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Psychology 6084 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.

Better development can only be ensured by:

A Good heredity

B Good environment

C Both (a) and (b)

D Good heredity and unhealthy environment

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Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)

Four-years-old Karen can’t remember anything of the first few months of her life. This is best explained by the fact that:

A she lacked language skills for organizing her early life experiences

B experiences shortly after birth area a meaning less blue of darkness and light

C later experiences in life interfered with Karen’s earlier memories

D most brain cells do not yet exist at the time of birth

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Correct Answer: she lacked language skills for organizing her early life experiences

The unhealthy environment:

A Can suppress good heredity

B Cannot suppress good heredity

C Can suppress but cannot extinguish

D None of the above

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Correct Answer: Can suppress but cannot extinguish

Healthy environment and training:

A Can turn a dull child into an intelligent one

B Cannot turn a dull into an intelligent one

C Can turn a dull into a gifted one

D None of the above

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Correct Answer: Cannot turn a dull into an intelligent one

Heredity:

A Determines the capacity

B Does not determine the capacity

C Increase the capacity

D Modifies the capacity

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Correct Answer: Determines the capacity

Ameen, a 70-years old retired teacher, feels that his life has not been of any real value or significance. According to Erikson, Ameen has failed to achieve a sense of:

A autonomy

B independence

C basic trust

D integrity

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Correct Answer: integrity

When Teresa’s mother hides favorite doll under a blanket, Teresa acts as if it no longer exists, and she makes no attempt to look for it. Based on this information, you can infer that Teresa is in Piaget’s

A object permanence period of cognitive development

B preoperational period of cognitive development

C concrete period of cognitive development

D sensorimotor period of cognitive development

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Correct Answer: sensorimotor period of cognitive development

Studies of monkeys raised with artificial mothers suggest that mother-infant emotional bonds result primarily from mother providing infants with:

A the opportunity to explore

B body contact

C appropriate schemas

D adequate nourishment

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Correct Answer: body contact

Dr. Jamil wants to study the effects of poverty on one’s self concept. To do this he interviews a group of subjects from the inner city once every five years for a period of 30 years. This experiment is an example of what type-of study?

A Correlational study

B cross sectional study

C Gesell’s dome

D longitudinal study

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Correct Answer: longitudinal study

Little Kiran will approach and play with unfamiliar only if her mother first reassures her that it is safe to do so. This best illustrates the adaptive value of:

A attachment

B egocentrism

C object permanence

D habituation

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: attachment

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Better development can only be ensured by:

Four-years-old Karen can’t remember anything of the first few months of her life. This is best explained by the fact that:

The unhealthy environment:

Healthy environment and training:

Heredity:

Ameen, a 70-years old retired teacher, feels that his life has not been of any real value or significance. According to Erikson, Ameen has failed to achieve a sense of:

When Teresa’s mother hides favorite doll under a blanket, Teresa acts as if it no longer exists, and she makes no attempt to look for it. Based on this information, you can infer that Teresa is in Piaget’s

Studies of monkeys raised with artificial mothers suggest that mother-infant emotional bonds result primarily from mother providing infants with:

Dr. Jamil wants to study the effects of poverty on one’s self concept. To do this he interviews a group of subjects from the inner city once every five years for a period of 30 years. This experiment is an example of what type-of study?

Little Kiran will approach and play with unfamiliar only if her mother first reassures her that it is safe to do so. This best illustrates the adaptive value of: