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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.

All of the following are reasons psychologists use the concept of motivation EXCEPT to:
A Predict violent behavior
B Relate biology to behavior
C Infer private states from public acts
D Account for behavioural variability
Correct Answer: Predict violent behavior
The source of motivation can be thought of in terms of all of the following EXCEPT:
A External
B Biological
C Internal
D Interactional
Correct Answer: Biological
An organism’s drive to reach a state of equilibrium is known as:
A Balance production
B Internalization
C Homeostasis
D Tension reduction
Correct Answer: Homeostasis
Behavior that is altered by external stimuli or rewards is motivated by:
A Punishers
B Reinforces
C Shaping
D Incentives
Correct Answer: Incentives
Dr. Warda attributes the delinquent behaviors of many teens to the pressures associated with being members of street gangs. Her account be illustrates a(n) __________ perspective.
A neuroscience
B behavior genetics
C evolutionary
D social-cultural
Correct Answer: social-cultural
The most satisfactory reports are those of the __________ involved in the action:
A Interpreter
B Teacher
C Student
D Common man
Correct Answer: Teacher
Which of the following groups of psychologists would be most likely to focus on individual uniqueness freedom, and potential for growth as a person?
A Gestalt psychologists
B behaviorists
C cognitive psychologists
D humanists
Correct Answer: humanists
Some styles of _________ in this area lend themselves better to reporting than others:
A Research
B Development
C Observation
D Formalities
Correct Answer: Research
To accurately infer cause and effect, experimenters should use:
A naturalistic observation
B standard deviations
C scatterplots
D random assignment
Correct Answer: random assignment
Researcher’s __________ will be mainly about the methods of enabling.
A Report
B Method
C Hypothesis
D Research
Correct Answer: Report