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This section includes 1349 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your 12th knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1001. |
The items actually selected for an intelligence test provide a(n) __________ definition ofintelligence. |
| A. | functional |
| B. | valid |
| C. | reliable |
| D. | operational |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1002. |
The term "cognition" includes |
| A. | thinking, problem solving, reasoning, and dreaming. |
| B. | classical and instrumental conditioning. |
| C. | the use of memory systems. |
| D. | an active process by which sensory input is selected, organized, and integrated. |
| Answer» B. classical and instrumental conditioning. | |
| 1003. |
Thought that involves going from general principles to specific situations is called__________ reasoning. |
| A. | deductive |
| B. | inductive |
| C. | divergent |
| D. | intuitive |
| Answer» B. inductive | |
| 1004. |
If you wanted to enhance creativity, you would want to |
| A. | isolate yourself. |
| B. | make a rash decision. |
| C. | dig deeper into a problem with logic. |
| D. | look for analogies. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1005. |
Drawing conclusions on the basis of formal principles of reasoning is termed |
| A. | inductive thought. |
| B. | deductive thought. |
| C. | logical thought. |
| D. | illogical thought. |
| Answer» D. illogical thought. | |
| 1006. |
A detailed, practical, and workable solution to a problem is called a(n) __________solution. |
| A. | heuristic |
| B. | general |
| C. | functional |
| D. | specific |
| Answer» D. specific | |
| 1007. |
Consciously forcing painful or anxiety-producing thoughts from memory is called |
| A. | proactive inhibition. |
| B. | repression. |
| C. | suppression. |
| D. | continued avoidance. |
| Answer» D. continued avoidance. | |
| 1008. |
__________ memory is that part of long-term memory made up of conditioned responsesand learned skills. |
| A. | episodic |
| B. | semantic |
| C. | fact |
| D. | skill |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1009. |
If you witnessed a crime and were asked to pick out the criminal from a lineup, youwould be doing what kind of memory task? |
| A. | eidetic imagery |
| B. | relearning |
| C. | recall |
| D. | recognition |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1010. |
Information in long-term memory can be retained up to |
| A. | 30 seconds. |
| B. | 1 hour. |
| C. | many years. |
| D. | 2 seconds. |
| Answer» D. 2 seconds. | |
| 1011. |
Your recollections about your last birthday are stored in your __________ memory. |
| A. | episodic |
| B. | semantic |
| C. | retroactive |
| D. | short-term |
| Answer» B. semantic | |
| 1012. |
__________ is known for memorizing nonsense syllables and plotting a curve offorgetting. |
| A. | luria |
| B. | mnemonic |
| C. | ebbinghaus |
| D. | loftus |
| Answer» D. loftus | |
| 1013. |
When new learning disrupts the ability to recall past, stored information, __________ hasbeen said to occur. |
| A. | proactive interference |
| B. | disinhibition |
| C. | retrograde amnesia |
| D. | retroactive interference |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1014. |
The kind of memory that lasts for only a second or two is |
| A. | long-term memory. |
| B. | short-term memory. |
| C. | eidetic memory. |
| D. | sensory memory. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1015. |
Evolutionary explanations for the efficiency of memory argue |
| A. | it is important to retrieve all past memories. |
| B. | total recall would paralyze us mentally. |
| C. | past episodic memories are highly accurate and detail |
| Answer» C. past episodic memories are highly accurate and detail | |
| 1016. |
__________ memory is that part of long-term memory containing factual information. |
| A. | episodic |
| B. | semantic |
| C. | declarative |
| D. | procedural |
| Answer» D. procedural | |
| 1017. |
Which of the following is true of rehearsal of information? |
| A. | rehearsal is an aid to maintaining information in sensory memory. |
| B. | after 45 seconds without rehearsal, information is gone from stm. |
| C. | rehearsal interferes with chunking and recoding of information in stm. |
| D. | rehearsal aids the transfer of information from stm to ltm. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1018. |
