How Much Human Psychology Do You Know?

Psychology, when looking at the world of science, is the new kid on the block. It's been around for less than 200 years in its current form, but in those years psychologists and psychiatrists have made a LOT of fascinating discoveries about the way we think, process information and act. Do you have the fundamentals of psychology hidden somewhere in your brain? Let's find out.
 
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Holding hands with someone you love can...
All answers are correct
Alleviate physical pain
Alleviate fear
Alleviate stress
 
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Hint
If you want to decrease your dissatisfaction with a task....
Complain
Stop doing it
Volunteer
 
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Do opposites attract?
Yes, you are more likely to be attracted to someone different from you
No, you are more likely to be attracted to someone like you
 
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Which of these facts is true?
Your mind “rewrites” monotonous speech of boring people to make it sound more interesting
You are most likely to fall in love with people who remind you of your highschool teacher
When something bad happens, people blame the situation and not the person
 
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What is the halo effect?
The halo effect is when one positive thing makes us believe there are other positive things about a person
The halo effect is when we believe nothing a person does is wrong in any way
The halo effect is when we see a halo in a bright color around someone
The halo effect is when a Psychologist performs a healing of the patient
 
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Hint
Which of these activities reduces psychological stress?
Praying
Showering
Eating
Studying
 
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Hint
Which of these facts is UNTRUE?
People with low self-esteem tend to “try” and humiliate others.
The more uncertain you are, the more you dig in and defend your ideas
The 'placebo effect' is a myth, there is no such effect in reality
The brain treats rejection like physical pain
 
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Hint
Which is these is NOT a psychological defense mechanism?
Projection
Aggression
Repression
Denial
 
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Hint
Jim tells Bob he always seems angry. Bob says: "You're the angry one!". Which defense mechanism is Bob using?
Repression
Denial
Projection
Sublimation
 
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True or False: People who view TV crime shows consistently overestimate the frequency of crime in the real world.
False
True
 
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Studies show that humans, when in groups, spend 80% of their time...
Complaining
Flirting
Asking questions
Laughing
 
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Hint
Across all human cultures, there are six facial emotions we all have. Which of these is NOT one of the six global emotions?
Disgust
Lust
Fear
Happiness
Sadness
Anger
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