Comparative psychologists are primarily interested in: ____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Comparative psychologists are primarily interested in:____________?

   A. stimulus-response connections
   B. animal behavior
   C. the comparison of functional and behavioral psychology.
   D. the comparison of different types of psychotherapy.

2. Psychologists employ a variety of tools and methods to study human behaviour which of the following methods to psychologists rely on to make systematic observations and draw conclusions about human behaviour.

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

3. An industrial psychologist interested in human factors would most likely participate in: ____________?

   A. the collection of bio-data
   B. vocational interest testing
   C. an assessment center evaluation
   D. machine design

4. The largest area of specialization among psychologists is: ____________?

   A. industrial and organizational
   B. experimental, physiological, and comparative
   C. social and personality
   D. clinical and counseling

5. The fact that psychologists do not all agree about the nature and development of personality demonstrates:

   A. that there are many ways of looking at the same phenomenon
   B. the fundamental inability of psychologists to work together in developing a single theory.
   C. the failure of psychologists to communicate with one another.
   D. the possibility that personality may simply be incomprehensible.

6. The largest area of specialization among psychologists is: _____________?

   A. industrial and organizational
   B. experimental, physiological, and comparative
   C. social and personality
   D. clinical and counseling

7. psychiatrists differ form psychologists in that psychiatrists:

   A. are physicians with a specialization in abnormal behavior and psychotherapy
   B. are extensively trained in the theories and techniques of sigmund Freud
   C. are are generally more eclectic than psychologists.
   D. have a Masters or Ph.D degree

8. Developmental psychologists study the effects of __________ on behavior.

   A. marketing
   B. learning disabilities
   C. aging
   D. robotics

9. In order to summarize or organize a series of observations in some meaningful way, psychologists may develop

   A. hypotheses
   B. experiments
   C. surveys
   D. theories

10. Which of the following broad domains can be studied by psychologists?

    A. Developmental processes
    B. Biological bases of behaviour
    C. Social basesof behaviour
    D. Cognitive and affective processes
    E. psychologists can study all of these domains