The "magic number" __________ represents the average number of "bits" of informationthat short-term memory can usually handle. |
| A. | three |
| B. | six |
| C. | seven |
| D. | nine |
| Answer» D. nine | |
| 1019. |
According to the interference theory of forgetting, |
| A. | memory capacity is limited so that when new information is brought in, older memories must be removed. |
| B. | new learning can inhibit the retrieval of stored memory, and vice-versa. |
| C. | forgetting is directly related to the complexity and meaningfulness of the incoming information. |
| D. | cues present at the time of learning interfere with memory retrieval. |
| Answer» C. forgetting is directly related to the complexity and meaningfulness of the incoming information. | |
| 1020. |
Which of the following would be an example of short-term memory? |
| A. | remembering the letters of the alphabet |
| B. | looking up a phone number and remembering it while you dial |
| C. | remembering your name |
| D. | remembering how to ride a bicycle |
| Answer» C. remembering your name | |
| 1021. |
Procedural memory would be affected by damage to the |
| A. | cerebrum. |
| B. | cerebellum. |
| C. | motor cortex. |
| D. | limbic system. |
| Answer» C. motor cortex. | |
| 1022. |
The most basic perceptual organization is |
| A. | shape constancy. |
| B. | depth perception. |
| C. | figure-grou |
| Answer» D. | |
| 1023. |
Cross-cultural experiences suggest that pictorial cues for depth perception are |
| A. | universal. |
| B. | learned. |
| C. | irrelevant. |
| D. | illusions. |
| Answer» C. irrelevant. | |
| 1024. |
Even though the retinal image of an object may change drastically, the object appearsunchanged. This is the principle underlying |
| A. | perceptual closure. |
| B. | shape constancy. |
| C. | ambiguous stimuli. |
| D. | retinal disparity. |
| Answer» C. ambiguous stimuli. | |
| 1025. |
Which of the following is considered a monocular cue for depth? |
| A. | convergence |
| B. | accommodation |
| C. | depth perspective |
| D. | singularity |
| Answer» B. accommodation | |
| 1026. |
According to Goleman the ability to “read” others accurately is an aspect of |
| A. | emotional intelligence |
| B. | practical intelligence |
| C. | artificial intelligence |
| D. | inter-personal intelligence |
| Answer» C. artificial intelligence | |
| 1027. |
The fact that we can walk and chew gum at the same time illustrates that |
| A. | our attention depends on different motor systems. |
| B. | we use selective attention. |
| C. | we use divided attention. |
| D. | we use sequential attention. |
| Answer» D. we use sequential attention. | |
| 1028. |
The fact that objects that are near each other tend to be grouped together is known as |
| A. | closure. |
| B. | continuation. |
| C. | similarity. |
| D. | nearness. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1029. |
Illusions are |
| A. | distortions of existing stimuli. |
| B. | the same as hallucinations. |
| C. | the result of innate mechanisms. |
| D. | not based on external reality. |
| Answer» B. the same as hallucinations. | |
| 1030. |
When traveling in a car, near objects seem to move past you faster than distant objects.This is called |
| A. | aerial perspective. |
| B. | linear perspective. |
| C. | relative size. |
| D. | relative motion. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1031. |
If you stand in the middle of a cobblestone street, the street will look coarse near your feetand finer if you look into the distance. This is called |
| A. | texture gradient. |
| B. | linear perspective. |
| C. | relative size. |
| D. | relative motion. |
| Answer» B. linear perspective. | |
| 1032. |
Experiments involving infants' perception of 3-D figures, when combined with visual cliffdata, suggest that |
| A. | at least some level of depth perception is innate. |
| B. | depth perception is heavily dependent on skillful motor coordination. |
| C. | depth perception is almost entirely learn |
| Answer» B. depth perception is heavily dependent on skillful motor coordination. | |
| 1033. |
When infants are placed in the middle of a visual cliff, they usually |
| A. | remain still. |
| B. | move to the shallow side of the apparatus. |
| C. | move to the deep side of the apparatus. |
| D. | approach their mothers when called, whether that requires moving to the shallow or deep side. |
| Answer» C. move to the deep side of the apparatus. | |
| 1034. |
