psychology MCQs – Page 47

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
921. The perspective which is concerned with characteristic changes that occur in people as they mature is known as _________?
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A. Biological Perspective

B. Humanistic Perspective

C. Developmental Perspective

D. None of these

922. In which method of study of psychology, independent and dependent variable are important elements.
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A. Experimental Method

B. Introspection Method

C. Observational Method

D. Case History Method

923. According to Darwin, the variation in behaviour passed from one generation to next generation is due to _________?
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A. Selection

B. None of the above

C. Inheritance

D. Cultural Changes

924. The modern psycholinguistic theory was developed by __________?
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A. Kholberg

B. Piaget

C. Chomsky

D. Kohler

925. Which branch of psychology deals with the study of animal behaviour?
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A. Abnormal Psychology

B. Social Psychology

C. Comparative Psychology

D. Differential Psychology

926. The famous book Principles of Psychology was authored by_________?
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A. William James

B. J. B. Watson

C. Willhelm Wundt

D. E. B. Titchner

927. What it is called, when more than one independent variable works in an experimental situation?
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A. Situational Crisis

B. Multisituational Effect

C. Interaction

D. Variable Crisis

928. The Law of effect was coined by _________.
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A. Pavlov

B. Thorndike

C. Kohler

D. Skinner

929. The concepts like Introspection and Conscious Experience are associated with _________?
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A. Behaviourism

B. Functionalism

C. Gestalt Psychology

D. Structuralism
930. Who is an important functionalistic psychologist was particularly interested in consciousness, memory and emotions?
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A. Thorndike

B. John Dewey

C. Skinner

D. William James
931. J.B. Watson, the founder and father of behaviouristic school of psychology, defined Psychology as the science of_____________?
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A. Consciousness

B. Soul

C. Behaviour

D. Mind

932. A Provisional theory to explain observed facts is known as __________?
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A. Construct

B. None of these

C. Theory

D. Hypothesis
933. What is the meaning of Flock according to Gestalt psychology?
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A. Perception

B. Closur

C. The whole

D. Perceptual unit
934. Psychology is the science studying the behaviour of __________?
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A. Animals

B. Mankind

C. Living Organism

D. Plants

935. Who is the father of psychodynamic theory?
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A. William James

B. Charles Darwin

C. Willhelm Wundt

D. Sigmund Freud
936. _________ approach is popularly rooted in Gestalt psychology.
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A. Wholistic Approach

B. Cognitive Approach

C. Stimulus-Response-Behaviouristic Approach

D. Dynamic and Psychoanalytic Approach

937. Psychology deals with_________________?
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A. mental states of individual humans

B. only normal behavior

C. None of these

D. only violent behavior

E. groups of people in interaction

938. Who proposed the famous PASS theory on psychology?
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A. Thurstone

B. J.P Das

C. Binet-Simon

D. Cattell

939. Who is the valuable contributor in insightful learning?
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A. Throndike

B. Kohler

C. B.F. Skinner

D. Evan Pavlov

940. Psychology is a______________?
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A. A natural science

B. A biological science

C. A social science

D. A physical science