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This section includes 1349 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your 12th knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 851. |
When a Background Interference Procedure was used experimentally, the followingfindings became apparent? |
| A. | field independent persons did better than field dependent persons |
| B. | field dependent persons did better than field independent persons |
| C. | both field dependent and field independent persons did equally well |
| D. | bip enhanced the performance of all subjects |
| Answer» B. field dependent persons did better than field independent persons | |
| 852. |
Self is conceptualized in Western and Eastern perspectives on personality, respectivelyas– |
| A. | free and deterministic |
| B. | instinctive and learned |
| C. | ideal and real |
| D. | independent and interdependent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 853. |
Which one the scaling method is more likely to yield multidimensional attitude scale? |
| A. | guttman scalogram analysis |
| B. | paired comparison method |
| C. | equal appearing intervals method |
| D. | method of summated rating |
| Answer» E. | |
| 854. |
Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) are mainly indexing– |
| A. | creative products |
| B. | creative processes |
| C. | creative personality |
| D. | creative persuation |
| Answer» C. creative personality | |
| 855. |
Feeling touchy or hypersensitive following an upsetting experience is a form of– |
| A. | imprinting |
| B. | habituation |
| C. | sensitization |
| D. | reflexive behaviour |
| Answer» D. reflexive behaviour | |
| 856. |
A person with a phobia of horses would likely benefit most from which type of therapy? |
| A. | systematic desensitization |
| B. | group therapy |
| C. | psychoanalysis |
| D. | family therapy |
| Answer» B. group therapy | |
| 857. |
_____ is a short-term therapy that focuses on encouraging client's strengths. |
| A. | cognitive-behavioral therapy |
| B. | integrative therapy |
| C. | common-factors therapy |
| D. | well-being therapy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 858. |
When the therapist lets the client know that he or she understands and accepts the client, itis known as |
| A. | cognitive restructuring. |
| B. | interpersonal learning. |
| C. | systematic desensitization. |
| D. | validation. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 859. |
Group therapy can be helpful for clients because |
| A. | it is more cost-effective than individual therapy. |
| B. | clients can interact in genuine relationships, which is more like real life than individual therapy. |
| C. | it allows clients to not invest as much psychological energy as in individual therapy. |
| D. | clients are more comfortable speaking in groups. |
| Answer» C. it allows clients to not invest as much psychological energy as in individual therapy. | |
| 860. |
Which of the following do cognitive therapists believe? |
| A. | uncovering childhood trauma is the goal of therapy |
| B. | how we think is an important part of how we feel |
| C. | altering one\s unhealthy routines alone will lead to psychological well-being |
| D. | certain medications are needed to help people maintain psychological health |
| Answer» C. altering one\s unhealthy routines alone will lead to psychological well-being | |
| 861. |
A person who is afraid of snakes is taken to a zoo by his therapist and made to sit in aroom with dozens of snakes. This is an example of |
| A. | gestalt therapy. |
| B. | flooding. |
| C. | aversive conditioning. |
| D. | cognitive restructuring. |
| Answer» C. aversive conditioning. | |
| 862. |
Which of the following is the most important ingredient for successful counselling ortherapy? |
| A. | the therapist\s support of the client |
| B. | the number of sessions |
| C. | the type of therapy |
| D. | the client\s age |
| Answer» B. the number of sessions | |
| 863. |
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an example of |
| A. | group therapy. |
| B. | a self-help group. |
| C. | couples therapy. |
| D. | dialectical behavioral therapy. |
| Answer» C. couples therapy. | |
| 864. |
Which therapy would be most focused on exploring childhood relationships? |
| A. | behavioral therapy |
| B. | cognitive therapy |
| C. | humanistic therapy |
| D. | psychodynamic therapy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 865. |
Which of the following is a fundamental concept of feminist psychotherapy? |
| A. | an equal relationship between therapist and client |
| B. | an awareness of anger over living in a sexist society |
| C. | encouragement to consider the clients\ needs as valid and worthy |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 866. |
Which of the following would be good advice for someone considering a therapist? |
| A. | eclectic therapists are best because they can provide the widest variety of services. |
| B. | student counseling centers are usually staffed by students and recent graduates who don\t have much experience. |
| C. | anybody can call themselves a "psychologist." |
| D. | referrals can be a good guide in choosing a psychologist. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 867. |
Board-certified psychologists |
| A. | are more competent than those who are not |
| B. | are eclectic psychiatrists |
| C. | are the only ones who accept health insurance |
| D. | have met national standards for competency |
| Answer» E. | |
| 868. |
Behavior 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. | |
| 869. |
According to Rogers, the ability of the therapist to share the client's emotions is animportant process called |
| A. | reflection |
| B. | empathy |
| C. | catharsis |
| D. | transference |
| Answer» C. catharsis | |
| 870. |
Research suggests interpersonal psychotherapy is effective in treating |
| A. | schizophrenia |
| B. | bipolar disorder |
| C. | phobias |
| D. | depression |
| Answer» E. | |
| 871. |
A contemporary neo-Freudian form of psychotherapy that ignores unconscious motivationis called |
| A. | social skills training |
| B. | systematic desensitization |
| C. | interpersonal psychotherapy |
| D. | assertiveness training |
| Answer» D. assertiveness training | |
| 872. |
According to Freud, when the patient reacts to the therapist in ways that resemble how heor she would react to other authority figures, the process is called |
