

Option A: clairvoyance

Option B: kinesthesis

Option C: psychokinesis

Option D: precognition

Correct Answer: psychokinesis ✔

Option A: the independent variable

Option B: an explanation of a phenomenon

Option C: a testable prediction derived from a theory

Option D: the dependent variable

Correct Answer: a testable prediction derived from a theory ✔

Option A: randomized selection

Option B: control group identification

Option C: experimental

Option D: hypothesis testing

Correct Answer: experimental ✔

Option A: a follow up evaluation and assessment after therapy is terminated

Option B: the initial diagnosis of a client’s psychological functioning

Option C: the psycho physiological assessment

Option D: the client’s initial and final evaluation

Correct Answer: B. the initial diagnosis of a client’s psychological functioning ✔

Option A: sample error

Option B: sample bias

Option C: population error

Option D: population bias

Correct Answer: sample bias ✔

Option A: William McDougall

Option B: Thorndike

Option C: Watson

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: William McDougall ✔

Option A: John Watson

Option B: Max Wertheimer

Option C: Hermann von Helmholtz

Option D: Edward Titchener

Correct Answer: Edward Titchener ✔

Option A: field study

Option B: case history

Option C: survey

Option D: life history

Correct Answer: field study ✔

Option A: biological

Option B: clinical and counseling

Option C: social and personality

Option D: school and educational

Correct Answer: clinical and counseling ✔

Option A: description, experimentation, prediction and control

Option B: description, explanation, assessment and manipulation

Option C: description, prediction, assessment and manipulation

Option D: description, explanation, control and validity

Correct Answer: description, experimentation, prediction and control ✔

Option A: gestalt, Wertheimer

Option B: psychoanalytic, Freud

Option C: behaviorism, Titchener

Option D: behaviorism, Watson

Correct Answer: behaviorism, Watson ✔

Option A: psychiatrist

Option B: social psychologist

Option C: educational psychologist

Option D: industrial psychologist

Correct Answer: industrial psychologist ✔

Option A: theory

Option B: experiment

Option C: hypothesis

Option D: proposition

Correct Answer: hypothesis ✔

Option A: an experiment

Option B: a theory

Option C: a hypothesis

Option D: a hunch

Correct Answer: a hypothesis ✔

Option A: using a matched-subjects design

Option B: Higher IQ level relatively constant

Option C: running a double-blind experiment

Option D: randomly assigning subjects to groups

Correct Answer: running a double-blind experiment ✔

Option A: Hume

Option B: Descartes

Option C: Darwin

Option D: James

Correct Answer: Darwin ✔

Option A: instituting fair rules

Option B: the dangers of injury

Option C: improving the players’ performance

Option D: making sure that the game is not beyond the capability of the players

Correct Answer: C. improving the players’ performance ✔

Option A: can be observed

Option B: the organism chooses to perform

Option C: can be inferred

Option D: is part of the conscious experience

Correct Answer: can be observed ✔

Option A: indicate causality

Option B: are more valid than laboratory studies

Option C: indicate some relationship between two variables

Option D: involve manipulation of independent variables

Correct Answer: indicate some relationship between two variables ✔

Option A: Structuralist

Option B: Behaviorist

Option C: Gestaltists

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: None of the above ✔

Option A: behaviorist

Option B: structuralist

Option C: humanist

Option D: functionalist

Correct Answer: humanist ✔

Option A: the science of philosophy

Option B: the science of behavior and mental processes

Option C: the science of developmental processes

Option D: the science of emotional and mental processes

Correct Answer: the science of behavior and mental processes ✔

Option A: completing pretest measures

Option B: completing posts-test measures

Option C: receiving different levels of the independent variable

Option D: receiving different levels of the confounding variable

Correct Answer: receiving different levels of the confounding variable ✔

Option A: Schechter – emotion development

Option B: Piaget – cognition development

Option C: Murray – Thematic Appreciation Test (TAT)

