psychology Mcqs
701. Gestalt theory emphasized _____________?
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A. our tendency to see patterns

B. a flow of consciousness

C. the atoms of thought

D. none of these

702. Among people with severe mood disorder ___________ is most common?
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A. Mania

B. Depression

C. Euphoria

D. Manic-depression

703. In the perception of people, feedback will serve to ____________?
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A. None of these

B. Confirm an accurate initial perception

C. Nay of the above would be true

D. Correct an incorrect initial perception

E. Stabilize and inaccurate initial perception

704. A parapsychologist would study which of the following phenomena?
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A. procognition

B. telepathy

C. psycho-kinesis

D. all of the above
705. The first task in psychology is to carefully observe and to objectively describe ___________?
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A. social institution

B. symptoms of abnormality

C. animals

D. behavior
706. The combination of responses or ideals in novel way is called ___________?
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A. Thinking

B. None of these

C. Exploration

D. Creativity
707. Belief in the id would be the____________ view, whereas recording the frequency of acts of aggression would represent the____________ approach.
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A. functionalist, structuralist

B. structuralist, a priori

C. gestalt, introspection

D. structuralist, functionalist
708. In general children who score well on IQ tests have parents who ___________?
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A. Pay for tutors and special schools

B. Have very high IQs

C. None of these

D. Spend time with them and actively encourage their development

E. Punish them if they fail to do it well

709. Group think refers to ___________?
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A. Think tank

B. None of these

C. Deterioration of physical energy

D. Deterioration of mental efficiency
710. Which of the following is a dimension of visual experience?
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A. Loudness

B. Timbre

C. None of these

D. Pitch

E. Brightness
711. Personality inventories are ____________?
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A. None of these

B. Always scored on an empirical basis

C. Subjectively scored

D. Always scored on a priori basis

E. Objectively scored
712. Charles Darwins concept of natural selection is most important for which of the following general perspectives in psychology?
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A. structuralism

B. psychoanalysis

C. reflexology

D. functionalism
713. Psychodrama is one of the psychotherapeutic techniques which basically involve situations representing ____________?
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A. Ego blocking

B. All of the above

C. Primary ego

D. None of these

E. Superego blocking

714. All of the following are some of the major sources of work stress EXCEPT ___________?
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A. Little control

B. High decision latitude

C. Discrimination

D. Shift work

715. One of the major goals of humanistic therapy is to aid the individual in developing ____________?
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A. unconscious thought processes

B. positive self-concepts

C. stable family relations

D. strong ego defenses

716. In an experiment studying the effects of different drugs on reaction time, each subject is presented with all of the conditions in the experiment. This is an example of ____________?
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A. within subjects design

B. between subjects design

C. factorial design

D. quasi-experimental design

717. Which is not an authentic specialty of American Psychiatric Association?
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A. test and measurement

B. mental retardation

C. None of these

D. astrological psychology

E. industrial and organizational psychology

718. Term n-ach was introduced by_____________?
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A. Mc Cleland

B. Jung

C. None of these

D. Maslow

719. The clinical interview typically includes _______________?
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A. the clients initial and final evaluation

B. a follow up evaluation and assessment after therapy is terminated

C. the initial diagnosis of a clients psychological functioning

D. the psycho physiological assessment

720. A behavioral psychologist is interested in the behavior that _____________?
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A. is part of the conscious experience

B. can be observed

C. can be inferred

D. the organism chooses to perform

721. Any procedural variable which can cause a subset of the population to be non-representative of the population is a _____________?
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A. None of these

B. sample bias

C. sample error

D. population error

E. population bias

722. Which of the following phenomena was studied by parlor?
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A. Animal cognition

B. Operant conditioning

C. Classical conditioning

D. Maturation
723. A study of gastric ulceration in response to stress produced by shock found that the most ulceration was shown by rates who ____________?
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A. Received varying levels of shock

B. Could predict the onset of shock

C. Could not predict the onset of shock

D. Only heard a tone but received no shock

724. The four main goals of psychological research are ____________?
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A. description, experimentation, prediction and control

B. description, explanation, control and validity

C. description, prediction, assessment and manipulation

D. description, explanation, assessment and manipulation

725. The view that we are born with the ability to perceive the way we do it held by___________?
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A. Empiricists

B. Nativists

C. Contemporary psychologists

D. Sensory psychologists

726. Which of the following factors influence the impact of interference on learning?
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A. The type of activity that flows studying