| A. | resistance |
| B. | catharsis |
| C. | free association |
| D. | transference |
| Answer» E. | |
| 873. |
Which of the following is a situation where it is appropriate for a therapist to breachconfidentiality? |
| A. | spouse inquiry |
| B. | court order |
| C. | insurance company order |
| D. | relative asks a question |
| Answer» C. insurance company order | |
| 874. |
According to the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, each of the followingis 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 | |
| 875. |
Which type of psychotherapy views the process of helping others as a form ofteaching? |
| A. | humanistic therapy |
| B. | behavior therapy |
| C. | psychoanalytic therapy |
| D. | client-centered therapy |
| Answer» C. psychoanalytic therapy | |
| 876. |
It is difficult to get fully accurate figures but which of the following appears to be themost commonly used career management technique in organisations? |
| A. | mentoring |
| B. | internal vacancy notification |
| C. | individual counselling |
| D. | career planning workshops |
| Answer» C. individual counselling | |
| 877. |
A person's career includes many significant events and experiences but in which areashas work psychology been able to make a contribution? |
| A. | career counselling |
| B. | career choice |
| C. | mentoring |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. mentoring | |
| 878. |
Which guidance service suggests the importance for maintaining continuous effort ofknowing the whereabouts of the graduates and drop outs? |
| A. | a.evaluation |
| B. | b. placement |
| C. | c. counseling |
| D. | d. follow-up |
| Answer» E. | |
| 879. |
The humanistic approach uses: |
| A. | the experimental method |
| B. | the case study method |
| C. | the observational method |
| D. | both b and c |
| Answer» C. the observational method | |
| 880. |
The purpose of humanistic psychotherapy is to allow the individual to move from: |
| A. | ideal self to perceived self |
| B. | ego defence to ego ideal |
| C. | perceived self to ideal self |
| D. | ego ideal to ego defense |
| Answer» D. ego ideal to ego defense | |
| 881. |
Genuineness, empathy and unconditional positive regard are used to create: |
| A. | conditions of growth |
| B. | conditions of worth |
| C. | conditions of release |
| D. | conditions of love |
| Answer» B. conditions of worth | |
| 882. |
All individuals should give other individuals their: |
| A. | unconditional positive regard |
| B. | unconditional surrender |
| C. | unconditional stimulus |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. unconditional surrender | |
| 883. |
Who in childhood influence our self esteem the most |
| A. | parents |
| B. | teachers |
| C. | friends |
| D. | visitors |
| Answer» B. teachers | |
| 884. |
When we find ourself excluded from groups we want to join, we |
| A. | value ourselves more |
| B. | value ourselves the same |
| C. | value ourselves less |
| D. | neglect |
| Answer» D. neglect | |
| 885. |
Physiological needs are our |
| A. | emotional needs |
| B. | cognitive needs |
| C. | bodily needs |
| D. | growth needs |
| Answer» D. growth needs | |
| 886. |
Physiological, safety, love and belongingness and esteem are all examples of our ______. |
| A. | sexual needs |
| B. | deficiency needs |
| C. | growth needs |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. growth needs | |
| 887. |
The humanistic approach understands us in terms of: |
| A. | the unconscious |
| B. | the self |
| C. | the environment |
| D. | the ego |
| Answer» C. the environment | |
| 888. |
Psychologist wrote about the hierarchy of needs |
| A. | albert bandura |
| B. | arthur jensen |
| C. | sigmund freud |
| D. | abraham maslow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 889. |
2. 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 | |
| 890. |
With few exceptions, the unconscious meaning of dreams expressed |
| A. | early childhood traumas |
| B. | wish-fulfillments |
| C. | experiences of the day before |
| D. | feelings of inferiority |
| Answer» C. experiences of the day before | |
| 891. |
Psychoanalytic therapy is most likely to include this technique |
| A. | homework assignments |
| B. | free association |
| C. | interpretation of early collections |
| D. | an active, aggressive therapist |
| Answer» C. interpretation of early collections | |
| 892. |
Freud believed that, for girls |
| A. | the oedipus complex precedes the castration complex |
| B. | the castration complex takes the form of castration anxiety |
| C. | the oedipus complex is solved when they identify with their father, at around age 5 or 6 |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 893. |
For boys, the Castration complex |
| A. | takes the form of penis envy |
| B. | shatters the oedipus complex |
| C. | comes before the oedipus complex |
| D. | both a and c |
| Answer» E. | |
| 894. |
The anal triad consists of all these characteristics EXCEPT |
| A. | miserliness |
| B. | aggressiveness |
| C. | stubbornness |
| D. | compulsive neatness |
| Answer» C. stubbornness | |
| 895. |
A type of repression in which the ego attempts to do away with unpleasant experiences and theirconsequences is called |
| A. | undoing |
| B. | suppression |
| C. | reaction formation |
| D. | forgetting |
| Answer» B. suppression | |
| 896. |
This defence mechanism, unlike others, usually results in some benefit to society. |
| A. | undoing |
| B. | fixation |
| C. | sublimation |
| D. | regression |
| Answer» D. regression | |
| 897. |
To Freud, the most crucial stage of development is |
| A. | infancy |
| B. | latency |
| C. | genital |
| D. | maturity |
| Answer» B. latency | |
| 898. |
Mohan has great admiration for his teacher. He attempts to imitate this teacher’s lifestyle andmannerisms. This is an example of |
| A. | displacement |
| B. | sublimation |
| C. | projection |
| D. | introjection |
| Answer» E. | |
| 899. |
A completely weaned child goes back to the bottle after a younger sister is born. This return to amore infantile pattern of behaviour expresses a |
| A. | reaction formation |
| B. | fixation |
| C. | regression |
| D. | projection |
| Answer» D. projection | |
| 900. |
With this defense mechanism, a repressed desire finds an opposite and exaggerated expression |
| A. | fixation |
| B. | reaction formation |
| C. | sublimation |
| D. | undoing |
| Answer» C. sublimation | |