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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.

According to Robert Sternberg, intelligence can be divided into three major parts. these three components of intelligence are:
A fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and rational intelligence
B analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence
C artistic intelligence, performance intelligence, and rational intelligence
D crystallized intelligence, fluid intelligence, and transients’ intelligence
Correct Answer: analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence
In Thorndike’s law of effect, events critical for conditioning:
A occur after the response
B occur before the response
C occur simultaneously with the response
D are unrelated to the response except during extinction
Correct Answer: occur after the response
Freud believed that all thoughts and actions are determined by:
A the first year of life
B forces in the personality that are often unconscious
C needs for love and self-esteem
D the drive for self-actualization
Correct Answer: forces in the personality that are often unconscious
Which of the following represents the correct order of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?
A sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
B preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational
C Preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor
D sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational
Correct Answer: sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational
According to Erikson, the first stage of development (birth to one year) is a period when the infant develops the basic characteristic of:
A intimacy versus isolation
B industry versus inferiority
C initiative versus guilt
D trust versus mistrust
Correct Answer: trust versus mistrust
Who is associated with Gestalt school of psychology?
A Ivan Pavlov
B F. Skinner
C Max Wertheimer
D John Watson
Correct Answer: F. Skinner
Who is humanistic psychologist?
A Sigmund Freud
B Abraham Maslow
C B.F. Skinner
D John Watson
Correct Answer: B.F. Skinner
Where did Freud spent most of his life?
A Vienna
B Zurich
C Berlin
D Prague
Correct Answer: Vienna
According to john Watson. introspection was_________?
A a valid method of research
B unscientific
C the cornerstone of behaviorism
D the study of the mind in use
Correct Answer: unscientific
Who said’ Everything that’s solid will melt into air?
A Fredereich Engels
B William Shakespeare
C Karl Marx
D None of these
Correct Answer: William Shakespeare