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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
After Mike got to college, the first two people he called to ask for a trip forcefully told him ‘No!’ Mikehas 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 | |
| 2. |
Systematic desensitization and graded exposure are two techniques used to treat |
| A. | schizophrenia |
| B. | phobias |
| C. | bipolar disorder |
| D. | depression |
| Answer» C. bipolar disorder | |
| 3. |
Which of the following techniques is a client-centered therapist most likely to use? |
| A. | analysis |
| B. | giving advice |
| C. | reflection |
| D. | aversive conditioning |
| Answer» D. aversive conditioning | |
| 4. |
Behaviour therapy teaches skills based on methods derived from |
| A. | classical conditioning |
| B. | operant conditioning |
| C. | information-processing theory |
| D. | a and b above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The role of the client-centered therapist is to |
| A. | interpret the client’s unconscious conflicts |
| B. | create a safe atmosphere for clients to express feelings |
| C. | confront and challenge the client and point out inconsistencies |
| D. | help the client unlearn abnormal ways |
| Answer» C. confront and challenge the client and point out inconsistencies | |
| 6. |
According to Rogers, the ability of the therapist to share the client’s emotions is an important processcalled |
| A. | reflection |
| B. | empathy |
| C. | catharsis |
| D. | transference |
| Answer» C. catharsis | |
| 7. |
A contemporary Neo-Freudian form of psychotherapy that ignores unconscious motivation is called |
| A. | social skills training |
| B. | systematic desensitization |
| C. | interpersonal psychotherapy |
| D. | assertiveness training |
| Answer» D. assertiveness training | |
| 8. |
In psychoanalysis, the release of emotional energy related to unconscious conflicts is called |
| A. | resistance |
| B. | catharsis |
| C. | free association |
| D. | transference |
| Answer» C. free association | |
| 9. |
According to Freud, when the patient reacts to the therapist in ways that resemble how he or shewould react to other authority figures, the process is called |
| A. | resistance |
| B. | catharsis |
| C. | free association |
| D. | transference |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
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 | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is a situation where it is appropriate for a therapist to breach confidentiality? |
| A. | spouse inquiry |
| B. | court order |
| C. | insurance company order |
| D. | relative asks a question |
| Answer» C. insurance company order | |
| 12. |
According to the Association to the Association for Advancement of Behaviour Therapy, each of thefollowing 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 | |
| 13. |
Which type of psychotherapy views the process of helping others as a form of teaching? |
| A. | humanistic therapy |
| B. | behaviour therapy |
| C. | psychoanalytic therapy |
| D. | client-centered therapy |
| Answer» C. psychoanalytic therapy | |
| 14. |
Each of the following is part of the definition of psychotherapy except |
| A. | trained professional |
| B. | psychological methods |
| C. | medical treatment methods |
| D. | based on psychological theory |
| Answer» D. based on psychological theory | |
| 15. |
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 | |
| 16. |
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 timeyour 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 | |
| 17. |
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 thisrule, 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 | |
| 18. |
Your school has a goal of students being more prepared for class. For the first time all year, all of yourstudents 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. | |
| 19. |
Anthony is having trouble with his colleagues. Lucky, his workplace has some psychologist on hand forany 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 | |
| 20. |
Mark is visiting a counsellor to deal with anxiety issues. A Cognitive Psychologist would approachtherapy 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 | |
| 21. |
Freud was the founder of which approach to Psychology? |
| A. | psychoanalytic |
| B. | behaviouristic |
| C. | humanistic |
| D. | cognitive |
| Answer» B. behaviouristic | |
| 22. |
Which of the following is not a behaviourist? |
| A. | rogers |
| B. | pavlov |
| C. | watson |
| D. | skinner |
| Answer» B. pavlov | |
| 23. |
An explanation of behaviour that is not based on scientific methods is called a/an |
| A. | experiment |
| B. | pseudoscience |
| C. | hypothesis |
| D. | theory |
| Answer» C. hypothesis | |
| 24. |
Joelene is upset and has often felt stressed. She decides to visit a Psychologist, who refers her to aPsychiatrist. 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 | |
| 25. |
The behaviourist approach refers to |
| A. | thoughts as an explanation of behaviour |
| B. | chemicals as an explanation of behaviour |
| C. | punishment and reinforcement as an explanation of behaviour |
| D. | bodily changes and genetics as an explanation of behaviour |
| Answer» D. bodily changes and genetics as an explanation of behaviour | |
| 26. |
The cognitive approach refers to |
| A. | thoughts as an explanation of behaviour |
| B. | chemicals as an explanation of behaviour |
| C. | punishment and reinforcement as an explanation of behaviour |
| D. | bodily changes and genetics as an |
| Answer» B. chemicals as an explanation of behaviour | |
| 27. |
J.P. Guilford’s multifactor theory is a |
| A. | two-dimensional theory |
| B. | three-dimensional theory |
| C. | four-dimensional theory |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. four-dimensional theory | |
| 28. |
Who proposed that the g factor represents the highest-order common factor amongindividual differences in IQ? |
