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1.	Joelene is upset and has often felt stressed. She decides to visit a Psychologist, who refers her to a Psychiatrist. Which of the reasons below is not true of Psychiatrists?
A.	a psychiatrist is a medically-trained doctor.
B.	a psychiatrist prescribes medication
C.	a psychiatrist must complete a four year degree in psychology
D.	a psychiatrist performs medical procedures
Answer» D. a psychiatrist performs medical procedures

Discussion

2.	Mark is visiting a counsellor to deal with anxiety issues. A Cognitive Psychologist would approach therapy of Mark in which way?
A.	interview him about his thought processes and self-talk
B.	provide him with medication
C.	give him positive or negative feedback, depending on the desired environmental outcome
D.	tell him he is only trying to reach his true potential, and counsel him in an effort to find this
Answer» B. provide him with medication

Discussion

3.	Your school has a goal of students being more prepared for class. For the first time all year, all of your students come to class prepared. How would you use positive reinforcement to try to increase the chance of this behavior happening again?
A.	give the entire class a free ice cream pass to use in the cafeteria.
B.	take away a homework assignment for that night.
C.	drop each student s lowest quiz grade for that marking peri
Answer» B. take away a homework assignment for that night.

Discussion

4.	Anthony is having trouble with his colleagues. Lucky, his workplace has some psychologist on hand for any issues. Anthony decides to go and visit them. The most likely type of Psychologist the workplace has, is a/an:
A.	clinical psychologist
B.	behavioural psychologist
C.	organisational psychologist
D.	forensic psychologist
Answer» D. forensic psychologist

Discussion

5.	You are trying to train your dog not to jump on guests when they walk into your home. You buy a zap collar at the store, which has a remote that will shock the dog when you push a button. Every time your dog jumps on a person, you push the button, and the dog gets an electric shock. Which scientist s experiments are you most closely replicating?
A.	pavlov
B.	gagne
C.	skinner
D.	walters
Answer» D. walters

Discussion

6.	You are potty training your 3 year old daughter. She lets you know every time she needs to use the bathroom, however she is having accidents instead of actually using the toilet. Her pediatrician suggests that you should have her clean her underwear every time she has an accident. You start enforcing this rule, and she has fewer accidents. This is an example of
A.	positive reinforcement
B.	negative reinforcement
C.	positive punishment
D.	negative punishment
Answer» D. negative punishment

Discussion

7.	According to the Association to the Association for Advancement of Behaviour Therapy, each of the following is an ethical consideration in the use of psychotherapy except
A.	the goals of treatment
B.	the fees (splitting the fees when necessary)
C.	the choice of treatment methods
D.	client confidentiality
Answer» C. the choice of treatment methods

Discussion

8.	Shyam is very orderly in the way he lives, and also very miserly with his money. According to Freud, these traits are associated with fixation at the _____________ stage of development.
A.	oral
B.	anal
C.	phallic
D.	genital
Answer» C. phallic

Discussion

9.	Ann s psychoanalytic therapist asks her to lie on a coach and talk about whatever comes to mind. The technique being used by her therapist is
A.	catharsis
B.	resistance
C.	free association
D.	transference
Answer» D. transference

Discussion

10.	According to Freud, when the patient reacts to the therapist in ways that resemble how he or she would react to other authority figures, the process is called
A.	resistance
B.	catharsis
C.	free association
D.	transference
Answer» E.

Discussion

11.	According to Rogers, the ability of the therapist to share the client s emotions is an important process called
A.	reflection
B.	empathy
C.	catharsis
D.	transference
Answer» C. catharsis

Discussion

12.	George has a low perception of himself. To increase his self-concept, his parents and teacher continually praise and compliment him. Rogers believed that such praise and compliments are most likely to
A.	enhance george s self-esteem
B.	reinforce george s negative behaviour
C.	be easily accepted into george s self- concept
D.	be distorted by george
Answer» E.

