psychology MCQs – Page 23

Practise multiple-choice questions from psychology for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

psychology Mcqs

441. The perspective that emphasizes observable responses is ____________?
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A. cognitive

B. behavioral

C. neuroscience

D. social-cultural

442. A change in the structure of a gene that leads to minor of major changes in an organisms physical constitution is ____________?
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A. meiosis

B. parthenogenesis

C. mitosis

D. mutation

443. During the third through the eight week of pregnancy, the developing child can be accurately referred to as the ______________?
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A. zygote

B. prenate

C. embryo

D. fetus

444. What are the problems associated with low birth weight?
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A. all of these

B. susceptibility infection

C. difficulty with breathing, sucking, swallowing and digestion

D. difficulty maintaining body temperature

445. Who was noted for covering psychological development across an entire lifespan?
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A. Erik Erikson

B. Harry Harlow

C. Jean Piaget

D. Carol Gilligan

446. Which area of brain are closely connected to hunger, eating and satiation?
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A. hippocampus

B. medulla oblongata

C. thalamus

D. hypothalamus

447. During depolarization,____________ molecules rush into axon, during depolarization_____________ molecules rush out of the axon?
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A. potassium, chloride

B. chloride, sodium

C. None of these

D. sodium, potassium

448. The principal function of parietal lobe is ___________?
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A. visual processing

B. long-term planning

C. spatial processing

D. auditory processing

449. The action potential jumps along an axon. The gaps in a myelinated axon that the action potential jumps to are called the ____________?
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A. Brocas area

B. Wernickes area

C. terminal buttons

D. Nodes of Ranvier

450. Hyperactivity through glandular secretion is most directly related to ____________?
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A. the thyroid gland

B. the adrenal medulla

C. the cerebellum

D. the gonads

451. The brain area central to language production is __________?
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A. Brocas area

B. fissure of Ronaldo

C. Sylvain fissure

D. Wernickes area

452. Which part of the neuron release transmitters onto receiving cells?
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A. glia

B. action potentials

C. axon terminals

D. dendrites

453. Damage to hippocampus would result in difficulty ____________?
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A. understanding language

B. producing language

C. encoding new information into long-term memory

D. processing sensory information

454. When a child modifies an existing cognitive schema to make it compatible with the cognitive aspects of an incoming stimulus, the process is called _____________?
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A. adaptation

B. accommodation

C. assimilation

D. conservation

455. What might be elicited by stroking the bottom of a babys foot?
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A. Neo-pad reflex

B. Babinski reflex

C. Palmar reflex

D. Moro reflex

456. The psychological perspective that emphasizes on how observable responses are learned is the_____________ perspective?
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A. behavioral

B. cognitive

C. behavior genetics

D. evolutionary

457. The ____________ is associated with the non-dominant hemisphere?
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A. Brocas area

B. mathematics

C. logic

D. recognition of faces

458. The term congenital means ______________?
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A. embryonic

B. present at birth

C. recessive characteristic

D. genetic

459. ____________ psychologists work to improve the efficiency of people in business?
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A. cognitive

B. industrial/organizational

C. psychological

D. developmental

460. The spinal cord does not ____________?
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A. contain spinal nerves

B. control primitive impulses

C. relay nerve impulses

D. process sensor impulses

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