MCAT Social and Behavioral Sciences Practice Tests

Practice Tests

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• MCAT Social and Behavioral

  • Environment and Sensation+20 topics

    • Vision+3 topics

      • Physiology of the Eye

      • Visual Receptors

      • Processing and Integrating Visual Signals

    • Hearing+3 topics

      • Physiology of the Ear

      • Auditory Receptors

      • Processing and Integrating Auditory Signals

    • Other Senses and Sensation Principles+11 topics

      • Principles of Sensation+5 topics

        • Sensory Threshold and Weber's Law

        • Detection Theory and Sensory Adaptation

        • Other Sensory Principles

        • Perceptual Concepts and Organization

        • Perceptual Processing Theories and Gestalt

      • Senses and Receptors+4 topics

        • Somatosensation, Receptors, and Processing

        • Taste, Receptors, and Processing

        • Olfaction, Receptors, and Processing

        • Kinesthetic and Vestibular Senses

  • Consciousness and Thought+27 topics

    • Cognition+6 topics

      • Models of Cognition

      • Cognitive Development

      • Intellect and Intelligence

      • Problem-Solving Processes

      • Other Cognition Principles

    • Memory+7 topics

      • Memory Creation and Encoding

      • Memory Storage

      • Memory Recall

      • Factors that Influence Encoding and Recall

      • Neural Physiology and Memory

      • Memory Disorders, Aging, and Forgetting

      • Other Memory Principles

    • Consciousness and Sleep+6 topics

      • Sleep Cycles and Stages of Sleep

      • Circadian Rhythm

      • Dreams and Other Sleep Concepts

      • Consciousness-Related Disorders

      • Pathways and Processed of Consciousness-Altering Drugs

    • Speech and Language+4 topics

      • Theories of Language Acquisition

      • Language and Cognition

      • Physiology of Language and the Brain

      • Other Language Concepts

  • Stress and Emotion+12 topics

    • Stress+5 topics

      • Appraisal and Stressors

      • Physiology and Stress

      • Responses to Stress

      • Stress Management

      • Other Stress Principles

    • Emotion+5 topics

      • Universal Emotions

      • Components of Emotion

      • Theories of Emotional Processing

      • Physiology of Emotion

      • Other Concepts of Emotion

  • Individual Behavior and Learning+51 topics

    • Physiology of Behavior+14 topics

      • Neural Physiology+3 topics

        • Neurons and Neural Physiology

        • Neurotransmitters and Their Effects

        • Neurodegenerative Disorders

      • Brain and Nervous System+3 topics

        • Midbrain and Hindbrain

        • Forebrain and Cortex

        • Studying the Brain and Nervous System

      • Other Factors on Behavior+5 topics

        • Endocrine Factors

        • Genetic Factors

        • Developmental Factors

        • Combined Factors and Compound Influences

    • Behavior and the Individual+9 topics

      • Motivation+2 topics

        • Theories of Motivation

        • Motivators and Influencing Motivation

    • Conditioning, Learning, and Behavior Change+17 topics

      • Associative Learning+6 topics

        • Classical Conditioning

        • Operative Conditioning

        • Identifying Positive and Negative Reinforcement

        • Cognition of Associative Learning

        • Biology of Associative Learning

        • Other Aspects of Conditioning

      • Learning and Behavior Change+4 topics

        • Elaboration Likelihood Model

        • Social Cognitive Theory

        • Factors Affecting Behavior Change and Learning

        • Other Aspects of Behavior Change

    • Identity and Self Expression+7 topics

      • Self-Concept and Social Identity

      • Self-Esteem and Locus of Control

      • Identity Development

      • Emotional Expression and Detection

      • Presentation of Self

      • Communication

      • Other Concepts of Identity and Expression

  • Group Behavior and Sociological Phenomena+84 topics

    • Behavioral Phenomena Within a Group+8 topics

      • Social Facilitation

      • Deindividuation

      • Bystander Effect

      • Social Loafing

      • Peer Pressure

      • Group Polarization and Groupthink

      • Collective Behaviors of a Group

      • Other Behaviors Within a Group

    • Culture+20 topics

      • Social Institutions and Norms+10 topics

        • Socialization

        • Social Norms and Mores

        • Deviance, Taboos, and Anomie

        • Family

        • Religion

        • Government

        • Health and Illness

        • Other Social Institutions

      • Cultural Phenomena+8 topics

        • Elements of Culture

        • Culture Lag

        • Assimilation

        • Multiculturalism

        • Counterculture, Popular Culture, and Subcultures

        • Other Cultural Principles

    • Attribution, Discrimination, and Stereotype+6 topics

      • Development of Attributions and Perceptions of Others

      • Factors Influencing Perception of Others

      • Stereotype

      • Prejudice

      • Discrimination

    • Sociological Foundations and Principles+21 topics

      • Demographics+6 topics

        • Gender

        • Sexual Orientation

    • Social Behaviors+7 topics

      • Attraction

      • Aggression

      • Altruism

      • Attachment

      • Social Support

      • Explaining Social Behavior

      • Other Social Behaviors

    • Social Change+6 topics

      • Demographic Change

      • Social Movements

      • Globalization

      • Urbanization

      • Other Aspects of Social Change

    • Social Class and Inequality+9 topics

      • Spatial Inequality

      • Social Stratification and Socioeconomic Class

      • Power, Privilege, and Prestige

      • Intersectionality

      • Social Mobility

      • Poverty

      • Inequality in Health

      • Inequality in Healthcare

      • Other Social Inequalities

  • Psychological Disorders and Anomalies+16 topics

    • Studying Psychological Disorders+3 topics

      • Research Approaches and Methods

      • Classifying Disorders

      • Interpreting Research Results

    • Types of Psychological Disorders+7 topics

      • Anxiety and Trauma-Related Disorders

      • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

      • Bipolar Disorder

      • Personality Disorders

      • Schizophrenia

      • Depressive Disorders

      • Other Psychological Disorders

    • Biology and Treatment of Specific Disorders+3 topics

      • Schizophrenia and Depression

      • Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease

      • Biology and Treatment of Other Disorders