0% 0 Psychology Quiz 5 1 / 50 Who promoted the formulation of Elementism? Paul Broca Aristotle Plato Sigmund Freud 2 / 50 Psychology can be literally defined as the_____________? Science of soul Science of mind Science of consciousness Science of behaviour 3 / 50 Who was the first of the following individuals to emphasize that psychology should be restricted to the scientific study of observable behavior? Watson Bandura Skinner Wundt 4 / 50 Of the following one is not a measure of retention ? Recall Recognition Reminiscence Relearning 5 / 50 An awareness of extensive cultural differences in attitudes and values is most helpful for avoiding ____________? random sampling the false consensus effect the hindsight bias replication 6 / 50 Study of gender difference is the subject matter of _________? Clinical Psychology Developmental Psychology Social Psychology Industrial and Organizational Psychology 7 / 50 Gestalt theory emphasized _____________? none of these the atoms of thought our tendency to see patterns a flow of consciousness 8 / 50 From the following pioneered psychologist who is associated with Behaviourism? B.F. Skinner Megde Arnold William James David Hull 9 / 50 Psychophysics is the study of the relationship between ___________? Perception and physiological process Sensory attributes and physical energy Psychology and physics None of these 10 / 50 Thorndike?s ?Law of Effect? was an early form of the present day principle of _____________? Contiguity Reinforcement Extinction Trial and error 11 / 50 Charles Darwin?s concept of natural selection is most important for which of the following general perspectives in psychology? structuralism reflexology functionalism psychoanalysis 12 / 50 Advertisers place beautiful people or likeable places and objects with the products they are trying to sell because these items__________? Cause pleasant feelings to be evoked Are part of the products? basic qualities Are just elements of scenery Distract from the disadvantages of the products 13 / 50 A conversion disorder is characterized by ______________? Functional impairment of a limb or sensory ability with no apparent physical cause Frequently vague complaints of physical symptoms None of these A constant fear of becoming seriously ill 14 / 50 The school of thought which restricted psychology?s subject matter to the observable actions of people and other animals is ___________? behaviorism ethnology Structuralism physiological psychology 15 / 50 A hungry person would find food to be a ___________? Secondary reinforcer Primary reinforcer All of these None of these 16 / 50 ?S-R? concept was first established by___________? Wilhelm Wundt William James Woodworth J.B Watson 17 / 50 All of the following are some of the major sources of work stress EXCEPT ___________? Little control Shift work Discrimination High decision latitude 18 / 50 The portion of your nervous system which controls breathing and digestion is____________? Axon None of these Autonomic Linear circuit 19 / 50 The four main goals of psychological research are ____________? description, experimentation, prediction and control description, prediction, assessment and manipulation description, explanation, control and validity description, explanation, assessment and manipulation 20 / 50 Psycho dynamic therapists believe that maladaptive behavior stems from ___________? A failure to live up one?s full potential Disturbed thought patterns Inappropriate learning patterns Emotional trauma experienced in childhood 21 / 50 Which of the following improves worker skills and reduces frustration and stress? An organizational culture Access to an employee assistance program Job training Job analysis 22 / 50 Systematic desensitization is used in treatment of ___________? Schizophrenia Somatoform disorders Mood disorders Phobias 23 / 50 In which motivational conflicts are must chosen by ?the lesser of two evils? Multiple approach-avoidance Approach-Approach Approach-Avoidance Avoidance-Avoidance 24 / 50 Motivation is defined as inferred process within a person that causes organism to move toward _____________? A homeostatic state A goal All other organisms Higher kevels in the hierarchy of needs 25 / 50 How can morality covertly enter the therapy session? By allowing an insane person into therapy By the use of techniques to alter a sexual preference By having ministers take over the role of therapist By allowing philosophers of ethics to become therapists 26 / 50 Which of the following is not one of the factors, which tend to hinder the