Psychology MCQs with Answers – Practice Online – Page 32

Question 621 Psychology

Which method is considered unsuitable as a scientific method in psychology?

Correct answer A. Introspection

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Question 622 Psychology

A researcher testing whether the number of bystanders affects the likelihood of helping sets up three conditions: no bystanders, two bystanders and four bystanders. Which statement about her design is correct?

Correct answer C. There is one independent variable with three levels

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Question 623 Psychology

Which of these pairings of psychologist and contribution is incorrect?

Correct answer D. Wertheimer – trait approach to personality

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Question 624 Psychology

Which of the following is one of the dimensions of what we see?

Correct answer B. Brightness

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Question 625 Psychology

Which of the following is NOT classified as a psychoneurosis?

Correct answer C. Delusional reactions

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Question 626 Psychology

Which factors affect how much interference influences learning?

Correct answer D. All of the above

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Question 627 Psychology

Which order of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is correct?

Correct answer B. Physiological, safety, belongingness, esteem, self-actualization

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Question 628 Psychology

In which motivational conflict must a person choose ‘the lesser of two evils’?

Correct answer C. Avoidance-avoidance

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Question 629 Psychology

Which of the following is NOT a method of measuring retention?

Correct answer D. Reminiscence

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Question 630 Psychology

Which of the following is not a measure of retention?

Correct answer A. Reminiscence

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Question 631 Psychology

Which theorist’s personality theory is built around the central concept of “basic anxiety”?

Correct answer D. Horney

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Question 632 Psychology

Which of the following is NOT classed as a type of psychoneurosis?

Correct answer A. Delusional reactions

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Question 633 Psychology

Psychodrama is a psychotherapeutic technique that basically involves acting out situations representing what?

Correct answer D. All of the above

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Question 634 Psychology

When choosing a psychological test for personnel selection, what is the main concern about the test?

Correct answer B. Validity

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Question 635 Psychology

Which of the following is NOT a law of perceptual grouping?

Correct answer A. Constancy

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Question 636 Psychology

What are illnesses called that appear to result from an interaction between physical and psychological factors?

Correct answer B. Psychosomatic

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Question 637 Psychology

When clinicians try to assess a client’s abnormal behaviour systematically, what do they usually do?

Correct answer A. Employ a battery of tests

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Question 638 Psychology

Which of the following is most likely to produce high job satisfaction?

Correct answer D. Matching personality with occupation

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Question 639 Psychology

Which condition is NOT associated with prolonged sensory deprivation?

Correct answer A. A satisfying, relaxed feeling

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Question 640 Psychology

Motivation is defined as an inferred internal process that causes an organism to move towards what?

Correct answer C. A goal

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