LAG-PSY136 PAST QUESTIONS
Q1. Which of the following is an example of a phylogenetic function?
- Speech
- Painting
- Swimming
- Crawling
Q2. Examples of cues used in peripheral route persuasion include all of the
following except ________
- positive emotions
- factual information
- celebrity endorsement
- attractive models
Q3. What is the main focus of trait theories of personality?
- Unconscious motives
- Social influences
- Consistent behavior patterns
- Stages of development
Q4. What is a schema in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
- A specific problem-solving technique
- The ability to use logical operations
- A stage of cognitive development
- A category or concept about the world
Q5. Which concept refers to the tendency for people to make internal
attributions about others’ behavior but external attributions about their
own behavior?
- Actor-observer effect
- Self-serving bias
- Fundamental attribution error
- False consensus effect
Q6. Which term describes a situation where individuals feel less
responsible for their actions when they are part of a group?
- Bystander effect
- Social facilitation
- Deindividuation
- Social loafing
Q7. Which term refers to the tendency for people to underestimate the
impact of situational factors on others’ behavior?
- Fundamental attribution error
- False consensus effect
- Actor-observer effect
- Self-serving bias
Q8. A personality inventory provides____________
- A profile of defence mechanisms
- Quantitative measurement of traits
- A diagnosis of disorders
- Insight into unconscious desires
Q9. What is the term for a situation in which individuals conform to a
group’s decision even if they privately disagree with it?
- Social facilitation
- Groupthink
- Social loafing
- Group polarization
Q10. Which term refers to the tendency to adopt the attitudes and
behaviours of a group in order to fit in or gain approval?
- Conformity
- Obedience
- Persuasion
- Compliance
Q11. Who is considered the father of psychoanalysis?
- Erik Erikson
- Alfred Adler
- Sigmund Freud
- Carl Jung
Q12. How many inkblots are used in the standard Rorschach Inkblot Test?
- 20
- 15
- 10
-5
Q13. What is the term for the tendency for people to become less likely to
help when they are in a group compared to when they are alone?
- Group polarization
- Social loafing
- Bystander effect
- Diffusion of responsibility
Q14. What is the term for the process by which people are influenced by
others to behave in a way that is consistent with social norms?
- Group polarization
- Social facilitation
- Social influence
- Deindividuation
Q15. What is a schema in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
- A specific problem-solving technique
- A category or concept about the world
- A stage of cognitive development
- The ability to use logical operations
Q16. What are ontogenetic functions dependent on?
- Physical growth
- Hereditary factors
- Time and experience
- Environmental support
Q17. What defence mechanism involves explaining away unacceptable
behavior or feelings in a more acceptable and logical manner?
- Displacement
- Reaction formation
- Rationalization
- Sublimation
Q18. Which functions are common to all members of a species and do not
require experience?
- Maturation functions
- Cognitive functions
- Phylogenetic functions
- Ontogenetic functions
Q19. What is the primary focus of the Generativity versus Stagnation
stage?
- Caring and concern for the younger generation
- Establishing basic trust
- Developing a work ethic
- Achieving ego integrity
Q20. What is a potential consequence of maternal malnutrition during
pregnancy?
- Deformed babies
- Improved coordination
- improved intellectual development
- Increased fetal growth
Q21. Which defence mechanism involves returning to an earlier stage of
development?
- Denial
- Regression
- Sublimation
- Projection
Q22. In order for the central route to persuasion to be effective, the
audience must be ________ and __________
- gullible; distracted
- attentive; happy
- analytical; motivated
- intelligent; unemotional
Q23. Making internal attributions for your successes and making external
attributions for your failures is an example of ______________
- just-world hypothesis
- actor-observer bias
- fundamental attribution error
- self-serving bias
Q24. Which of the following is NOT a defence mechanism according to
Freud?
- Repression
- Rationalization
- Externalization
- Sublimation
Q25. What is the term for the effect where people perform better on
simple tasks and worse on complex tasks when they are in the presence of
others?
- Deindividuation
- Groupthink
- Social facilitation
- Social loafing
Q26. In Freud’s theory, which part of the personality is responsible for
mediating between instinctual drives and morality?
