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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.

What determines “good and “evil” in Hobbes’s argument?
A Ethical philosophy
B Appetite and aversion
C Natural philosophy
D God and the devil
Correct Answer: Appetite and aversion
Who has suggested that ‘social control can be introduced through exploitative and constructive methods’:
A Ross
B Hunt
C Maclver
D Bernard
Correct Answer: Bernard
Who has given the concept of ‘ethnic group’?
A W.G. Summer
B A. Beteille
C J. Huxley
D Micmocence
Correct Answer: J. Huxley
The structuralist school of psychology:
A used introspection to analyze conscious experience
B relied heavily on the concept of natural selection
C was concerned with experiences as “wholes”
D used dream analysis to reveal the unconscious
Correct Answer: used introspection to analyze conscious experience
In the Harlow’s research surrogate mothers were used for studying the attachment behaviour of infant monkeys the surrogate mothers were:
A Adult female monkeys not related to the infants
B Older sisters of the infant monkeys
C Human adults who acted as mothers
D Wire and cloth objects placed in the monkey cages
Correct Answer: Wire and cloth objects placed in the monkey cages
A psychologist who is “eclectic” can best be described as:
A rejecting determinism in favor of free will
B cognitive rather than behavioral
C drawing from many psychological approaches
D preferring pseudo-psychological approaches
Correct Answer: drawing from many psychological approaches
The phrase “a theory must also falsifiable” means:
A researchers misrepresent their data
B a theory must be defined so it can be disconfirmed
C theories are a rich array of observations regarding behavior but with few facts to support them
D nothing
Correct Answer: a theory must be defined so it can be disconfirmed
Which of the following is the example of social facilitation?
A Brandon agrees to his friend’s request to help her move
B Andrew’s mom helps him build a birdfeeder
C Lester becomes more nervous when speaking to a large audience
D Sarah runs the mile much faster when she runs against someone
Correct Answer: Sarah runs the mile much faster when she runs against someone
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is represented by which of the following?
A the Gestalt psychologists
B the behaviorists
C the structuralists
D the functionalists
Correct Answer: the Gestalt psychologists
Which of the following psychological theories is known as the one the emphasizes “free will”?
A psychodynamic psychology
B behaviorism
C humanistic psychology
D Neo-Freudian psychology
Correct Answer: Neo-Freudian psychology