psychology MCQs – Page 42

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
821. Which psychological specialists are most likely to be involved in applied research?
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A. personality psychologists

B. biological psychologists

C. industrial/organizational psychologists

D. developmental psychologists

822. Who was the first of the following individuals to emphasize that psychology should be restricted to the scientific study of observable behavior?
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A. Watson

B. Skinner

C. Wundt

D. Bandura

823. Which one of the following is not listed as a classification of psychoneurosis?
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A. Neurasthenic reactions

B. Conversion reactions

C. Phobic reactions

D. None of these

E. Delusional reactions

824. Norms are influenced by __________?
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A. The surrounding sub-culture

B. The surrounding culture

C. None of these

D. All of the above

E. The context of the situation

825. Psychologists study animals because _______________?
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A. animal behavior is just as complex as human behavior

B. the ethical treatment of animals is not mandated by professional guidelines

C. experiments on people are generally considered to be unethical

D. similar processes often underline animal and human behavior
826. The part of personality that provides a buffer between the id and the out side world is __________?
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A. Super-ego

B. Ego-ideal

C. None of these

D. Ego
827. Someone whose corpus callosum has been cut will experience difficulty in ___________?
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A. Naming an object held in the right hand

B. Recognizing an object held in the left hand

C. Naming an object held in the left hand

D. Recognizing an object held in the right hand

828. In psychology, case studies are used to ___________?
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A. show importance of case study

B. draw general conclusions about behavior of the client

C. draw conclusions about individual behavior on the basis of group finding

D. asses heritability of individual

829. The purpose of Q-technique is ___________?
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A. to measure accurate norms of population

B. to measure correlation between X and Y variables

C. to measure a persons opinion of himself

D. items analysis in factorial design

830. Which of the following condition is not associated with prolonged sensory deprivation?
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A. Confusion

B. Inability to concentrate

C. A satisfying-relaxed feeling

D. None of these

E. Hallucinations

831. In which motivational conflicts are must chosen by the lesser of two evils
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A. Approach-Avoidance

B. Avoidance-Avoidance

C. Multiple approach-avoidance

D. None of these

E. Approach-Approach
832. Addictive disorders include ___________?
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A. Alcoholism and drug addiction

B. Overeating

C. Sociopathalogy

D. All the above
833. A hungry person would find food to be a_____________?
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A. Primary reinforcer

B. All of the above

C. Secondary reinforcer

D. None of these

834. Systematic desensitization is used in treatment of ___________?
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A. Somatoform disorders

B. Mood disorders

C. Phobias

D. Schizophrenia

835. The school of psychology that argue that nearly all behavior is a result of conditioning and the environment shapes behaviors is labeled __________?
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A. gestalt, Wertheimer

B. behaviorism, Titchener

C. behaviorism, Watson

D. psychoanalytic, Freud

836. A scholarly summary of a body of research on some topic is called ____________?
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A. literature review

B. case history

C. theory

D. meta-analysis

837. Chromosomal anomalies can be recognized by slanting eyes and flat nose ___________?
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A. Downs syndrome

B. Langdon Downs syndrome

C. PKU

D. None of these

838. Of the following one is not a measure of retention ?
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A. Recognition

B. Relearning

C. Recall

D. Reminiscence

839. A researcher sits besides a playground, carefully observing a small group of children. The method being utilized is ___________?
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A. field study

B. life history

C. survey

D. case history

840. The structuralist school of psychology viewed consciousness as _____________?
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A. a collective unit passed down genetically

B. divided into three separate layers

C. a set of discrete sensations

D. a flow of ideas without clear boundaries