List of top Psychology Questions

What can be calculated by comparing the performance of those who have obtained very low test scores with those who have obtained very high test scores?

As a science, which of the following does psychology use as its primary source of information?

The school of Psychology which aimed to study the adaptive functions of the mind is called:

Match List I with List II:

LIST I(Type of Memory)		LIST II(Description)
A	Procedural Memory	I	Deepest level of processing (related to meaning)
B	Sensory Memory	II	Memory of an event
C	Semantic Memory	III	Memory of riding a bicycle
D	Episodic Memory	IV	Visual memory for short span of time

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What kind of psychologist would be most likely to conduct a study of challenges in problem-solving skills with increasing age?

The forgetting of new learning due to previously acquired material is called:

The behavior of avoiding a noxious stimulus by a responder is called:

Conscious forcing of desires or thoughts out of consciousness is called:

Which of the following is least likely to be included in a Binet intelligence test?

“Personality is fixed in the early years of life and subject to little change thereafter.” This view is known as:

When Libido is attached to or invested in an object, it is known as:

Parul remembers things from the past very well but cannot incorporate present events into her memory. She is suffering from:

Excessive competitive drive even when it is unnecessary, is observed in which of the following types of personality?

Ravi believes that experiences throughout his life continually change his personality. Which theorist would probably not agree with this?

Central Traits, Cardinal Traits, and Secondary Traits were prominent in the trait theory of:

Match List I with List II:

LIST I(Defense Mechanism)		LIST II(Basic Nature)
A	Repression	I	Retreating to an earlier period of life
B	Regression	II	Forgetting unacceptable thoughts or impulses
C	Projection	III	Redirecting an emotional response from a dangerous object to a safer one
D	Displacement	IV	Transferring unacceptable motives or impulses to others

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The characteristics of a fully functioning person are:
(A) Aware of all experiences
(B) Able to face difficulties
(C) Inhibited and not free to make choices
(D) Adapt to the changing environmental conditions
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Which kind of intelligence represents the accumulation of abilities gained through formal and informal instruction?

Your weekly visit to your psychoanalyst begins with instructions to "say whatever comes into your mind." Which technique is being used by the psychoanalyst?

In Hans Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome, the final stage is:

A basketball player who is ready to shoot a free throw and is not distracted by the sight of the crowd is demonstrating:

A parent who fails to set firm limits on age-appropriate behavior required for a young child would be using which parenting style?

Information organized in Long-Term Memory (LTM) stores is aided by the reminders which direct memory search to appropriate parts of the LTM repository. These are called:

Which of the following is not a part of the Nervous System?

The field of Artificial Intelligence is most closely related to which psychological approach?