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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.

Which theory of motivation pays least attention to individual differences in behavior?
A Arousal theory
B Instinct theory
C Opponent-process theory
D Drive theory
Correct Answer: Instinct theory
A person who is helpful and trusting most clearly ranks high on the Big five trait dimension know as: ____________?
A conscientiousness
B emotional stability
C extraversion
D agreeableness
Correct Answer: agreeableness
Damage to the basilar membrane is most likely to result in:___________?
A accommodation
B conduction hearing loss
C loss of movement
D nerve deafness
Correct Answer: nerve deafness
A postconventional level of morality is most likely to be found in cultures that value:
A socialism
B communism
C social harmony
D individualism
Correct Answer: individualism
The chemical messengers of the endocrine system are called:___________?
A neurotransmitters
B agonists
C genes
D hormones
Correct Answer: hormones
the two most basic divisions of the nervous system are the:_____________?
A somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system
B brain and the spinal cord
C sympathetic division and the parasympathetic division
D central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
Correct Answer: central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
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
The study of similarities and differences in the behavior of different species is called:_____________?
A biology
B comparative psychology
C environmental psychology
D differential psychology
Correct Answer: comparative psychology
Which of the following psychological theories is know as the one that emphasizes “free will”?
A psychodynamic psychology
B behaviorism
C humanistic psychology
D neo-freudian psychology
Correct Answer: humanistic psychology
One of the reasons to study psychology is:______________?
A to understand the human mind and how it works
B to learn how to manipulate other
C to completely understand and predict human behavior
D to have the answers to all of life’ss
Correct Answer: to understand the human mind and how it works