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. A psychologist interested in knowing how young children think while learning ‘how to play games’, is a (an):

   A. Behavioural psychologist
   B. Sports psychologist
   C. Cognitive psychologist
   D. Environmental psychologist

3. What do cognitive psychologists compare the mind to?

   A. A keyboard
   B. A CD player
   C. A Computer
   D. A Television

4. The organizational principles identified by Gestalt psychologists best illustrate the importance of:

   A. perceptual constancy
   B. perceptual adaptation
   C. visual capture
   D. top-down processing

5. All of the following are ways psychologists judge abnormal behavior EXCEPT:

   A. Distress
   B. Disability
   C. Depression
   D. Statistical rarity

6. Which of the following psychologists is MOST likely to deal with the most severe mental health problems?

   A. clinical psychologist
   B. research psychologist
   C. school psychologist
   D. counselling psychologist

7. Psychologists who carefully watch the behavior of chimpanzee societies in the jungle are using a research method known as:

   A. the case study
   B. experimentation
   C. random sampling
   D. naturalistic observation

8. For Kohlberg, the development of morality primarily involves:

   A. Cognitive development
   B. Affective development
   C. Neurolinguistic development
   D. Development of coordination

9. The poly graph or “lie detector” primarily measures which component of emotion?

   A. attribution
   B. emotional expression
   C. physiological expression
   D. vocal modulation

10. The polygraph or “lie detector” primarily measures which component of emotion?

    A. attribution
    B. emotional expression
    C. physiological arousal
    D. vocal modulation