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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.

The tendency to fill in gaps in the perception of a figure is called:___________?
A sensory completion
B closure
C figure-ground
D continuation
Correct Answer: closure
Subliminal perception:
A involves the presentation of stimuli too rapidly or too weakly to be consciously recognized
B has not been used by advertiser in an attempt to effects on a person’s emotions
C has dramatic effects on a person’s emotions
D changes an individual’s intended behavior
Correct Answer: involves the presentation of stimuli too rapidly or too weakly to be consciously recognized
“Statistically significant” means that the results of an experiment most likely:
A had practical significance
B resulted from chance variations
C were not strongly correlated
D were not due to chance
Correct Answer: were not due to chance
In order for a frog’s visual “bug-detector” to work, the bug must be: _____________?
A colored
B coming closer to the frog
C stationary
D moving
Correct Answer: moving
it is now believed that subliminal advertising:
A is a powerful influence and should be legally controlled.
B is effective only when used in wide-screen movies.
C is successful because the stimuli used register unconsciously.
D has a weak effect, if any at all
Correct Answer: has a weak effect, if any at all
Difference thresholds:
A occur when we can first detect some stimulus
B occur when we can detect the change in the intensity of a stimulus
C depend on the energy necessary to stimulate a sensory receptor
D are measured in judgmental Normal Differences
Correct Answer: occur when we can detect the change in the intensity of a stimulus
The limbic system is responsible for: _____________?
A the control of hunger, thirst, and sex
B executive functions
C heartbeat and breathing regulation
D auditory processing
Correct Answer: the control of hunger, thirst, and sex
There is a greater portion of motor cortex for the: ____________?
A mouth
B hands & fingers
C feet and toes
D legs
Correct Answer: hands & fingers
Agnosia may sometimes be helped by ____________?
A cues of touch
B visual cues
C waiting long enough to think through an answer
D speech therapy
Correct Answer: cues of touch
Many addictive drugs stimulate the pleasure centers of the: ______________?
A medulla
B cerebellum
C frontal cortex
D limbic system
Correct Answer: limbic system