Psychology - Mock Test 1

Question 1

Which field of psychology would be most likely to study the influence of over-crowding on conformity

A) personality B) cognitive C) clinical D) social

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Question 2

Watson and Skinner both contributed to which school of psychology

A) functionalism B) cognitive C) social-cultural D) behaviourism

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Question 3

Another term for reinforcement is

A) stimulus B) reward C) response D) condition

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Question 4

The behaviourists rejected introspection because

A) it was too slow B) it invaded people’s privacy C) it yielded too much data D) it was too subjective

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Question 5

A forensic psychologist would be most likely to study

A) the accuracy of eyewitness memory B) the impact of advertising on shopping behaviour C) the effect of hormones on decision making D) gender differences in learning styles

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Question 6

Most human behaviour

A) can be easily explained B) has multiple causes C) stems from unconscious desires D) depends on social influence

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Question 7

Evolutionary psychology has its roots in

A) behaviourism B) collectivism C) functionalism D) structuralism

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Question 8

Freud emphasized the role of ________ in shaping people’s personality

A) free will B) unconscious desires C) hormones D) group influence

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Question 9

Nature is to ________ as nurture is to ________

A) environment/genes B) conscious/unconscious C) genes/environment D) unconscious/conscious

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Question 10

Dr Pula wants to explore differences in child-rearing practices between British and Chinese parents. She is most likely a

A) cognitive psychologist B) physiological psychologist C) cognitive-ergonomic psychologist D) social-cultural psychologist

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