Introduction to Psychology MCQs

Many is blond with blue eyes and curly hair. She also has A blood type and dark skin. This is a description of Mary’s:

A. temperament
B. genetic makeup
C. gene type
D. phenotype

The visual cliff experiment was design to test:

A. Crisis management
B. Attachment
C. Bonding
D. Depth perception

The area of the brain which undergoes the greatest change from the puberty into young adulthood is the:

A. Frontal lobe
B. Hypothalamus
C. Temporal lobe
D. Corpus callosum

The symptoms of fatal alcohol syndrome are most likely to include:

A. visual impairments
B. habituation
C. egocentrism
D. mental retardation

The individuals possessing limited abilities:

A. Live simple life
B. Search for living opportunities
C. Are not creative
D. None of the above

Which of the following most clearly demonstrates the existence of emotional attachment?

A. separation anxiety
B. learning to walk
C. imprinting
D. language development

The grasping, rooting, and sucking reflexes of infants are best described as:

A. fixed action patterns
B. instincts
C. conditioned reflexes
D. adaptive reflexes

According to Freud, the Oedipal and Electra conflicts end when a child takes on the values and behaviours of the same sex parent in a process called:

A. fixation
B. imitation
C. observation
D. identification

If you know the personality of an identical twin, you can expect the personality of the other twin to be:

A. unrelated
B. similar
C. identical
D. conflicting

The portion of the brain that appears to be the last area to mature fully is the:

A. hypothalamus
B. corpus callosum
C. prefrontal cortex
D. occipital lobe

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