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This section includes 1405 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Logical and Verbal Reasoning knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1101. |
Which among the following is included in the definition of personality psychology? |
| A. | it deals with adaptations to the environment |
| B. | it deals with how traits influence the environment |
| C. | both a and b |
| Answer» D. | |
| 1102. |
IQ may be defined as |
| A. | ma/ca x 100 |
| B. | ca/ma x 100 |
| C. | ma/100 x ca |
| Answer» B. ca/ma x 100 | |
| 1103. |
Who popularised emotional intelligence? |
| A. | daniel goleman |
| B. | guilford |
| C. | sternberg |
| Answer» B. guilford | |
| 1104. |
Who developed the first individual test of intelligence? |
| A. | sigmund frued |
| B. | william james |
| C. | alfred binet |
| Answer» D. | |
| 1105. |
A psychological test is ............ |
| A. | a measure of personality |
| B. | an objective procedure for sampling and quantifying human behaviour |
| C. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. none of the above | |
| 1106. |
_____________ is the tendency of an animal to revert to its instinctive behaviors that can interferewith the performance of an operantly conditioned response. |
| A. | aversion |
| B. | instinctive drift |
| C. | latent learning |
| D. | law of effect |
| Answer» C. latent learning | |
| 1107. |
__________________ is an American psychologist who experimentally demonstrated the involvementof cognitive processes in classical conditioning. |
| A. | robert .a. rescorla b. |
| B. | f.skinner c. edward . |
| C. | tolman |
| D. | albert bandura |
| Answer» B. f.skinner c. edward . | |
| 1108. |
___________________ is an American psychologist who experimentally investigated observationallearning, emphasizing the role of cognitive factors. |
| A. | ivan pavlov b. |
| B. | f.skinner c. edward . |
| C. | tolman |
| D. | albert bandura |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1109. |
________________ is the basic learning process that involves changing the probability of a responsebeing repeated by manipulating the consequences of that response. |
| A. | classical conditioning |
| B. | defense mechanism |
| C. | operant conditioning |
| D. | punishment |
| Answer» D. punishment | |
| 1110. |
Learning that is not reflected in actual performance is called _______________ learning. |
| A. | cognitive |
| B. | observational |
| C. | latent |
| D. | operant |
| Answer» D. operant | |
| 1111. |
___________________ refers to gradual weakening and disappearance of conditioned behavior whenit is no longer followed by a reinforcer. |
| A. | extinction |
| B. | negative reinforcement |
| C. | partial reinforcement |
| D. | punishment |
| Answer» B. negative reinforcement | |
| 1112. |
A ________________ reinforcer is a stimulus or event that is naturally or inherently reinforcing for agiven species, such as food, water, or other biological necessities. |
| A. | positive |
| B. | negative |
| C. | primary |
| D. | secondary |
| Answer» D. secondary | |
| 1113. |
_________________ is Skinner’s term for an actively emitted behavior that operates on theenvironment to produce consequences. |
| A. | classical |
| B. | reinforce |
| C. | operant |
| D. | punishment |
| Answer» D. punishment | |
| 1114. |
_________________ is the operant conditioning procedure of selectively reinforcing successivelycloser approximations of a goal behavior until the goal behavior is displayed. |
| A. | modeling |
| B. | shaping |
| C. | sublimation |
| D. | reinforcing |
| Answer» C. sublimation | |
| 1115. |
____________________ is the application of learning principles to help people develop more effectiveor adaptive behaviors. |
| A. | defense mechanism |
| B. | behavior modification |
| C. | positive reinforcement |
| D. | adaptation |
| Answer» C. positive reinforcement | |
| 1116. |
________________ refers to the presentation of an event or stimulus following a behavior that acts todecrease the likelihood of the behavior being repeated. |
| A. | positive reinforcement |
| B. | negative reinforcement |
| C. | punishment |
| D. | partial reinforcement |
| Answer» D. partial reinforcement | |
| 1117. |
________________ involves the presentation or addition of a reinforcing stimulus following anoperant. |
| A. | positive reinforcement |
