Farida was informed by a professional palm reader. “You generally communicate openly with others, but you have certain dark secrets that even your closest friends could never guess.” The fact that Farida was impressed by the palm reader’s insight into her personality best illustrates:

Related Mcqs:

1. Fifteen minutes after Zaigham left the brightly lit hallway and entered the dark passageway, dark adaptation was:

   A. Complete in both his rods and cones
   B. Not taking place in his cones, but complete in his rods
   C. Complete in his cones, but still taking place in his rods
   D. Still taking place in both his rods and his cones

2. “I always choose romance novels rather than biographies. I guess I must like romance novels better.” This thought process illustrates the premise of_____theory.

   A. cognitive dissonance
   B. learning
   C. evolutionary
   D. self- perception

3. An educated guess about what is controlling some behaviour is called:

   A. experimental control
   B. a hypothesis
   C. an experimental variables
   D. a theory

4. Jamil has a lack of interest in friends or lovers and experiences very little emotion. He can be described as having which of the following personality disorders?

   A. avoidant
   B. schizoid
   C. borderline
   D. paranoid

5. John, in a meeting with his boss, was elated to hear the president of the company was impressed with his contribution. However, when he left the meeting and was sitting in his office, john began to experience feelings of anger. What theory would most support john’s circumstances?

   A. Nice- factor theory
   B. Face satisfaction theory
   C. Dissatisfaction theory
   D. Opponent process theory

6. 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

7. In learning by insight, an individual:

   A. Employs his cognitive for solving his problems
   B. Observes the behavior of others
   C. Considers just one aspect of a problem
   D. Both (a) and (b)

8. In learning by insight, an individual:

   A. Has an understanding of the environment
   B. Knows the benefits of the solution of problem
   C. Consciously makes efforts to solve a problem
   D. All of the above

9. Which of the following is the central point of learning through insight:

   A. Solution of a problem through repeated errors
   B. Observation of the behavior of others
   C. Instantly solve a problem
   D. None of the above

10. Research participants were asked to identify a word that could be associated meaningfully with each of three other words. Solutions that occurred with sudden insight were accompanied by a burst of activity in the brain’s______lobe.

    A. front occipital
    B. left occipital
    C. left temporal
    D. right temporal