Psychology MCQs

A. each of them worked independently
B. each of them were pioneers in the fields of psychology
C. each of them founded a formal psychology laboratory
D. each of them developed novel observational methods to study how the mind works

A. He proposed an important theory about how memory works
B. He founded an influential school of psychology
C. His work stood the test of time as his findings were later replicated by others and many remain valid today.
D. However, he was unable to convert (or ‘operationalize’) unobserbales mental processes into observable behaviour

A. Piaget argued that a child understands an object by acting on in either physically or mentally’ and thereby constructs knowledge.
B. Infants develop cognitive structures or schemes, which are organized particular way of interacting with the environment.
C. Cognitive structures of younger children, under the age of 7 reflect abstract mental operations.
D. The cognitive operations of alder children allow them to realized that conserved despite changes in appearance.

A. Psychoanalysis
B. Behaviorism
C. Human information-processing
D. Gestalt psychology

A. connectionists can study the brain as it naturally occurs in real life situations
B. connectionists assume cognitive systems function as a whole versus by single components
C. connectionists support the idea of a centeral processor of control unit
D. connectionists assume parallel versus serial processing of information

A. Both the brain and the computer consist of millions components yet the behaviour of compute can be understood by studying the programs that run them.
B. A useful account of human behaviour is considered possible by using terms abstract enough to transcend to transcend the operation of the brain’s approximately 180 billion nerve cells.
C. From the human information-processing perspective, information delivered to the senses is translated into a cognitive code.
D. Two types of processing which is conscious, and controlled processing which in unconscious.

A. Speculation and common sense
B. Generalisation and common sense
C. Hindsight and experimentation
D. Controlled measurement and experimentation

A. Behaviorism
B. Psychoanalysis
C. Structuralism
D. Functionalism

A. Developmental processes
B. Biological bases of behaviour
C. Social basesof behaviour
D. Cognitive and affective processes

A. The identification of a cause-and-effect relationship
B. Similar to the correlational method in that causality is determind.
C. That the surroundings are always similar to real life experiences.
D. That it is an informal way to investigate behavior.