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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.

Multiple roles for both men and women enhance feelings of well-being through all of the following mechanisms except:
A Success in one role can buffer the effects of failure in another role
B Multiple role increase the opportunity for social support
C Multiple roles allow an individual to focus more on work success
D Multiple role increase an individual’s cognitive complexity
Correct Answer: Multiple roles allow an individual to focus more on work success
_____provides challenges that motivate individuals to work hard and meet their goals, while______results from stressful situations that persist over time and produces negative health outcomes.
A Eustress; stress
B Stress; eustress
C Distress; eustress
D Eustress; distress
Correct Answer: Eustress; distress
Organizational commitment includes all of the following elements except:
A A desire to contribute positively to the work- life of others
B Acceptance and belief in an organization’s values
C A strong desire to remain in the organization
D A willingness to exert effort on belief of the organization
Correct Answer: A desire to contribute positively to the work- life of others
______are generalized feeling states that are not intense enough to interrupt ongoing work, whereas______are normally associated with specific events or occurrences.
A Emotion; Models
B Moods; Emotions
C Feelings; Moods
D Moods; Feelings
Correct Answer: Moods; Emotions
Which of the following statements is concerning affectivity?
A Positive people to be more satisfied with their jobs than negative people
B Affectivity as measured in adolescence predicts later job satisfaction
C Neuroticism is often referred to as positive affectivity
D Job satisfaction and affectivity have reciprocal influences on each other
Correct Answer: Neuroticism is often referred to as positive affectivity
All of the following are elements of core evaluations except:
A Locus of control
B Self- efficacy
C Stimuli observation
D Absence of neuroticism
Correct Answer: Stimuli observation
_________is related to the work that individuals do, while_______concerns whether employees are satisfied with aspects such as pay or benefits.
A Extrinsic satisfaction; intrinsic satisfaction
B Intrinsic satisfaction; extrinsic satisfaction
C Facet satisfaction; extrinsic satisfaction
D Extrinsic satisfaction; facet satisfaction
Correct Answer: Intrinsic satisfaction; extrinsic satisfaction
The feedback loop in goal setting theory deals with the discrepancy between:
A Actual goal accomplished and expected goal accomplishment of peers
B Actual goal accomplishment and the failures the person has experienced
C Actual goal accomplishment and the goal to which the person was committed
D Actual goal accomplishment and the actual goal accomplishment of peers
Correct Answer: Actual goal accomplishment and the goal to which the person was committed
Managers, across all cultures, tend to employ all of the following motivational practices except:
A Quality improvement interventions
B Differential distributions of rewards
C Setting goals and making decisions for employees
D Design and redesign of jobs and organizations
Correct Answer: Setting goals and making decisions for employees
John, in a meeting with his boss, was elated to hear the president of the company was impressed with his contribution. However, when he left the meeting and was sitting in his office, john began to experience feelings of anger. What theory would most support john’s circumstances?
A Nice- factor theory
B Face satisfaction theory
C Dissatisfaction theory
D Opponent process theory
Correct Answer: Opponent process theory