psychology MCQs – Page 46

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
901. One of the Darwins key ideas is that, because of natural selection, animals have an inborn tendency to behave in ways that ____________?
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A. help them to survive and reproduce

B. they learn from their parents

C. they individually select from various natural alternative

D. require the lowest energy expenditure

902. The most frequently occurring major psychological disorder is ___________?
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A. Depression

B. Bipolar disorder

C. Phobias

D. Schizophrenia

903. A theory that states that emotions are a join result of non-specific physiological arousal and interpretation of the arousal is called ____________?
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A. James-Lange theory of emotion

B. None of these

C. Bems theory of emotion

D. Two-factor theory of emotion
904. The most foolproof way of testing the true effectiveness of a newly introduced method of psychological therapy is by means of ___________?
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A. experimental research

B. correlation

C. survey research

D. case study research

905. Which one of the following is not listed as classification of psychoneurosis?
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A. Conversion reactions

B. Phobic reactions

C. Neurasthenic reactions

D. Delusional reactions

E. None of these

906. By the perceptual organization of stimuli the persons span of attention is ____________?
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A. Increased

B. Divided

C. None of these

D. Unaffected

E. Decreased

907. Who is the father of Experimental Psychology?
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A. E.B. Titchener

B. C.G. Jung

C. Sigmund Freud

D. Wilhelm Wundt
908. Computer provided a new way to conceptualise mental processes and to develop detail theories which is known as _________?
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A. Gestalt Approach

B. Behavioural Approach

C. Cognitive Approach

D. Information Processing Approach
909. First issue of cognitive neuroscience appears in the year _________?
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A. 1989

B. 1997

C. 1978

D. 1967

910. A major part of developmental psychology is devoted to the understanding of behaviour of _________?
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A. Old people

B. Women

C. Children

D. Adolescents

911. Which one of the following approaches tries to analyze human behaviour in terms of stimulus-response units acquired through the process of learning, mainly through instrumental conditioning ?
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A. Existential Approach

B. Cognitive Approach

C. Dynamic and Psychoanalytic Approach

D. Stimulus-Response Behaviouristic Approach
912. Abnormal Psychology is concerned with _________?
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A. Developmental stages of individual

B. Abnormal behaviour and its causes

C. Diagnosis of abnormal behaviour

D. Treatment of abnormal behaviour

913. The _________ law of psychology deals with least noticeable difference in different stimuli?
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A. Getsalt Law

B. Weber-Fechner Law

C. Watson Law

D. Binet Simon Law

914. In the year___________the Scientific Psychology was first accepted?
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A. 1879

B. 1779

C. 1894

D. 1889

E. 1679

915. The psychological test of human emotions and personality, using inkblots, is formally known as what?
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A. All of above

B. Nervous

C. Renal

D. Rorschach

E. None of these

916. Emphasizing what comes to mind first or most readily/quickly is known as _________?
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A. Critical Thinking

B. Heuristic

C. Confirmation Bias

D. Intuitive Thought

917. _________ is the least noticeable value of stimulus ?
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A. Stimulus Threshold

B. Hypothesis

C. Response Threshold

D. Problem

918. Psychiatric nurse holds a master degree in _________?
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A. M.S degree in Psychiatry

B. M.S.N with C.S. in Psychiatric nursing

C. M.A./M.Sc in Counselling Psychology

D. M.A./M.Sc in Clinical Psychology

919. The system which still survives very nearly in its rigid forms is __________.
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A. Existential Approach

B. Cognitive Approach

C. Holistic Approach

D. Dynamic and Psychoanalytic Approach
920. Psychology as a Science of Mind defined by__________ school of psychology?
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A. Ancient Greek Philosophers

B. Functionalists

C. Psychoanalysts

D. Behaviourists