fairness of intelligence tests for lower class children? Items requiring certain experience Test givers bias the result Test assume test-taking skills Inappropriate norms 27 / 50 This is not the characteristic attributed to consciousness by William James ___________? continuous stability selective personal 28 / 50 The dominant approach in psychology today is ____________? physiological psychology cognitive psychology ethnology behaviorism 29 / 50 The Cannon-Bard theory of emotions emphasis the role of the ___________? Hormonal system Skeletal muscles All of the above Thalamus and hypothalamus 30 / 50 The most distinctive aspect of Freud?s theory of psychoanalysis is the belief that the conscious mind is influenced by ___________? unconscious thought processes innate factors learning and experience external stimuli 31 / 50 _________ approach is popularly rooted in Gestalt psychology. Dynamic and Psychoanalytic Approach Stimulus-Response-Behaviouristic Approach Wholistic Approach Cognitive Approach 32 / 50 Which one of the following is not listed as classification of psychoneurosis? Phobic reactions Neurasthenic reactions Delusional reactions Conversion reactions 33 / 50 Who is a famous psycholinguistic? Noam Chomsky Alan Newell Gardner C. Simon 34 / 50 As E scores of I-E scale show a general trend upward ___________? Assassinations and events like Watergate and Vietnam increase People show more reserve suspicion and withdrawal The ability for people to openly express themselves decrease Both A and C 35 / 50 The function of a theory is to ___________? develop the steps to be used in experimentation explain and relate observed facts establish a law prove a hypothesis 36 / 50 A cross-sectional study is one in which ____________? the same people are retested over a period of years the behavior of a group is assessed by different researchers different characteristics of a given individual are assessed at the same time different age groups are tested at the same time 37 / 50 The view that we are born with the ability to perceive the way we do it held by___________? Nativists Sensory psychologists Contemporary psychologists Empiricists 38 / 50 Who has been credited as the first developer of first intelligence test and made important contributions to our understanding of the thought process? William James Alfred Binet J.? B. Watson William McDougall 39 / 50 Who is a pioneer contributor to the Cognitive Psychology? Jean Piaget Kholberg Kohler Chomsky 40 / 50 A scholarly summary of a body of research on some topic is called ____________? literature review meta-analysis case history theory 41 / 50 J.? B. Watson, the founder and father of behaviouristic school of psychology, defined ?Psychology? as the science of_____________? Behaviour Mind Consciousness Soul 42 / 50 Emphasizing what comes to mind first or most readily/quickly is known as _________? Confirmation Bias Critical Thinking Intuitive Thought Heuristic 43 / 50 According J. B Watson, ?Psychology is a Science of________?. Behaviour Soul Mind Brain 44 / 50 Clinical Psychology deals with the practical aspect of ___________? Abnormal Psychology Child Psychology Educational Psychology Experimental Psychology 45 / 50 The application of psychological theories, methods and techniques to solve practical human problems describes an area of psychology known as ____________? Para-psychology Applied psychology Social psychology Humanistic psychology 46 / 50 Of which school of human behavior, Abraham Maslow is a chief proponent? humanist structuralist functionalist behaviorist 47 / 50 Psychologists with the Biological perspective try to relate behaviour to functions of _________? Soul Body Unconscious Mind 48 / 50 Psychiatric nurse holds a master degree in _________? M.A./M.Sc in Counselling Psychology M.S.N with C.S. in Psychiatric nursing M.S degree in Psychiatry M.A./M.Sc in Clinical Psychology 49 / 50 The most frequently occurring major psychological disorder is ___________? Depression Schizophrenia Phobias Bipolar disorder 50 / 50 The notion that aggression can be reduced by allowing angry individuals to engage harmless activities that allow them to ?blow off self esteem? is ___________? Catharsis hypothesis Frustration-aggression hypothesis Displacement hypothesis Sublimation hypothesis Provide Your Information Your score is The average score is 0% LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart quiz Send feedback Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on whatsapp WhatsApp PrevPsychology Quiz 4 Psychology Quiz 6Next
