MCQ on Major Branches of Psychology with answers

1- Which subfield of psychology deals with abnormal behavior?

a. Biopsychology

b. Counseling psychology

c. Abnormal psychology

d. Clinical psychology

Answer: c

2-Which area of psychology focuses on using rewards and punishments to modify behavior?

a. Biopsychology

b. Behavioral psychology

c. Cognitive psychology

d. Comparative psychology

Answer: b

3-What is the focus of biopsychology?

a. Internal mental states

b. Animal behavior

c. The brain, neurons, and nervous system

d. Mental illness and abnormal behavior

Answer: c

4-Which subfield of psychology is concerned with the study of mental illness, abnormal behavior, and psychiatric disorders?

a. Clinical psychology

b. Cognitive psychology

c. Comparative psychology

d. Counseling psychology

Answer: a

5-Which area of psychology deals with how people think, learn, and remember?

a. Abnormal psychology

b. Behavioral psychology

c. Cognitive psychology

d. Developmental psychology

Answer: c

6-Which branch of psychology looks at the study of animal behavior?

a. Behavioral psychology

b. Comparative psychology

c. Developmental psychology

d. Social psychology

Answer: b

7-What is the focus of counseling psychology?

a. Animal behavior

b. Internal mental states

c. Treating clients

d. The brain and nervous system

Answer: c

8-Biopsychology is a field that focuses on:

a) how behavior affects the brain

b) how social factors affect mental health

c) how the brain influences behavior and thoughts

d) how animals behave

Answer: c) 

9-Clinical psychology is concerned with:

a) the study of animal behavior

b) the promotion of physical health

c) the treatment of mental illness and abnormal behavior

d) the study of cognitive functions

Answer: c) 

10-Which psychological area focuses on how people learn, think, and remember?

a) Cognitive psychology

b) Developmental psychology

c) Cross-cultural psychology

d) Health psychology

Answer: a) 

11-What is the primary focus of comparative psychology?

a) Understanding how animals behave

b) Understanding how cultures differ

c) Understanding how people change and grow

d) Understanding how biology and behavior affect health

Answer: a)

12-What is the main focus of counseling psychology?

a) Improving interpersonal functioning and addressing psychological symptoms

b) Understanding how people change and grow

c) Understanding how cultural factors influence behavior

d) Applying psychological principles to legal issues

Answer: a) 

13-What is the focus of developmental psychology?

a) Understanding how people change and grow throughout life

b) Understanding how animals behave

c) Understanding how cultural factors influence behavior

d) Understanding how behavior affects the brain

Answer: a) 

14-What is the focus of educational psychology?

a) Studying how different variables influence individual students and the instructional process

b) Understanding how people change and grow throughout life

c) Applying psychological principles to legal issues

d) Studying how social factors influence health and illness

Answer: a)

15-Which psychological area uses scientific methods to research the brain and behavior?

a) Biopsychology

b) Comparative psychology

c) Experimental psychology

d) Health psychology

Answer: c) 

16-Forensic psychology applies psychological principles to:

a) legal issues

b) animal behavior

c) cognitive functions

d) social factors

Answer: a) legal issues

17-Health psychology focuses on:

a) how animals behave

b) how cultural factors influence behavior

c) how biology, behavior, and social factors influence health and illness

d) how people change and grow throughout life

Answer: c)