Psychology
Psychology MCQs with Answers and Explanations
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The consistency or stability of a test’s scores across repeated administrations is known as its:
AValidity
BObjectivity
CReliability
DGeneralizability
In an experimental study, the variable that is deliberately manipulated by the researcher is the:
ADependent Variable
BConfounding Variable
CControl Variable
DIndependent Variable
The tendency for observers to overestimate personality traits and underestimate situational factors when explaining others’ behavior is called the:
AFundamental Attribution Error
BSelf-Serving Bias
CConfirmation Bias
DActor-Observer Bias
In an experiment, the variable that is measured to assess the effect of the manipulation is the:
ADependent Variable
BIndependent Variable
CExtraneous Variable
DPredictor Variable
Leon Festinger’s theory that describes the psychological discomfort felt when holding two conflicting cognitions is known as:
ASocial Comparison Theory
BCognitive Dissonance Theory
CBalance Theory
DAttribution Theory
The famous 1961 experiment on obedience to authority where participants delivered mock electrical shocks was conducted by:
APhilip Zimbardo
BSolomon Asch
CStanley Milgram
DMuzafer Sherif
The theory of motivation suggesting that biological needs create an internal state of tension that drives the organism to reduce it is:
AArousal Theory
BIncentive Theory
CDrive-Reduction Theory
DInstinct Theory
The Yerkes-Dodson Law states that performance on a task is best when physiological arousal is:
AExtremely High
BExtremely Low
CZero
DModerate
Which theory of emotion asserts that emotional experience occurs AFTER and as a direct result of physiological arousal?
AJames-Lange Theory
BCannon-Bard Theory
CSchachter-Singer Two-Factor Theory
DLazarus Cognitive-Mediational Theory
The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion states that physiological arousal and the emotional experience occur:
ASequentially, with arousal first
BSimultaneously and independently
CSequentially, with emotion first
DOnly after cognitive evaluation