Psychology MCQs

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Psychology is a: _____________?
A. Study of the mind
B. Study of personality and mental illness
C. Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
D. None of these
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.
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
Critical thinking skills: ____________?
A. Are abstract abilities that cannot be identified
B. Usually develop spontaneously through normal content instruction
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
The best definition of psychology is the __________?
A. Study of the mind
B. Study of personality and mental illness
C. Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
D. None of these
One difference between sociology and psychologists is that psychologist study:
A. Behavior in individuals
B. Biological processes more than psychological processes
C. Religion, philosophy and epistemology
D. Animal behavior rather than group behavior