MCAT Psychology & Sociology - Exam
MCAT PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY - EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
COMPLETE ALL 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||ALREADY GRADED A+
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
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
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.
B
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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.
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
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.
A
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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.
II. Hispanics are significantly more likely to enter HIV care with advanced disease
than people of other races
III. Entry into HIV care late in the disease process results in worse clinical
outcomes
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
A
Suppose a later study finds that documented and undocumented Hispanics tend
to live in separate neighborhoods, and that neighborhood location is significantly
associated with access to health care resources. Which of the following
conclusions is supported by this finding?
A. Differential health outcomes are partially due to documented vs.
undocumented status.
B. Undocumented immigrants experience structural barriers to accessing
healthcare.
C. Hispanics in the U.S. do not experience intragroup social inequality.
D. Spatial inequality contributes to differential health outcomes among Hispanic
immigrants.
D
According to the passage, second generation immigrants are more likely than first
generation immigrants to experience all of the following EXCEPT:
A. greater prestige.
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B. longer lifespan.
C. greater wealth.
D. higher educational attainment.
B
Medicalization is defined as:
A. an attempt to control individuals by defining certain behaviors as abnormal.
B. the gradual characterization of behaviors as constituting disease.
C. the desire to obtain medication for an illness.
D. the need to expand medical practice to include more illnesses.
B
Which of the following are important in diagnosing illnesses like ADHD?
I. Values
II. Norms
III. Beliefs
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. I, II, and III
D
Students in the experiment also cited the inaccessibility of clinics as a primary
reason for self-medication. Assuming students in the United States self-medicate
at a far lower rate, this is an example of a(n):
A. health disparity and global inequality.
B. environmental injustice and social inequality.
C. healthcare disparity and spatial inequality.
D. globalization and healthcare transition.
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MCAT PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY - EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
COMPLETE ALL 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||ALREADY GRADED A+
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
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
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.
B
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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.
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
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.
A
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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.
II. Hispanics are significantly more likely to enter HIV care with advanced disease
than people of other races
III. Entry into HIV care late in the disease process results in worse clinical
outcomes
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
A
Suppose a later study finds that documented and undocumented Hispanics tend
to live in separate neighborhoods, and that neighborhood location is significantly
associated with access to health care resources. Which of the following
conclusions is supported by this finding?
A. Differential health outcomes are partially due to documented vs.
undocumented status.
B. Undocumented immigrants experience structural barriers to accessing
healthcare.
C. Hispanics in the U.S. do not experience intragroup social inequality.
D. Spatial inequality contributes to differential health outcomes among Hispanic
immigrants.
D
According to the passage, second generation immigrants are more likely than first
generation immigrants to experience all of the following EXCEPT:
A. greater prestige.
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B. longer lifespan.
C. greater wealth.
D. higher educational attainment.
B
Medicalization is defined as:
A. an attempt to control individuals by defining certain behaviors as abnormal.
B. the gradual characterization of behaviors as constituting disease.
C. the desire to obtain medication for an illness.
D. the need to expand medical practice to include more illnesses.
B
Which of the following are important in diagnosing illnesses like ADHD?
I. Values
II. Norms
III. Beliefs
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. I, II, and III
D
Students in the experiment also cited the inaccessibility of clinics as a primary
reason for self-medication. Assuming students in the United States self-medicate
at a far lower rate, this is an example of a(n):
A. health disparity and global inequality.
B. environmental injustice and social inequality.
C. healthcare disparity and spatial inequality.
D. globalization and healthcare transition.
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