MCQs of Psychology – Introduction to Psychology

Psychology is the science of the mind and

The world “psychology” comes from the

The word “psychology” comes from the Greek word:

Greek word psyche meaning:

Greek word logia meaning the

the school of psychology that focused on identifying and examining the fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images was

Psychology is a:

The school of psychology that focused on identifying and examining the fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feeling and images was:

Which of the following approaches might suggest that forgetting to pick his mother up at the airport was Henry’s unconscious way of saying that he did not welcome her visit?

Fred, a tennis coach, insists that he can make any reasonably healthy individual into and internationally competitive tennis player. Fred is echoing the thoughts of:

Which of the following is a statement with which Skinner’s followers would agree?

Which of the following approaches has the most optimistic view of human nature?

Which of the following historical events created a demand for clinicians that was far greater than the supply and stimulated the development of clinical psychology?

The tendency to view one’s own group as superior to others and as the standard for judging the worth of foreign ways is know as:

The study of the endocrine system and genetic mechanisms would most likely be undertaken by a:

The fact that psychologists do not all agree about the nature and development of personality demonstrates:

A multifactorial causation approach to behavior suggests that

Psychology’s answer to the question of whether we are born or made tends to be

In regard to changing to changing answers multiple-choice tests, research indicates that changes tend to be more common than other types of changes.

Critical thinking skills:

The best definition of psychology is the

Which of the following would be one the key concepts of behaviorism?

One difference between sociology and psychologists is that psychologist study:

Maham told her therapist the reason she wants a divorce from her husband is that he has been unfaithful to her which goal fo psychology does her reasoning represent?

All of the following are goals of psychology EXCEPT:

John believes that the more students drink the more they are apt to be involved in dangerous sexual activity. which goal of psychology is at work?

Which goal of psychology is the most powerful?

who is considered the “father of psychology” ?

When Edward Titchener founded a psychology laboratory at Cornell University, he used the approach caleed

Which early school of psychology relied on introspection as a systematic way of gathering information?

“Rather than rote learning, we believe in learning by doing.” This statement is reflective of which school of psychology?

Which of the following early school of psychology included emotions, self, will, values, and even religious and mystical experience?

Freud was a:

Which early school of psychology emphasizes the observable consequences that follow a response?

The term self-actualization comes from which psychological perspective?

Of the following, who is associated with the gestalt school of psychology?

Of the following, who is a humanistic psychologist ?

According to John Watson introspection was:

One of the reasons to study psychology is:

Which of the following psychological theories is known as the one that emphasizes “free will”?

Which of the following is the best example of covert behavior?

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is represented by which of the following?

The goals of psychology are to:

Freud believed that all thoughts and actions are determined by:

The study of mental processes such as thinking, perception, information, processing, etc. is a key element in psychology.

Overt behavior is:

Which area in psychology would be most likely to study the phenomenon of “peer influence”?

Psychology is:

Of the following who was structuralist?

Behaviorism helped make psychology a

The kind of therapy developed by Freud is called

Freud stressed the role of _____________ in shaping our personalities

The “father” of psychology and founder of the first psychological laboratory was

The largest area of specialization among psychologists is:

The term cognition refers to:

Some modern psychodynamic theorists, or neo-freuians, focused on:

Psychiatrists differ from psychologists in that psychiatrists:

Which one set of the following is the correct sequence of vicarious learning process meant of behaviour-modelling practices?

Which one of the following preventions is aimed at reducing the rate of mental disorders through early detection and treatment in a community setting?

A method of research in which the investigator uses predetermined framework for evoking responses from the subject is:

The most frequently used method in psychology to explore cause and effect relationship between variables is:

The shape of the sigmoid curve of learning is indicated where:

Which of these are required for observational learning?

In long-term memory the learned subject matter is stored in the brain based on:

The main purpose of vocational aptitude test is to assess:

A condition resulting from endocrine imbalance and characterized by mental retardation is know as:

Psychological disorders with symptoms of nightmares and flashback, irritability, difficulty in concentraiton and a general unresponsiveness is called:

The process of impression formation if facilitated by:

According to fiedler contingency model of leadership the most favourable conditions for effective leadership are:

Which one of the technique in stimulation seeks to utilize micro-teaching method as a means of finding out the solution assigned to the role-players?

Which of the following statements are correct?

Which of the following are included in the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization?

When individuals exert less effort in a group than they would when working alone, this may be due to which of the following?

