M C Q s D r i v e

Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

thumb

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.

The technique of using desensitization involves:
A flooding the person with images of the feared stimulus.
B gradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus.
C gradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus only wen they are fully relaxed
D systematically increasing the stimulus intensity up to breaking point.
Correct Answer: gradually exposing the person to the feared stimulus only wen they are fully relaxed
Basic ethical guidelines psychological researchers include: _____________?
A ensuring that participation is involuntary
B harming the subjects when necessary
C minimizing confidentiality
D providing results and interpretations to participants
Correct Answer: providing results and interpretations to participants
The kind of therapy developed by Sigmund Freud is called: _____________?
A Gestalt therapy.
B psychoanalysis
C behavior modification
D S-R therapy
Correct Answer: psychoanalysis
The psychodynamic view emphasizes the role of _______in development.
A external rewards and punishments
B internal impulses, desires and conflicts
C subjective experiences, potentials and evolution
D physiology, genetics, biochemistry and evolution
Correct Answer: internal impulses, desires and conflicts
Which area in psychology would most likely to study the phenomenon of “peer influence”?
A social
B comparative
C physiological
D school
Correct Answer: social
The term cognition refers to: _____________?
A predicting the future.
B analysis and synthesis
C thinking or knowing
D introspection
Correct Answer: thinking or knowing
Three major ethical concerns psychological researchers deception, lasting harm to subjects, and _____________?
A morality of the under investigation
B falsified results
C invasion of privacy
D loss of future research possibilities
Correct Answer: invasion of privacy
Which of the following is not is part of a neuron?
A axon
B axon terminal
C synapse
D soma
Correct Answer: synapse
Neurons are made up to dendrites soma, and: ____________?
A axons
B axles
C atoms
D axes
Correct Answer: axons
The cell body of a neuron is also called the: ______________?
A dendrite
B axon
C myelin
D soma
Correct Answer: soma