Psychology Mcqs
A theory that states that emotions are a join result of non-specific physiological arousal and interpretation of the arousal is called ____________?

A. Two-factor theory of emotion
B. James-lange theory of emotion
C. Bem’s theory of emotion
D. None of these

Smoking during pregnancy is associated with _____________?

A. High intelligence in the fetus, since the fetus must be clever to keep the cigarette burning
B. Low birth weight
C. High mortality
D. Both b and c

A person behavior is usually attributed to external causes when all but one of the following conditions exist ____________?

A. Others act in the same way
B. The person acts the same way at other times
C. The person acts differently in other situations
D. The person seems aware of the environment

Research on the role of reinforcement in insight therapy has found that ___________?

A. It does not play a role
B. It does play a role
C. It has an effect only on dependent patients
D. It plays a role in highly structured therapy situation

Studies of crowding have found that crowding ____________?

A. Depends only on physical density
B. Affects mainly females
C. Can intensify feelings
D. Has negative effects only among the elderly

Gradual exposure to actual feared situation is called ____________?

A. Cognitive desensitization
B. In vivo desensitization
C. Flooding
D. Breaking of resistance

Learning theories explain attachment of infants to their parents in items of__________?

A. Conditioning
B. Observational learning
C. The maturation of perceptual skills
D. Cognitive development

Developmental psychologists believe that two factors that influence human development are ____________?

A. Motivation and emotion
B. Self and others
C. Genetic makes up and experience
D. Rewards and punishments

How can morality covertly enter the therapy session?

A. By having ministers take over the role of therapist
B. By the use of techniques to alter a sexual preference
C. By allowing an insane person into therapy
D. By allowing philosophers of ethics to become therapists

The notion that aggression can be reduced by allowing angry individuals to engage harmless activities that allow them to “blow off self esteem” is ___________?

A. Frustration-aggression hypothesis
B. Displacement hypothesis
C. Sublimation hypothesis
D. Catharsis hypothesis