Psychology MCQs with explanations

Question 1

After studying artists who would spend hour after hour painting or sculpting with enormous concentration, the Csikszentmihalyi formulated the concept of:

Accepted Answer

flow

Question 2

When Asians and Americans asked what accounts for the consistently higher scores in mathematics among Asians, Americans are likely to conclude it is due to

Accepted Answer

Genetics

Question 3

Which aspect female development becomes faster after 10 years of age:

Accepted Answer

Physical

Question 4

Which of the following is the correct sequence of structures through which information flows in a neuron?

Accepted Answer

dendrites to soma to axon

Question 5

Which one of the following correctly defines the concept of social norms?

Accepted Answer

Shared expectations of behaviour that connote what is considered socially desirable and appropriate

Question 6

The hormones secreted in stress situations and dilates blood vessels in certain parts of the such as skeletal muscles and increase heat’s output:

Accepted Answer

Adrenaline

Question 7

Mr. Walters has many years of experience as a personal officers for a large corporation. He does not review most job applicants’ reference files because he is confident of his ability to predict their future work performance based on his direct face-to-face conversations with them. Mr. Walters’ confidence best illustrates:

Accepted Answer

the interviewer illusion

Question 8

A high school junior admires a movie star and follows the star’s life on the screen and in the newspapers, experiencing the same emotions as the star would. The student is using what type of defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

identification

Question 9

The movement of a person from one social position to another of a different rank is called:

Accepted Answer

Vertical mobility

Question 10

Iconic memory decay in under two seconds from the ________?

Accepted Answer

sensory register

Psychology MCQs with Explanations