Option D: Seligman – social exchange theory

Correct Answer: D. Seligman – social exchange theory ✔

Option A: it has more subjects

Option B: it has less validity

Option C: it is less reliable

Option D: it must deal with difference among subjects

Correct Answer: it must deal with difference among subjects ✔

Option A: behaviorism

Option B: functionalism

Option C: non-behaviorism

Option D: introspectionsim

Correct Answer: introspectionsim ✔

Option A: factorial design

Option B: within subjects design

Option C: between subjects design

Option D: quasi-experimental design

Correct Answer: between subjects design ✔

Option A: psycho-kinesis

Option B: procognition

Option C: telepathy

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: prove a hypothesis

Option B: establish a law

Option C: explain and relate observed facts

Option D: develop the steps to be used in experimentation

Correct Answer: explain and relate observed facts ✔

Option A: case study

Option B: survey research

Option C: archival research

Option D: field research

Correct Answer: archival research ✔

Option A: functionalist, structuralist

Option B: structuralist, a priori

Option C: structuralist, functionalist

Option D: gestalt, introspection

Correct Answer: structuralist, functionalist ✔

Option A: siblings

Option B: identical twins

Option C: factor analysis

Option D: longitudinal approach

Correct Answer: identical twins ✔

Option A: to measure accurate norms of population

Option B: items analysis in factorial design

Option C: to measure correlation between X and Y variables

Option D: to measure a person’s opinion of himself

Correct Answer: D. to measure a person’s opinion of himself ✔

Option A: dependent variable and operational definition of anxiety

Option B: independent variable and operational definition of anxiety

Option C: intervening variable and operational definition of anxiety

Option D: only operational definition of anxiety

Correct Answer: intervening variable and operational definition of anxiety ✔

Option A: Universal aspects of development

Option B: Individual differences in development

Option C: Cultural differences in development

Option D: Immutable laws of development

Correct Answer: None of these ✔

Option A: Freud

Option B: Adler

Option C: Jung

Option D: Horney

Correct Answer: Freud ✔

Option A: Were suggested by a behaviorist to explain behavior

Option B: Organize and control behavior across many situations

Option C: Are more situations specific than they are secondary traits

Option D: Are seen in growth-oriented individuals

Correct Answer: Were suggested by a behaviorist to explain behavior ✔

Option A: Childhood sexuality

Option B: Social and cultural factors

Option C: Differences between the sexes

Option D: Unconscious forces

Correct Answer: Social and cultural factors ✔

Option A: A goal

Option B: All other organisms

Option C: A homeostatic state

Option D: Higher kevels in the hierarchy of needs

Correct Answer: A goal ✔

Option A: Inability to concentrate

Option B: A satisfying-relaxed feeling

Option C: Hallucinations

Option D: Confusion

Correct Answer: Inability to concentrate ✔

Option A: Motivation

Option B: Learning

Option C: Perception

Option D: Cognition

Correct Answer: Cognition ✔

Option A: Matching personality with occupation

Option B: Promotion practices based on seniority

Option C: Having an out going personality

Option D: Working alone

Correct Answer: Matching personality with occupation ✔

Option A: Rely primarily on personality tests

Option B: Employ a battery of tests

Option C: Rely primarily on projective tests

Option D: Rely primarily on neuropsychological tests

Correct Answer: Rely primarily on neuropsychological tests ✔

Option A: Disturbed thought patterns

Option B: Inappropriate learning patterns

Option C: A failure to live up one’s full potential

Option D: Emotional trauma experienced in childhood

Correct Answer: Emotional trauma experienced in childhood ✔

Option A: Hysterical

Option B: Conversion disorders

Option C: Somatic

Option D: Psychosomatic

Correct Answer: Psychosomatic ✔

Option A: Interposition

Option B: Relative moment

Option C: Convergence

Option D: Accommodation

Correct Answer: Relative moment ✔

Option A: Lack of intensity of feeling of love

Option B: Insecurity of self-conception

Option C: Self-hate

Option D: All of these

Correct Answer: All of these ✔

Option A: A construct

Option B: A place

Option C: A thing

Option D: An observation

Correct Answer: An observation ✔

Option A: Numbers

Option B: Judges

Option C: Reinforcement

Option D: Positive and negative items

Correct Answer: Positive and negative items ✔

Option A: Conflict

Option B: Racial memory

Option C: Early habits

Option D: Adulthood

Correct Answer: Adulthood ✔

Option A: Functional autonomy

Option B: Acquired drives

Option C: Interpersonal relations

Option D: Self-actualization

Correct Answer: Self-actualization ✔

Option A: Continuation

Option B: Similarity constancy

Option C: Constancy

Option D: Proximity

Correct Answer: Proximity ✔

Option A: Correct an incorrect initial perception

Option B: Confirm an accurate initial perception

Option C: Stabilize and inaccurate initial perception

Option D: Nay of the above would be true

Correct Answer: Confirm an accurate initial perception ✔

Option A: That environmental stimulation may effect growth

Option B: That some factor may affect normal development

Option C: That the two follow independent course

Option D: Both (A. and (B.