The most effective method of predicting that a mental patient will commit an act of violenceis by |
| A. | psychological tests. |
| B. | psychiatric interviews. |
| C. | psychological interviews. |
| D. | There is no effective method. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1035. |
CT scans of the brains of some young schizophrenics show __________ than normal. |
| A. | wider ventricles |
| B. | smaller fissures |
| C. | smaller ventricles |
| D. | fewer fissures |
| Answer» B. smaller fissures | |
| 1036. |
Which of the following personality disorders describes a person who has an extremelyunstable self image, is moody, and does not develop stable relationships? |
| A. | borderline |
| B. | histrionic |
| C. | narcissistic |
| D. | schizoid |
| Answer» B. histrionic | |
| 1037. |
The antisocial personality is one who |
| A. | is irresponsible and seems to lack remorse. |
| B. | is frequently dangerous and out of contact with reality. |
| C. | is always a delinquent or criminal. |
| D. | benefits greatly from humanistic and psychoanalytic therapies. |
| Answer» B. is frequently dangerous and out of contact with reality. | |
| 1038. |
The dopamine-psychosis link is based on the observation that |
| A. | low dopamine levels of activity in the brain seem to produce psychotic symptoms. |
| B. | there are high levels of dopamine activity in the brains of psychotic people. |
| C. | there are high levels of amphetamine in the brains of schizophrenics. |
| D. | dopamine interacts with serotonin creating psychosis. |
| Answer» C. there are high levels of amphetamine in the brains of schizophrenics. | |
| 1039. |
Obsessive-compulsive disorders involve |
| A. | loss of contact with reality. |
| B. | unresolved anger. |
| C. | unresolved Oedipal conflict. |
| D. | high levels of anxiety. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1040. |
Sudden temporary amnesia or instances of multiple personality are __________ disorders. |
| A. | dissociative |
| B. | anxiety |
| C. | psychotic |
| D. | schizophrenic |
| Answer» B. anxiety | |
| 1041. |
Sensory experiences that occur in the absence of a stimulus are called |
| A. | illusions. |
| B. | hallucinations. |
| C. | delusions. |
| D. | affect episodes. |
| Answer» C. delusions. | |
| 1042. |
A person who is preoccupied with fears of having a serious disease suffers from |
| A. | a conversion reaction. |
| B. | hypochondriasis. |
| C. | a traumatic disorder. |
| D. | an obsession. |
| Answer» C. a traumatic disorder. | |
| 1043. |
Delusional thinking is characteristic of |
| A. | psychosis. |
| B. | obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
| C. | conversion disorder. |
| D. | fugue. |
| Answer» B. obsessive-compulsive disorder. | |
| 1044. |
Behavioral problems in which the person exhibits symptoms suggesting physical disease orinjury, but for which there is no identifiable cause, are called |
| A. | mood disorders. |
| B. | schizophrenia. |
| C. | organic brain pathologies. |
| D. | somatoform disorders. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1045. |
Obsessive-compulsive behavior, panic, and phobias are formally classified as __________disorders. |
| A. | psychotic |
| B. | manic |
| C. | anxiety |
| D. | mood |
| Answer» D. mood | |
| 1046. |
Which of the following is classified as a mood disorder? |
| A. | bipolar disorder |
| B. | multiple personality disorder |
| C. | delusional disorder |
| D. | dissociative disorder |
| Answer» B. multiple personality disorder | |
| 1047. |
Hearing voices that are not really there would be called a(n) |
| A. | hallucination. |
| B. | delusion. |
| C. | auditory regression. |
| D. | depressive psychosis. |
| Answer» B. delusion. | |
| 1048. |
The antisocial personality |
| A. | avoids other people as much as possible. |
| B. | is relatively easy to treat effectively by psychotherapy. |
| C. | tends to be selfish and lacking remorse. |
| D. | usually gives a bad first impression. |
| Answer» D. usually gives a bad first impression. | |
| 1049. |
The extreme reaction known as fugue refers to |
| A. | physical flight to escape conflict. |
| B. | severe depression. |
| C. | hallucinations. |
| D. | obsessive behavior. |
| Answer» B. severe depression. | |
| 1050. |
Psychological dependence on mood- or behavior-altering drugs is known as |
| A. | drug psychosis. |
| B. | a substance related disorder. |
| C. | an orthopsychosis. |
| D. | a psychotropic disorder. |
| Answer» C. an orthopsychosis. | |