All Free Psychology MCQs with Answers
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- A. the hypothalamus
- B. hippocampus
- C. the reticular formation
- D. the thalamus
Explanation: Visual signals from the eyes usually relay through the thalamus before reaching the occipital lobe for processing.
Correct answer: the thalamus- A. Coordination of movement
- B. Temperature regulation
- C. Vital functions
- D. Higher thought processes
Explanation: The medulla controls vital involuntary functions such as breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.
Correct answer: Vital functions- A. Parietal
- B. Frontal
- C. Temporal
- D. Occipital
Explanation: The parietal lobe processes bodily sensations and contributes to spatial awareness and perception.
Correct answer: Parietal- A. Sympathetic
- B. Peripheral
- C. Autonomic
- D. Parasympathetic
Explanation: The nervous system has two major divisions: the central nervous system, consisting of the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral…
Correct answer: Peripheral- A. Emotional control
- B. Fine motor coordination
- C. Sleep/wake cycles
- D. Spatial orientation
Explanation: The amygdala evaluates emotionally significant stimuli, especially threats, and helps generate emotional responses such as fear.
Correct answer: Emotional control- A. Occipital Lobe
- B. Cerebellum
- C. Parietal Lobe
- D. Frontal Lobe
Explanation: Phineas Gage’s tamping iron passed through his frontal lobe, and his later personality changes made the case important evidence for…
Correct answer: Frontal Lobe- A. Variation
- B. Evolution
- C. Habituation
- D. Natural selectionEnroll In Courses
Explanation: Natural selection is the process in which heritable traits that improve survival or reproduction become more common because their bearers…
Correct answer: Natural selectionEnroll In Courses- A. nerves
- B. synapses
- C. neurotransmitters
- D. action potentialsTake Psychology Courses
Explanation: Hormones are chemical messengers released by endocrine glands, while neurotransmitters are chemical messengers released by neurons at…
Correct answer: neurotransmitters- A. genotype
- B. phenotype
- C. somatotype
- D. physiognomy
Explanation: Hair colour, eye colour, and height are observable characteristics, so they describe Ainee’s phenotype.
Correct answer: phenotype- A. frontal
- B. temporal
- C. Parietal
- D. cerebellar
Explanation: The temporal lobe contains the primary auditory cortex and is therefore associated with hearing, while the occipital lobe contains the…
Correct answer: temporal- A. the cerebellum
- B. Sperry's area
- C. Broca's area
- D. Wernicke's area
Explanation: Broca's area is involved in producing fluent spoken language, so damage there causes difficulty expressing speech.
Correct answer: Broca's area- A. empathetic division of the peripheral nervous system
- B. parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
- C. somatic division of the peripheral nervous system
- D. sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
Explanation: The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for fight or flight by increasing heart rate, sweating, and…
Correct answer: sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system- A. an action potential
- B. a resting potential
- C. impulse facilitation
- D. inhibitory
Explanation: An action potential is the rapid electrical change in which a neuron's membrane becomes less negative and may briefly become positive.
Correct answer: an action potential- A. flow
- B. contract
- C. career
- D. calling
Explanation: A career involves a long-term sequence of jobs and advancement, which fits Andrea's focus on climbing toward better positions.
Correct answer: career1655. Hypothermia refers to:
- A. a symptom of a histrionic personality disorder
- B. unclear thinking
- C. a skin rash due to the lack of calcium
- D. feeling cold
Explanation: Hypothermia is an abnormally low core body temperature caused by excessive heat loss, commonly accompanied by intense cold and shivering.
Correct answer: feeling cold1656. Developing assessments tools for selecting and placing employees is of most direct relevance to:
- A. personnel psychology
- B. social psychology
- C. organizational psychology
- D. clinical psychology
Explanation: Personnel psychology applies psychological assessment to recruitment, selection, placement, and employee suitability.
Correct answer: personnel psychology- A. flow
- B. experiencing flow
- C. 360-degree feedback
- D. structured interviews
Explanation: 360-degree feedback gathers performance information from a manager's supervisors, peers, subordinates, and customers.
Correct answer: 360-degree feedback1658. Which of the following has not been found in research on gender differences in sexual interest?
- A. Men think about sex more than women
- B. Men initiate sex more than women
- C. Women are more interested in having many partners than men are
- D. Women are less interested in uncommitted sex
Explanation: Research generally finds greater average male interest in casual sex and multiple partners, while women tend to report less interest in…
Correct answer: Women are more interested in having many partners than men are- A. depends on early classical conditioning experiences
- B. should be viewed as a continuum
- C. depends on normalities and abnormalities in the amygdala
- D. should be viewed as an either-or distinction
Explanation: Kinsey described sexual orientation on a continuum, ranging from exclusively heterosexual to exclusively homosexual, with intermediate…
Correct answer: should be viewed as a continuum- A. dopamine
- B. serotonin
- C. acetylcholine
- D. norepinephrine
Explanation: Research has linked differences between smokers and nonsmokers to genes affecting dopamine responses, since nicotine strongly activates…
Correct answer: dopamine