Top 350+ Solved Physiological Psychology MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The hypothalamus plays an important role in the regulation of:
a. food intake
b. water intake
c. alcohol intake
d. both food and water intake
Q. Lateral hypothalamus (LH) is otherwise known as:
a. stimulating centre
b. circulatory centre
c. feeding centre
d. water centre
Q. Research evidences indicated that ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH):
a. facilitates eating
b. expedites eating
c. both facilitates and
d. inhibits eating expedites eating
Q. Electrical stimulation of ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) cells:
a. inhibits eating
b. facilitates eating
c. expedites eating
d. both expedites and inhibits eating
Q. Injections of glucose (which raise blood sugar level):
a. facilitate eating
b. expedite eating
c. both expedite and facilitate eating
d. inhibit eating
Q. Injections of insulin (which lower blood sugar level):
a. increase food intake
b. decrease food intake
c. expedite food intake
d. facilitate food intake
Q. Studies indicated that the hypothalamus contains cells (glucoreceptors) sensitive to therate of which:
a. glucose passes through them
b. glucose stimulates them
c. glucose inhibits them
d. glucose both stimulates and inhibits them
Q. An empty stomach produces the periodic contractions of muscles in the stomach wallwhich we identify as:
a. stomach ache
b. stomach pain
c. stomach ailment
d. hunger pangs
Q. Obesity is thought to stem from disturbances during the:
a. phallic stage of psychosexual development
b. oral and anal stages of psychosexual development
c. genital stage of psychosexual development
d. latency period of psychosexual development
Q. Dehydration of the osmoreceptors can be produced by depriving the organism of:
a. food
b. water
c. blood
d. sugar
Q. Water deficit in the body increases the concentration of:
a. pottasium
b. insulin
c. sugar
d. sodium
Q. Which of the following could NOT serve as an operational definition for anger?
a. reddening of the face.
b. feelings of hostility
c. threatening posture
d. attack behaviour.
Q. If it were discovered that destruction of a particular area of the brain disrupted a certain behaviour but that destruction of any other part of the brain had no effect on thatbehaviour, this would be evidence in favour of
a. antilocalisation
b. localisation of function
c. both localisation and antilocalisation, depending upon the size of the lesion
d. plasticity
Q. Some researchers believe that an abnormally high level of dopamine may be related tothe occurrence of
a. parkinson\s disease
b. mental depression
c. alzheimer\s disease
d. schizophrenia