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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.

Food deprivation is to_______as hunger is to_______.
A Incentive; instinct
B need; drive
C homeostasis; thirst
D pornography; lust
Correct Answer: need; drive
Andrea views her work as primarily an opportunity to climb up the corporate ladder in pursuit of increasingly better positions. Andrea apparently views her work as a:
A flow
B contract
C career
D calling
Correct Answer: career
Which of the following is most likely to interfere with one’s efforts to successfully quit smoking?
A beginning an aerobic exercise program
B consumption of alcohol
C use of nicotine gum
D informing others of one’s intentions to quit
Correct Answer: consumption of alcohol
The eating of non-nutritive substances is the definition of which eating disorder?
A bulimia
B pica
C anorexia
D obesity
Correct Answer: pica
Life-threatening weight loss due to self-inflicted starvation is called:
A fasting
B malnutrition
C anorexia nervosa
D hypoglycemia
Correct Answer: anorexia nervosa
Hypothermia refers to:
A a symptom of a histrionic personality disorder
B unclear thinking
C a skin rash due to the lack of calcium
D feeling cold
Correct Answer: feeling cold
Developing assessments tools for selecting and placing employees is of most direct relevance to:
A personnel psychology
B social psychology
C organizational psychology
D clinical psychology
Correct Answer: personnel psychology
Researchers have discovered that “cyber-ostracism” by strangers elicits increased in the:
A ventromedial hypothalamus
B anterior commissure
C anterior cingulated cortex
D lateral hypothalamus
Correct Answer: anterior cingulated cortex
In research on the need for achievement, individual differences are usually measured:
A by observing subjects’ actual behavior in competitive situations
B by interviewing subjects about their achievement needs
C with the Thematic Apperception Test
D With the Minnesota Multiphasic personality Inventory
Correct Answer: with the Thematic Apperception Test
The determinant of achievement behavior that increase when a college student enrolls in a class that is required for graduation is:
A the probability of success
B the need to avoid failure
C the incentive value of success
D the fear of success
Correct Answer: the incentive value of success