- Superego
- Libido
- Id
- Ego
Q27. During which stage, according to Thomas Armstrong, is there a
period of vitality and pleasure-seeking?
- Matured Adulthood
- Infancy
- Early Adulthood
- Late Childhood
Q28. Which of the following stages is NOT part of Cattell's stages of
personality development?
- Childhood
- Pre-natal
- Maturity
- Infancy
Q29. In Piaget's theory, what is assimilation?
- Changing existing schemas
- The ability to use logical symbols
- The final stage of cognitive development
- Taking in new information and fitting it into existing schemas
Q30. The Big Five trait that reflects imagination and creativity is ___________
- Conscientiousness
- Agreeableness
- Neuroticism
- Openness
Q1. Which stage of Piaget's theory involves understanding the world in
terms of actions and discovering through sensing and doing?
a. Formal operational stage
b. Concrete operations stage
c. Preoperational stage
d. Sensorimotor stage
Q2. During the Identity versus Identity Diffusion stage, adolescents___
a. Establish a work ethic
b. Experience basic mistrust
c. Establish a sense of who they are
d. Develop long-term commitments
Q3. Which of the following is a projective test used in personality
assessment?
a. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
b. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
c. NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R)
d. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
Q4. What is a schema in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
a. A specific problem-solving technique
b. A category or concept about the world
c. The ability to use logical operations
d. A stage of cognitive development
Q5. In order for the central route to persuasion to be effective, the
audience must be ________ and __________
a. intelligent; unemotional
b. analytical; motivated
c. gullible; distracted
d. attentive; happy
Q6. In Freud’s theory, which part of the personality is responsible for
mediating between instinctual drives and morality?
a. Ego
b. Id
c. Libido
d. Superego
Q7. How many inkblots are used in the standard Rorschach Inkblot Test?
a. 15
b. 5
c. 10
d. 20
Q8. What is the inner layer of cells during the embryonic period that
develops into the digestive and respiratory systems?
a. Endoderm
b. Ectoderm
c. Mesoderm
d. Germ layer
Q9. What determines the sex of the offspring?
a. Number of chromosomes
b. Combination of X and Y chromosomes
c. Presence of specific genes
d. Environment
Q10. What is personality?
a. A consistent pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaving
b. A person’s emotional response to stimuli
c. A temporary emotional state
d. A person's intelligence level
Q11. In experimental research, what does the manipulation of independent
variables allow researchers to establish?
a. Cause-and-effect relationships.
b. Consistency in measurement.
c. Generalizability.
d. Relationship strength.
Q12. What is the period of benevolence, according to Thomas Armstrong's
12 Stages of Human Life Cycle?
a. Adolescence
b. Early Adulthood
c. Matured Adulthood
d. Late Childhood
Q13. During which prenatal period does the mass of cells change its name
from zygote to embryo?
a. Germinal period
b. Embryonic period
c. Conception period
d. Fetal period
Q14. Collectivistic cultures are to ____________ as individualistic cultures are
to _______________
a. just-world hypothesis; self-serving bias
b. dispositional; situational
c. autonomy; group harmony
d. situational; dispositional
Q15. The Rorschach Inkblot Test is an example of a _____________
a. Personality quiz
b. Intelligence test
c. Self-report inventory
d. Projective test
Q16. What is a potential consequence of maternal malnutrition during
pregnancy?
a. improved intellectual development
b. Increased fetal growth
c. Improved coordination
d. Deformed babies
Q17. A personality inventory provides____________
a. Insight into unconscious desires
b. A diagnosis of disorders
c. A profile of defence mechanisms
d. Quantitative measurement of traits
Q18. Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five personality traits?
a. Intelligence
b. Openness
c. Neuroticism
d. Extraversion
Q19. What is reliability in the context of psychological testing?
a. The test measures what it claims to measure
b. The consistency of test results over time
c. The extent to which test scores predict future performance
d. The correlation between different items on the same test
Q20. During the Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt stage, children are
learning to
a. Establish basic trust
b. Experience psychologically close relationships
c. Act independently without fear
d. Develop a work ethic
Q21. What is the term for the situation where people are more likely to
help if they are the only one who can help?