B. The organization and meaningfulness of the information learned

C. The nature of the material being learned

D. None of these

E. All of the above

727. The most distinctive aspect of Freuds theory of psychoanalysis is the belief that the conscious mind is influenced by ___________?
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A. unconscious thought processes

B. external stimuli

C. innate factors

D. learning and experience

E. None of these

728. One hallmark of projective tests is that they ____________?
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A. Measure only one trait

B. Are criterion referenced

C. None of these

D. Require responses to ambiguous stimuli

E. Are multiphase
729. Probably the most insidious form of defense mechanism is ___________?
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A. Projection

B. Defensive identification

C. Reaction formation

D. None of these

E. Withdrawal
730. In Maslows theory of personality the main concept is that of ______________?
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A. Interpersonal relations

B. Acquired drives

C. Self-actualization

D. None of these

E. Functional autonomy

731. When we look at a distant object, we usually judge its size by ___________?
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A. Retinal size

B. Object size

C. Perspective size

D. A compromise between object size and perspective size
732. The theory of personality in which basic anxiety is the primary concept was associated with the name ____________?
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A. None of these

B. Murray

C. Fromm

D. Horney

E. Sullivan

733. Psycho dynamic therapists believe that maladaptive behavior stems from ___________?
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A. Emotional trauma experienced in childhood

B. None of these

C. Inappropriate learning patterns

D. Disturbed thought patterns

E. A failure to live up ones full potential

734. According to Bandura, one is socialized by ___________?
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A. None of these

B. Punishment

C. Observation

D. Food

735. Gradual exposure to actual feared situation is called ____________?
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A. In vivo desensitization

B. Flooding

C. Cognitive desensitization

D. Breaking of resistance

736. The approach-approach conflict involves ____________?
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A. Neither (A. nor (B. (C.

B. A stable equilibrium

C. None of these

D. An unstable equilibrium

E. An oscillation of (A. and (B.
737. Tests that employ real life problems that the examinee is likely to face on the job are called ___________?
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A. Situational tests

B. Projective techniques

C. Job tasks

D. Valid tests

738. The group in an experiment which receives no treatment is called ____________?
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A. Control group

B. Experimental group

C. None of these

D. No group

739. Which of the following orders of Maslows hierarchy of need is correct?
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A. Physiological, belongingness, safety, esteem, self-actualization

B. None of these

C. Belongingness, esteem, safety, physiological, self-actualization

D. Safety, physiological, belongingness, self-actualization, esteem

E. Physiological, safety, belongingness, esteem, self-actualization
740. The term propinquity explains ___________?
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A. Geographical proximity

B. Why people affiliate with one another

C. Both (A. and (B.

D. None of these

741. The first school of psychology is ___________?
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A. functionalism

B. structuralism

C. gestalt school

D. behaviorism

742. Which of the following identified universal symbolic images that appear in myths, art, dreams, and other expressions of the collective unconscious?
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A. All of these

B. Adler

C. Horney

D. Freud

E. Jung

743. Which of the following is not one of the aspects of development studied by psychologists?
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A. Universal aspects of development

B. Cultural differences in development

C. Individual differences in development

D. None of these

E. Immutable laws of development

744. Repression refers to ____________?
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A. Frustration

B. None of these

C. Primary defense mechanism

D. Regression

745. Which psychological perspective would be most likely to emphasize that people can learn to discontinue bad habits such as smoking?
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A. cognitive

B. biological

C. social-cultural

D. behavioral
746. According to Piaget, the major accomplishment of the sensorimotor stage is___________?
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A. Object permanence

B. Centration

C. Abstract thinking

D. Egocentrism

747. A person has attitudes towards ___________?
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A. All objects which exist in his own life-space

B. None of these

C. All objects which are perceived by him

D. All possible objects

748. In essence the defense mechanisms are ___________?
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A. Escape reactions

B. Conscious self-deception

C. Defense against anxiety

D. Ways of convincing others of ones rightness

749. Longitudinal researches investigate ____________?
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A. Behavior through times as subject age

B. Behavior of different ages are compared

C. None of these

D. Both A. and B.

750. Maturation refers to development that occurs as a result of ___________?
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A. Homeostatic imbalances

B. An interaction between biology and environment

C. Genetically determined signals

D. None of these

E. Instinctive process