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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.

In wolfgang Kohlerâ€™s experiment, the chimpanzee Sultan retrieved a long stick with a short stick to retrieve a piece of fruit. Sultan was able to reach the fruit as a result of:

A trial and error

B a fixation

C artificial intelligence

D insight

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Correct Answer: insight

You have a pair of pilers and a bag of nuts in the shell. You are lamenting the fact that you canâ€™t shell the nuts because you do not have a nutcracker. Your inability to perceive the pilers as a makeshift nutcracker demonstrates_______on your part.

A functional fixedness

B inductive reasoning

C heuristic reasoning

D insight insufficiency

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: functional fixedness

It has been suggested that Alaskan Eskimosâ€™ rich vocabulary for describing snow enables them to perceive differences in snow conditions that would otherwise go unnoticed. This suggestion most clearly illustrates:

A belief perseverance

B the farming effect

C the representativeness heuristic

D linguistic determinism

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: linguistic determinism

Anika resisted changing her answer to a test after reminding herself that â€œit is always best to stick with your first answer.â€ Anikaâ€™s decision best illustrates the use of:

A an algorithm

B trial and error

C a heuristic

D a prototype

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: a heuristic

If Aaliya who is 2 1/2 years old says, â€œcookie me nowâ€, she is demonstrating:

A overregularization

B two-word speech

C one-word speech

D telegraphic speech

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: telegraphic speech

Professor Peglerâ€™s research efforts focus on how the use of heuristics influences the way people assess financial risks. Which specialty area does his research best represent?

A personality psychology

B cognitive psychology

C clinical psychology

D developmental psychology

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: cognitive psychology

The conjunction fallacy is a tendency to:

A underestimate the odds of a chance even if that event hasnâ€™t occurred recently

B overestimate the odds of a chance event if that even hasnâ€™t occurred recently

C draw general conclusions based on a few isolated cases

D believe that the odds of two uncertain events happening together are greater than the odds of either event happening alone

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: believe that the odds of two uncertain events happening together are greater than the odds of either event happening alone

Raheem is taking the SAT and he has just answered â€œAâ€ to seven consecutives. He is convinced that if the answers are random this shouldnâ€™t happen, so he changes one of his answers to â€œBâ€ and one to â€œDâ€ Raheeem is showing evidence of:

A farming effect

B the gamblerâ€™s fallacy

C functional fixedness

D the conjunction fallacy

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: the gamblerâ€™s fallacy

On Monday, the meteorologist forecast a 20 percent chance of rain, so Sharmila took her umbrella to work. On Friday, he reported an 80 percent chance than it would not rain, so Sharmila left her umbrella at home. Sharmilaâ€™s behavior illustrates the impact of:

A the representative heuristic

B the belief perseverance phenomenon

C overconfidence

D the framing effect

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: the framing effect

Dementia is most commonly associated with:

A menopause

B crystallized intelligence

C Alzheimerâ€™s disease

D role confusion

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: Alzheimerâ€™s disease

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In wolfgang Kohlerâ€™s experiment, the chimpanzee Sultan retrieved a long stick with a short stick to retrieve a piece of fruit. Sultan was able to reach the fruit as a result of:

You have a pair of pilers and a bag of nuts in the shell. You are lamenting the fact that you canâ€™t shell the nuts because you do not have a nutcracker. Your inability to perceive the pilers as a makeshift nutcracker demonstrates_______on your part.

It has been suggested that Alaskan Eskimosâ€™ rich vocabulary for describing snow enables them to perceive differences in snow conditions that would otherwise go unnoticed. This suggestion most clearly illustrates:

Anika resisted changing her answer to a test after reminding herself that â€œit is always best to stick with your first answer.â€ Anikaâ€™s decision best illustrates the use of:

If Aaliya who is 2 1/2 years old says, â€œcookie me nowâ€, she is demonstrating:

Professor Peglerâ€™s research efforts focus on how the use of heuristics influences the way people assess financial risks. Which specialty area does his research best represent?

The conjunction fallacy is a tendency to:

Raheem is taking the SAT and he has just answered â€œAâ€ to seven consecutives. He is convinced that if the answers are random this shouldnâ€™t happen, so he changes one of his answers to â€œBâ€ and one to â€œDâ€ Raheeem is showing evidence of:

On Monday, the meteorologist forecast a 20 percent chance of rain, so Sharmila took her umbrella to work. On Friday, he reported an 80 percent chance than it would not rain, so Sharmila left her umbrella at home. Sharmilaâ€™s behavior illustrates the impact of:

Dementia is most commonly associated with:

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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All Topics 6084

In wolfgang Kohlerâ€™s experiment, the chimpanzee Sultan retrieved a long stick with a short stick to retrieve a piece of fruit. Sultan was able to reach the fruit as a result of:

You have a pair of pilers and a bag of nuts in the shell. You are lamenting the fact that you canâ€™t shell the nuts because you do not have a nutcracker. Your inability to perceive the pilers as a makeshift nutcracker demonstrates_______on your part.

It has been suggested that Alaskan Eskimosâ€™ rich vocabulary for describing snow enables them to perceive differences in snow conditions that would otherwise go unnoticed. This suggestion most clearly illustrates:

Anika resisted changing her answer to a test after reminding herself that â€œit is always best to stick with your first answer.â€ Anikaâ€™s decision best illustrates the use of:

If Aaliya who is 2 1/2 years old says, â€œcookie me nowâ€, she is demonstrating:

Professor Peglerâ€™s research efforts focus on how the use of heuristics influences the way people assess financial risks. Which specialty area does his research best represent?

The conjunction fallacy is a tendency to:

Raheem is taking the SAT and he has just answered â€œAâ€ to seven consecutives. He is convinced that if the answers are random this shouldnâ€™t happen, so he changes one of his answers to â€œBâ€ and one to â€œDâ€ Raheeem is showing evidence of:

On Monday, the meteorologist forecast a 20 percent chance of rain, so Sharmila took her umbrella to work. On Friday, he reported an 80 percent chance than it would not rain, so Sharmila left her umbrella at home. Sharmilaâ€™s behavior illustrates the impact of:

Dementia is most commonly associated with:

Anika resisted changing her answer to a test after reminding herself that â€œit is always best to stick with your first answer.â€ Anikaâ€™s decision best illustrates the use of:

If Aaliya who is 2 1/2 years old says, â€œcookie me nowâ€, she is demonstrating:

Raheem is taking the SAT and he has just answered â€œAâ€ to seven consecutives. He is convinced that if the answers are random this shouldnâ€™t happen, so he changes one of his answers to â€œBâ€ and one to â€œDâ€ Raheeem is showing evidence of: