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Psychology 6096 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.

Development causes different changes:

A Positive
B Negative
C Both positive and negative
D Neutral
Correct Answer: Both positive and negative

Development causes:

A Quantitative changes
B Qualitative changes
C Both (a) and (b)
D All of the above
Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)

Which process is at work when a toddler learns to use a sippy cup when all he knew before was a bottle?

A Maturation
B Accommodation
C Growth
D Assimilation
Correct Answer: Accommodation

Study of development is useful for the:

A Parents
B Teachers
C Educational administration
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above

The child is very egocentric during which of Piaget’s stages?

A preoperational
B formal
C sensorimotor
D Piaget does not what stage the example would fit into
Correct Answer: preoperational

Many is blond with blue eyes and curly hair. She also has A blood type and dark skin. This is a description of Mary’s:

A temperament
B genetic makeup
C gene type
D phenotype
Correct Answer: phenotype

The visual cliff experiment was design to test:

A Crisis management
B Attachment
C Bonding
D Depth perception
Correct Answer: Depth perception

The area of the brain which undergoes the greatest change from the puberty into young adulthood is the:

A Frontal lobe
B Hypothalamus
C Temporal lobe
D Corpus callosum
Correct Answer: Frontal lobe

The symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome are most likely to include:

A visual impairments
B habituation
C egocentrism
D mental retardation
Correct Answer: mental retardation

The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from:

A crystallized intelligence
B social influence
C abnormal cognitive development
D postconventional moral thinking
Correct Answer: social influence