Free General Psychology MCQs with Answers
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- A. Study of the mind
- B. Study of personality and mental illness
- C. Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
- D. None of these
Explanation: Psychology uses scientific methods to study both observable behavior and internal mental processes such as memory, emotion, and thinking.
Correct answer: Scientific study of behavior and mental processes- A. study of something
- B. life
- C. Beauty of something
- D. None of these
Explanation: The Greek suffix logia means the study or systematic account of something.
Correct answer: study of something- A. "breath, spirit, sole"
- B. "breath, Love, soul:
- C. "breath, spirit, soul"
- D. None of these
Explanation: Psyche is a Greek term associated with breath, spirit, and soul. “Love” is not part of this standard meaning, making option b the…
Correct answer: "breath, spirit, soul"- A. psyche and logia
- B. pcychy and logia
- C. psycho and logia
- D. None of these
Explanation: Psychology derives from the Greek words psyche, meaning mind, soul, or spirit, and logia, meaning study.
Correct answer: psyche and logia- A. Behaviour
- B. Control
- C. Nervous system
- D. None of these
Explanation: Psychology is commonly defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes, so behavior completes the statement.
Correct answer: Behaviour- A. Greek
- B. Latin
- C. Arabic
- D. German
Explanation: The term psychology was formed from Greek roots, psyche and logia, rather than Latin, Arabic, or German.
Correct answer: Greek- A. Euclid
- B. George cantor
- C. Albert Einstein
- D. None of these
Explanation: Set theory was developed and formalized by Georg Cantor in the late nineteenth century.
Correct answer: George cantor- A. France
- B. America
- C. Germany
- D. Japan
Explanation: Wilhelm Wundt established the first formal psychology laboratory at Leipzig, Germany, in 1879.
Correct answer: Germany- A. Germany
- B. Britain
- C. Russia
- D. USA
Explanation: Modern psychology is usually dated from Wundt's establishment of the first psychology laboratory in Germany in 1879.
Correct answer: Germany- A. first laboratory
- B. phrenology movement
- C. early neuro-anatomy procedures
- D. first sensory-motor psychological tests
Explanation: Galton pioneered early sensory and motor tests, including measures of sensory discrimination and reaction time, as part of his study of…
Correct answer: first sensory-motor psychological tests- A. Spearman
- B. Raven
- C. Cattell
- D. Rorschach
Explanation: Raymond Cattell developed the Culture Fair Intelligence Tests to reduce the influence of language and cultural knowledge on intelligence…
Correct answer: Cattell- A. Robert Sternberg
- B. David Wechsler
- C. Louis Thurstone
- D. Charles Spearman
Explanation: Charles Spearman proposed that performance on different mental tasks reflects a common general intelligence factor, called g.
Correct answer: Charles Spearman- A. blue, yellow, red
- B. blue, green, red
- C. green, orange, red
- D. green, yellow, red
Explanation: In the traditional psychology classification, red, yellow, and blue are treated as the primary colours for subtractive mixing, while red…
Correct answer: blue, yellow, red- A. retinal disparity
- B. interposition
- C. continuity
- D. convergence
Explanation: Convergence is the inward turning of the eyes when viewing a nearby object, and the brain uses the degree of muscular effort as a cue to…
Correct answer: convergence615. The tendency to organize stimuli into smooth, uninterrupted patterns is called _________________?
- A. closure
- B. continuity
- C. similarity
- D. proximity
Explanation: The Gestalt principle of continuity leads us to perceive lines and patterns as smooth, ongoing forms rather than as disconnected pieces.
Correct answer: continuity- A. motivation
- B. past experience
- C. size
- D. expectation
Explanation: Motivation, past experience, and expectation are personal factors because they arise from the observer.
Correct answer: size- A. cones
- B. rods
- C. lens
- D. cornea
Explanation: Rods are highly sensitive to dim light and support night or peripheral vision, although they do not provide detailed colour vision.
Correct answer: rods- A. size constancy
- B. brightness constancy
- C. linear perspective
- D. texture gradient
Explanation: Brightness constancy allows a familiar object to be perceived as having a stable brightness despite changes in illumination, so the white…
Correct answer: brightness constancy- A. a stimulus factor in perception
- B. a personal factor in perception
- C. a stimulus factor in motivation
- D. a Gestalt principle of perception
Explanation: Bold type is a physical feature of the text that attracts attention, making it a stimulus factor in perception.
Correct answer: a stimulus factor in perception- A. fovea
- B. iris
- C. cornea
- D. retina
Explanation: The fovea is the central retinal area with the greatest concentration of cones, providing the sharpest and most detailed vision.
Correct answer: fovea