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.

An elderly acquaintance of you has suffered from partial blindness since she had a stroke. Apparently the stroke damaged her:

A occipital lobe

B parietal lobe

C temporal lobes

D reticular formation

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Correct Answer: occipital lobe

The pons acts as a bridge between the medulla and other brain areas and influences:

A activity

B sleep and arousal

C motor behavior

D higher reasoning

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Correct Answer: sleep and arousal

An EEG records is:

A the number of neurons in the brain

B electrical impulses from the brain

C chemical activity in the cranial nerves

D direct electrical stimulation and activation of the brain

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Correct Answer: electrical impulses from the brain

Damage to the cerebellum would most likely result in:

A heart stoppage or respiratory failure

B a loss of hearing ability

C a loss of muscular coordination

D a reduction in emotional response

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Correct Answer: a loss of muscular coordination

The endocrine system:

A is the only communications network in the body

B depends on electrical messages for communication

C secretes hormones into the blood stream for communication

D secretes hormones into the exocrine ducts for communication

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Correct Answer: secretes hormones into the blood stream for communication

When you are walking, the brain sends massages to the skeletal muscles in the legs by way of:

A efferent fibers

B central fibers

C motor fibers

D sensory fibers

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Correct Answer: efferent fibers

An action potential actually occurs because:

A the interior of the nerve cell becomes positive

B the interior of the nerve cell becomes negative

C potassium ions enter the nerve cell

D sodium ions level the nerve cell

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Correct Answer: sodium ions level the nerve cell

Presence of a characteristic red belly in male three-spined sticklike back that elicits aggression in other territorial males is a:

A Taxis

B Sign stimulus

C Kinesis

D None of these

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Correct Answer: Sign stimulus

An association of indifferent stimuli or situations without patent reward is:

A Conditioning

B Operant conditioning

C Latent learning

D Insight learning

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Correct Answer: Latent learning

The “little brain” attached to the rear of the brainstorm is called the:

A limbic system

B thalamus

C corpus callosum

D cerebellum

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Correct Answer: cerebellum

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Psychology 6096 MCQs [All-Courses]

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An elderly acquaintance of you has suffered from partial blindness since she had a stroke. Apparently the stroke damaged her:

The pons acts as a bridge between the medulla and other brain areas and influences:

An EEG records is:

Damage to the cerebellum would most likely result in:

The endocrine system:

When you are walking, the brain sends massages to the skeletal muscles in the legs by way of:

An action potential actually occurs because:

Presence of a characteristic red belly in male three-spined sticklike back that elicits aggression in other territorial males is a:

An association of indifferent stimuli or situations without patent reward is:

The “little brain” attached to the rear of the brainstorm is called the: