Psychology Mcqs Practice Test

Question 1

Which of the following can alter the body’s set point?

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A. over feeding in childhood

Question 2

Judgments about the causes of outcomes of situations are known as:

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B. Attributions

Question 3

An organism’s drive to reach a state of equilibrium is known as:

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C. Homeostasis

Question 4

Behavior that is altered external stimuli or reward is motivated by:

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D. Incentives

Question 5

The reason many anorexics have dental problems is form:

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B. purging

Question 6

Which of the following is the best example of a drive?

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B. hunger

Question 7

Development is a formal study of those changes which take place due to:

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D. All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following trait is not associated with development:

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C. Development includes observable changes

Question 9

Development causes different changes:

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C. Both positive and negative

Question 10

Development causes:

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C. Both (a) and (b)

Question 11

Which process is at work when a toddler learns to use a sippy cup when all he knew before was a bottle?

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B. Accommodation

Question 12

Study of development is useful for the:

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D. All of the above

Question 13

The child is very egocentric during which of Piaget’s stages?

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A. preoperational

Question 14

Many is blond with blue eyes and curly hair. She also has A blood type and dark skin. This is a description of Mary’s:

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D. phenotype

Question 15

The visual cliff experiment was design to test:

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D. Depth perception

Question 16

The area of the brain which undergoes the greatest change from the puberty into young adulthood is the:

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A. Frontal lobe

Question 17

The symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome are most likely to include:

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D. mental retardation

Question 18

The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from:

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B. social influence

Question 19

The individuals possessing limited abilities:

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D. None of the above

Question 20

In order to improve the learning processes:

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D. All of the above