Discussion

13.	Any aversive condition that when removed from a situation increases the probability that a given behaviour will occur is a
A.	negative reinforcer
B.	positive reinforcer
C.	reward
D.	negative punishment
Answer» B. positive reinforcer

Discussion

14.	A bricklayer is paid a given amount of money for every brick laid. This procedure most closely approximates which schedule of reinforcement?
A.	fixed-ratio
B.	variable-ratio
C.	fixed-interval
D.	variable-interval
Answer» B. variable-ratio

Discussion

15.	Extinction of a response will occur earliest when learning occurs under which schedule of reinforcement?
A.	continuous
B.	variable-ratio
C.	fixed-interval
D.	variable-interval
Answer» B. variable-ratio

Discussion

16.	the guilt a person experiences after violating personal standards of conduct is called _________ anxiety.
A.	realistic
B.	neurotic
C.	manifest
D.	moral
Answer» E.

Discussion

17.	A completely weaned child goes back to the bottle after a younger sister is born. This return to a more infantile pattern of behaviour expresses a
A.	reaction formation
B.	fixation
C.	regression
D.	projection
Answer» D. projection

Discussion

18.	Mohan has great admiration for his teacher. He attempts to imitate this teacher s lifestyle and mannerisms. This is an example of
A.	displacement
B.	sublimation
C.	projection
D.	introjection
Answer» E.

Discussion

19.	A type of repression in which the ego attempts to do away with unpleasant experiences and their consequences is called
A.	undoing
B.	suppression
C.	reaction formation
D.	forgetting
Answer» B. suppression

Discussion

20.	According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the first level of needs that must be met are:
A.	physical needs
B.	safety needs
C.	social needs
D.	esteem needs
Answer» B. safety needs

Discussion

21.	After Mike got to college, the first two people he called to ask for a trip forcefully told him No! Mike has concluded he will never have a trip. Beck would say Mike is engaging in
A.	selective abstraction
B.	personalization
C.	overgeneralization
D.	none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above

Discussion

22.	According to Freud, information that you are not currently aware of that can be easily recalled into awareness resides in which part of the mind?
A.	preconscious
B.	conscious
C.	unconscious
D.	subconscious
Answer» B. conscious

Discussion

23.	A therapist who pays particular attention to transference during therapy is likely to have which approach?
A.	psychodynamic approach
B.	cognitive approach
C.	humanistic approach
D.	behavioural approach
Answer» B. cognitive approach

Discussion

24.	A therapist who uses classical conditioning principles to treat a spider phobia is likely to have which approach?
A.	psychodynamic approach
B.	cognitive approach
C.	humanistic approach
D.	behavioural approach
Answer» E.

Discussion

25.	Humanistic psychologists believe that people are born _________, whereas social learning theorists believe that people are born ___________.
A.	good, selfish
B.	selfish, good
C.	neutral, good
D.	good, neutral
Answer» E.

Discussion

26.	To prevent itself from being overwhelmed by excessive demands from the Id and Superego, the Ego relies on
A.	the oedipus complex
B.	defense mechanisms
C.	the reality principle
D.	the pleasure principle
Answer» C. the reality principle

Discussion

27.	a therapist whose main task is to encourage clients to test their assumptions against reality is likely to have which approach?
A.	psychodynamic approach
B.	cognitive approach
C.	humanistic approach
D.	behavioural approach
Answer» C. humanistic approach

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology).

Joelene is upset and has often felt stressed. She decides to visit a Psychologist, who refers her to a Psychiatrist. Which of the reasons below is not true of Psychiatrists?

Mark is visiting a counsellor to deal with anxiety issues. A Cognitive Psychologist would approach therapy of Mark in which way?

Your school has a goal of students being more prepared for class. For the first time all year, all of your students come to class prepared. How would you use positive reinforcement to try to increase the chance of this behavior happening again?

Anthony is having trouble with his colleagues. Lucky, his workplace has some psychologist on hand for any issues. Anthony decides to go and visit them. The most likely type of Psychologist the workplace has, is a/an:

According to the Association to the Association for Advancement of Behaviour Therapy, each of the following is an ethical consideration in the use of psychotherapy except

Shyam is very orderly in the way he lives, and also very miserly with his money. According to Freud, these traits are associated with fixation at the _____________ stage of development.

Ann s psychoanalytic therapist asks her to lie on a coach and talk about whatever comes to mind. The technique being used by her therapist is

According to Freud, when the patient reacts to the therapist in ways that resemble how he or she would react to other authority figures, the process is called

According to Rogers, the ability of the therapist to share the client s emotions is an important process called

George has a low perception of himself. To increase his self-concept, his parents and teacher continually praise and compliment him. Rogers believed that such praise and compliments are most likely to

Any aversive condition that when removed from a situation increases the probability that a given behaviour will occur is a

A bricklayer is paid a given amount of money for every brick laid. This procedure most closely approximates which schedule of reinforcement?

