Psychology MCQs

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Abraham Maslow is well known as _____________?
A. A forerunner of the humanistic movement in psychology
B. The creator of cognitive-behavioral therapy
C. The creator of client-centered therapy
D. A forerunner of object-relations theory
The biological and behavioral perspectives are most likely to differ with respect to the issue of ____________?
A. Nature versus nature
B. Rationality versus irrationality
C. Observation versus introspection
D. Basic versus applied research
Gestalt theory emphasized _____________?
A. A flow of consciousness
B. Our tendency to see patterns
C. The atoms of thought
D. None of these
In psychology, case studies are used to ___________?
A. Draw conclusions about individual behavior on the basis of group finding
B. Draw general conclusions about behavior of the client
C. Asses heritability of individual
D. Show importance of case study
Correlation are useful for ____________?
A. Explaining attitudes
B. Predicting behavior
C. Discovering the causes of behavior
D. Doing all the above
A cross-sectional study is one in which ____________?
A. The same people are retested over a period of years
B. Different age groups are tested at the same time
C. Different characteristics of a given individual are assessed at the same time
D. The behavior of a group is assessed by different researchers
Psychology arose in the nineteenth century from developmental in a number of area, primarily ____________?
A. Science and culture
B. Culture and philosophy
C. Science and philosophy
D. Philosophy and religion