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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.

Which of the following groups of psychologists would be most likely to focus on individual uniqueness freedom, and potential for growth as a person?
A Gestalt psychologists
B behaviorists
C cognitive psychologists
D humanists
Correct Answer: humanists
Some styles of _________ in this area lend themselves better to reporting than others:
A Research
B Development
C Observation
D Formalities
Correct Answer: Research
To accurately infer cause and effect, experimenters should use:
A naturalistic observation
B standard deviations
C scatterplots
D random assignment
Correct Answer: random assignment
Researcher’s __________ will be mainly about the methods of enabling.
A Report
B Method
C Hypothesis
D Research
Correct Answer: Report
Researcher is committed to_________________research:
A Plan-oriented
B Action-oriented
C Subject-oriented
D Sector-oriented
Correct Answer: Action-oriented
A teacher is involved in such an activity he can identify clearly with what is taking place. Anyone outside the action has_________comprehending what is taking place:
A Approach
B Convenience
C Difficulty
D Quality
Correct Answer: Difficulty
In experiments, placing subjects in experimental groups such that each subject has an equal probability of ending up in any experimental group is referred to as:
A random forecasting
B fandom selection
C random placement
D random assignment
Correct Answer: random assignment
The___________assumption is different from the other three styles because the researcher is not intending to report to other people what he finds.
A Primary
B Secondary
C Basic
D First
Correct Answer: Basic
Evolutionary psychology studies the evolution of behavior and the mind using principles of:
A gender schema theory
B gender-typing
C natural selection
D genome mapping
Correct Answer: natural selection
Which of the following areas of research in psychology is concerned with assessing individual differences, developing tests, and developing new statistical techniques?
A experimental psychology
B social psychology
C psychometrics
D physiological psychology
Correct Answer: psychometrics