Study

Psych knolwedge ultimate quiz

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

      Back   Restart
  • What is The maximum number of close relationships/friendships you can maintain
    between 50 - 150
  • Agoraphobia is the name of a psychological disorder in which people shut themselves off from society, often staying in their houses for months
    no - it's Hikikomori - agoraphobia is a fear of public spaces
  • Is it true that Our brain size has increased by 10% since we were hunter-gatherers
    false, they decreased by 10%!
  • Smart people tend to have fewer mates than the average person.
    true, they are more selective
  • London cab drivers have hippocampus that is bigger than other peoples.
    True
  • "How I met your mother" is the name of Sigmund Freud's ground breaking book on Psychology?
    no it's "Interpretation of Dreams"
  • Give an Example of Halo Effect
    celebrity endorsement
  • People who are blind are more likely do develop schizophrenia.
    False
  • WHat was the name of a famous Experiment Involving a doll
    Bobo Doll Experiment
  • what is the "high place" phenomenon?
    sudden urge to jump off of a high place, such as a bridge or the edge of a building
  • what do we mean by describing someone as "transabled"
    people who cut off their own limbs to become disabled
  • Psychology was derived from Greek for "Study of the Head"
    false - Psyche means Soul or a Spirit
  • The "middle of the list" items are easier to remember than the beginning and End items.
    false
  • Traveling increased the risk of heart disease
    no, decreases it and even improves well being
  • Pronoia is a feeling that people around you are plotting to make you feel good.
    True
  • Greek philosopher Aristotle (384–322 BC) thought that emotions originated from the heart not the brain
    true
  • According to psychological studies, internet trolls are narcissistic, sadistic, and psychopathic.
    true
  • IS it true that an average individual’s mind wanders 70% of the time?
    no 30%
  • Those who live with a major depressive disorder are biologically younger than people without depression.
    False
  • Boanthropy is a psychological disorder where people feel they are Bananas?
    no - they think they are Cows
  • people are more likely to be attracted to someone who shares their initials.
    true
  • Subtitles under a video distract and decrease your listening skills
    false - they make your listening more effective.
  • What is Phantom Vibration Syndrome?
    when you thought your phone was vibrating
  • Phrenologists believed that they could determine personality traits by studying the patterns of bumps on a person's head
    true
  • People catch yawns to express empathy
    True
  • When it comes to luxury brands - the nicer their staff the better the sales
    false, rude stuff sell more by creating an "in-group" feel
  • We yawn to regulate the temperature of the brain
    True
  • We use only 10% of our brain capacity
    False
  • What is "hypnotic jerk"
    the disconnection between the brain and muscle while you sleep which you misinterpret as falling.
  • Cursing with the F words decreases the pain threshold by 30%
    False - it increases it by 30%
  • Studies have shown that consuming food without preservatives will increase I.Q
    True, by around 14%
  • Being in love is biochemically the same as having a severe obsessive-compulsive disorder
    True
  • Cotard's syndrome is a name of psychological disorder where you feel that you are decomposing or dead?
    True - the "walking corpse syndrome" - person holds the delusional belief that they are deceased, do not exist, are putrefying, or have lost their blood etc...
  • Statistically, you will live shorter if your initials are negative i.e. P I G. etc.
    true
  • Sigmund Freud hypothesized that comedians tell jokes as a kind of anxiety relief system
    True
  • is it true that Women have twice as many pain receptors on their bodies as males?
    false - it's the opposite
  • What is Wrap rage?
    the anger you feel when you are unable to open a package right away
  • What's the name of the famous prisoners and guards experiment that took place at an American university?
    Stanford Prison Experiment
  • The parts of the brain controlling aggression are larger in women than in men.
    true
  • This is an Rorschach Test - but what is it also known as ?
    ink blot test
    • Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.