| B. | negative reinforcement |
| C. | continuous reinforcement |
| D. | partial reinforcement |
| Answer» B. negative reinforcement | |
| 1118. |
___________________ is the tendency to use your own culture as the standard for judging othercultures. |
| A. | cross-cultures |
| B. | ethnocentrism |
| C. | culturism |
| D. | pseudo- cultures |
| Answer» C. culturism | |
| 1119. |
_____________ is an intensive, in-depth investigation of an individual and can involve compiling datafrom a wide variety of different sources. |
| A. | observation |
| B. | survey |
| C. | case-study |
| D. | questionnaire |
| Answer» D. questionnaire | |
| 1120. |
The ________________ variable in an experiment is purposely manipulated in order to effect a changein other variable. |
| A. | dependent |
| B. | independent |
| C. | extraneous |
| D. | control |
| Answer» C. extraneous | |
| 1121. |
_________________ is an experimental technique in which the researchers, but not the subjects, areaware of the critical information about the experiment. |
| A. | single-blind |
| B. | double-blind |
| C. | ethnography |
| D. | field study |
| Answer» B. double-blind | |
| 1122. |
_________________ is a statistical technique that involves combining and analyzing the results ofmany research studies on a specific topic in order to identify overall trends. |
| A. | correlation |
| B. | regression |
| C. | meta-analysis |
| D. | content-analysis |
| Answer» D. content-analysis | |
| 1123. |
Even experiments conducted in natural settings have disadvantages, such as a ___________ inexperimental control. |
| A. | increase |
| B. | decrease |
| C. | difference |
| D. | varying |
| Answer» C. difference | |
| 1124. |
Factors that can change or vary and are capable of being observed, measured, and verified are called____________. |
| A. | statistics |
| B. | variables |
| C. | theory |
| D. | hypothesis |
| Answer» C. theory | |
| 1125. |
A tentative explanation that tries to account for the diverse findings on the same topic is called a______________ or a model. |
| A. | problem |
| B. | method |
| C. | theory |
| D. | hypothesis |
| Answer» D. hypothesis | |
| 1126. |
Naturalistic observation, surveys, case studies, and correlational studies are commonly used______________ methods. |
| A. | descriptive |
| B. | experimental |
| C. | operational |
| D. | quantitative |
| Answer» B. experimental | |
| 1127. |
Once a researcher has identified a question or issue to be investigated, it must be posed in the form ofa _____________ that can be tested empirically. |
| A. | problem |
| B. | methodology |
| C. | theory |
| D. | hypothesis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1128. |
______________ focuses on designing programs that promote the intellectual, social, and emotionaldevelopment of children, including those with special needs. |
| A. | school psychology |
| B. | educational psychology |
| C. | personality psychology |
| D. | developmental psychology |
| Answer» B. educational psychology | |
| 1129. |
_______________ is a point of view or general framework that reflects the emphasis a psychologistmay take in investigating psychological topics. |
| A. | theory |
| B. | statement |
| C. | perspective |
| D. | analysis |
| Answer» D. analysis | |
| 1130. |
___________________ is a specialty area that helps develop the instructional methods and materialsused to train people in both educational and work settings and studies how people of all ages learn. |
| A. | school psychology |
| B. | educational psychology |
| C. | industrial psychology |
| D. | developmental psychology |
| Answer» C. industrial psychology | |
| 1131. |
One important factor in the cognitive revolution was the development of the first ____________,which gave psychologists a model for human mental processes. |
| A. | laboratory |
| B. | computers |
| C. | mental activity |
| D. | psychological perspective |
| Answer» C. mental activity | |
| 1132. |
Psychologists who study the diversity of human behavior in different cultural settings and countries arecalled _______________ psychologists. |
| A. | cultural |
| B. | cross-cultural |
| C. | ethnic |
| D. | cognitive |
| Answer» C. ethnic | |
| 1133. |
The founder of Gestalt psychology was _________________. |
| A. | max wertheimer |
| B. | edward titchener |
