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Psychology 6084 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.

The value of light exposure therapy appears to result from its influence on people is:
A self – blaming explanations
B social relationships
C circadian rhythm
D visual acuity
Correct Answer: circadian rhythm
The idea that you can’t be profoundly relaxed and fearful at the same time is basic to_________?
A behavior modification
B systematic desensitization
C psychodynamic activation
D reaction formation
Correct Answer: systematic desensitization
Sana has psychological disorder, and her doctor has prescribed an MAO inhibitor to reduce the severity of Sana’s symptoms. In this case, Sana’s therapist is MOST likely treating her for
A a dissociative disorder
B depression
C an anxiety disorder
D schizophrenia
Correct Answer: depression
Natasha claimed that her failure to get “A’s” in all her college courses meant she was incompetent. Her therapist calmly challenged this assertion, commenting, “By your strange calculations, well over 90 percent of all college students are incompetent!” The therapist’s response was most typical of a(n)______therapist.
A eclectic
B psychoanalytic
C cognitive
D behavior
Correct Answer: cognitive
The barn owl’s right ear opens slightly upward while its left ear opens slightly downward. This asymmetry is most useful for enabling the owl to detect the________of a sound.
A loudness
B amplitude
C wavelength
D location
Correct Answer: location
Waqas looked directly into a very bright light and damaged his retina. The ophthalmologist has told him that he has sustained massive damage to his rods but for the most part his cones have not been affected. One change that you could predict for Waqas’ vision is that he will now have:
A more accurate depth perception
B poor vision in bright illumination
C poor vision in low illumination
D poor peripheral vision
Correct Answer: poor peripheral vision
Patients’ negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure can increase their postoperative experience of pain. This best illustrate the importance of:
A transduction
B difference thresholds
C sensory adaption
D top-down processing
Correct Answer: top-down processing
Weber’s law states that the just Noticeable Difference between stimuli is a (n):
A Unknown
B Threshold
C Puzzle
D Constant
Correct Answer: Constant
The visually perceived distance between ourselves and an object provides an important cue for our perception of the object’s:
A motion
B size
C color
D brightness
Correct Answer: size
In their study of the influence of subliminal perception on attitudes Krosnick and his colleagues (1992) found:
A absolutely no evidence of such influence
B overwhelming evidences that subliminal stimuli can and do influences subjects’ attitudes
C that subliminal stimuli do not really exist
D small but measurable effects
Correct Answer: small but measurable effects