Umar Draz, Author at DocMCQs

G. Stanley Hall is noteworthy because he:

A. Established the first American psychology research lab

B. Launched America’s first psychological journal

C. Was a driving force behind the establishment of the American Psychological Association

D. All

Correct answer is: D. All

Hall established the first lab, journal, and founded the APA.

Which of the following is a statement with which Skinner’s followers would agree:

A. Most behavior is controlled by unconscious forces

B. The goal of behavior is self-actualization

C. Nature is more influential than nurture

D. Free will is an illusion

Correct answer is: D. Free will is an illusion

Which of the following approaches has the most optimistic view of human nature?

A. Humanism

B. Behaviorism

C. Psychoanalysis

D. Structuralism

Correct answer is: A. Humanism

The tendency to view one’s own group as superior to others and as the standard for judging the worth of foreign ways is known as:

A. Behaviorism

B. Ethnocentrism

C. Humanism

D. Functionalism

Correct answer is: B. Ethnocentrism

The study of the endocrine system and genetic mechanisms would most likely be undertaken by a:

A. Clinical psychologist

B. Physiological psychologist

C. Social psychologist

D. Educational psychologist

Correct answer is: B. Physiological psychologist

The fact that psychologists do not all agree about the nature and development of personality demonstrates:

A. That there are many ways of looking at the same phenomenon

B. The fundamental inability may simply be incomprehensible

C. The failure of psychologists to communicate with one another

D. The possibility that personality may simply be incomprehensible

Correct answer is: A. That there are many ways of looking at the same phenomenon

A multifactorial causation approach to behavior suggests that:

A. Most behaviors can be explained best by single cause explanations

B. Most behavior is governed by a complex network of interrelated factors

C. Data must be subjected to rigorous statistical analysis in order for them to make sense

D. Explanations of behavior tend to build up from the simple to the complex in a hierarchical manner

Correct answer is: B. Most behavior is governed by a complex network of interrelated factors

Psychology’s answer to the question of whether we are born or made tends to be:

A. We are born

B. We are made

C. We are both born and made

D. Neither

Correct answer is: C. We are both born and made

The reason the SQ3R method is effective is that:

A. It breaks a reading assignment down into manageable segments and requires understanding before you move on

B. With this method, you only have to skim the reading assignment to pick out the main points

C. It allows you to memorize and recite great quantities of material even if you don’t fully understand it

D. It requires you to read and reread your text over and over

Correct answer is: A. It breaks a reading assignment down into manageable segments and requires understanding before you move on

Critical thinking skills:

A. Are abstract abilities that cannot be identified

B. Usually develop spontaneously through normal content

C. Usually develop spontaneously without any instruction

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

Correct answer is: D. Need to be deliberately taught because they often do not develop by themselves with standard content instruction

Author name: Umar Draz