Which one of the following statements describes the most appropriate relationship between language and thought?

What kind of code is/are used for items stored in short term memory?

Which one of the following psychosocial characteristic is developed after resolving the conflict created by trust and mistrust?

When motives become independent of their origin, what is the phenomenon know as?

What is indicated by the negative acceleration curve of practice effects?

In recognition:

Which of the following are development tasks of late childhood?

Perceptual schema is:

A psychologist using the method of naturalistic observation would:

In a study of effects of alcohol on driving ability, the control group should driving ability, the control group should be given:

A scientific explanation that remains tentative until it has been adequately tested is called a(n):

A postconventional level of morality is most likely to be found in cultures that value:

the psychodynamic view emphasizes the role of ___________ in development.

Which of the following is considered by the text to be a pseudo-psychology?

Developmental psychologists study the effects of __________ on behavior.

the approach to psychology that focuses on the basic elements which make up consciousness is called

Which is a definition of psychology?

Some modern psychodynamic theorists or neo-Freudians, focused on:

Some topics in psychology are difficult to study because:

Behaviorism helped make psychology a:

psychiatrists differ form psychologists in that psychiatrists:

the approach to psychology that focuses on the basic elements which make up consciousness is called:

What is the “Fundamental Law of Nature”?

What is the primary purpose of the leviathan?

They study of mental processes such as thinking, perception, information processing, etc. is a key element in _______________ psychology.

Which area in psychology would be most likely to study the phenomenon of “peer influence”?

What are all psychologists?

The structuralist school of psychology:

Herbert Spencer classified the society into:

“Crime is learned in Associations”. Who said this:

The most frequently used method in psychology to explore cause and effect relationships between variables is :

Comparative psychologists are primarily interested in:

The endocrine system:

A visual defect know as astigmatism is the result of:

Which sensory receptor is found in greatest number in the skin?

Limen refers to

The incoming flow of information from our sensory systems is referred to as

When infants are placed in the middle of a visual cliff, they usually

The pons acts as a bridge between the medulla and other brain areas and influences:

What is an EEG records?

The cerebral cortex is composed of two sides or:

The brainstem consists mainly of the

A person who had difficulty _______________ would be described as having aphasia.

in order to perform a split-brain operation, the _____ must be severed.

A punisher can be:

Becoming addicted to gambling is related to the effects of

The tendency for prior learning to inhibit recall later learning is called:

Memories outside of conscious awareness are called:

The image that persists for about one-half second after being seen is a(n):

One of the reasons to study psychology is:

For which of the following is wihelm wundt primarily know?

G. Stanley hall is noteworthy in the history of psychology because he:

Which of the following approaches might william james criticize for instead of seeing the motion in the motion picture?

The chief function of the control group in an experiment is that it:

the most powerful research tool is a (an):

An advantage of the experimental method in psychology is:

A correlation coefficient of 0 means that there is:

Distributed practice refers to learning:

The type of memory where information is stored for the shortest period of time is:

Reliability refers to the __________ of a measuring device such as a test.

Revising a mental structure to incorporate new information is referred to as:

The tendency to group together objects that are the same size, shape, color or form is know as:

Closure, nearness, similarity, and continuation are categories of:

The independent variable in an experiment is :

In order to summarize or organize a series of observations in some meaningful way, psychologists may develop

The major link between the brain and the glandular system is the:

Damage to the cerebellum would most likely result in:

The storage capacity of long-term memory is best described as:

The definition of memory is that it is an active system that receives, organizes, and:

Psychologists have concluded that long-term memories fall into. the following two categories

Decay theories of memory loss seem to be most appropriate for

Essay questions tend to be more difficult than multiple choice because with an essay question:

The first step in placing information into memory storage is:

____________is an ability to evaluate compare, analyze, critique, and synthesize information.

The products of naturalistic observation are best described in terms of:

Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of naturalistic observation?

The study of psychology is most concerned with which field of scientific inquiry?

A common method for selecting representative samples is to select them:

The main function of myelin is to

The part of the nerve cell specialized for conducting information is the:

The cell body of a neuron is also called the:

Neurons are made up to dendrites soma, and:

Which of the following is not is part of a neuron?

Three major ethical concerns psychological researchers deception, lasting harm to subjects, and

The term cognition refers to:

which area in psychology would most likely to study the phenomenon of “peer influence”?

The psychodynamic view emphasizes the role of _______in development.

The kind of therapy developed by frued is called:

Basic ethical guidelines psychological researchers include: