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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 system important during emergency situations and is associated with “fight and fight”.
A Sympathetic
B Parasympathetic
C Somatic
D Peripheral
Correct Answer: Sympathetic
Parkinson’s disease appears to be a function of:
A damage to glia cells
B degeneration of neurons that use dopamine as a neurotransmitter
C overgeneration of dopamine of a neurotransmitter
D agonistic chemical action on the receptor sites of the cerebrum
Correct Answer: agonistic chemical action on the receptor sites of the cerebrum
Wemicke’s area is responsible for:
A Spatial abilities
B Speech production
C Understanding speech
D Consolidating memory
Correct Answer: Understanding speech
Which part of the brain was damaged in Phineas Gages’ accident?
A Occipital Lobe
B Cerebellum
C Parietal Lobe
D Frontal Lobe
Correct Answer: Frontal Lobe
Adopted children’s similarity to their biological parents is generally attributed to_____________; adopted children’s similarity to their adoptive parents is generally attributed to____________________.
A heredity; the environment
B the environment; heredity
C the environment; the environment
D heredity; heredity
Correct Answer: heredity; the environment
Ainee has brown hair and blue eyes and is 5’8 tall. what is being described is Ainee’s:
A genotype
B phenotype
C somatotype
D physiognomy
Correct Answer: phenotype
Pervez has profound difficulty producing spoken language. if his problem attributable to brain damage would probably be found in:
A the cerebellum
B Sperry’s area
C Broca’s area
D Wernicke’s area
Correct Answer: Broca’s area
Jim just barely avoided a head-on collision on a narrow road. with heart pounding, hands shaking, and body perspiring, Jim recognizes that these are signs of the body’s fight of the body’s fight-or-flight response, which is controlled by the:
A empathetic division of the peripheral nervous system
B parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
C somatic division of the peripheral nervous system
D sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
Correct Answer: sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
A neural impulse is initiated when neuron’s charge momentarily becomes less negative or even positive. This event is called:
A an action potential
B a resting potential
C impulse facilitation
D inhibitory
Correct Answer: an action potential
Alterations in activity at dopamine synapses have been implicated in the development of:
A anxiety
B schizophrenia
C Alzheimer’s disease
D nicotine addiction
Correct Answer: schizophrenia