Psychology MCQs with explanations

Question 1

When a child modifies an existing cognitive schema to make it compatible with the cognitive aspects of an incoming stimulus, the process is called ________?

Accepted Answer

accommodation

Question 2

What is the meaning of ‘Flock’ according to Gestalt psychology?

Accepted Answer

Perceptual unit

Question 3

The process of interpreting new information in terms of existing schema is termed ________?

Accepted Answer

assimilation

Question 4

In evolutionary theory, ________ refers to the reproductive success of an individual organism relative to the average reproductive success in the population.

Accepted Answer

gene flow

Question 5

Who emphasized that social development continues throughout life, not just for the first 5 or 6 years?

Accepted Answer

Erik Erikson

Question 6

The school of thought which restricted psychology’s subject matter to the observable actions of people and other animals is ________?

Accepted Answer

behaviorism

Question 7

Based on the stages of change model developed by Prochaska and DiClemente (1982), if a person notices that she has been coughing a lot recently and begins to think about stopping smoking over the next six months, she would be at which stage of making behavioural changes?

Accepted Answer

Contemplation

Question 8

All of the following refer reliability EXCEPT________reliability.

Accepted Answer

Predictive

Question 9

The technique and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society is called:

Accepted Answer

Social control

Question 10

Almost half the birds in the yard were brown cardinals and the rest were bright red cardinals, so Jimmy perceived them as two distinct groups of birds. This best illustrate the principle of:

Accepted Answer

Similarity

Psychology MCQs with Explanations