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.

In Pavlov’s experiments with dogs the conditioned stimulus was the:

A food

B bell

C salivation to the food

D salivation to the bell

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Correct Answer: bell

Rodents respond to alarm calls by others in their group. if these calls are continued and no danger is confirmed further calls may be ignored. it an example of:

A Imprinting

B Habituation

C Conditioned reflex type I

D Conditioned reflex type II

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Correct Answer: Habituation

Ivan Pavlov has been credited with the initial discovery of:

A operant conditioning

B reinforcement

C classical conditioning

D vicarious conditioning

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Correct Answer: classical conditioning

According to Darwin a behaviour made up of units compatible with the mechanisms of inheritance and thus a product of natural selection is:

A Instinct

B Taxis

C Kinesis

D All of these

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Correct Answer: Instinct

The term “Anomic Suicide” is used by:

A Max Weber

B Auguste Comte

C Emile Durkheim

D Herbert Spencer

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Correct Answer: Emile Durkheim

Herbert Spencer classified the society into:

A 4 classes

B 8 classes

C 2 classes

D 3 classes

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Correct Answer: 3 classes

Jean Piaget’s theory explaining how children’s thought progresses through four stages:

A Classical theory

B Anomie theory of deviance

C Cognitive theory of development

D Charismatic authority theory

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Correct Answer: Cognitive theory of development

Man is social animal” who said:

A Aristotle

B Ibne-i-Khaldun

C Max Weber

D Al-Ghazali

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Correct Answer: Aristotle

Max Weber’s term for power made legitimate by a leader’s exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers:

A Causal logic

B Charismatic authority

C Cohabitation

D Closed system

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Correct Answer: Charismatic authority

Who said black people who do badly at school do so because they are socially deprived?

A K. Painter

B L. Letley

C J.W.B Douglas

D Kirk Ridgewell

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Correct Answer: J.W.B Douglas

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In Pavlov’s experiments with dogs the conditioned stimulus was the:

Rodents respond to alarm calls by others in their group. if these calls are continued and no danger is confirmed further calls may be ignored. it an example of:

Ivan Pavlov has been credited with the initial discovery of:

According to Darwin a behaviour made up of units compatible with the mechanisms of inheritance and thus a product of natural selection is:

The term “Anomic Suicide” is used by:

Herbert Spencer classified the society into:

Jean Piaget’s theory explaining how children’s thought progresses through four stages:

Man is social animal” who said:

Max Weber’s term for power made legitimate by a leader’s exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers:

Who said black people who do badly at school do so because they are socially deprived?