VU Midterm Past Papers
200 solved midterm past paper MCQs for PSY101 (Introduction to Psychology) at Virtual University, each with the correct answer marked. Use them to learn the VU question style and test your recall. An independent study tool — not affiliated with VU.
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Q1. In Pavlov's original experiment, the meat was the:
Q2. Introspection is a procedure used by ___________ to study the mind:
Q3. In survey research method:
Q4. A psychologist with a ______________ perspective focuses on how people know, understand, and think about the world:
Q5. The change that an experimenter deliberately produces in a situation is called:
Q6. Adding something pleasant is to ______________, what removing something good is to negative punishment:
Q7. The change in position of the retinal image as the head swings from side to side is called:
Q8. The existence of ______________ supports the idea that learning may occur even though it is not yet evident in performance:
Q9. Depth perception is largely due to the fact that:
Q10. Shaping is an example of:
Q11. _____________ Memory is a type of sensory memory which stores information coming from the ears.
Q12. The psychological school of thought that stressed the whole or complete view of a situation was____________.
Q13. Self-actualization is associated with the name of ______
Q14. _______of the following perspectives would be associated with free will.
Q15. Wilhelm Wundt_______________.
Q16. A psychiatrist has a ______________ degree.
Q17. The behavioral treatment approaches assume that abnormal behavior is_____________
Q18. Laws of perceptual organization were proposed by________________.
Q19. The final step of a scientific investigation is ________________.
Q20. A _____________ psychologist would focus on the study of overt behavior.
Q21. The ______________ perspective holds that abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts over opposing wishes regarding sex and aggression.
Q22. J.B. Watson talked about three main emotions anger, love and __________.
Q23. The therapy based upon __________ theory is too time consuming and therefore expensive.
Q24. TAT is a __________.
Q25. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) _______________.
Q26. ____________________psychologists would be interested in studying the effect on men of turning 50 years old.
Q27. Psychodynamic therapy is based on the work of______________.
Q28. Depth perception is due largely to the fact that______________.
Q29. _____________is not a type of extrinsic reward.
Q30. ________________ suggests that sports performance can be improved by manipulating arousal level of the one playing in the field.
Q31. Redirecting the expression of unwanted desires or impulses to a substitute rather than the actual target is called________________.
Q32. Fitting the right person to the job involves the ____________________.
Q33. A health psychologist is not interested in _____________________.
Q34. An adjustment in the lens shape in order to keep images in sharp focus is called_____________.
Q35. According to psychodynamic school of thought at birth, the entire mind consists of only ______________.
Q36. A technique used to unlearn the unwanted habits by associating it with the unwanted impulses is called__________________.
Q37. Available statistics show that majority of the people have an I.Q level between __________.
Q38. Self-actualized people accept themselves the way they are ___________
Q39. A child overcomes her fear of snakes by observing another child repeatedly handle snakes. This is an example of__________.
Q40. Laws of perceptual organization were proposed by which of the following school of thought?
Q41. Today psychology is considered as the scientific study of which of the followings?
Q42. Who among the followings is known as "father of Greek medicines"?
Q43. Who among the followings gave the concept of Insight?
Q44. Who among the followings regarded as the "Father of Medicine"?
Q45. Who among the followings is the author of the book "The Origin of Species"?
Q46. Which of the following is incorrect about insulin-shock therapy?
Q47. Which of the following can increase the likelihood of occurrence of a behavior?
Q48. Identify where we stop reinforcement and behavior extinguishes.
Q49. Which of the following law is given by Thorndike that all responses followed by satisfaction are stamped into an individual and he learns those responses?
Q50. Which perspective of psychology emerged out of a desire to understand the conscious mind, free will, human dignity, and the capacity for self-reflection and growth?
Q51. Which of the following process is suggested by Bandura that help human behavior to learn?
Q52. Fatima is using newspaper records to study the rate of crime during the past 20 years. Which type of method is she utilizing?
Q53. Gene that only influences the expression of a trait when paired with an identical gene is known as what?
Q54. Which of the following is the correct order for Piaget's four stages of development?
Q55. Which of the following is a scan showing biochemical activity within the brain at any given moment?
Q56. Which of the following statement best describes "Hormones"?
Q57. What do we call thyroid enlargement?
Q58. Which part of the eye is a muscle that regulates the size of the pupil?
Q59. Which type of hearing problem can be reduced with ordinary hearing aids?
Q60. In Watson's experiment, when little Albert was being conditioned to the fear of a rat, afterwards he used to be afraid of cotton balls as well. This concept is known as what?
Q61. When Pavlov presented the bell (CS) continuously without the presentation of the meat powder (US), the dog's salivation decreased. This process is known as what?