| C. | abraham maslow |
| D. | carl rogers |
| Answer» C. abraham maslow | |
| 1134. |
Another humanistic psychologist who developed a theory of motivation that emphasizes personalgrowth was _______________. |
| A. | max wertheimer |
| B. | edward titchener |
| C. | abraham maslow |
| D. | carl rogers |
| Answer» D. carl rogers | |
| 1135. |
The person credited with founding humanistic psychology is __________________. |
| A. | sigmund freud |
| B. | edward titchener |
| C. | william james |
| D. | carl rogers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1136. |
The school of psychology that emphasizes conscious experiences, including each person’s uniquepotential for psychological growth and self-direction, is __________________ psychology. |
| A. | behaviorism |
| B. | structuralism |
| C. | humanistic |
| D. | gestalt psychology |
| Answer» D. gestalt psychology | |
| 1137. |
________________ grew out of the pioneering work of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov. |
| A. | behaviorism |
| B. | structuralism |
| C. | functionalism |
| D. | gestalt psychology |
| Answer» B. structuralism | |
| 1138. |
The Austrian physician who emphasized unconscious processes rather than overt observable behaviorwas ________________. |
| A. | sigmund freud |
| B. | edward titchener |
| C. | william james |
| D. | wilhelm wundt |
| Answer» B. edward titchener | |
| 1139. |
___________________ focus was on the scientific study of observable behavior that could beobjectively measured and verified. |
| A. | psychoanalysis’s |
| B. | structuralism’s |
| C. | functionalism’s |
| D. | behaviorism’s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1140. |
__________________ was an American Psychologist who established the first psychology researchlaboratory in the United States and founded the American Psychological Association. |
| A. | g. stanley hall |
| B. | edward titchener |
| C. | william james |
| D. | wilhelm wundt |
| Answer» B. edward titchener | |
| 1141. |
The common goal of functionalism and structuralism is an emphasis on the study of _______________. |
| A. | conscious experiences |
| B. | unconscious experiences |
| C. | sub-conscious experiences |
| D. | mental disorders |
| Answer» B. unconscious experiences | |
| 1142. |
________________ influenced the beginning of the functionalist school of psychology. |
| A. | rene’ descartes |
| B. | edward titchener |
| C. | william james |
| D. | wundt |
| Answer» D. wundt | |
| 1143. |
______________ could not be used to study children or animals. |
| A. | observation |
| B. | experimental method |
| C. | introspection |
| D. | case study |
| Answer» D. case study | |
| 1144. |
Wundt’s student _________________ established structuralism, the first major school in psychology. |
| A. | wundt |
| B. | kohler |
| C. | titchener |
| D. | watson |
| Answer» D. watson | |
| 1145. |
The first working research laboratory in psychology was established at the University of Leipzig in__________ year. |
| A. | 1879 |
| B. | 1869 |
| C. | 1989 |
| D. | 1889 |
| Answer» B. 1869 | |
| 1146. |
The process by which an organism learn to make a particular response to a specific stimulus and to noother stimulus is____________________ |
| A. | stimulus generalization |
| B. | response discrimination |
| C. | stimulus discrimination |
| D. | response generalization |
| Answer» D. response generalization | |
| 1147. |
_______________ is a branch of biology that studies the functions and parts of living organisms,including humans. |
| A. | physiology |
| B. | neurology |
| C. | psychiatry |
| D. | neuroscience |
| Answer» B. neurology | |
| 1148. |
French philosopher ____________________ proposed that the mind and body are separate entities. |
| A. | rene’ descartes |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | william james |
| D. | wundt |
| Answer» B. aristotle | |
| 1149. |
When a dog learns to salivate only to a bell and not to a buzzer, the process that has taken place iscalled ______________ |
| A. | extinction |
| B. | conditioning |
| C. | discrimination |
| D. | generalization |
| Answer» D. generalization | |
| 1150. |
The school of thought founded by Watson became known as ___________________ |
| A. | functionalism |
| B. | behaviorism |
| C. | structuralism |
| D. | humanism |
| Answer» C. structuralism | |