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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.

Four-years-old Karen canâ€™t remember anything of the first few months of her life. This is best explained by the fact that:

A she lacked language skills for organizing her early life experiences

B experiences shortly after birth area a meaning less blue of darkness and light

C later experiences in life interfered with Karenâ€™s earlier memories

D most brain cells do not yet exist at the time of birth

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Correct Answer: she lacked language skills for organizing her early life experiences

When Teresaâ€™s mother hides favorite doll under a blanket, Teresa acts as if it no longer exists, and she makes no attempt to look for it. Based on this information, you can infer that Teresa is in Piagetâ€™s

A object permanence period of cognitive development

B preoperational period of cognitive development

C concrete period of cognitive development

D sensorimotor period of cognitive development

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Correct Answer: sensorimotor period of cognitive development

Dr. Jamil wants to study the effects of poverty on oneâ€™s self concept. To do this he interviews a group of subjects from the inner city once every five years for a period of 30 years. This experiment is an example of what type-of study?

A Correlational study

B cross sectional study

C Gesellâ€™s dome

D longitudinal study

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Correct Answer: longitudinal study

If research suggested that a pregnant motherâ€™s use of an artificial sweetener caused him to the fetus, the artificial sweetener would be considered a(n):

A teratogen

B depressant

C neurotransmitter

D from of DNA

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Correct Answer: teratogen

Leyton suggested that members are symbolic of structural discontent â€“ at different times in history a (social) class comes under treat from another (social) class under treat from another social class and feel dissatisfaction. What did he call this?

A Depressive

B Over- controlled repressors

C Paranoid- aggression

D Homicidal protest

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Correct Answer: Homicidal protest

Which of the following statements about offender profiling is FALSE?

A Inductive methods of profiling are often referred to as clinical in the style, while deductive methods are seen as â€˜statisticalâ€™

B Constructing psychological profiles of historical figures typically relies on specialist knowledge

C Both â€˜organizedâ€™ and â€˜disorganizedâ€™ offenders are careful not to leave evidence

D Profiling common characteristics of known offenders involves gathering data about the crime for multiple sources

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Correct Answer: Both â€˜organizedâ€™ and â€˜disorganizedâ€™ offenders are careful not to leave evidence

Which of the following are includes in Farringtonâ€™s list of predictive factors?

A Overly harsh or lax parenting style

B Criminality in the family

C Low intelligence

D All of the above

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Correct Answer: All of the above

Moral panic is:

A an overreaction against an event, such as a type of crime, which is seen as a threat to societyâ€™s values

B the view that the world is full of crime and violence

C a concept applied to mugging

D a study of youth crime in Britain

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Correct Answer: an overreaction against an event, such as a type of crime, which is seen as a threat to societyâ€™s values

What is the fear- victimization paradox?

A Those who fear crime the most tend to become the victims of crime

B There is little, or no relationship between and individualâ€™s risk of victimization and their level of fear of crime

C It simply refers to the fear of being a victim of crime

D It refers to the group of people who are least bothered by the risk of being â€œvictimized

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Correct Answer: There is little, or no relationship between and individualâ€™s risk of victimization and their level of fear of crime

Women are the most at the risk of physical violence from people they_, men are most at risk of attack from people they, and the most risky stage of life in terms of homicide is_.

A donâ€™t know; donâ€™t know; childhood

B know; donâ€™t know; young adulthood

C donâ€™t know; donâ€™t know; adulthood

D know; know; young adulthood

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Correct Answer: know; donâ€™t know; young adulthood

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Four-years-old Karen canâ€™t remember anything of the first few months of her life. This is best explained by the fact that:

When Teresaâ€™s mother hides favorite doll under a blanket, Teresa acts as if it no longer exists, and she makes no attempt to look for it. Based on this information, you can infer that Teresa is in Piagetâ€™s

Dr. Jamil wants to study the effects of poverty on oneâ€™s self concept. To do this he interviews a group of subjects from the inner city once every five years for a period of 30 years. This experiment is an example of what type-of study?

If research suggested that a pregnant motherâ€™s use of an artificial sweetener caused him to the fetus, the artificial sweetener would be considered a(n):

Leyton suggested that members are symbolic of structural discontent â€“ at different times in history a (social) class comes under treat from another (social) class under treat from another social class and feel dissatisfaction. What did he call this?

Which of the following statements about offender profiling is FALSE?

Which of the following are includes in Farringtonâ€™s list of predictive factors?

Moral panic is:

What is the fear- victimization paradox?

Women are the most at the risk of physical violence from people they_, men are most at risk of attack from people they, and the most risky stage of life in terms of homicide is_.

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Four-years-old Karen canâ€™t remember anything of the first few months of her life. This is best explained by the fact that:

When Teresaâ€™s mother hides favorite doll under a blanket, Teresa acts as if it no longer exists, and she makes no attempt to look for it. Based on this information, you can infer that Teresa is in Piagetâ€™s

Dr. Jamil wants to study the effects of poverty on oneâ€™s self concept. To do this he interviews a group of subjects from the inner city once every five years for a period of 30 years. This experiment is an example of what type-of study?

If research suggested that a pregnant motherâ€™s use of an artificial sweetener caused him to the fetus, the artificial sweetener would be considered a(n):

Leyton suggested that members are symbolic of structural discontent â€“ at different times in history a (social) class comes under treat from another (social) class under treat from another social class and feel dissatisfaction. What did he call this?

Which of the following statements about offender profiling is FALSE?

Which of the following are includes in Farringtonâ€™s list of predictive factors?

Moral panic is:

What is the fear- victimization paradox?

Women are the most at the risk of physical violence from people they_____, men are most at risk of attack from people they____, and the most risky stage of life in terms of homicide is_____.

Women are the most at the risk of physical violence from people they_, men are most at risk of attack from people they, and the most risky stage of life in terms of homicide is_.