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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.

One of the following is antagonistic to insulin:
A Oxytocin
B Glucagon
C Prolactin
D Adrenaline
Correct Answer: Glucagon
Failure to produce insulin leads to be a condition called:
A Diabetes insipidus
B Diabetes mellitus
C Gluconism
D Both a & b
Correct Answer: Diabetes mellitus
Which of the followings promotes breakdown of glycogen in muscles and live?
A Insulin
B Glucagon
C Prolactin
D Oxytocin
Correct Answer: Glucagon
Insulin inhibits of glycogen in:
A Muscles
B Liver
C Islets of Langerhans
D Both a & b
Correct Answer: Both a & b
Which of the following depresses blood glucose levels?
A Glucagon
B Insulin
C Alpha cells of pancreas
D None of these
Correct Answer: Insulin
A receptor may be a:
A Cell
B Neuron ending
C Receptor organ
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
The cells or organs that receive stimuli are called:
A Receptors
B Effectors
C Motor neurons
D Glands and Muscles
Correct Answer: Receptors
The receptors in hypothalamus that detect the stimulus of smell, taste and blood carbon dioxide concentration is:
A Photoreceptors
B Mechanoreceptors
C Chemoreceptors
D All of the above
Correct Answer: Chemoreceptors
These may be free nerve endings, expanded tip endings or stray endings that are able to detect stimuli of touch pressure, hearing and equilibrium:
A Photoreceptors
B Mechanoreceptors
C Chemoreceptors
D Thermoreceptors
Correct Answer: Mechanoreceptors
Defensive Pessimists set low expectations and ruminate over the worst possible outcomes; however research has shown that they perform similarly in terms of academic performance compared to which group of people?
A Pessimists
B Optimists
C Neurotics
D Extraverts
Correct Answer: Extraverts