Psychology MCQs with Answers – Practice Online – Page 10

Question 181 Psychology

What is true of coping behaviour?

Correct answer B. Often unconscious

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Question 182 Psychology

The ‘local’ stimulus theory of hunger is associated with which name?

Correct answer B. Cannon

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Question 183 Psychology

McClelland’s method of measuring the achievement motive made use of what?

Correct answer D. Fantasy

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Question 184 Psychology

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion emphasises the role of which structures?

Correct answer B. Thalamus and hypothalamus

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Question 185 Psychology

In classical conditioning, the term ‘reinforcement’ refers to the pairing of which two elements?

Correct answer B. CS and US

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Question 186 Psychology

Which gland is known as the “master gland” because it helps control other ductless glands?

Correct answer A. Anterior pituitary

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Question 187 Psychology

Towards which objects does a person hold attitudes?

Correct answer B. All objects which exist in his own life-space

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Question 188 Psychology

How severe does psychoneurosis tend to be?

Correct answer A. Milder than psychoses

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Question 189 Psychology

What is the main difficulty with type theories of personality?

Correct answer A. Too simple

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Question 190 Psychology

Who put forward the concepts of introversion and extraversion?

Correct answer D. Jung

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Question 191 Psychology

Which of these findings can be credited to Tolman’s research?

Correct answer D. The concept of the cognitive map

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Question 192 Psychology

In a study of gastric ulcers caused by the stress of electric shock, which rats developed the most ulceration?

Correct answer D. Could not predict the onset of shock

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Question 193 Psychology

What is the idea that aggression can be reduced by letting angry people engage in harmless activities to let off steam called?

Correct answer C. Catharsis hypothesis

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Question 194 Psychology

What does the term ‘delusion’ refer to?

Correct answer A. Thoughts or beliefs that have no basis in reality

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Question 195 Psychology

A person whose corpus callosum has been cut will have difficulty doing what?

Correct answer C. Naming an object held in the left hand

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Question 196 Psychology

Which is probably the most insidious form of defence mechanism?

Correct answer D. Withdrawal

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Question 197 Psychology

Which of the following best illustrates a psychosomatic disorder?

Correct answer B. Asthma caused by anxiety

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Question 198 Psychology

How are personality inventories scored?

Correct answer C. Objectively scored

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Question 199 Psychology

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of development?

Correct answer D. Zygote, embryo, fetus, neonate, infant

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Question 200 Psychology

Which of the following improves workers’ skills and so reduces frustration and stress?

Correct answer D. Job training

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