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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.

Man is social animal” who said:
A Aristotle
B Ibne-i-Khaldun
C Max Weber
D Al-Ghazali
Correct Answer: Aristotle
Max Weber’s term for power made legitimate by a leader’s exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers:
A Causal logic
B Charismatic authority
C Cohabitation
D Closed system
Correct Answer: Charismatic authority
All of the following are parts of Freud’s structure of the personality EXCEPT the:
A Id
B Self
C Superego
D Ego
Correct Answer: Self
Sherif’s autokinetic experiments and Asch’s line studies demonstrated the power of which social psychological factor on the degree to which people confirm?
A Group identity
B individual norms
C Individual identity
D Group norms
Correct Answer: Group norms
What were the conclusions drawn about ordinary people based on Maligram’s famous study of obedience?
A People will engage in high levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures
B
C
D
Correct Answer: People will engage in high levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures
According to Rusbult’s investment model for relationships, which factor is most significant for maintaining successful intimate relationships?
A Mutual support
B Commitment to relationship
C Being in love
D Mutual understanding
Correct Answer: Commitment to relationship
Which of the following is true of Milgram’s (1963) study of obedience? The study found that:
A Quite ordinary people taking part in a laboratory experiment were not prepared to administer electric shocks just because an experimenter told them to do so
B Participants believed that the shocks they administered would not harm anyone
C Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances
D None of the above
Correct Answer: Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances
According to Zajonc’s social facilitation model, what factor facilitates the expression or inhibition of dominant responses?
A The task performed
B Prior experience
C Presence of others
D Group identity
Correct Answer: Presence of others
External validity is compromised by which one of the following?
A Telling experimental participants about the hypotheses that they are not being tested as such
B Informing participants that they are not being ‘tested’ as such
C Telling them that the data they produce is confidential and will not be discussed with any third party
D Telling participants that they can withdraw from the experiment at any time and that they can ask that the data they generate be deleted
Correct Answer: Telling experimental participants about the hypotheses that they are not being tested as such
During World War II, clinical psychologists were called upon to help treat which of the following?
A Alzheimer’s
B Schizophrenia
C Shell shock
D Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Correct Answer: Shell shock