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Psychology 6096 MCQs [All-Courses]

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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.

Behaviorism helped make psychology a:

A fad
B science
C specialty
D hoax
Correct Answer: science

Comparative psychologists are primarily interested in:

A stimulus – response connections
B animal behavior
C the comparison of functional and behavioral psychology
D the comparison of different types of psychotherapy
Correct Answer: animal behavior

Information processed below the normal level of awareness is called:

A adaptive
B subnormal
C psychological
D subliminal
Correct Answer: subliminal

A postconventional level of morality is most likely to be found in cultures that value:

A socialism
B communism
C social harmony
D individualism
Correct Answer: individualism

Which eye structure is responsible for dark adaptation?

A Cones
B Iris
C Rods
D Pupil
Correct Answer: Rods

Which of the following is the psychological dimension that captures the purity and vividness of color?

A Saturation
B Hue
C Wavelength
D Brightness
Correct Answer: Saturation

The fact that we tend to see stars in the sky as constellations to the Gestalt principle of:

A Proximity
B Closure
C Common Fate
D Similarity
Correct Answer: Closure

Information picked up by the body’s receptor cells is termed:

A cognition
B perception
C adaptation
D sensation
Correct Answer: sensation

Receptors for the kinesthetic sense are found in the:

A cochlea
B basilar membrane
C ligaments and tendons
D joints and muscles
Correct Answer: joints and muscles

We often a series of dots on a printed form as a “solid” line because of the Gestalt principle of:

A figure – ground
B symmetry
C similarity
D closure
Correct Answer: closure