Psychology Trivia

Is the Rorshach inkblot test a reliable or valid standard of measuring disorders?

Adolescents have higher rates of recklessness and rule-breaking than adults. T or F?

To be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, you must have symptoms of mania AND depression. T or F?

Around how many people suffer from disorders worldwide, according to WHO?

Which term does not fit as an "affect" of personality?

A negative correlation is when the amount of both variables being study increase. T or F?

All primates seek contact comfort, a key part of development. What is this called in psych?

Who came up with the idea of assimilation and accommodation within cognitive development?

We know emotions affect our facial expressions, but expressions CANNOT influence emotion. T/F?

Which psychodynamic structure of personality is completely unconscious and involves instincts?

Babies are born with reflexes. True or False.

Who created the pyramid that discusses a "hierarchy of needs" (motivation).

A personality disorder in which people have a grand sense of their own importance is called?

What is the name of the manual psychologists use to diagnose mental disorders?

Which defense mechanism deals with blocking a threatening thought from your consciousness?

Acting [behavior based] on preconceived notions about a group of people is called...?

Who is responsible for the psychodynamic theory of personality?

What is it called when you can actually feel the emotion another person is experiencing?

If we are measuring the "relationship" between variables, what is that called?

Can children be diagnosed with schizophrenia?

Have we seen a large increase in the numbers of disorders listed in the DSM since its creation?

What does an Industrial-Organizational psychologist generally study?

Multiple personality disorder is now referred to as?

Which part of the brain deals with fear?

According to Erikson, adolescents are caught up in resolving which crisis as they develop?