PSY101 Final Term MCQs by Brainy Squad

PSY101 100+ FINAL TERM MCQS SPRING 2025 BY BRAINY SQUAD

Q1.  C. Trait

Correct option: A. Psychodynamic

Q2. What is one similarity shared by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists?

•  A. They diagnose and treat people experiencing behavioral and emotional problems.
•  B. They have the same training experiences after college.
•  C. They view abnormal behaviors as arising from the same causes.
•  D. They obtain the same graduate degree.

Correct option: A. They diagnose and treat people experiencing behavioral and emotional problems.

True/False & Definitions

Q3. Impression formation is the process by which an individual organizes information about another individual to form an overall impression of that person.

Answer: True

Q4. Learning through experiences by modeling and imitation is known as "Observational Learning".

Q5. Bipolar disorder is a combination of depression and mania.

Q6. Major depression was previously known as "melancholia".

Q7. Claustrophobia is known as the fear of closed spaces.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q8. The American Psychological Association (APA) has **___ divisions.

 A. 55 ·  B. 65 ·  C. 54 ·  D. 45

Correct option: C. 54

Q9. The **___ version of DSM was published in 2000.

 A. DSM-III ·  B. DSM-IV ·  C. DSM-IV-TR ·  D. DSM-II

Correct option: B. DSM-IV

Q10. **___ contributions began with revolutionary changes at the La Bicetre hospital in Paris.

 A. Philippe Pinel ·  B. Galen ·  C. Plato ·  D. Mesmer

Correct option: A. Philippe Pinel

Q11. The hierarchical theory of intelligence consists of **___ levels.

•  A. 3
•  B. 4
•  C. 5
•  D. 6

Correct option: A. 3

Q12. According to Sternberg’s theory, intelligence has three components. Which component is NOT part of this theory?

 A. Analytic intelligence ·  B. Crystalline intelligence ·  C. Practical intelligence ·  D. Creative intelligence

Correct option: B. Crystalline intelligence

Q13. Galton considered intelligence to be ___.

 A. Not heritable ·  B. Similar between most people ·  C. A property of our nervous system or hereditary ·  D. The product of social differences

Correct option: C. A property of our nervous system or hereditary

Q14. If a man experiences chest pains while at a department store and later develops anxiety attacks when visiting department stores, this can be explained by **___ learning.

 A. Operant ·  B. Classical conditioning ·  C. Observational ·  D. Vicarious

Correct option: B. Classical conditioning

Q15. Who proposed that a power similar to magnetism existed in humans?

 A. Franz Friedrich Anton Mesmer ·  B. Philippe Pinel ·  C. Galen ·  D. Plato

Correct option: A. Franz Friedrich Anton Mesmer

Q16. Social phobia is characterized by ___.

 A. A fear of people ·  B. A fear of rejection ·  C. A fear of social situations ·  D. A fear of social isolation