Psychology MCQs with explanations

Question 1

Increased activity in the right perfrontal cortex is to________as increase activity in the left frontal lobe is to________.

Accepted Answer

Disgust; joy

Question 2

Gestaltists refer to the fact that we perceive smooth flowing forms more readily than discrete forms as ________?

Accepted Answer

continuity

Question 3

According to Allport, four levels of prejudices are:

Accepted Answer

Cognitive, psychodynamic, situational and historical-socio-cultural

Question 4

The structures, which respond when they stimulated by impulse coming via motor neuron, is:

Accepted Answer

Effectors

Question 5

Which TWO of the following are true of the learning set procedure?
1:The animals learns to focus on classes of cues that are inaccurate predictors of reward
2:In the win-stay, lose-shift strategy, the animal learns to persist with a choice that yields food, but shift to the other object if it does not
3:In the learning-set procedure, all stimuli and associations have equal effect on the animal’s behaviour
4:The occurrence of reward can be regarded as a stimulus that can enter into associations or acquire discriminative control over an instrumental action

Accepted Answer

2 & 4

Question 6

The second step in a self- modification program is to:

Accepted Answer

gather baseline data

Question 7

If you project a red, a green, and a blue light into space, the point at which the three lights cross will lead to the perception of:

Accepted Answer

White light

Question 8

Hypothermia refers to:

Accepted Answer

feeling cold

Question 9

After Manny’s father refused to let him use the family car on Friday night Manny let all the air out of the tires. His action is best explained in terms of the:

Accepted Answer

frustration- aggression principle

Question 10

The basis of work may include________. interviews and informal discussions in order to get a picture of the environment:

Accepted Answer

Observation

Psychology MCQs with Explanations

Increased activity in the right perfrontal cortex is toas increase activity in the left frontal lobe is to.