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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.

Leyton suggested that members are symbolic of structural discontent – at different times in history a (social) class comes under treat from another (social) class under treat from another social class and feel dissatisfaction. What did he call this?

A Depressive

B Over- controlled repressors

C Paranoid- aggression

D Homicidal protest

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Correct Answer: Homicidal protest

Intra- sexual homicide (young men kill young men more than females kill females) would offer support for:

A biological basis of aggression

B adaptively basis of aggression

C homicidal protest

D media causes violence hypothesis

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Correct Answer: adaptively basis of aggression

Find the statement.

A There are many extremely violent individuals who will act violently in many situations and against many different targets

B There is a great deal to suggest that violence is learnt

C Field research is less indicative of an adverse influence of the media on violence contrary to laboratory studies which shows the clearest effects- often using meta- analysis

D There is little evidence concerning the influence of media on actual acts of criminal violence. Most laboratory studies which show effects involve acts against dolls (these are not criminal acts)

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Correct Answer: There are many extremely violent individuals who will act violently in many situations and against many different targets

What can we say about aggression in males and females?

A Women may learn different aggressive strategies from those used by man who are the physically stronger sex

B Aggression in males may be expressed directly (e.g. fighting) but aggression in females may be expressed indirectly (e.g. gossiping about someone)

C If relational victimization of girls and if aggression is seen as means of hurting someone than women may not differ so much from men in terms of using aggression

D All of the above

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Correct Answer: All of the above

Haapasalo (1999) found that the greater the maternal problems the:

A less likely that her son would be physically abused

B more likely that her son was physically abused

C more likely her son would be sexually abused

D none of these

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Correct Answer: less likely that her son would be physically abused

An issue that is broader that the strength of the evidence concerns its validity when applied to the real world. Bearing that in mind, which of the following would be relevant to ask?

A Do the findings from psychological studies parallel what happens to real crime witnesses?

B Should research findings be made available to the court to influence real trials?

C Both (a) and (b)

D Neither (a) nor (b)

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Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)

The following qualities make a good except for______.

A Preparing a story on the spot

B Being original

C Good acting ability

D Not experiencing emotion

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Correct Answer: Preparing a story on the spot

All of the following refer to ways that police officers try to enhance memory retrieval in eye witnesses except for_______.

A Leadings

B Change perspective

C Report everything

D Context reinstatement

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Correct Answer: Leadings

Which of the following statements about offender profiling is FALSE?

A Inductive methods of profiling are often referred to as clinical in the style, while deductive methods are seen as ‘statistical’

B Constructing psychological profiles of historical figures typically relies on specialist knowledge

C Both ‘organized’ and ‘disorganized’ offenders are careful not to leave evidence

D Profiling common characteristics of known offenders involves gathering data about the crime for multiple sources

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Correct Answer: Both ‘organized’ and ‘disorganized’ offenders are careful not to leave evidence

Which of the following are includes in Farrington’s list of predictive factors?

A Overly harsh or lax parenting style

B Criminality in the family

C Low intelligence

D All of the above

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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Leyton suggested that members are symbolic of structural discontent – at different times in history a (social) class comes under treat from another (social) class under treat from another social class and feel dissatisfaction. What did he call this?

Intra- sexual homicide (young men kill young men more than females kill females) would offer support for:

Find the statement.

What can we say about aggression in males and females?

Haapasalo (1999) found that the greater the maternal problems the:

An issue that is broader that the strength of the evidence concerns its validity when applied to the real world. Bearing that in mind, which of the following would be relevant to ask?

The following qualities make a good except for______.

All of the following refer to ways that police officers try to enhance memory retrieval in eye witnesses except for_______.

Which of the following statements about offender profiling is FALSE?

Which of the following are includes in Farrington’s list of predictive factors?