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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.

What can we not say about moral reasoning and delinquency?
A When moral issues are related to crime the differences between male delinquents and male non- delinquents are their greatest
B Male delinquents are typically at Kohlberg’s pre- conventional level compare to male non- delinquents
C Offenders were typically at Kohlberg’s conventional level of moral reasoning, i.e. obtaining social approval compared non- offenders
D Non-offenders males tend to be at a lower level of moral reasoning than non- offendring females
Correct Answer: Offenders were typically at Kohlberg’s conventional level of moral reasoning, i.e. obtaining social approval compared non- offenders
Isomorphism hypothesis would state that:
A abuse causes post-traumatic stress and thus a need to re- enact the experience
B if a mother has been abused this increases the risk of a child’s potential for being an abuser in the future
C physically abused children tend to commit physically violent offences whereas sexually abused children tend to commit sexually violent crimes in adulthood
D the effect of violence are more generally pathogenic than simply ‘violence leads to violence
Correct Answer: physically abused children tend to commit physically violent offences whereas sexually abused children tend to commit sexually violent crimes in adulthood
Sixteen-year-old Foster wants to spend a few years experimenting with different lifestyles and careers before he settles on who and want he wants to be foster’s behavior illustrates the identity status of:
A identity moratorium
B identity foreclosure
C identity achievement
D identity diffusion
Correct Answer: identity moratorium
All of the following are Erikson’s stages EXCEPT:
A Empathy vs selfishness
B Initiative vs guilt
C Trust vs mistrust
D Identity vs confusion
Correct Answer: Empathy vs selfishness
When placed in strange situations without their artificial mothers, Harlow’s infant monkeys demonstrated signs of:
A insecure attachment
B object permanence
C curiosity
D basic trust
Correct Answer: insecure attachment
Sally has trouble solving for X in her Algebra class. She can’t quite grasp the idea of:
A Abstract reasoning
B Conservation
C Egocentrism
D Reversibility
Correct Answer: Abstract reasoning
All of the following stages in Piaget’s cognitive development EXCEPT:
A Conservational
B Concrete operations
C Sensorimotor
D preoperational
Correct Answer: Conservational
When something touches the newborn’s cheek the infant will turn toward it. This is known as the_______reflex.
A Babinski
B Startle
C Rooting
D Moro
Correct Answer: Rooting
Instead of happily exploring the attractive toys located in the pediatrician’s waiting room, little Saima most clearly shows sign of:
A object permanence
B the rooting reflex
C insecure attachment
D habituation
Correct Answer: insecure attachment
Despite huge legal costs and social disapproval, Mr. Lambers refuses to pay Income taxes because his conscience will not allow him to support a government that spends billion of dollars on military weapons. Mr. Lambers’ reasoning best illustrate Kohiberg’s______stage.
A concrete operational
B preconventional
C conventional
D postconventional
Correct Answer: conventional