a. Bystander effect
b. Individual responsibility
c. Social loafing
d. Diffusion of responsibility
Q22. Cognitive dissonance causes discomfort because it disrupts our sense
of ___________
a. unpredictability
b. power
c. consistency
d. dependency
Q23. During the Ego Integrity versus Despair stage, individuals come to
grips with ___________
a. Mortality
b. Basic mistrust
c. Initiative
d. Autonomy
Q24. During which stage, according to Thomas Armstrong, is there a
period of vitality and pleasure-seeking?
a. Late Childhood
b. Infancy
c. Early Adulthood
d. Matured Adulthood
Q25. According to social exchange theory, humans want to maximize the
_________ and minimize the __________ in relationships.
a. passion; intimacy
b. benefits; costs
c. costs; benefits
d. intimacy; commitment
Q26. Which term describes a situation where individuals feel less
responsible for their actions when they are part of a group?
a. Social loafing
b. Social facilitation
c. Deindividuation
d. Bystander effect
Q27. What is the term for the basic dimension of personality associated
with being imaginative and independent?
a. Openness to Experience
b. Agreeableness
c. Extraversion
d. Neuroticism
Q28. Which method of personality assessment relies on structured or
unstructured conversational sessions conducted by a psychologist?
a. Projective tests
b. Clinical interviews
c. Self-report inventories
d. Behavioural assessments
Q29. Which of the following is an example of a phylogenetic function?
a. Speech
b. Painting
c. Crawling
d. Swimming
Q30. What is the term for the tendency to overestimate the impact of
dispositional factors and underestimate situational factors in others’
behavior?
a. Confirmation bias
b. Actor-observer effect
c. Self-serving bias
d. Fundamental attribution error
Psychology Questions and Answers
Question 1: The Initiative versus Guilt stage involves
a. Developing long-term commitments
b. Experiencing basic mistrust
c. Learning to express themselves creatively without
fear
d. Developing a work ethic
Question 2: Which term describes a situation where individuals feel less
responsible for their actions when they are part of a group?
a. Bystander effect
b. Deindividuation
c. Social loafing
d. Social facilitation
Question 3: What is the period of wisdom, according to Thomas
Armstrong's 12 Stages of Human Life Cycle?
a. Death and dying
b. Late adulthood
c. Adolescence
d. Matured Adulthood
Question 4: During the Identity versus Identity Diffusion stage,
adolescents___
a. Establish a sense of who they are
b. Establish a work ethic
c. Experience basic mistrust
d. Develop long-term commitments
Question 5: Examples of cues used in peripheral route persuasion include
all of the following except ________
a. factual information
b. celebrity endorsement
c. positive emotions
d. attractive models
Question 6: What is one of the reflexes present at birth that involves
turning the head towards anything that strokes the cheek?
a. Sucking reflex
b. Grasping reflex
c. Rooting reflex
d. Babinski reflex
Question 7: The Big Five trait that reflects imagination and creativity is
___________
a. Openness
b. Neuroticism
c. Agreeableness
d. Conscientiousness
Question 8: On his first day of soccer practice, Jose suits up in a t-shirt,
shorts, and cleats and runs out to the field to join his teammates. Jose’s
behaviour is reflective of __________
a. normative behaviour
b. good athletic behaviour
c. social influence
d. a script
Question 9: Which of the following stages is NOT part of Cattell's stages of
personality development?
a. Childhood
b. Maturity
c. Infancy
d. Pre-natal
Question 10: During which stage, according to Thomas Armstrong, is there
a period of vitality and pleasure-seeking?
a. Matured Adulthood
b. Early Adulthood
c. Late Childhood
d. Infancy
Question 11: What are the three levels of consciousness in Freud's theory
of personality?
a. Ego, Id, Libido
b. Oral, Anal, Phallic
c. Id, Ego, Superego
d. Conscious, Unconscious, Preconscious
Question 12: In Piaget's theory, what is assimilation?
