psychology MCQs – Page 31

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
601. According to Piaget, children who can think symbolically about absent objects and can appreciate the stable properties of those objects, but cannot think logically about actions that produce change, are at the__________ stage?
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A. preoperational

B. concrete-operational

C. formal-operational

D. sensorimotor

602. Within the human embryo, activity related to the development of hair and nails is centered in the ____________?
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A. exoderm

B. mesoderm

C. endoderm

D. ectoderm
603. The ____________ gland is frequently referred as master gland since it regulates the activity of many other glands?
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A. pineal

B. adrenal

C. pituitary

D. thyroid

604. Vygotsky is best known for his concept of ________________?
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A. strange situation

B. transformational grammar

C. zone of proximal development

D. psychosocial crises

605. The fact that, during neural transmission, an impulse is sent to the end of the axon without fading or weakening is known as ___________?
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A. all-or-none property

B. absolute threshold retention

C. nondecremental property

D. stimulus constancy

606. Watson argued that all behavior is composed of reflexive responses to stimuli, but Skinner later argued that behavior is determined ____________?
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A. strength of responses

B. consequences of responses

C. patterns

D. predictability of responses

607. The sympathetic nervous system ____________?
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A. is a subdivision of autonomic nervous system

B. is a subdivision of somatic nervous system

C. parallels to effects of the parasympathetic nervous system

D. preserves the homeostatic model

608. Which of the following theorists most strongly stressed the importance of maturation in development?
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A. Arnold Gesell

B. Lev Vygotsky

C. John Locke

D. Jean Piaget

609. What effect does adrenaline have on human body?
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A. constriction of the pupils

B. accelerated heart beat

C. increased hormone production

D. increased rate of digestion

610. Experiments with children have suggested that the point at which a child begins to walk is primarily a function of ______________?
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A. modeling

B. maturation

C. learning

D. environment

611. The head injured patient lost the ability to breath. Autopsy revealed neural damage in the ____________?
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A. pons

B. midbrain

C. cerebellum

D. medulla
612. Severe anoxia at birth will result in damage to the ______________?
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A. heart

B. lungs

C. brain

D. liver

613. In a right-handed individual, where is a Brocas area most likely to be located?
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A. left hemisphere

B. right hemisphere

C. visual cortex

D. limbic system

614. Identical twins raised separately and found to have similar IQ are cited as examples of the contribution made to intelligence by _____________?
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A. environment

B. parental interaction

C. heredity

D. infant stimulation

615. If an individual is facing the psychological crisis of identity versus role confusion, according to Erik Eriksons model, that individual is most likely ____________?
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A. a preadolescent

B. a young adult

C. a middle-aged adult

D. an adolescent
616. Egocentrism is observed in children during the ____________ stage?
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A. telegraphic speech

B. preoperational

C. sensorimotor

D. formal-operational

617. The term general to specific in child development refers to ______________?
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A. motor movements

B. auditory sensitivity

C. cortex development

D. visual activity

618. The speed that neural impulses travel is _____________?
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A. the speed of light

B. 600 miles an hour

C. 200 miles a second

D. 3 to 200 miles an hour
619. Which is most likely to occur in a patient diagnosed with demyelinating disease in which myelin degenerates from around the bodies of axons?
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A. rerouting of nerve impulses

B. slower never conduction times

C. faster never conduction times

D. cortical brain lesions

620. What has direct control over the function of the pituitary gland?
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A. pons

B. midbrain

C. cerebral cortex

D. hypothalamus