Thorndike’s “Law of Effect” was an early form of the present day principle of _____________?
A. Extinction
B. Reinforcement
C. Contiguity
D. Trial and error
E. None of these
A. Extinction
B. Reinforcement
C. Contiguity
D. Trial and error
E. None of these
A. CS
B. CR
C. UCS
D. UCR
E. None of these
In Pavlovian conditioning the learned response is ____________? Read More »
Psychology Mcqs A. A stable equilibrium
B. An unstable equilibrium
C. An oscillation of (A. and (B.
D. Neither (A. nor (B. (C.
E. None of these
The approach-approach conflict involves ____________? Read More »
Psychology Mcqs A. An abundance motive
B. A stimulation motive
C. A survival motive
D. A security motive
E. None of these
Self-assertive behavior is an example primarily of _____________? Read More »
Psychology Mcqs A. Found in the mid-brain
B. Bilaterally symmetrical
C. Functionally independent
D. In front of the central fissure
E. None of these
The cerebellum and cerebrum are ____________? Read More »
Psychology Mcqs A. Cognitive therapists
B. Humanistic therapists
C. Biological therapists
D. Psychodynamic therapists
E. None of these
Therapists who focus on altering faulty thought process are ____________? Read More »
Psychology Mcqs A. Schizophrenia does not appear to have genetic components
B. Schizophrenia does appear to have a genetic component
C. Adoption studies do not reveal anything about schizophrenia
D. There is a single cause of schizophrenia
Chromosomal mapping studies have found that _____________? Read More »
Psychology Mcqs A. A sufferer, a healer and a systematic interaction between the two
B. A healer that uncovers unconscious conflicts and heals the personality
C. The removal of symptoms about which the patient complains
D. The use of talking and drugs about which the patient complains
E. None of these
The best definition of psychotherapy includes ______________? Read More »
Psychology Mcqs A. Universal aspects of development
B. Individual differences in development
C. Cultural differences in development
D. Immutable laws of development
E. None of these
A. Genetically determined signals
B. Instinctive process
C. Homeostatic imbalances
D. An interaction between biology and environment
E. None of these
Maturation refers to development that occurs as a result of ___________? Read More »
Psychology Mcqs