🧠Psychology MCQs
Psychology MCQs
482 MCQs101
People sometimes choose a certain career because they want a please their parents. This is an example of a (n)_______factor as a motivational source.
Aemotional
Bsocial
Ccognitive
Dinnate
102
Our sexual attraction toward members of either the same sex or the opposite sex is called our.
Asexual orientation
Bgender identity
Csexual identity
Dset point
103
Santa Claus stops by your house to drop off presents and is feeling very hungry. He sees two cookies on the mantle and quickly devours them. Afterward, he no longer feels a need to eat. What theory of motivation best describes this situation?
AInstinct
BEvolutionary
CDrive reduction
DIncentive
104
Food deprivation is to_______as hunger is to_______.
AIncentive; instinct
Bneed; drive
Chomeostasis; thirst
Dpornography; lust
105
Andrea views her work as primarily an opportunity to climb up the corporate ladder in pursuit of increasingly better positions. Andrea apparently views her work as a:
Aflow
Bcontract
Ccareer
Dcalling
106
Which of the following is most likely to interfere with one’s efforts to successfully quit smoking?
Abeginning an aerobic exercise program
Bconsumption of alcohol
Cuse of nicotine gum
Dinforming others of one’s intentions to quit
107
The satiety system is to the feeding system as the_______hypothalamus is to the_______hypothalamus.
Aventromedial; lateral
Blateral; ventromedial
Cnon-homeostatic; homeostatic
Dcyclic; episodic
108
If your body is dehydrated, but you are not thirsty, we would say that you have:
Aa drive but not a need
Ba need but not a drive
Cboth a drive and a need
Dneither a need nor a drive
109
Which of the following can alter the body’s set point?
Aover feeding in childhood
Bexternal eating cues
Csevere dieting
Dlow self-esteem
110
Carlos is so friendly and likable that is job supervisors and co-workers often appraise his work skills and performance more positively than is actually warranted. This best illustrates evaluators’ vulnerability to:
Ahalo errors
Bthe experience of flow
Chomeostasis
Dhomeostasis