Umar Draz, Author at DocMCQs

According to Alfred Adler, the prime motivating force in a person’s life is:

A. Physical gratification

B. Existential anxiety

C. Striving for superiority

D. The need for power

Correct answer is: C. Striving for superiority

Which of the following learning mechanisms does B.F. Skinner see as being the major means by which behavior is learned?

A. Classical conditioning

B. Operant conditioning

C. Observational learning

D. Insight learning

Correct answer is: B. Operant conditioning

Always having been a good student, Irving is confident that he will do well in his psychology course. According to Bandura’s social learning theory, Irving would be said to have:

A. Strong feelings of self efficacy

B. A sense of superiority

C. Strong feelings of self esteem

D. Strong defense mechanisms

Correct answer is: A. Strong feelings of self efficacy

Which of the following approaches to personality is least deterministic?

A. The humanistic approach

B. The psychoanalytic approach

C. Skinner’s approach

D. The behavioral approach

Correct answer is: A. The humanistic approach

Which of the following did Carl Rogers believe fosters a congruent self concept?

A. Conditional love

B. Immediate need gratification

C. Unconditional love

D. Appropriate role models

Correct answer is: D. Appropriate role models

The strongest support for the theory that personality is heavily influenced by genetics is provided by strong personality similarity between:

A. Identical twins reared together

B. Fraternal twins reared together

C. Identical twins reared apart

D. Nontwins reared together

Correct answer is: B. Fraternal twins reared together

Main purpose of guidance is:

A. To make student dependent on guidance

B. To develop the power of self guidance

C. To guide maladjusted pupils only

D. To guide the counselor

Correct answer is: B. To develop the power of self guidance

Guidance helps the:

A. Pupil adjustment and development

B. Selection of vocation

C. Reducing dropout

D. Reducing misbehavior

Correct answer is: A. Pupil adjustment and development

Guidance should be emphasized because it:

A. Gives jobs to pupils

B. Places pupil in college

C. Gives employment to teacher

D. Helps pupils to help himself

Correct answer is: D. Helps pupils to help himself

In guidance, the role of teacher is as:

A. A judge

B. A moralist

C. A helper

D. A mirror

Correct answer is: C. A helper

Author name: Umar Draz