Psychology Mcqs
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is represented by which of the following?

A. The gestalt psychologists
B. The behaviorists
C. The structuralists
D. The functionalists

Freud believed that all thoughts and actions are determined by:____________?

A. The first year of life
B. Forces in the personality that are often unconscious
C. Needs for love and self-esteem
D. The drive for self-actualization

Overt behavior is: ____________?

A. Anything a person does.
B. Only those things a person does which you can see
C. Only those things which can be recorded by a camera.
D. Only those thing which a person can see with his/her senses.

The kind of therapy developed by Freud is called ____________?

A. Gestalt therapy
B. Psychoanalysis
C. Behavior modification
D. S-r therapy

Freud stressed the role of _____________ in shaping our personalities.

A. The structure of the mind
B. The function of our behaviors
C. Our history of rewards and punishments
D. The unconscious

The “father” of psychology and founder of the first psychological laboratory was ___________?

A. Wihelm wundt
B. Sigmund freud
C. John b. watson
D. B. f. skinner

The largest area of specialization among psychologists is: _____________?

A. Industrial and organizational
B. Experimental, physiological, and comparative
C. Social and personality
D. Clinical and counseling

The term cognition refers to: ____________?

A. Predicting the future
B. Analysis and synthesis
C. Thinking or knowing
D. Introspection

Some modern psychodynamic theorists, or neo-freuians, focused on: ___________?

A. The whole
B. Social motives and relationships that influence our behavior
C. Human experience, problems, potentials, and ideals
D. Observable behaviors

Psychiatrists differ from psychologists in that psychiatrists: ______________?

A. Are physicians with a specialization in abnormal behavior and psychotherapy
B. Are extensively trained in the theories and techniques of sigmund freud
C. Are generally more eclectic than psychologists
D. Have a masters or ph.d degree