MCQOPTIONS
Saved Bookmarks
MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 93 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
According to the text, regardless of activity level, muscular strength begins to decline somewhat by about age: |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 35 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» C. 35 | |
| 2. |
An example of Schaie's legacy-leaving stage includes a man who is 83 years of age and is telling stories to his great-grandchildren about their family's history. The stage before the legacy-leaving stage is one in which people are trying to conserve their energy. This stage is known as: |
| A. | responsible stage |
| B. | reintegrative stage |
| C. | reorganizational state |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. reorganizational state | |
| 3. |
If a young adult sees stealing as wrong because of the harm it brings to someone, which of Kolbergs stages are they displaying? |
| A. | punishment and obedience orientation |
| B. | good boy good girl orientation |
| C. | legalistic orientation |
| D. | social order orientation |
| Answer» D. social order orientation | |
| 4. |
Which of these are associated with insecurely attached infants in later life? |
| A. | less competent |
| B. | has less mature friends |
| C. | less socially skilled |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
A relationship based on a previous friendship that developed into lovers is characteristic of what love style? |
| A. | agape |
| B. | storge |
| C. | ludus |
| D. | pragma |
| Answer» C. ludus | |
| 6. |
Bob hasn t missed a day of work since he started his job three years ago. Every morning he comes in with a smile on his face that remains there until he leaves. He works for a charity and it gives him great satisfaction to know that he s helping others. He loves his job. Bob is most likely |
| A. | a workaholic |
| B. | driven by protestant work ethic |
| C. | burned out |
| D. | work enthusiast |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
A mother and her infant son are being tested by Aisworth s Strange Situation procedure. After the mother has left and comes back onto the room the child acts like he is mad at the mother. This child is said to be? |
| A. | secure |
| B. | anxious |
| C. | highly neurotic |
| D. | avoidant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Some people crave high levels of arousal through high levels of stimulation. They are said to be |
| A. | sensation seekers |
| B. | excitation transfers |
| C. | securely attached |
| D. | inhibited |
| Answer» B. excitation transfers | |
| 9. |
Which style of love matches this statement "I try to keep my lover a little uncertain about my commitment to him/her"? |
| A. | eros |
| B. | ludus |
| C. | storge |
| D. | pragma |
| Answer» C. storge | |
| 10. |
The research strategy for assessing personality stability that studies two or more groups assumed to be at different stages of development is |
| A. | stratification |
| B. | cross-sectional |
| C. | binominal |
| D. | longitudinal |
| Answer» C. binominal | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is NOT one of the Erikson s stages of psychosocial development? |
| A. | industry vs. inferiority |
| B. | intimacy vs. isolation |
| C. | trust vs. mistrust |
| D. | life vs. death |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
A hollow needle is inserted through the abdominal wall to obtain a sample of fluid in the uterus. |
| A. | Fetoscopy. |
| B. | Amniocentesis. |
| C. | Ultrasou |
| Answer» C. Ultrasou | |
| 13. |
are known as environment agents that can cause damage to the developing fetus |
| A. | Teratogens. |
| B. | Chromosome. |
| C. | DNA. |
| D. | Gene. |
| Answer» B. Chromosome. | |
| 14. |
is a cluster of abnormalities that appear in the offspring of mothers who drink alcohol heavily during pregnancy. |
| A. | Down syndrome. |
| B. | FAS. |
| C. | Edward syndrome. |
| D. | Turner s syndrome. |
| Answer» C. Edward syndrome. | |
| 15. |
.According to Freud during stage toilet training becomes a major issue between parent and child. |
| A. | Anal. |
| B. | Phallic. |
| C. | Oral. |
| D. | Genital. |
| Answer» B. Phallic. | |
| 16. |
is the largest portion of the mind, is the source of basic biological needs and desires. |
| A. | ID. |
| B. | Ego. |
| C. | Conscious. |
| D. | Superego. |
| Answer» B. Ego. | |
| 17. |
According to perspective, children move through a series of stages in which they confront conflicts between biological drive and social expectations. |
| A. | Psychoanalytic. |
| B. | Eclectic |
| C. | Cognitive. |
