MCAT Psychology & Sociology 2025
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Additional data from the first study described in the passage showed that compared to patients in the
other two clusters, those in cluster 2 were younger and had obtained higher educational levels. This
difference is best described as a difference in:
A. social class.
B. demographics.
C. social institutions.
D. material culture. - correct answer-B
Which conclusion is NOT consistent with the results of the second study?
A. Genetics and psychological processes have largely separate effects on the development of mental
disorders.
B. Social status has a significant influence on mental health.
C. Psychological factors influence the relationship between genetics and mental health.
D. Psychological, biological, and environmental factors interact to influence the development of mental
disorders. - correct answer-A
Lack of access to health care is an example of a social and environmental factor that can contribute to
biopsychosocial case complexity. Which theoretical approach would likely be most useful for examining
differential access to healthcare between social groups due to differing levels of power and prestige?
A. Social constructionism
B. Symbolic interactionism
C. Functionalism
D. Conflict theory - correct answer-D
A follow-up study indicated that ER patients who had been admitted multiple times in the past year,
compared to those who had not, had lower levels of cultural knowledge that facilitates belongingness in
one's social context. Compared to the other patients, those patients with multiple hospital admissions
had lower:
,A. intergenerational mobility.
B. cultural capital.
C. social capital.
D. socioeconomic status. - correct answer-B
Based on the results of the two studies described in the passage, which of the following interventions
would likely be most effective in addressing mental health problems among emergency room patients
with high biopsychosocial case complexity?
A. Improving the participants social status
B. Directing treatment only at social factors
C. Restricting treatment to interventions in biological factors
D. Carrying out psychological interventions - correct answer-D
Which of the following might be expected to increase the likelihood of bullying behavior?
A. Moving a child to a higher SES school
B. Expanding the social group of the child
C. Treating bullying as a social norm
D. Eliminating residential segregation - correct answer-C
Which of the following is LEAST likely to be used by the government in determining SES status scores of a
schools neighborhood?
A. Income levels
B. Education levels
C. Unemployment rates
D. Racial composition - correct answer-D
A separate study found that children from low SES families are 350% more likely than their high SES
peers to have at least one parent who was also raised in low SES conditions. These findings are
consistent with the idea of:
, A. meritocracy.
B. social reproduction.
C. cultural capital.
D. social capital. - correct answer-B
Which of the following, if true, would be LEAST likely to introduce error to the findings of the study
presented in the passage?
A. Teachers over report bullying behavior of louder students.
B. Parents are experiencing relative poverty rather than absolute poverty.
C. Parents are experiencing absolute poverty rather than relative poverty.
D. School districts have been re-zoned since the government determination of status scores. - correct
answer-C
Measuring which of the following would likely be LEAST helpful to researchers who want to assess the
correlation between assimilation and immigrant health?
A. English language proficiency
B. Choice of occupation
C. Change in diet
D. Exposure to psychosocial stress, including racial and anti-immigrant discrimination - correct answer-B
All of the following could be plausible explanations of the paradox of the "healthy immigrant effect"
EXCEPT:
A. U.S. culture promotes healthy behaviors compared to the native cultures of the immigrant studied.
B. individuals who are more healthy and resilient are more likely to migrate.
C. immigrants who are older or unhealthy are more likely to return to their home country.
D. culturally specific healthy behaviors of immigrants are more influential on health outcomes than
conventional risk factors such as low socioeconomic status. - correct answer-A
Which statement(s) is/are supported by the study presented in the passage regarding treatment of HIV?
I. Hispanics are disproportionately at risk for HIV infection in the U.S.
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