Free General Psychology MCQs with Answers
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- A. psychophysiological illness
- B. stress
- C. spontaneous remission
- D. biofeedback
Explanation: Stress is the psychological and physiological process involved when a person perceives events as threatening or challenging and responds…
Correct answer: stress- A. disgust
- B. pain
- C. shame
- D. terror
Explanation: Rage is an extreme or highly intense form of anger; similarly, terror is an extreme form of fear.
Correct answer: terror- A. alarm
- B. resistance
- C. exhaustion
- D. adjustment
Explanation: Selye’s general adaptation syndrome begins with the alarm reaction, when the body first responds to a stressor.
Correct answer: alarm- A. Skinner
- B. Thorndike
- C. Watson
- D. Pavlov
Explanation: John B. Watson formally established behaviorism as a school of psychology, emphasizing observable behavior and environmental influences.
Correct answer: Watson- A. axon
- B. axon terminal
- C. synapse
- D. soma
Explanation: A synapse is the junction where one neuron communicates with another cell, not a structural part of the neuron itself.
Correct answer: synapse- A. Thalamus
- B. Cerebrum
- C. Limbic system
- D. All of the above
Explanation: The limbic system regulates basic emotions, motivational drives and related behaviours such as fear, aggression and feeding.
Correct answer: Limbic system- A. White matter
- B. Gray matter
- C. Cell bodies
- D. Nerve fibers
Explanation: White matter consists mainly of myelinated axons arranged in tracts, giving it its lighter appearance.
Correct answer: White matter- A. Ganglia
- B. Nerves
- C. Spinal cord
- D. All of these
Explanation: A ganglion is a concentrated group of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system.
Correct answer: Ganglia- A. Epilepsy
- B. Alzheimer's disease
- C. Parkinson's disease
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Elevated aluminium exposure has historically been studied as a possible contributor to Alzheimer’s disease, although the causal link…
Correct answer: Alzheimer's disease- A. Alcohol
- B. Nicotine
- C. Dopamine
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Nicotine stimulates the autonomic nervous system, increasing heart rate and blood pressure and often increasing gastrointestinal activity.
Correct answer: Nicotine- A. Forebrain
- B. Midbrain
- C. Hindbrain
- D. Amygdala
Explanation: The midbrain is relatively reduced in humans compared with some other mammals and contains the superior and inferior colliculi, which…
Correct answer: Midbrain- A. Corpus callosum
- B. Pons
- C. Reticular formation
- D. Hypothalamus
Explanation: The reticular formation is a network extending through the brainstem that helps relay and regulate arousal-related information between…
Correct answer: Reticular formation- A. Brain
- B. Nerves
- C. Ganglia
- D. Spinal cord
Explanation: Nerves are bundles of axons in the peripheral nervous system enclosed by connective tissue.
Correct answer: Nerves- A. Sensory
- B. Motor
- C. Mixed
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Sensory nerves carry impulses toward the central nervous system, motor nerves carry them to muscles or glands, and mixed nerves do both.
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Sympathetic
- B. Parasympathetic
- C. Somatic
- D. Peripheral
Explanation: The sympathetic division prepares the body for emergency action by increasing heart rate, breathing, and alertness in the fight-or-flight…
Correct answer: Sympathetic- A. Corpus coliseum
- B. Cerebral cortex
- C. Cerebral hemispheres
- D. None of these
Explanation: Voluntary movement is initiated by the motor areas of the cerebral cortex, which send signals to skeletal muscles.
Correct answer: Cerebral cortex- A. Latin
- B. Latin and Greek
- C. Latin and Polynesian
- D. Greek
Explanation: The word sociology combines the Latin socius, meaning companion or society, with the Greek logos, meaning study or discourse.
Correct answer: Latin and Greek- A. an action potential
- B. a resting potential
- C. impulse facilitation
- D. inhibitory
Explanation: An action potential is the brief reversal of a neuron's electrical charge that carries the neural impulse along the axon.
Correct answer: an action potential- A. A G Frank
- B. D McClelland
- C. M Nash
- D. W W Rostow
Explanation: D. McClelland’s psychological approach explains development through individual motives, especially the need for achievement. A. G.
Correct answer: D McClelland- A. stimulus-response connections
- B. animal behavior
- C. the comparison of functional and behavioral psychology
- D. the comparison of different types of psychotherapy
Explanation: Comparative psychologists study behaviour across species, especially animal behaviour, to identify common and distinct behavioural…
Correct answer: animal behavior