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Behavioural Sciences Quick-Fire Revision MCQs — Sets 1 & 2 (Past Paper) Two short revision MCQ sets compiled by Jitu. Questions only — no answer key. --- Set 1 1. The group in an experiment which receives no treatment is called: a. Control group b. Experimental group c. No group 2. The portion of your nervous system which controls breathing and digestion is: a. Axon b. Autonomic c. Linear circuit d. None of these 3. The color, smell and feeling of the flowers are relayed through what part of brain: a. Acetylcholine b. Thalamus c. Motor area d. None of these 4. A hungry person would find food to be a: a. Primary reinforcer b. Secondary reinforcer c. None of these 5. A psychologist explains you that learning can be best defined in terms of underlying thought process. What theory is being stated: a. Social learning b. Cognitive learning c. Trial and error d. None of these 6. According to Maslow, a person with no job, no friends and no house can be self actualized: a. 100 percent yes b. 100 percent no c. None of these 7. A need to establish and maintain relationship with other people: a. Achievement motivation b. Need for affiliation c. None of these 8. Term n-ach was introduced by: a. McCleland b. Jung c. Maslow d. None of these 9. Repression refers to: a. Primary defense mechanism b. Regression c. Frustration d. None of these 10. Enduring dimensions of personality characteristics differentiating people from another is called: a. Factor analysis b. Trait c. Determinism d. None of these 11. The theory which suggests that people learn attitude by observing their own behavior is: a. Operant conditioning b. Classical conditioning c. Self-perception d. None of these 12. Theory of cognitive dissonance is offered by: a. Skinner b. Bandura c. Festinger d. None of these 13. The ability to view the world in 3 dimensions and perceive distance is: a. Depth perception b. Illusion c. Delusion d. None of these 14. According to Bandura, one is socialized by: a. Punishment b. Observation c. Food d. None of these 15. Crowding causes increase in heart rate and the level of adrenaline: a. No b. Yes 16. Studies demonstrate that greater genetic similarity is associated with greater similarity of attitudes: a. True b. False 17. A theory that states that emotions are a joint result of non-specific physiological arousal and interpretation of the arousal is called: a. Two-factor theory of emotion b. James-Lange theory of emotion c. Bem's theory of emotion d. None of these 18. Maintenance of an internal biological balance is called: a. Instinct b. Need c. Homeostasis d. None of these 19. The part of personality that provides a buffer between the id and the outside world is: a. Super-ego b. Ego c. Ego-ideal d. None of these 20. Specialized cells of nervous system carry: a. Messages b. Reflexes c. Both (a) and (b) d. Neither (a) nor (b) Set 2 1. The combination of responses or ideas in novel way is called: a. Exploration b. Creativity c. Thinking 2. Group intelligence testing is better than individual testing: a. True b. False 3. Birth typically occurs after: a. Forty weeks conception b. Thirty eight weeks conception c. Four weeks conception d. None of these 4. Longitudinal researches investigate: a. Behavior through time as subjects age b. Behavior of different ages are compared c. None of these 5. The cause of abnormal behavior is only physiological, it is explained by: a. Psycho model b. Medical model c. Psychosocial model d. None of these 6. One abnormal behavior was associated with witchcraft: a. True b. False 7. A feeling of apprehension or tension is: a. Frustration b. Panic c. Anxiety 8. Which of the following treatments deal with phobias by gradual exposure? a. Superego control b. Systematic desensitization c. Reinforcement d. Dreams e. None of these 9. The operation of the brain's neurotransmitters is altered because: a. Use of LSD b. Use of alcohol c. None of these 10. Researches show that poor performance is the result of: a. Poor conditions b. Job satisfaction c. Both (a) and (b) d. None of these 11. Low job satisfaction is likely to bring about high absenteeism: a. False b. True 12. The term propinquity explains: a. Geographical proximity b. Why people affiliate with one another c. Both (a) and (b) d. None of these 13. Groupthink refers to: a. Deterioration of mental efficiency b. Deterioration of physical energy c. Think tank d. None of these 14. Main functions of stimulants are: a. To alleviate tension b. To provide energy and alertness c. Prescribed for insomnia d. None of these 15. Chromosomal anomalies can be recognized by slanting eyes and flat nose: a. Down's syndrome b. PKU c. Langdon Down's syndrome 16. Character disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive behavior, are developed due to disturbed parent-child relations in the: a. Later Oedipal phase b. Paranoid stage c. Libido d. None of these 17. According to Piaget, from 2 to 7 years of age, language is developed slowly and gradually — this stage is called: a. Preoper