Umar Draz, Author at DocMCQs

Which school of thought does Sigmund Freud belong to:

A. Humanistic

B. Psychoanalysis

C. Structuralism

D. Behaviourism

Correct answer is: B. Psychoanalysis

Trial and error theory was presented by:

A. Pavlov

B. Thorndike

C. Skinner

D. Burner

Correct answer is: B. Thorndike

Pavlov’s work was with:

A. Cats

B. Rats

C. Rabbits

D. Dogs

Correct answer is: D. Dogs

Learning by insight theory is also called:

A. Classical conditioning

B. Operant conditioning

C. Both a & b

D. Gestalt

Correct answer is: D. Gestalt

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Jenny has brown hair and blue eyes and is 5’8” tall. What is being described is Jenny’s:

A. Genotype

B. Phenotype

C. Somatotype

D. Physiognomy

Correct answer is: B. Phenotype

A spontaneous, heritable change or error in DNA replication is called:

A. Genetic drift

B. Gene flow

C. An adaptation

D. A mutation

Correct answer is: D. A mutation

For which of the following assertions is the empirical evidence strongest?

A. The two cerebral hemispheres are specialized to handle different types of cognitive tasks

B. People have a separate stream of consciousness in each hemisphere

C. Each hemisphere has its own cognitive style

D. Some people are right brained, while others are left brained

Correct answer is: A. The two cerebral hemispheres are specialized to handle different types of cognitive tasks

After repeated pairings of a tone with meat powder, Pavlov found that a dog will salivate when the tone is presented. Salivation to the tone is a(n):

A. Unconditioned stimulus

B. Unconditioned response

C. Conditioned stimulus

D. Conditioned response

Correct answer is: D. Conditioned response

Sam’s wife always wears the same black nightgown whenever she is “in the mood” for outing. Sam becomes aroused to go out as soon as he sees his wife in the nightgown. For Sam, the nightgown is a(n):

A. Unconditioned stimulus

B. Unconditioned response

C. Conditioned stimulus

D. Conditioned response

Correct answer is: C. Conditioned stimulus

Author name: Umar Draz