| A. | chomsky |
| B. | spearman |
| C. | skinner |
| D. | binet |
| Answer» C. skinner | |
| 29. |
Crystallized intelligence develops: |
| A. | independent of education. |
| B. | based on one’s culture. |
| C. | from chemical reactions. |
| D. | from biological evolution. |
| Answer» C. from chemical reactions. | |
| 30. |
Which of the following constructs of intelligence is proposed by Gardner? |
| A. | bodily kinesthetic |
| B. | biopsychological |
| C. | crystallized |
| D. | cultural |
| Answer» B. biopsychological | |
| 31. |
Which intelligence theorist did/does not believe that environment plays a role in thedevelopment of intelligence? |
| A. | sternberg |
| B. | cattell |
| C. | bandura |
| D. | spearman |
| Answer» C. bandura | |
| 32. |
The first intelligence test was constructed at the bequest of a western government in orderto identify children who were: |
| A. | gifted. |
| B. | mentally retarded. |
| C. | socially challeng |
| Answer» C. socially challeng | |
| 33. |
Which construct from Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence includes the ability tofind the best fit between the individual and the environment? |
| A. | creative |
| B. | practical |
| C. | incremental |
| D. | linguistic |
| Answer» C. incremental | |
| 34. |
According to Sternberg, the ability to analyze and evaluate ideas, solve problems, andmake decisions is best described as |
| A. | logical intelligence. |
| B. | analytical intelligence. |
| C. | practical intelligence. |
| D. | essential intelligence. |
| Answer» C. practical intelligence. | |
| 35. |
Who viewed that intelligence is an adaptive process that involves an interplay of biological maturation and interaction with the environment? |
| A. | david wechsler |
| B. | jean piaget |
| C. | lewis terman |
| D. | jerome bruner |
| Answer» D. jerome bruner | |
| 36. |
Vernon has proposed that elements of G- factor theory and the multifactor theories can becombined to form a/an: |
| A. | monarchic theory |
| B. | unitary theory |
| C. | hierarchical theory |
| D. | anarchic theory |
| Answer» D. anarchic theory | |
| 37. |
Guilford’s cubical model provides for: |
| A. | 150 factors of intelligence |
| B. | 120 factors of intelligence |
| C. | 125 factors of intelligence |
| D. | 130 factors of intelligence |
| Answer» C. 125 factors of intelligence | |
| 38. |
Two-factory of intelligence was advanced by: |
| A. | galton |
| B. | carl spearman |
| C. | spencer |
| D. | terman |
| Answer» C. spencer | |
| 39. |
Culture-free tests of intelligence were developed by: |
| A. | galton |
| B. | spencer |
| C. | cattell |
| D. | wechsler |
| Answer» D. wechsler | |
| 40. |
The concept of “Intelligence Quotient” was devised by a German psychologist: |
| A. | spencer |
| B. | stern |
| C. | thurstone |
| D. | e. g. boring |
| Answer» C. thurstone | |
| 41. |
Who has regarded intelligence as a capacity of the organism to adjust itself to anincreasingly complex environment? |
| A. | guilford |
| B. | jensen |
| C. | spencer |
| D. | gallon |
| Answer» D. gallon | |
| 42. |
The global capacity to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with theenvironment is known as: |
| A. | intelligence |
| B. | achievement |
| C. | aptitude |
| D. | autism |
| Answer» B. achievement | |
| 43. |
The correlation of intelligence test scores between identical twins is |
| A. | higher when they are raised together than when they are raised apart. |
| B. | lower than that for fraternal twins raised together. |
| C. | the same as that for any other blood relatives. |
| D. | the same whether they are reared together or apart. |
| Answer» B. lower than that for fraternal twins raised together. | |
| 44. |
Cross-cultural studies during the last thirty years show |
| A. | virtually no changes in measured intelligence. |
| B. | iq gains of about 5 points. |
| C. | evidence of genetic drift. |
| D. | iq gains that are typically 15 points. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale |
| A. | was specifically designed to test adult intelligence. |
| B. | provides separate scores for performance intelligence and verbal intelligence. |
| C. | is completely culturally fair, in that children of different cultures do just as well as children in this culture. |
| D. | assumes that intellectual ability in childhood improves as age increases. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Howard Gardner has theorized all of the following types of intelligence EXCEPT |
| A. | language. |
| B. | creativity. |
| C. | interpersonal skills. |
| D. | intrapersonal skills. |
| Answer» C. interpersonal skills. | |
| 47. |
The best summary statement regarding the role of heredity on human intelligence is that |
| A. | heredity may impose upper limits on intelligence. |
| B. | heredity may impose lower limits on intelligence. |
| C. | intelligence is almost completely related to genetic inheritance. |
| D. | the similarity in iq scores among maternal relatives is greater than that among |
| Answer» B. heredity may impose lower limits on intelligence. | |
| 48. |
Speed of processing has been measured by which of the following techniques? |
| A. | the number of mistakes a person makes |
| B. | the amount of time a person needs to clap their hands when instructed |
| C. | the brain activity that follows exposure to a stimulus |
| D. | how quickly a person can blink their eyes after being told to do so |
| Answer» B. the amount of time a person needs to clap their hands when instructed | |
| 49. |
The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual testof intelligence is |
| A. | freud. |
| B. | terman. |
| C. | binet. |
| D. | wechsler. |
| Answer» D. wechsler. | |
| 50. |
The term "g-factor," written about by Neisser, refers to |
| A. | generation factors. |
| B. | general abilities. |
| C. | gardner factors. |
| D. | group factors. |
| Answer» C. gardner factors. | |