Human Behavior Psychology Practice Exam
Psychology MC Question Quiz
1. Hans selye (1956, 1976) termed the body’s response to stressors the
(a) Turner’s syndrome
(b) General adaptation syndrome
(c) Life-change units
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
2. The term___ disorders is used when perceived stress-mental events increase the susceptibility of the body to disease.
(a) Psychophysiological
(b) Psychosomatic
(c) Affective
(d) Developmental
Ans. (b)
3. Lymphocytes are special white blood cells called
(a) T-cells
(b) B-cells
(c) NK-cells
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
4. Hardiness is a personality disposition that is marked by
(a) Commitment
(b) Challenge
(c) Control
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
5. Studies have shown that, smokers:
(a) Exercise less and eat more
(b) Eat less and exercise more
(c) Do less exercise and less eating
(d) Eat more and exercise more
Ans. (a)
6. Which one of the following techniques is considered as helpful in resolving stress.
(a) Transcendental meditation
(b) Deep breathing
(c) Zen
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
7. Holmes and Rahe developed a self-rating questionnaire to measure stressful life-events made-up of___ life changes.
(a) 43
(b)100
(c) 4
(d) 10
Ans. (b)
8. General Adaptation syndrome (GAS) is a three-stage model of reactions to stress proposed by:
(a) Hans Selye
(b) Lazarus
(c) Freud
(d) Maslow
Ans. (a)
9. Consider the following statements about work-related stress
1. Being asked to do too much in too short a time, can cause extreme overload.
2. Being asked to do too little can also cause stress.
3. Being the target of conflicting demands on expectations from different groups of people cause stress.
Which of the above statements is correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) Only 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
Ans. (a)
10. Which one of the following options is correct about stress?
(a) Stress plays some role in 50 to 70% of all physical illness
(b) Stress upsets our complex internal chemistry
(c) Stress interferes with efficient operation of our immune system
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
11. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Anxiety and hostility can increase general arousal and facilitate the release of catecholamines
(b) Catecholamines stands for a class of neuro transmitters that play an important role in the sympathetic nervous system
(c) The release of the catecholamine epinephrine has the effect of boosting a person’s overall readiness to act-a rise in blood
pressure is a symptom of this
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
12. Which of the following statements is correct about the term GAS model
(a) It stands for General Adaptation syndrome
(b) It was first reported by Hans Selye
(c) It describes how our bodies react to the effects of stress and includes alarm, resistance and exhaustion as distinct stages.
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
13. Health belief model
(a) Was initially developed to help explain why people do not use medical screening services
(b) Suggests that willingness to seek medical help depends on the extent to which we perceive a threat to our health
(c) Suggests that our willingness to seek medical help depends on the extent to which we believe that a particular behaviour will
effectively reduce that threat
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
14. Which one of the following statements about the role of emotion in physical health is correct?
(a) Failure to express our emotions can adversely affect the progression of cancer and other illness
(b) Emotions can also lead to an increase in a person’s blood pressure
(c) Emotions play no role in physical health
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)
15. Consider the following statements.
1. Our biological system is equipped with some stress alarms that are essential for survival and allow one to function effectively
in many situations.
2. Without undergoing stress, there can be no constructive and creative activity.
3. A certain level of stress is necessary to perform better in examinations.
4. Stress quite often increases our efficiency and makes us search for new coping resources.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 3 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 3
Ans. (a)
16. Frustration refers to
(a) The blocking of motive satisfaction
(b) The unpleasant emotional state that results from blocked goal-seeking rather than the event itself
(c) Thwarting circumstances — the external events rather than their internal consequences
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
17. Consider the following statements about conflicts
1. Most conflicts involve goals that are simultaneously desirable and undesirable- both positive and negative
2. The attitude towards a goal at once wanted and not wanted is called an ambivalent attitude
3. Ambivalent attitudes are very common
4. Conflicts between motives and internal standards can often be more difficult to resolve than conflicts between external goals
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1 and3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (a)
18. One unconscious mechanism that protects us from acknowledging undesirable traits or qualities is called
(a) Regression
(b) Projection
(c) Sublimation
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
19. Cases of___ illustrate some aspects of repression.
(a) Agnosia
(b) Amnesia
(c) Atasia
(d) Dementia
Ans. (b)
20. Which of the following impulses may find socially acceptable expression through participation in physical contact sports?
(a) Internal
(b) External
(c) Erotic
(d) Hostile
Ans. (d)
21. Many problems cannot be solve mechanically or by habitual modes of thought. In this case, a higher level of thinking based
on ______ is necessary.
(a) Understanding
(b) Thinking
(c) Solving
(d) All of the above
Ans. (a)
22. When the person tries to transform his own ego or self after another person’s whom he likes, it becomes a case of:
(a) Introjection
(b) Identification
(c) Isolation
(d) Displacement
Ans. (b)
23. Stress is often a factor in___ disease, the leading causes of death.
(a) Heart
(b) Cancer
(c) Dementia
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)
24. Stressors are able to activate the nerve cells of the ___ so that more corticotropin-releasing factor is sent to the pituitary gland, thus
increasing secretion of ACTH into the blood.
(a) Thalamus
(b) Hypothalamus
(c) Neuron
(d) Brain
Ans. (b)
25. The basic speech sounds are called________
(a) Phonemes
(b) Morphemes
(c) Heuristics
(d) All of the above
Ans. (a)
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