Introduction To Psychology — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

1879 is the correct answer to “The first experimental laboratory was established in 'Leipzig' in”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Aristotle is the correct answer to “Who among the following promoted the formulation of 'elementism'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Clinical Psychologist normally holds a Ph. D. or M.A. degree whereas a Psychiatrist holds on M.D. degree is the correct answer to “The clearest differences between a clinical Psychologist and a psychiatrist is . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Girindra Shekhar Bose is the correct answer to “The Indian Psychoanalytic Society was founded by”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Psychodynamic approach is the correct answer to “Yesterday I saw Ritu fighting wildly with her younger sister over a small matter for trivial reason. Which of the following approaches of Psychology will help me to understand Ritu's behaviour”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Structuralism is the correct answer to “"Introspection" was the main method used by . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Neobehaviourists no longer insist that only observable phenomena be studied is the correct answer to “Neobehaviourists differ from behaviourists on . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Kurt Koffka is the correct answer to “Who has defined psychology as the 'scientific study of the behaviour of living creatures in their contact with the outer world'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Extrasensory Perception is the correct answer to “The term ESP indicates”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Neurobiology is the correct answer to “Name of the study of nervous system and its function is-”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

1916 is the correct answer to “The first psychology department was established at Calcutta University in the year”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Experimental Psychologist is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . studies how behaviour is modified and how people retain these modifications”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Behaviourist is the correct answer to “The school of psychology which originated with John B. Watson was”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

William James is the correct answer to “"Psychology is the science of mental life, both its phenomena and of their conditions . . . . . . . . the phenomena are such things as we call feelings, desires, cognitions, reasoning, decisions and the like", was said by”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Psychodynamic is the correct answer to “The other name of psychoanalytic perspective is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Koffka is the correct answer to “Who among the following is not considered as a neo-Freudian”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Structuralism is the correct answer to “"Using informal research techniques" is one of the major limitations of . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

William Mc Doughall is the correct answer to “Who was the first man to define Psychology”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Twelve billion is the correct answer to “Nerve Cells in the human brain are”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Functionalists is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . did experiments on the way in which learning, memory, problem solving and motivation help people and animals adapt to their environments.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Social psychologist is the correct answer to “Who among the following tries to lessen tensions between management and workers”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

From birth to old age is the correct answer to “A developmental psychologist is concerned with human growth and factors that shape human behaviour”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Psychoanalytic is the correct answer to “A perspective that focuses on the role of feelings and impulses which are thought to be unconscious is . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Human behaviour is the correct answer to “The European ethologists Konard Lorenz and Niko Tinbergen use the term "instinct" in describing . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Watson is the correct answer to “Who had helped deal a deathblow to the old Psychology through the introduction of new methods that revealed Psychology as something more than a Philosophy”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Parapsychological research is the correct answer to “Dr. J. B. Rhine is best known Psychologist in . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Both A and B is the correct answer to “Greek philosophers defined psychology as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Calcutta University is the correct answer to “In India Modern Western psychology was first introduced in”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Which of the following psychological methods can help to solve the practical problems”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Biofeedback is the correct answer to “The technique to study the subject's brain wave, heart rate and blood pressure is called”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

3 and 4 is the correct answer to “Consider the following statements about Mental processes (1) Mental processes are purely physiological activities (2) Mental processes are related only to mental representations (3) Mental processes are significantly linked with the activities existing in the outer world (4) Mental processes are both subjective as well as objective Select the correct answer from the options given below”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

All of the above is the correct answer to “According to dualism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Psychodynamic perspective of psychology focuses on the role of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

A-2, B-1, C-3 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Psychologists) List-II (Views) A. William James 1. Psychology should focus on analysing the contents of consciousness B. Wilhelm Wundt 2. Psychology should focus on understanding the functions of consciousness C. J. B. Watson 3. Psychology should focus on behaviour”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Ebbinghaus is the correct answer to “Who among the following became famous for the outstanding contributions to the Psychology of Remembering and Forgetting”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Only 3 is the correct answer to “Consider the following statements 1. Psychology has evolved out of philosophy 2. Psychology has evolved out of physiology 3. Psychology has evolved out of combined influence of natural science and the branch of philosophy called epistemology or the theory of knowledge Choose the correct answer from the option given below:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Empirical evidence is the correct answer to “Information gained through direct observation and measurement is called . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

When psychologists are concerned about our resources, environmental pollution, overcrowding and other influences on the quality of our life is the correct answer to “What do you mean by 'environmental psychology'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koffka, Wolfgang Kohler is the correct answer to “Gestalt Psychology was founded in Germany in 1912 by”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.

U.S.A. is the correct answer to “"Functionalism" a School of Psychology began in . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To Psychology.