a. The ability to use logical symbols
b. The final stage of cognitive development
c. Taking in new information and fitting it into existing
schemas
d. Changing existing schemas
Question 13: During the Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt stage,
children are learning to
a. Act independently without fear
b. Experience psychologically close relationships
c. Establish basic trust
d. Develop a work ethic
Question 14: What is the term for a situation where individuals in a group
are less likely to help a victim when other people are present?
a. Bystander effect
b. Group polarization
c. Social facilitation
d. Social loafing
Question 15: Which of the following is an example of a phylogenetic
function?
a. Speech
b. Painting
c. Swimming
d. Crawling
Question 16: Which functions are common to all members of a species and
do not require experience?
a. Phylogenetic functions
b. Cognitive functions
c. Maturation functions
d. Ontogenetic functions
Question 17: Which stage involves the play stage where children express
themselves creatively without fear of guilt?
a. Industry versus Inferiority
b. Initiative versus Guilt
c. Identity versus Identity Diffusion
d. Generativity versus Stagnation
Question 18: Who is considered the father of psychoanalysis?
a. Alfred Adler
b. Carl Jung
c. Erik Erikson
d. Sigmund Freud
Question 19: What are ontogenetic functions dependent on?
a. Time and experience
b. Hereditary factors
c. Physical growth
d. Environmental support
Question 20: A personality inventory provides____________
a. A diagnosis of disorders
b. A profile of defence mechanisms
c. Insight into unconscious desires
d. Quantitative measurement of traits
Question 21: What is a schema in Piaget's theory of cognitive
development?
a. A stage of cognitive development
b. A category or concept about the world
c. The ability to use logical operations
d. A specific problem-solving technique
Question 22: According to social exchange theory, humans want to
maximize the _________ and minimize the __________ in relationships.
a. passion; intimacy
b. intimacy; commitment
c. costs; benefits
d. benefits; costs
Question 23: in order to be accepted or liked?
a. Informational social influence
b. Private conformity
c. Public conformity
d. Normative social influence
Question 24: What defence mechanism involves explaining away
unacceptable behavior or feelings in a more acceptable and logical
manner?
a. Reaction formation
b. Sublimation
c. Displacement
d. Rationalization
Question 25: In the Stanford prison experiment, even the lead researcher
succumbed to his role as a prison supervisor. This is an example of the
power of __________ influencing behaviour.
a. social norms
b. conformity
c. social roles
d. scripts
Question 26: What is the primary focus of the Generativity versus
Stagnation stage?
a. Caring and concern for the younger generation
b. Achieving ego integrity
c. Developing a work ethic
d. Establishing basic trust
Question 27: In the Industry versus Inferiority stage, children learn to
a. Identify with the world of work
b. Develop a sense of autonomy
c. Experience psychologically close relationships
d. Establish basic trust
Question 28: Which term refers to the tendency for people to
underestimate the impact of situational factors on others’ behavior?
a. False consensus effect
b. Fundamental attribution error
c. Self-serving bias
d. Actor-observer effect
Question 29: What is the term for the process by which people are
influenced by others to behave in a way that is consistent with social
norms?
a. Deindividuation
b. Social influence
c. Social facilitation
d. Group polarization
Question 30: What is the term for the tendency to overestimate the impact
of dispositional factors and underestimate situational factors in others’
behavior?
a. Self-serving bias
b. Fundamental attribution error
c. Confirmation bias
d. Actor-observer effect
Q1. Which of the following is an example of a phylogenetic function?
- Speech
- Painting
- Swimming
- Crawling
Q2. Examples of cues used in peripheral route persuasion include all of the
following except ________
- positive emotions
- factual information
- celebrity endorsement
- attractive models
Q3. What is the main focus of trait theories of personality?
- Unconscious motives
- Social influences
- Consistent behavior patterns
- Stages of development
Q4. What is a schema in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
- A specific problem-solving technique
- The ability to use logical operations
- A stage of cognitive development
- A category or concept about the world
Q5. Which concept refers to the tendency for people to make internal
attributions about others’ behavior but external attributions about their
own behavior?
