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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.

Some modern psychodynamic theorists, or neo-freuians, focused on: ___________?
A the whole
B social motives and relationships that influence our behavior
C human experience, problems, potentials, and ideals
D observable behaviors
Correct Answer: social motives and relationships that influence our behavior
The term cognition refers to: ____________?
A predicting the future
B analysis and synthesis
C thinking or knowing
D introspection
Correct Answer: thinking or knowing
The largest area of specialization among psychologists is: _____________?
A industrial and organizational
B experimental, physiological, and comparative
C social and personality
D clinical and counseling
Correct Answer: clinical and counseling
The “father” of psychology and founder of the first psychological laboratory was ___________?
A Wihelm Wundt
B Sigmund Freud
C John B. Watson
D B. F. Skinner
Correct Answer: Wihelm Wundt
Freud stressed the role of _____________ in shaping our personalities.
A the structure of the mind
B the function of our behaviors
C our history of rewards and punishments
D the unconscious
Correct Answer: the unconscious
The kind of therapy developed by Freud is called ____________?
A Gestalt therapy
B psychoanalysis
C behavior modification
D S-R therapy
Correct Answer: psychoanalysis
Overt behavior is: ____________?
A anything a person does.
B only those things a person does which you can see
C only those things which can be recorded by a camera.
D only those thing which a person can see with his/her senses.
Correct Answer: only those things a person does which you can see
Freud believed that all thoughts and actions are determined by:____________?
A the first year of life
B forces in the personality that are often unconscious
C needs for love and self-esteem
D the drive for self-actualization
Correct Answer: forces in the personality that are often unconscious
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is represented by which of the following?
A the gestalt psychologists
B the behaviorists
C the structuralists
D the functionalists
Correct Answer: the gestalt psychologists
Which of the following is the best example of covert behavior?
A blinking in response to a light
B imitating a friend’s gesture
C remembering a pleasant experience
D rapid eye movements while sleeping
Correct Answer: remembering a pleasant experience