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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.

To estimate the degree of the relationship between birth order and achievement motivation a researcher would do a(n)___________study.

A naturalistic

B inventory

C correlational

D experimental

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Correct Answer: correlational

The fortune teller who studies your palm carefully before announcing that “great fortune lies in your immediate future” is practicing___________ psychology.

A applied

B commonsense

C pseudo

D forensic

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: pseudo

In the method of naturalistic observation psychologists:

A haphazardly encounter behavior as it naturally occurs

B set up controlled experiments by which they uncover causal elements in behavior

C set out actively observe subjects in their natural environments

D interview subjects at different ages

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Correct Answer: set out actively observe subjects in their natural environments

Research on the benefit of aspirin to prevent heart attacks:

A gender bias

B courtesy bias

C cultural bias

D age bias

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: gender bias

To be confident that a cause-and-effect relationship exists, it is necessary to:

A engage in naturalistic observation

B develop a positive correlation

C perform a controlled experiment

D test for a negative correlation

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: perform a controlled experiment

An experiment is performed to test the effects of sleep deprivation on rote memory. In this experiment, the dependent variable in the:

A number of hours subjects go without sleep

B rote memory scores

C number of subjects deprived of sleep in the experimental group

D correlation between hours of sleep and fatigue

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: rote memory scores

The following type of method can be used in order to create a real-world laboratory

A correlational coefficients

B field experiment

C case study

D random assignment

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: field experiment

The survey method involves:

A an in-depth study of the opinions and attitudes of a selected individual

B an overview of the attitudes and backgrounds of selected a groups

C direct observation and recording of representative sample of behavior

D carefulness of a representative sample of people

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Correct Answer: carefulness of a representative sample of people

The steps involved in the scientific method include?

A axioms

B common sense

C experimentation

D hypothetical theory formulation

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: experimentation

__________________ is an inherent part of the scientific method.

A observation

B common sense

C reinforcement

D analysis

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: observation

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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To estimate the degree of the relationship between birth order and achievement motivation a researcher would do a(n)___________study.

The fortune teller who studies your palm carefully before announcing that “great fortune lies in your immediate future” is practicing___________ psychology.

In the method of naturalistic observation psychologists:

Research on the benefit of aspirin to prevent heart attacks:

To be confident that a cause-and-effect relationship exists, it is necessary to:

An experiment is performed to test the effects of sleep deprivation on rote memory. In this experiment, the dependent variable in the:

The following type of method can be used in order to create a real-world laboratory

The survey method involves:

The steps involved in the scientific method include?

__________________ is an inherent part of the scientific method.