Psychology Trivia

Chronic stress can make the immune system function poorly. True or False?

Who is responsible for the psychodynamic theory of personality?

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

What percentage of people find most symptoms alleviated with medication if depressed?

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

What does an Industrial-Organizational psychologist generally study?

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

Which is the most common of psychologial disorders?

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

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

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

What do we call physical disorders that are heavily influenced by mental factors?

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

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

How many types of love does Sternberg discuss in his theory?

Can children be diagnosed with schizophrenia?

Which part of the brain deals with fear?

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

Which is not one of the three stages of prenatal development?

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

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

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

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

Multiple personality disorder is now referred to as?

In what year was the American Psychological Association (APA)

Which of the following is NOT a function of emotion?

Stress is both physical and psychological. True or False?

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

Which is not a perspective in psychology?

Babies are born with reflexes. True or False.

Which defense mechanism deals with repressed feelings that are attributed to something else?

Very young children believe they can "change" genders as they "change" clothes. T or F?

How many types of schizophrenia exist?

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

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

Are the six basic emotions identifiable in all cultures worldwide?

Around how many people suffer from disorders worldwide?

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

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