| D. | Behavioristic |
| Answer» B. Eclectic | |
| 18. |
According to Freud Oedipus complex arises during psychosocial development. |
| A. | Phallic. |
| B. | Oral. |
| C. | Anal. |
| D. | Latency. |
| Answer» B. Oral. | |
| 19. |
is a defense mechanism that pushes unacceptable ID impulses beneath awareness. |
| A. | Repression. |
| B. | Reaction formation. |
| C. | Regression. |
| D. | Projection |
| Answer» B. Reaction formation. | |
| 20. |
In , the goal is to describe the strength of relationship between two or more events. |
| A. | Experimental method. |
| B. | Correlational method. |
| C. | Longitudinal meth |
| Answer» C. Longitudinal meth | |
| 21. |
Experimental method includes experimenter. |
| A. | Independent variable. |
| B. | Dependent variable. |
| C. | Experimental variable. |
| D. | Control group. |
| Answer» B. Dependent variable. | |
| 22. |
.A is a comparison group that is treated in every way like the experimental group except for the independent variable. |
| A. | Experimental group. |
| B. | Control group. |
| C. | Dependent group. |
| D. | Random group. |
| Answer» C. Dependent group. | |
| 23. |
is a strategy in which the same individuals are studied over a period of time. |
| A. | Cross sectional approach. |
| B. | Longitudinal approach. |
| C. | Sequential approach. |
| D. | Cohort effect. |
| Answer» C. Sequential approach. | |
| 24. |
Each cell possesses 46 that are responsible for all the genetic information passed from parents to children. |
| A. | genes |
| B. | chromosomes |
| C. | zygotes |
| D. | gametes |
| Answer» C. zygotes | |
| 25. |
is an approach which describes observed behaviour as a predictable response to experience. |
| A. | Behaviourism. |
| B. | Structuralism. |
| C. | Fucntionalism. |
| D. | Gestalt |
| Answer» B. Structuralism. | |
| 26. |
According to Freud in the stage boys develop attachment to their mother and girls to their father. |
| A. | Anal. |
| B. | Phallic. |
| C. | Latency. |
| D. | Genital |
| Answer» C. Latency. | |
| 27. |
If an infant is startled by a loud sound, it makes movements similar to an embrace. This is called a reflex. |
| A. | grasping |
| B. | rooting |
| C. | Babinski |
| D. | Moro |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
A child has learned to get his or her way with a younger sibling by using physical intimidation. If he or she uses the same tactics on peers, this demonstrates |
| A. | social learning. |
| B. | classical conditioning. |
| C. | assimilation. |
| D. | accommodation. |
| Answer» D. accommodation. | |
| 29. |
According to , all children pass through a series of distinct stages in their intellectual development. |
| A. | Piaget |
| B. | Bloom |
| C. | Watson |
| D. | Harlow |
| Answer» B. Bloom | |
| 30. |
Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that a child's most important discoveries are guided by |
| A. | other children. |
| B. | adults acting as tutors. |
| C. | neither other children nor adults acting as |
| D. | tutors. |
| Answer» C. neither other children nor adults acting as | |
| 31. |
The part of a chromosome that contains "instructions" that affect a particular process or personal characteristic is called a(n) |
| A. | RNA. |
| B. | gene. |
| C. | soma. |
| D. | protein. |
| Answer» C. soma. | |
| 32. |
When a gene is , it must be paired with a second gene of the same type before its effect will be expressed. |
| A. | recessive |
| B. | dominant |
| C. | polygenic |
| D. | sex-linked |
| Answer» B. dominant | |
| 33. |
A child who failed to learn division and multiplication in grade school did not successfully complete which of Erikson's stages of personality development? |
| A. | autonomy vs. shame and doubt |
| B. | integrity vs. despair |
| C. | industry vs. inferiority |
| D. | initiative vs. guilt |
| Answer» D. initiative vs. guilt | |
| 34. |
During the Sensorimotor Period, the most important source of information is . |
| A. | language |
| B. | emotion |
| C. | the environment |
| D. | vision |
| Answer» D. vision | |
| 35. |
Jerry, age 67, and Al, age 65, are acquaintances. Jerry feels his life is meaningful and enjoys his existence, but he has noticed that Al has lately withdrawn and sees his life as a "bunch of unmet goals." These individuals illustrate which of Erikson's stages |
| A. | basic trust vs. mistrust |
| B. | intimacy vs. isolation |
| C. | generativity vs. stagnation |
| D. | integrity vs. despair |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
According to Piaget, children would proceed through which sequence of stages in their cognitive development? |
| A. | sensorimotor, concrete operations, formal operations, preoperations |
