Psychology MCQs with explanations

Question 1

A person who is preoccupied with fears of having a serious disease suffers from:

Accepted Answer

hypochondriasis

Question 2

Historical sociology was not as prevalent in the middle of the twentieth century because________?

Accepted Answer

both a and b

Question 3

An excellent paper by Campbell and Stanley________outlines the designs for educational research using this style and the following one of conceptual inquiry:

Accepted Answer

1963

Question 4

The local fire department sounds the 12 o’clock whistle. The process by which your ears convert the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Transduction

Question 5

The need to master difficult challenges outperform others, and meet high standard of excellence is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

an achievement motive

Question 6

Which of the following psychological theories is know as the one that emphasizes “fee will”?

Accepted Answer

humanistic psychology

Question 7

The ability to view the world in 3 dimensions and perceive distance is ________?

Accepted Answer

Depth perception

Question 8

A psychodynamic therapist is most likely to:

Accepted Answer

suggest interpretive insights regarding patients’ difficulties

Question 9

The principle that two stimuli must differ by a constant proportion for their difference to be perceived is known as ________?

Accepted Answer

Weber’s law

Question 10

The most commonly co-occuring disorder along with PTSD is:

Accepted Answer

Depression

Psychology MCQs with Explanations