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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.

Who developed a concept of the intellectual growth of children that is widely used in teacher education?
A Weschler
B Binet
C Maslow
D Piaget
Correct Answer: Piaget
Who developed the theory of drive reduction?
A Carl Rogers
B Ivan Pavlov
C Clark Hull
D Jean Piaget
Correct Answer: Clark Hull
Who is a structuralist?
A B. F. Skinner
B John Watson
C Wilhelm Wundt
D William James
Correct Answer: Wilhelm Wundt
Who discovered the concept of classical conditioning in an experiment that involved lots of dogs drool?
A Skinner
B Pavlov
C Guilford
D Rogers
Correct Answer: Pavlov
The approach to psychology that focuses on the basic elements which make up consciousness is called:
A Structuralism
B Functionalism
C Behaviouralism
D Elementalism
Correct Answer: Structuralism
Who is famous for his work in operant conditioning and behavioral modification.
A Skinner
B Wundt
C Thorndyke
D Kohler
Correct Answer: Skinner
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 ideals
D physiology, genetics, biochemistry and evolution
Correct Answer: internal impulses, desires, and conflicts
Which kind of therapy developed by Freud is called?
A Gestalt therapy
B psychoanalysis
C behavior modification
D S-R therapy
Correct Answer: psychoanalysis
A psychologist who is “eclectic” can best be described as:
A rejecting determinism in favor of free will
B cognitive rather than behavioral
C drawing from many psychological approaches
D preferring pseudo-psychological approaches
Correct Answer: drawing from many psychological approaches
Which of the following is considered by the text to be a pseudo-psychology?
A cognitive psychology
B behaviorism
C Gestalt psychology
D astrology
Correct Answer: astrology