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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.

Research suggests that we seek out the company of others because of which motives?

A To obtain information

B To reduce anxiety

C To compare ourselves with similar others

D All of the above

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

In the 1957 Sidney Lumet film Twelve Angry Men, 12 jurors have to decide over the guilt or innocence of a young man changed with the murder of his father. At the outset, all but one of the jurors are convinced of the youth’s guilt. The lone juror (played by Henry Fond (a) actively attempts to change their minds, standing firm, committed self-confident and unwavering. One by one the other jurors change sides, until in the end they all agree that the accused in not guilty. Which form of social influence is this an example of?

A Conformity

B Minority influence

C Normative influence

D Informational influence

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: Minority influence

ADHD in children is most often treated with the drug:

A Haldol

B Thorazine

C Ritalin

D Valium

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: Ritalin

According to Erikson, a major conflict in the first year of life is that between:

A trust versus mistrust

B initiative versus guilt

C autonomy versus shame and doubt

D relatedness versus isolation

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: trust versus mistrust

In passive euthanasia:

A a person’s body is frozen upon death

B drugs are administered to hasten death

C body temperature is lowered to delay death

D death is allowed but not caused

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Correct Answer: death is allowed but not caused

For children with ADHD, the ability to learn is severely because they:

A are mildly retarded

B act on impulse and cannot concentrate

C must take stimulants which shorten attention span

D are given sedatives which make them listless

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: act on impulse and cannot concentrate

Lack of bowel control in children is known as:

A enuresis

B analism

C encopresis

D anorexia nervosa

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: encopresis

From the perspective of the life-span psychologist, life stages are important because:

A they represent the outcome of major biological changes

B they present a set of developmental tasks to be mastered

C they provide insight into the values and aspirations of particular cultures

D their beginning and end a perfectly correlated with chronological age

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Correct Answer: they present a set of developmental tasks to be mastered

According to_____we face a specific psychological dilemma at each stage of life.

A James coleman

B Lawrence Kohlberg

C Erik Erikson

D Sigmund Freud

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Correct Answer: Erik Erikson

When a gene is______the trait it controls will be present every time the gene is present.

A recessive

B dominant

C polygenic

D sex-linked

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: dominant

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Research suggests that we seek out the company of others because of which motives?

ADHD in children is most often treated with the drug:

According to Erikson, a major conflict in the first year of life is that between:

In passive euthanasia:

For children with ADHD, the ability to learn is severely because they:

Lack of bowel control in children is known as:

From the perspective of the life-span psychologist, life stages are important because:

According to_____we face a specific psychological dilemma at each stage of life.

When a gene is______the trait it controls will be present every time the gene is present.