Basic Concepts in Psychology Quiz

Explore basic concepts in cognitive psychology with these quiz questions. Learn about learning types, influential psychologists, and cognitive biases.

#1

Which of the following is not a part of the scientific method in psychology?

Observation
Hypothesis
Guesswork
Experimentation
#2

Who is often referred to as the 'Father of Psychology'?

Sigmund Freud
William James
Wilhelm Wundt
Ivan Pavlov
#3

Which of the following is not one of the primary colors in additive color mixing?

Red
Blue
Green
Yellow
#4

Who is known as the 'Father of Psychology'?

Sigmund Freud
Ivan Pavlov
Wilhelm Wundt
William James
#5

Which branch of psychology focuses on the study of mental processes such as perception, memory, and problem-solving?

Behavioral psychology
Developmental psychology
Cognitive psychology
Social psychology
#6

Who is associated with the famous experiment known as the 'Stanford Prison Experiment'?

Philip Zimbardo
Stanley Milgram
Albert Bandura
Solomon Asch
#7

What is the term used to describe the stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child learns to use language and represent objects by images and words?

Sensorimotor stage
Preoperational stage
Concrete operational stage
Formal operational stage
#8

Which of the following is NOT a type of learning in psychology?

Operant Conditioning
Observational Learning
Reflexive Learning
Classical Conditioning
#9

What is the main focus of cognitive psychology?

The study of observable behavior
The study of mental processes
The study of unconscious motivations
The study of personality traits
#10

Which of the following is a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and reward?

Dopamine
Serotonin
Endorphin
GABA
#11

Who proposed the theory of multiple intelligences, suggesting that intelligence is not a single, fixed attribute?

Albert Bandura
Howard Gardner
Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
#12

What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals in a group tend to exert less effort when working collectively compared to when working individually?

Social loafing
Group polarization
Conformity
Deindividuation
#13

Which part of the brain is primarily associated with regulating emotions and forming memories?

Hippocampus
Amygdala
Cerebellum
Prefrontal cortex
#14

Which of the following is a defense mechanism identified by Sigmund Freud, involving the transfer of emotions from their original source to another?

Repression
Rationalization
Projection
Displacement
#15

Who proposed the hierarchy of needs theory?

Abraham Maslow
Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
Carl Rogers
#16

What is the name of the cognitive bias where individuals tend to overestimate the accuracy of their knowledge or judgments?

Confirmation bias
Dunning-Kruger effect
Fundamental attribution error
Hindsight bias
#17

Who proposed the concept of 'collective unconscious' in psychology?

Carl Jung
Erik Erikson
Alfred Adler
Karen Horney
#18

What is the term for the tendency to favor information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses, while ignoring or rejecting contradictory evidence?

Belief perseverance
Selective attention
Cognitive dissonance
Confirmation bias
#19

Who developed the theory of 'psychosocial development', emphasizing the impact of social experiences across the lifespan?

Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
Lawrence Kohlberg
Lev Vygotsky

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