- Actor-observer effect
- Self-serving bias
- Fundamental attribution error
- False consensus effect
Q6. Which term describes a situation where individuals feel less
responsible for their actions when they are part of a group?
- Bystander effect
- Social facilitation
- Deindividuation
- Social loafing
Q7. Which term refers to the tendency for people to underestimate the
impact of situational factors on others’ behavior?
- Fundamental attribution error
- False consensus effect
- Actor-observer effect
- Self-serving bias
Q8. A personality inventory provides____________
- A profile of defence mechanisms
- Quantitative measurement of traits
- A diagnosis of disorders
- Insight into unconscious desires
Q9. What is the term for a situation in which individuals conform to a
group’s decision even if they privately disagree with it?
- Social facilitation
- Groupthink
- Social loafing
- Group polarization
Q10. Which term refers to the tendency to adopt the attitudes and
behaviours of a group in order to fit in or gain approval?
- Conformity
- Obedience
- Persuasion
- Compliance
Q11. Who is considered the father of psychoanalysis?
- Erik Erikson
- Alfred Adler
- Sigmund Freud
- Carl Jung
Q12. How many inkblots are used in the standard Rorschach Inkblot Test?
- 20
- 15
- 10
-5
Q13. What is the term for the tendency for people to become less likely to
help when they are in a group compared to when they are alone?
- Group polarization
- Social loafing
- Bystander effect
- Diffusion of responsibility
Q14. What is the term for the process by which people are influenced by
others to behave in a way that is consistent with social norms?
- Group polarization
- Social facilitation
- Social influence
- Deindividuation
Q15. What is a schema in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
- A specific problem-solving technique
- A category or concept about the world
- A stage of cognitive development
- The ability to use logical operations
Q16. What are ontogenetic functions dependent on?
- Physical growth
- Hereditary factors
- Time and experience
- Environmental support
Q17. What defence mechanism involves explaining away unacceptable
behavior or feelings in a more acceptable and logical manner?
- Displacement
- Reaction formation
- Rationalization
- Sublimation
Q18. Which functions are common to all members of a species and do not
require experience?
- Maturation functions
- Cognitive functions
- Phylogenetic functions
- Ontogenetic functions
Q19. What is the primary focus of the Generativity versus Stagnation
stage?
- Caring and concern for the younger generation
- Establishing basic trust
- Developing a work ethic
- Achieving ego integrity
Q20. What is a potential consequence of maternal malnutrition during
pregnancy?
- Deformed babies
- Improved coordination
- improved intellectual development
- Increased fetal growth
Q21. Which defence mechanism involves returning to an earlier stage of
development?
- Denial
- Regression
- Sublimation
- Projection
Q22. In order for the central route to persuasion to be effective, the
audience must be ________ and __________
- gullible; distracted
- attentive; happy
- analytical; motivated
- intelligent; unemotional
Q23. Making internal attributions for your successes and making external
attributions for your failures is an example of ______________
- just-world hypothesis
- actor-observer bias
- fundamental attribution error
- self-serving bias
Q24. Which of the following is NOT a defence mechanism according to
Freud?
- Repression
- Rationalization
- Externalization
- Sublimation
Q25. What is the term for the effect where people perform better on
simple tasks and worse on complex tasks when they are in the presence of
others?
- Deindividuation
- Groupthink
- Social facilitation
- Social loafing
Q26. In Freud’s theory, which part of the personality is responsible for
mediating between instinctual drives and morality?
- Superego
- Libido
- Id
- Ego
Q27. During which stage, according to Thomas Armstrong, is there a
period of vitality and pleasure-seeking?
- Matured Adulthood
- Infancy
- Early Adulthood
- Late Childhood
Q28. Which of the following stages is NOT part of Cattell's stages of
personality development?
- Childhood
- Pre-natal
- Maturity
- Infancy
Q29. In Piaget's theory, what is assimilation?
- Changing existing schemas
- The ability to use logical symbols
- The final stage of cognitive development
- Taking in new information and fitting it into existing schemas
Q30. The Big Five trait that reflects imagination and creativity is ___________
- Conscientiousness
- Agreeableness
- Neuroticism
- Openness
