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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.

One of the followings is characterized by excessive breakdown of proteins resulting in muscular and bone weakness:
A Addison’s disease
B Cushing disease
C Graves disease
D All of the above
Correct Answer: Cushing disease
The destruction of one of the followings occurs in:
A Addison’s disease
B Cushing’s disease
C Graves disease
D All of the above
Correct Answer: Cushing’s disease
“It is under the control of pituitary trophic hormones STH and ACTH and responds directly to the level of blood glucose”. The statement is true for:
A Thyroid gland
B Islets of Langerhans
C Adrenals
D Gonads
Correct Answer: Islets of Langerhans
Excessive thyroxine produces a condition called:
A Gigantism
B Dwarfism
C Graves’ disease
D Cretinism
Correct Answer: Graves’ disease
One of the symptoms in Addison’s disease is:
A Whitening of skin
B Darkening of skin
C Spotting of skin
D All of the above
Correct Answer: Darkening of skin
Excess melanophore stimulating hormone is secreted during a disease:
A Epilepsy
B Alzheimer’s disease
C Parkinson’s disease
D Addison’s disease
Correct Answer: Addison’s disease
Sexual fantasy is accepted as a driving force in sexual offending. Which of the following raises over this assumed simple link between fantasy and offending?
A Sexual offences are often non- consummatory
B When treatment is mainly directed at reducing fantastic recidivism actually increases
C Unacceptable themes are found in the fantasy of ‘normal’ individuals but they don’t have to be acted upon in order to have erotic effects
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Because Ken is 6 6, people often mistakenly assume that he must be a member of his college’s basketball team. The mistaken judgement best illustrates the impact of:
A the availability heuristic
B confirmation bias
C the representativeness heuristic
D the belief perseverance phenomenon
Correct Answer: the representativeness heuristic
The sentences “Mario is easy to please” and “Mario is eager to please” have_______-surface structure and______deep structure.
A a different; the same
B no; the same
C a different; a different
D the same; a different
Correct Answer: the same; a different
To solve the “string problem” described in the text, you have to catch the screwdriver while holding the second string. This_______problem is often solved in a burst of_______when a person overcomes_______.
A arrangement; intuition; functional fixedness
B arrangement; intuition; confirmation bias
C transformation; intuition; mental set
D arrangement; insight; functional fixedness
Correct Answer: arrangement; insight; functional fixedness