Psychology
Psychology MCQs with Answers and Explanations
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Which structure in the brain acts as the primary relay station for incoming sensory information (except smell) to the cerebral cortex?
AHypothalamus
BThalamus
CAmygdala
DHippocampus
The school of Functionalism, which focused on how mental processes help organisms adapt to their environment, was pioneered by:
AWilhelm Wundt
BJohn B. Watson
CWilliam James
DB.F. Skinner
The brain structure essential for forming long-term explicit (declarative) memories is the:
AAmygdala
BCerebellum
CHippocampus
DMedulla Oblongata
John B. Watson rejected the study of conscious mind and introspection, founding which major school of psychology in 1913?
APsychoanalysis
BHumanistic Psychology
CCognitive Psychology
DBehaviorism
Which part of the limbic system plays a central role in processing emotional responses, particularly fear and aggression?
AHippocampus
BThalamus
CPons
DAmygdala
The famous phrase ‘The whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ is the central axiom of which psychological school?
AGestalt Psychology
BStructuralism
CPsychoanalysis
DBehaviorism
Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory posits that personality is driven by three structure components known as:
ASelf, Persona, and Shadow
BId, Ego, and Superego
CConscious, Subconscious, and Unconscious
DReal Self, Ideal Self, and Perceived Self
According to Freud, which structural component of personality operates on the ‘Reality Principle’?
AId
BSuperego
CEgo
DLibido
Which early psychologist established the first psychological clinic in 1896 and is considered the founder of Clinical Psychology?
AG. Stanley Hall
BHugo Münsterberg
CAlfred Binet
DLightner Witmer
Who served as the first President of the American Psychological Association (APA) and founded the American Journal of Psychology?
AG. Stanley Hall
BWilliam James
CEdward Thorndike
DJohn Dewey