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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.

Managers with a social leadership style would be most likely to:
A Provide employees with relatively easy work assignments
B inform employee of the exact deadlines for the completion of work projects
C discourage employees from critically discussing controversial company policies
D mediate a personal dispute between two argumentative employees
Correct Answer: mediate a personal dispute between two argumentative employees
A need refers to:
A A rigidly patterned behavioral urge characteristic of all people
B anything that is perceived as having positive or negative value in motivating behavior
C an aroused or activated state that is often triggered by a psychological need
D a physiological state that usually triggers motivational arousal
Correct Answer: a physiological state that usually triggers motivational arousal
After spending an exciting day running around at Lasertron, Jared decides to stay home and watch television rather than going out dancing. Jared’s decision to stay home is most consistent with the ______theory of motivation.
A Instinct
B evolutionary
C arousal
D need
Correct Answer: arousal
The practice of 360-degree feedback is most clearly designed to improve:
A the experience of flow
B performance appraisal
C one’s set point
D homeostasis
Correct Answer: performance appraisal
Which brain structure plays a major role in eating behavior?
A Hypothalamus
B Hippocampus
C Frontal lobe
D Carpus Callosum
Correct Answer: Hypothalamus
Food binges, self-induced vomiting and______abuse characterize bulimia nervosa.
A Self
B Drug
C Alcohol
D Laxative
Correct Answer: Laxative
Internal push is to be external pull as _____is to_____.
A incentive; set point
B instinct; need
C need; incentive
D need; drive
Correct Answer: need; incentive
All of the following are example of instincts EXCEPT:
A Bees communicating the location of food
B Salmon travelling upstream to spawn
C Spiders spinning complex webs
D Humans breastfeeding their babies
Correct Answer: Humans breastfeeding their babies
The key to Julian Rotter’s social-learning theory is the importance of:
A Expectations
B Modeling
C Motivation
D Cognitions
Correct Answer: Expectations
Fritz Heider postulated that the outcome of your behavior can be attributed to situational factors or________factors.
A Environmental
B Personality
C Cognitive
D Dispositional
Correct Answer: Dispositional