Psychology MCQs

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Which of the following is true of psychics who have worked with police departments in an effort to solve difficult crimes?
A. They have used telepathy to read the mind of the criminal
B. They have provided useful predictions using all their powers in 90 percent of the cases
C. They have used precognition to forewarn the police of criminals acts
D. They have reported visions that are no more accurate than guesses
Which theory focuses the most on demographic and social trends of families?
A. Symbolic interactionist
B. Social constructionist
C. Conflict theory
D. Postmodernist
According to Hazan and Shaver (1987):
A. Romantic relationships in adulthood follow the same forms as attachment relationships in infancy
B. Those who had ambivalent attachments in infancy are doomed never to fall in love as adults
C. Those who had avoidant attachments in infancy often over- compensate by becoming excessively intimate in their adult lover relationships
D. All of the above are the case
A correlation coefficient is best characterized as a(n):
A. Measure of the extent of the relationship between two variables
B. Index of the causal direction between an independent and dependent variable
C. Indication of the likelihood that an experimental finding will be replicated by others
D. Measure of the likelihood that observed differences may be attributed to chance
The fact that that we can walk and chew gun at the same time illustrates that:
A. Our attention depends on different motor system
B. We use selective attention
C. We use divided attention
D. We use sequential attention
People are likely to discount information that is inconsistent with their stereotyped beliefs. This can cause a_________?
A. Fundamental attribution error
B. Perpetuating stereotype
C. Behavioral confirmation
D. Self- serving bias
The function of the lens is to:
A. Locate in image
B. Focus an image on the retina
C. Combine the location and projection on the blind spot
D. Project an image on the cornea
Two early contributors to American sociology are Jene Addams and______.
A. Max weber
B. W. e. b. dubosi
C. Herbert spencer
D. Harriet martineau
A common-sense approach to psychology is:
A. The most reliable
B. Often contradicted by empirical evidence
C. The basis for most psychological theories
D. The basis for collecting data (observed facts)