Q62. A child overcomes her fear of snakes by observing another child repeatedly handle snakes. This is an example of which of the followings?
Q63. Cognitive approach emphasizes on all of the followings EXCEPT:
Q64. A child learns that whenever he eats all of his dinner; he will get a cookie for dessert. This type of learning is best example of which of the following?
Q65. After every third wicket taken by an individual of the Pakistan cricket team, the coach rewards the player. What schedule of reinforcement is being used?
Q66. An employee receives a reward every 45 minutes. In which type of reinforcement schedule organism is reinforced after pre fixed time of intervals?
Q67. The brain and the spinal cord comprise which of the following nervous systems?
Q68. The lobe of the cerebral cortex responsible for motor control and higher mental processes is known as the____________.
Q69. The band of muscles behind the cornea that gives the eye its color and controls the size of the pupil is known as the _________.
Q70. The _______ theory suggests color vision depends on red-green, blue-yellow, and black-white processes in the brain. It suggests that the receptor cells are linked in pairs and they work in opposition to each other.
Q71. Which of the following glands abnormal secretion result in a condition called "cretinism"?
Q72. What is conduction deafness?
Q73. Who will be interested to study how cognitions are acquired and used in various groups and institutional settings?
Q74. ___________ refers to the degree of stability or change across the life span.
Q75. Who developed REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy)?
Q76. In which of the following stage, OEDIPUS COMPLEX is observed?
Q77. A child who gives many answers in response to a question resorts to the process of ______________.
Q78. A type of thinking which is aimed at solving problems or creating something new is called:
Q79. Which one of the following best supports the heuristic approach of problem solving?
Q80. Which one of the following is not a secondary/learnt motive?
Q81. __________are enduring dimensions of personality characteristics that differentiate a person from others
Q82. In _________ defense mechanism, a person reverts back to a stage that was satisfying.
Q83. Hunger, thirst and sleep are the________________.
Q84. A correlation is a numerical measure of the__________.
Q85. A researcher stops people at the mall and asks them questions about their attitude toward gun control. Which research technique is being used?
Q86. As Saadia is walking across the campus, a car swerves toward her. Her heart beat races and sweat breaks out as she jumps out of harm’s way. This mobilization of energy is due to the action of Saadia’s __________ system:
Q87. What two categories of dream content did Sigmund Frued described?
Q88. The proper sequence of structures that sound passes when it enters the ear is the following:
Q89. The endocrine system is a______________ communication network that sends messages throughout the nervous system via the bloodstream:
Q90. Which memory system provides us with a very brief representation of all the stimuli present at a particular moment?
Q91. communication network that sends messages throughout the nervous system via the bloodstream:
Q92. In the statement “Critical thinking requires reasoned judgments,” the word reasoned means___________
Q93. Critical thinking means making judgments based on ________________.
Q94. What is one similarity shared by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists?
Q95. Galton considered intelligence to be _____________________.
Q96. If a man experiences chest pains while at a department store, and later experiences anxiety attacks when visiting department stores, this can be explained by what type of learning?
Q97. Social phobia is characterized by _____.
Q98. Who was the founder of REBT?
Q99. Which one is NOT a type of schizophrenia?
Q100. Name the concept when there is a feeling of integration between the self and ideal self.
Q101. ____________Is a defense mechanism which refuses to acknowledge or accept anxiety provoking thoughts or impulses.
Q102. Structures of consciousness, according to psychodynamic approach, are conscious, subconscious, __________ and unconscious.
Q103. __________ described personality in terms of two major dimensions.
Q104. __________ was the first to use the term “Mental Test” for devices used to measure intelligence.
Q105. Binet and Simon were________ scientists. They were the first to measure intelligence formally.
Q106. Cole and Hass gave the idea of __________.
Q107. __________ has a dual function. Its functions are both arousing and alarming.
Q108. According to Piaget, children’s thinking develops through two simultaneous processes. Identify them.
Q109. Which of the following statement best describe Erik Erikson?
Q110. Which of the followings are the branch-like structures that receive messages from other neurons?
Q111. The peripheral nervous system consists of __________________.
Q112. The fovea is made up of what?
Q113. What are the hammer, anvil, and stirrup?
Q114. Which of the following is not one of the Gestalt principles?
Q115. Which of the following statement best describes the concept of an illusion?
Q116. All of the following statements concern with the concept of learning EXCEPT:
Q117. Drugs that speed up the functioning of the nervous system are called ________________.
Q118. According to Sigmund Freud, the important underlying meaning of our dreams is found in the _____.
Q119. Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of dreaming states that __________________.
Q120. Daydreaming, meditation, intoxication, sleep, and hypnosis are all types of ______.
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