Correct Answer: That environmental stimulation may effect growth ✔

Option A: Objectively

Option B: Ease of administration

Option C: Validity

Option D: Cost

Correct Answer: Objectively ✔

Option A: Psychoanalysis

Option B: Hypnosis

Option C: Client-centered therapy

Option D: Behavior modification

Correct Answer: Behavior modification ✔

Option A: Individual’s attempt to cope with an emergency

Option B: Bodily changes accompanying emotions of anger and fear

Option C: Feeling of startle when suddenly stimulated

Option D: Ways that the individual seeks to achieve emotional control

Correct Answer: Feeling of startle when suddenly stimulated ✔

Option A: Values

Option B: Opinions

Option C: Attitudes

Option D: Interests

Correct Answer: Opinions ✔

Option A: Ego blocking

Option B: Superego blocking

Option C: Primary ego

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: Phobic reactions

Option B: Conversion reactions

Option C: Delusional reactions

Option D: Neurasthenic reactions

Correct Answer: Neurasthenic reactions ✔

Option A: Fromm

Option B: Sullivan

Option C: Horney

Option D: Murray

Correct Answer: None of these ✔

Option A: The giving of reassurance to the client

Option B: The facilitating the client to arrive at his own insight about his problem

Option C: Its directive character

Option D: It’s emphasis upon searching for deep unconscious aspects of the problem

Correct Answer: It’s emphasis upon searching for deep unconscious aspects of the problem ✔

Option A: Positive transfer

Option B: Reproductive facilitation

Option C: Negative transfer

Option D: Reproductive interference

Correct Answer: Reproductive facilitation ✔

Option A: Recognition

Option B: Reminiscence

Option C: Relearning

Option D: Recall

Correct Answer: Recall ✔

Option A: Muscle facility

Option B: Feedback

Option C: Abstractions

Option D: Kinesthetic stimulation

Correct Answer: Kinesthetic stimulation ✔

Option A: Extinction

Option B: Reinforcement

Option C: Contiguity

Option D: Trial and error

Correct Answer: Reinforcement ✔

Option A: CS

Option B: CR

Option C: UCS

Option D: UCR

Correct Answer: CS ✔

Option A: A stable equilibrium

Option B: An unstable equilibrium

Option C: An oscillation of (A. and (B.

Option D: Neither (A. nor (B. (C.

Correct Answer: C. An oscillation of (A. and (B. ✔

Option A: An abundance motive

Option B: A stimulation motive

Option C: A survival motive

Option D: A security motive

Correct Answer: A survival motive ✔

Option A: Found in the mid-brain

Option B: Bilaterally symmetrical

Option C: Functionally independent

Option D: In front of the central fissure

Correct Answer: Functionally independent ✔

Option A: Increased

Option B: Decreased

Option C: Divided

Option D: Unaffected

Correct Answer: Increased ✔

Option A: Cognitive therapists

Option B: Humanistic therapists

Option C: Biological therapists

Option D: Psychodynamic therapists

Correct Answer: Cognitive therapists ✔

Option A: A sufferer, a healer and a systematic interaction between the two

Option B: A healer that uncovers unconscious conflicts and heals the personality

Option C: The removal of symptoms about which the patient complains

Option D: The use of talking and drugs about which the patient complains

Correct Answer: A sufferer, a healer and a systematic interaction between the two ✔

Option A: Universal aspects of development

Option B: Individual differences in development

Option C: Cultural differences in development

Option D: Immutable laws of development

Correct Answer: None of these ✔

Option A: Genetically determined signals

Option B: Instinctive process

Option C: Homeostatic imbalances

Option D: An interaction between biology and environment

Correct Answer: An interaction between biology and environment ✔

Option A: Id

Option B: Ego

Option C: Superego

Option D: Ego and superego

Correct Answer: Superego ✔

Option A: Freud

Option B: Adler

Option C: Jung

Option D: Horney

Correct Answer: Freud ✔

Option A: Recognition

Option B: Relearning

Option C: Recall

Option D: Reminiscence

Correct Answer: Reminiscence ✔

Option A: Decrease: decrease

Option B: Increase: no change

Option C: Increase: increase

Option D: No change: decrease

Correct Answer: Increase: increase ✔

Option A: Little control

Option B: Shift work

Option C: High decision latitude

Option D: Discrimination

Correct Answer: High decision latitude ✔