Psychology MCQs with explanations

Question 1

Critical thinking skills: ________?

Accepted Answer

need to be deliberately taught because they often do not develop by themselves with standard content instruction

Question 2

A significant contribution of the ________ approach was the emphasis placed on measurable observations?

Accepted Answer

behaviorist

Question 3

in the traditional learning experiment, the effect of practice on performance is investigate(d) performance is the ________ variable.

Accepted Answer

dependent

Question 4

The satiety system is to the feeding system as the________hypothalamus is to the________hypothalamus.

Accepted Answer

ventromedial; lateral

Question 5

One of the following is sometimes inappropriately called luteotropic hormone:

Accepted Answer

Prolactin

Question 6

Luke suffers from acrophobia, a fear of high places.Luke’s therapist suggests that his reaction to heights is a generalization of the fear triggered by a childhood playground accident in which he fell of a sliding board. The therapist’s suggestion reflects a ________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

learning

Question 7

A test of the capacity to learn a particular skill and to learn within a specific area of knowledge is called a/an ________?

Accepted Answer

aptitude test

Question 8

Extrinsic motivation stems from:

Accepted Answer

obvious external factors

Question 9

One of the following hormones is named interstitial cell stimulating hormone (ICSH) in the males:

Accepted Answer

Luteinizing hormone

Question 10

The reinforcement schedule that yields the lowest performance is the ________?

Accepted Answer

fixed-interval schedule

Psychology MCQs with Explanations