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MCQ mock testing
Practice MCQ questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which statement does not apply to theory? a. A theory predicts something. b. A theory confers scientific status. c. A theory can be tested. d. A theory can be applied in the real world | b. A theory confers scientific status |
| Which school of psychology do we associate with the fulfilment of human potential? a. Psychodynamic. b. Cognitive. c. Behaviourist. d. Humanistic | d. Humanistic |
| According to evolutionary psychologist David Buss's research, how many reasons are there that people have sex? a. 1. b. 18. c. 46. d. 237 | d. 237 |
| Understanding the requirements of university is known as a. Academic literacy. b. Student identity. c. Belonging. d. Self-actualisation. | a. Academic literacy. |
| Which of these types of information processing reflects pre-existing information? a. Bottom-up. b. Top-down. c. Stimulus-driven. d. Perception. | b. Top-down. |
| Maintenance rehearsal applies to which memory system? a. Sensory memory. b. Short-term memory. c. Episodic memory. d. Long-term memory | b. Short-term memory. |
| Which of the following types of memory recall is most important for learning? a. Rehearsal. b. Semantic. c. Retrieval. d. Recognition. | c. Retrieval. |
| Differential psychology focuses on a. Computational models. b. Uncovering the general rules that govern behaviour. c. Situational cues. d. Variation between people | d. Variation between people |
| If I am aware that the beliefs, desires, and intentions of others’ can be different from my own then I have a. Insight. b. Meta-cognition. c. Theory of mind. d. Perspective | c. Theory of mind. |
| Which of these is NOT thought to be a feature of the teenage brain a. Deficits in impulse control. b. Heightened reward sensitivity. c. Heightened plasticity. d. Advanced self-regulation. | d. Advanced self-regulation. |
| Which statement about peer relations is false a. Girls have a smaller area of play than boys. b. Boys emphasise competition and dominance more so than girls. c. Boys prefer playing with other boys. d. Girls have a larger friendship group than boys | d. Girls have a larger friendship group than boys |
| Which brain lobe is most heavily involved with visual perception? a. Occipital. b. Frontal. c. Temporal. d. Parietal. | a. Occipital. |
| Which Neurotransmitter network is particularly associated with motivated behaviour? a. GABA b. Serotonin c. Dopamine d. Epinephrine | c. Dopamine |
| According to the incentive-sensitisation theory, wanting is not the same thing as a. Liking. b. Needing. c. Feeling. d. Reward. | a. Liking. |
| Which term refers to knowledge that is learned and transferred between generations? a. Memory. b. Culture. c. Generational capital. d. Social capital. | b. Culture. |
| If I buy a car because it might impress people, which function of attitudes am I enacting? a. Utility. b. Social adjustment. c. Ego-defence. d. Value expression | c. Ego-defence. |
| Which of these is NOT a component of the Yale model of communication? a. Message. b. Source. c. Persuasion. d. Audience. | c. Persuasion. |
| Face processing improves: a. Mostly in infancy. b. Mostly in childhood. c. Throughout childhood and until 30 years of age. d. It doesn’t improve, it remains constant throughout life | c. Throughout childhood and until 30 years of age. |
| Which term describes non-verbal communication which is delivered by touch? a. Haptics. b. Tactics. c. Kinesics. d. Proxemics | a. Haptics. |
| Helping behaviour that is motivated by empathic concern is believed to be a. Egoistic. b. Altruistic. c. Nihilistic. d. Selfish | b. Altruistic. |
| Which of the following personality disorders is most strongly associated with a tendency to be aggressive? a. Narcissistic personality disorder. b. Borderline personality disorder. c. Paranoid personality disorder. d. Obsessive compulsive disorder | a. Narcissistic personality disorder. |
| Which of the following is not a component of empathy? a. Neuroticism. b. Mentalizing. c. Emotional contagion. d. Pro-social concern. | a. Neuroticism. |
| What feature makes human eyes ideal for social communication? a. They come in many colours. b. Human eyes are particularly round. c. The high contrast between the iris/pupil and sclera. d. The left and right eye can function independently. | c. The high contrast between the iris/pupil and sclera. |
| What is the probability of rolling 4 or more on a fair six-sided dice? a. 1 in 6 (i.e., 0.167). b. 3 in 6 (i.e., 0.5). c. 4 in 6 (i.e., 0.667). d. None of the above | b. 3 in 6 (i.e., 0.5). |
| If you have a memory test, that is actually measuring attention, what type of problem would you have? a. A problem with external validity b. A random error problem c. A construct validity problem d. An order effect problem | c. A construct validity problem |
| The goal of the experimental method is to a. Reduce unsystematic variation in the data. b. Reduce the ratio between systematic and unsystematic variation. c. Reduce the difference between the means. d. Randomly allocate participants to conditions. | a. Reduce unsystematic variation in the data. |
| Which school of psychology takes a positive view of human experience? a. Cognitive. b. Psychodynamic. c. Humanistic. d. Developmental | c. Humanistic. |
| Which school of psychology do we associate with the metaphor of the mind being like an iceberg? a. Cognitive. b. Psychodynamic. c. Humanistic. d. Biological | b. Psychodynamic. |
| "An individualised framework to evaluate information which is situated in the human brain and in social relations"- what is this a description of? a. Knowledge. b. Truth. c. Data. d. Information | a. Knowledge. |
| When using Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST), we start with the premise that the null hypothesis is a. True. b. False. c. Neither true nor false. d. The opposite of the alternative hypothesis. | a. True. |
| What followed dissatisfaction with Behaviourism? a. Cognitive neuroscience. b. Neuroscience. c. The Cognitive Revolution. d. Positive Psychology | c. The Cognitive Revolution. |
| Which statement is true of episodic memories a. They are a detailed record of experience. b. They are distinct from imagination. c. They are unstable and may change every time they are recalled. d. They are relatively stable and fixed over time | c. They are unstable and may change every time they are recalled. |
| Recalling your first day at school is an example of which memory division? a. Procedural. b. Non-declarative. c. Priming. d. Episodic. | d. Episodic. |
| Which topic area is associated with individual differences psychology? a. Intelligence. b. Attention. c. The self. d. Attachment. | a. Intelligence |
| Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a self-actualised individual, according to Maslow? a. Lots of acquaintances but few deep, personal relationships. b. More accepting of others. c. Non-judgemental thinking. d. Problem solving | a. Lots of acquaintances but few deep, personal relationships. |
| In regard to personality, Cattel claims there are 3 types of dynamic traits. What are these called? a. Ability, Temperament and Motivators. b. Common, Unique and Specialist. c. Surface, Source and Foundational. d. Attitudes, Sentiments and Ergs. | d. Attitudes, Sentiments and Ergs. |
| Which part of a brain cell communicates activity to other cells? a. Axon. b. Nucleus. c. Cell body. d. Dendrite. | a. Axon. |
| Which of these is not a reason we need non-verbal communication? a. Deceiving others. b. Expressing intimacy. c. Providing information about inner mental states. d. Directing others’ behaviour. | a. Deceiving others. |
| What would the level of measurement for the variable of gender be? a. Ratio. b. Categorical or Nominal. c. Interval. d. Ordinal | b. Categorical or Nominal. |
| Random allocation of participants to conditions a. Reduces internal validity. b. Increases external validity. c. Avoids controlling for confounding variables. d. Avoids assigning to the same condition all people with the same characteristics | d. Avoids assigning to the same condition all people with the same characteristics |
| Deciding to pay attention to something in our environment is an example of a. Overt attention. b. Bottom-up attention. c. Covert attention. d. Top-down attention. | d. Top-down attention. |
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