PSY101 Midterm Solved MCQs Collection

The branchlike structures that receive messages from other neurons are called _____.

Nerve bundles

Dendrites

Axons Synapses

The idea that learning occurs and is stored up, even when behaviors are not reinforced, is called

Innate learning Insight Placebo learning

Latent learning

In operant conditioning, _____________ is necessary to create the association between the stimulus and the voluntary response.

The law of negative effect A long time delay Conditional emotional linkages

Reinforcement

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision are ______.

Cones - Retinal receptors, coneshaped and light sensitive, concentrated near the center of retina. Concerned with sharp focusing, fine details and color sensation; Rods - Retinal receptors which are long, cylindrical, and light sensitive; that can only detect black, white and gray; they functions well in dim light, and are largely insensitive to color and small details__ functions when cones do not respond Bipolar cells Ganglion cells

The branch of psychology that studies cognition, and related areas issues are called_____________.

1. Forensic psychology

2. Cognitive psychology

3. Counseling psychology
4. Clinical psychology

Dr. Usman studies the diagnosis, causes, treatments, and prevention of mental illnesses. Which type of psychologist is Dr. Usman?

a) Clinical psychologist

b) Developmental psychologist c) Forensic psychologist d) Health psychologist

Which one of the following models believes that behavior is motivated by inner forces over which individuals have little control?

1. Cognitive model

b) Psychodynamic model

1. Humanistic model
2. Behavioral model

Which one of the following schools of thought focused on what the mind does and how it does?

1. Structuralism

b) Functionalism

1. Gestalt
2. Behaviorist

Which one of the following drugs is a stimulant?

a) Nicotine

1. Lorazepam
2. Barbiturates
3. LSD

Tahir often experiences intense feelings of anger and frustration. In order to cope with these feeling, he enrolls in a kickboxing class as an outlet for his emotions. Tahir's actions are an example of which type of defense mechanism?

a) Projection b) Displacement c) Repression

d) Sublimation

Which type of learning process did Burrhus Frederic Skinner describe?

1. Classical Conditioning
2. Modeling
3. Observational Learning
4. Operant Conditioning

Correct answer: Operant Conditioning

______________ refers to genetic composition of a person.

a) Genotype

b) Phenotype c) Monotype d) None of the given options

In a correlational study, when one variable goes up as another goes down is known as a _________.

a) Positive Correlation b) No Correlation

c) Negative Correlation

d) Illusory Correlation

A researcher accessed information on the Internet from a series of surveys of women that was conducted during the 1970s and 1980s. The data were analyzed to examine changes in attitudes and behaviors over time. Which of the following method was used?

a) Participant observation b) Case study

c) Archival data

1. Field experiments

A researcher wants to study the effects of violence displayed in movies on children behavior. In this research violence displayed in movies is the _________ variable as it is manipulated by the experimenter.

a) Independent

1. Dependent
2. Confounding
3. All of the given options

John B. Watson believed that psychology should involve the study of _________.

a. Consciousness b. The brain c. The mind

d. Behavior

A(n) _________________ is a measure of how strongly two variables are related to one another.