| B. | sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations |
| C. | preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations, sensorimotor |
| D. | sensorimotor, preoperations, formal operations, concrete operations |
| Answer» C. preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations, sensorimotor | |
| 37. |
The premise of the ------- theory is that elders adapt to changes by using strategies to maintain continuity in their lives |
| A. | Activity theory |
| B. | Disengagement theory |
| C. | Life course theory |
| D. | Continuity theory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
theory of aging states that Disengagement occurs when people withdraw from roles or activities and reduce their activity levels or involvement |
| A. | Activity theory |
| B. | Disengagement theory |
| C. | Life course theory |
| D. | Continuity theory |
| Answer» C. Life course theory | |
| 39. |
A large kinship group whose members inhabit one geographic area and believe they are descendent from a common area is known as: |
| A. | clan |
| B. | tribe |
| C. | kin group |
| D. | class |
| Answer» C. kin group | |
| 40. |
Role confusion in modern society is engendered by all but one of the following: |
| A. | broadening of role specification |
| B. | plurality of moralities |
| C. | increase in number of achievable positions |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 41. |
Which type of family consists of a couple, one or both of whom were previously married, their children, and the children from the previous marriage of one or both parents? |
| A. | nontraditional family |
| B. | traditional family |
| C. | blended family |
| D. | step family |
| Answer» D. step family | |
| 42. |
Ashley and her husband just had their first child. Ashley was married previously, and her two children from that marriage also live with Ashley and her current husband. Which type of family is this? |
| A. | nontraditional family |
| B. | traditional family |
| C. | blended family |
| D. | secondary family |
| Answer» D. secondary family | |
| 43. |
Which type of family consists of a married couple and their own or adopted children living at home? |
| A. | nontraditional family |
| B. | traditional family |
| C. | blended family |
| D. | step family |
| Answer» C. blended family | |
| 44. |
Barry and Laurie have been married for almost twenty years, and this is the first marriage for both of them. They have two children living at home. Which type of family is this? |
| A. | nontraditional family |
| B. | traditional family |
| C. | blended family |
| D. | step family |
| Answer» C. blended family | |
| 45. |
When a couple has children, expenditures on which of the following does NOT usually decrease? |
| A. | alcoholic beverages |
| B. | meals out |
| C. | health care |
| D. | personal care products |
| Answer» D. personal care products | |
| 46. |
Which theory comprises the Componential subtheory, Contextual subtheory and Experiential subtheory? |
| A. | goleman s emotional intelligence theory |
| B. | guilford s structure of intellect model |
| C. | sternberg s triarchic model |
| D. | gardner s multiple intelligences theory |
| Answer» D. gardner s multiple intelligences theory | |
| 47. |
According to Sternberg, the ability to analyze and evaluate ideas, solve problems, and make decisions is best described as: |
| A. | logical intelligence. |
| B. | analytical intelligence. |
| C. | practical intelligence. |
| D. | essential intelligence. |
| Answer» C. practical intelligence. | |
| 48. |
In Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, the experiential subtheory refers to: |
| A. | metacomponents, performance components and knowledge-acquisition components. |
| B. | internal mechanisms that underlie intelligent behaviour. |
| C. | how experience interacts with intelligence in terms of the individual s internal world, and the external wor |
| Answer» D. | |
| 49. |
According to Sternberg, success is a measure of intelligence that involves an individual's ability to |
| A. | develop at least one of the three intelligences. |
| B. | score high on intelligence tests. |
| C. | solve problems without advance preparation. |
| D. | effectively balance abilities based upon environmental circumstances |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Erik Erikson published his psychosocial development theory in the following book? |
| A. | Man and Society |
| B. | War and Peace |
| C. | Childhood and Society |
| D. | Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone |
| Answer» D. Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone | |