A. industrial/organizational
B. clinical
C. personality
D. biological
Related Mcqs:
- In order to understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist has carefully investigated the client’s current life situation and his physical, social-cultural, educational history which research method has the psychologist employed?
A. the case study
B. the survey
C. naturalistic observation
D. correlational research - Irrational acts a person feels driven to repeat are called_____. They help control anxiety caused by:
A. obsessions: compulsions
B. compulsions; obsessions
C. compulsions; defense mechanisms
D. defense mechanisms; obsessions - A police officer is a tense and possibly dangerous situation may “see” a hammer in a man’s hand as a gun. This mistake could be attributed to the officer’s __________________?
A. perceptual set
B. selective viewing
C. Stroop interference
D. frame illusion - Someone has been extremely anxious for much of the past year, but can’t explain why. There is a good chance that generalized he is experiencing:
A. generalized anxiety disorder
B. sociopathy
C. psychosis
D. a nervous breakdown - When Professor ljaz nervously began teaching a university class for the first time, he overestimated the extent to which his student would notice that he was anxious. His reaction best illustrates:
A. reciprocal determinism
B. self-serving bias
C. the spotlight effect
D. an Electra complex - Coretta is quite pessimistic, anxious, and moody. In terms of the Eysenck’s basic personality dimensions she would be classified as:
A. passive-aggressive
B. manic-depressive
C. unstable-introverted
D. external-dependent - Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 4
D. 3 & 4 - Effat Ashiq has a bad case of vertigo. She feels like the room is springing, and she has trouble keeping her balance. It is possible that this sense of disequilibrium is a result of excess activity in neurons originating in the:
A. Olfactory bulb
B. The semicircular canals
C. Periaqueductal gray
D. Semicircular canals - An interview feels certain that he can tell who is lying in a job interview. His certainly in his ability is an example of:
A. The halo effect
B. Selection bias
C. Central tendency bias
D. Interviewer illusion - Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feelings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the______-theory of motivation. Eventually, however, josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now the needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.
A. arousal; incentive
B. drive reduction; arousal
C. drive reduction; incentive
D. incentive; drive reduction