Extinction of a response will occur earliest when learning occurs under which schedule of reinforcement?

the guilt a person experiences after violating personal standards of conduct is called _________ anxiety.

A completely weaned child goes back to the bottle after a younger sister is born. This return to a more infantile pattern of behaviour expresses a

Mohan has great admiration for his teacher. He attempts to imitate this teacher s lifestyle and mannerisms. This is an example of

A type of repression in which the ego attempts to do away with unpleasant experiences and their consequences is called

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the first level of needs that must be met are:

After Mike got to college, the first two people he called to ask for a trip forcefully told him No! Mike has concluded he will never have a trip. Beck would say Mike is engaging in

According to Freud, information that you are not currently aware of that can be easily recalled into awareness resides in which part of the mind?

A therapist who pays particular attention to transference during therapy is likely to have which approach?

A therapist who uses classical conditioning principles to treat a spider phobia is likely to have which approach?

Humanistic psychologists believe that people are born _, whereas social learning theorists believe that people are born ___.

To prevent itself from being overwhelmed by excessive demands from the Id and Superego, the Ego relies on

a therapist whose main task is to encourage clients to test their assumptions against reality is likely to have which approach?

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology).

Joelene is upset and has often felt stressed. She decides to visit a Psychologist, who refers her to a Psychiatrist. Which of the reasons below is not true of Psychiatrists?

Mark is visiting a counsellor to deal with anxiety issues. A Cognitive Psychologist would approach therapy of Mark in which way?

Your school has a goal of students being more prepared for class. For the first time all year, all of your students come to class prepared. How would you use positive reinforcement to try to increase the chance of this behavior happening again?

Anthony is having trouble with his colleagues. Lucky, his workplace has some psychologist on hand for any issues. Anthony decides to go and visit them. The most likely type of Psychologist the workplace has, is a/an:

According to the Association to the Association for Advancement of Behaviour Therapy, each of the following is an ethical consideration in the use of psychotherapy except

Shyam is very orderly in the way he lives, and also very miserly with his money. According to Freud, these traits are associated with fixation at the _____________ stage of development.

Ann s psychoanalytic therapist asks her to lie on a coach and talk about whatever comes to mind. The technique being used by her therapist is

According to Freud, when the patient reacts to the therapist in ways that resemble how he or she would react to other authority figures, the process is called

According to Rogers, the ability of the therapist to share the client s emotions is an important process called

George has a low perception of himself. To increase his self-concept, his parents and teacher continually praise and compliment him. Rogers believed that such praise and compliments are most likely to

Any aversive condition that when removed from a situation increases the probability that a given behaviour will occur is a

A bricklayer is paid a given amount of money for every brick laid. This procedure most closely approximates which schedule of reinforcement?

Extinction of a response will occur earliest when learning occurs under which schedule of reinforcement?

the guilt a person experiences after violating personal standards of conduct is called _________ anxiety.

A completely weaned child goes back to the bottle after a younger sister is born. This return to a more infantile pattern of behaviour expresses a

Mohan has great admiration for his teacher. He attempts to imitate this teacher s lifestyle and mannerisms. This is an example of

A type of repression in which the ego attempts to do away with unpleasant experiences and their consequences is called

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the first level of needs that must be met are:

After Mike got to college, the first two people he called to ask for a trip forcefully told him No! Mike has concluded he will never have a trip. Beck would say Mike is engaging in

According to Freud, information that you are not currently aware of that can be easily recalled into awareness resides in which part of the mind?

A therapist who pays particular attention to transference during therapy is likely to have which approach?

A therapist who uses classical conditioning principles to treat a spider phobia is likely to have which approach?

Humanistic psychologists believe that people are born _________, whereas social learning theorists believe that people are born ___________.

To prevent itself from being overwhelmed by excessive demands from the Id and Superego, the Ego relies on

a therapist whose main task is to encourage clients to test their assumptions against reality is likely to have which approach?

Humanistic psychologists believe that people are born _, whereas social learning theorists believe that people are born ___.