Advance Social Psychology MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 31, 2025

1. : Small fibers that branch out from the cell body and pick up the incoming message are known as:
(A) Nerves
(B) Axons
(C) Dendrites
(D) Terminals

2. : The thyroid gland controls:
(A) Glucose absorption
(B) Metabolism
(C) Emotions
(D) Sexuality

3. : The capacity of the eye to differentiate fine details is known as:
(A) Visual acuity
(B) Visual dilation
(C) Visual sensitivity
(D) Adaptation

4. : Select the name of the disorder which results when fluid pressure constructs inside the eye and causes damage to the optic nerve:
(A) Prospagnia
(B) Glaucoma
(C) Dyslexia
(D) Achromatopsia

5. : Optical mirage results from the twist in:
(A) Perception
(B) Sensation
(C) Transduction
(D) Adaptation

6. : Our common method for dealing with the environment is called:
(A) Cognitive style
(B) Perceptual style
(C) Personality
(D) Intelligence

7. : The external motive that guides objective-directed behavior is known as:
(A) Incentive
(B) Needs
(C) Drives
(D) Reciprocal

8. : Select the term in which psychologists work to upgrade the efficiency of people in business:
(A) Industrial/Organizational
(B) Developmental
(C) Cognitive
(D) Physiological

9. : Psychology is the science of:
(A) Inductive reasoning
(B) Objective introspection
(C) Behavior and mental processes
(D) Emotions

10. : A hypothesis is defined as:
(A) A testable prediction derived from a theory
(B) An explanation of a phenomenon
(C) The independent variable
(D) The dependent variable

11. : Select the research method of Freud:
(A) Case study method
(B) Naturalistic observation
(C) Survey research
(D) Correlational method

12. : The quantity of association between two or more variables is:
(A) Synchronicity
(B) Naturalistic observation
(C) Reliability
(D) Correlation

13. : The theory of Gestalt emphasized:
(A) Our tendency to see patterns
(B) The atoms of thought
(C) Environmental stimuli
(D) A flow of consciousness

14. : Most psychologists accept aggression as:
(A) A learned response
(B) Linked to sexual drive
(C) An innate biological response to frustration
(D) A drive that builds up over time and must be released

15. : The operation of detecting changes and transferring them from the outer environment to the brain is called:
(A) Sensation
(B) Perception
(C) Selective attention
(D) Adaptation

16. : According to Alfred Adler, the main motivating force in a person’s life is:
(A) Physical gratification
(B) Existential anxiety
(C) The need for power
(D) Striving for superiority

17. : Which term is used in the learning mechanism that B.F. Skinner sees as being the vital means by which behavior is learned:
(A) Operant conditioning
(B) Classical conditioning
(C) Observational conditioning
(D) Insight learning

18. : Select the approach in which personality is least deterministic:
(A) Skinner’s approach
(B) The psychoanalytical approach
(C) The humanistic approach
(D) The behavioral approach

19. : Which of the following did Carl Rogers believe encouraged a congruent self-concept?
(A) Unconditional love
(B) Appropriate role models
(C) Immediate-need gratification
(D) Conditional love

20. : Define stereotypes:
(A) Special types of schemas that are part of people’s shared cultural background
(B) Equivalent to prejudice
(C) Widely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because of their membership in a particular group
(D) Both A and B

21. : In developmental psychology, the term “nature” refers to the _____ part that controls development:
(A) Physical
(B) Environmental
(C) Biological
(D) All of these

22. : Select the factor which is the most important biological element to the organized physical growth of the body including the nervous system, in the study of development:
(A) Maturation
(B) Hormones
(C) Environment
(D) Growth factors

23. : A biologically determined period in the life of some animals during which a definite shape of learning can take place most easily is known as:
(A) Critical period
(B) Milestone
(C) Stage
(D) Landmark