Psychology Fundamentals Quiz
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Question 1: Which psychological defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts or emotions to others?
Sublimation
Regression
Projection
Displacement
Question 2: In cognitive psychology, what is the term for the maximum number of items that can be held in working memory?
Miller's Number
The Magic Number 7 (±2)
The Memory Constant
The Cognitive Load
Question 3: Which learning theory suggests that we learn by observing and imitating others?
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Social Learning Theory
Constructivist Theory
Question 4: What is the psychological phenomenon where people tend to remember unfinished tasks better than completed ones?
Zeigarnik Effect
Primacy Effect
Recency Effect
Von Restorff Effect
Question 5: In a group setting, what psychological phenomenon describes the reduction in individual effort due to decreased personal responsibility?
Groupthink
Social Loafing
Conformity
Bystander Effect
Question 6: Which cognitive bias leads people to search for, interpret, and recall information in a way that confirms their existing beliefs?
Availability Bias
Confirmation Bias
Anchoring Bias
Hindsight Bias
Question 7: What is the term for the psychological state of optimal experience where a person is fully immersed and focused on an activity?
Flow
Peak Experience
Mindfulness
Transcendence
Question 8: When someone forms a quick judgment about another person based on limited information, they are experiencing which psychological phenomenon?
Stereotyping
Fundamental Attribution Error
Halo Effect
Social Projection