Psychology 6096 MCQs [All-Courses]

Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, mental processes, emotions, and personality. It is an important subject for competitive exams such as PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, CSS, and PMS.

Alterations in activity at dopamine synapses have been implicated in the development of:

A anxiety

B schizophrenia

C Alzheimer’s disease

D nicotine addiction

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Correct Answer: schizophrenia

The part of the neuron that specializes in receiving massages from other neurons is the:

A axon

B myelin

C axon terminal

D dendrite

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Correct Answer: dendrite

An extremely complex behaviour that includes biological rhythms, territorial behaviour, courtship, mating, aggression, altruism and social organizations is:

A Instincts or Reflexes

B Innate behaviour

C Kinesis

D All of the above

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Correct Answer: Instincts or Reflexes

The behaviour that depends on the experiences in one’s own life but for this to occur depends upon the development and evolution of the nervous system of that animal is:

A Taxis

B Kinesis

C Reflex

D Learning

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Correct Answer: Learning

The mechanism that helps to respond a specific stimulus is:

A Sign stimulus

B Innate releasing mechanism

C Inherited complex

D All of the above

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Correct Answer: Innate releasing mechanism

A collection of responses that are predetermined by the inheritance of specific nerve or cytoplasmic pathways in multicellular or unicellular organisms is:

A Innate behaviour

B learned behaviour

C Conditioned reflex type I

D None of these

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Correct Answer: Innate behaviour

Neural networks refer to:

A the branching extensions of a neuron

B neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body

C junctions between sending and receiving nervous

D interconnected clusters of neurons in the central nervous system

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Correct Answer: interconnected clusters of neurons in the central nervous system

An undersupply of the major inhibitory neurotransmitters known as ____________ is linked to seizures.

A Ach

B GABA

C interneurons

D serotonin

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Correct Answer: GABA

The brain structure that controls unconscious but essential functions such as breathing and circulation is the:

A cerebellum

B corpus callosum

C hypothalamus

D medulla

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Correct Answer: medulla

Surgical destruction of brain tissue is called a (n):

A MRI

B EEG

C synapse

D lesion

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Correct Answer: lesion

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Psychology 6096 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Alterations in activity at dopamine synapses have been implicated in the development of:

The part of the neuron that specializes in receiving massages from other neurons is the:

An extremely complex behaviour that includes biological rhythms, territorial behaviour, courtship, mating, aggression, altruism and social organizations is:

The behaviour that depends on the experiences in one’s own life but for this to occur depends upon the development and evolution of the nervous system of that animal is:

The mechanism that helps to respond a specific stimulus is:

A collection of responses that are predetermined by the inheritance of specific nerve or cytoplasmic pathways in multicellular or unicellular organisms is:

Neural networks refer to:

An undersupply of the major inhibitory neurotransmitters known as ____________ is linked to seizures.

The brain structure that controls unconscious but essential functions such as breathing and circulation is the:

Surgical destruction of brain tissue is called a (n):