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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.

All of the following are examples of objective tests Except the:
A MMPI-2
B NEO-PI
C BFQ
D TAT
Correct Answer: TAT
Martin Seligman advocates a positive psychology, which focuses on topics such as:
A external locus of control
B projection
C optimism
D the Barnum effect
Correct Answer: optimism
Athletes often attribute their losses to bad officiating. This best illustrates:
A learned helplessness
B the spotlight effect
C self-serving bias
D an Electra complex
Correct Answer: self-serving bias
According to Freud, children develop unconscious sexual desires for the parent of the opposite sex during the_______stage.
A latency
B phallic
C oral
D anal
Correct Answer: phallic
The psychologists who developed the inkblot test was:
A Piaget
B Freud
C Rorschach
D Jung
Correct Answer: Rorschach
Karen Horney, a prominent Neo-Freudian, disputes Freud’s assumption that women:
A never experience a phallic stage of development
B suffer an Electra complex
C often experience learned helplessness
D have weak superegos
Correct Answer: have weak superegos
Freud emphasized that unresolved childhood conflicts often lead to:
A fixation
B reciprocal determinism
C an external locus of control
D the self-reference phenomenon
Correct Answer: fixation
Scott has just been reprimanded by his supervisor. Later on, Scott begins to “stomp around” and throws a tantrum in front of his co-workers. Scott’s behavior exemplifies which of the following?
A rationalization
B reaction formation
C regression
D projection
Correct Answer: regression
When anthropologists compare ancient artifacts from South America, Europe, and Australia they often find similarities among the images that are depicted. Based on Jung’s analytical psychology, some of these apparent similarities may stem from:
A the collective unconscious
B reciprocal determinism
C the preconscious
D primeval consciousness
Correct Answer: the collective unconscious
Dilawar is taking personality test in which he is shown a series of simple scenes. He is supported to tell a story about what is happening in each scene and suggest what the characters are feeling. The test that Dilawar is taking is the:
A Sixteen Personality Factor (16 PF) naira
B Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
C Rorschach test
D Edwards Personal Preference schedule
Correct Answer: Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)