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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 greatest degree of resistance to extinction is typically caused by a _______schedule of reinforcement.
A variable interval
B variable ratio
C fixed interval
D fixed ratio
Correct Answer: variable interval
A child can learn only:
A What is taught to him
B What does he learn at home
C For what he wishes to learn
D What he find in his environment
Correct Answer: What he find in his environment
What is learning?
A Give rise to many habits
B Give rise to many emotional states
C Gibes rise to many economic abilities
D Give rise to many permanent behavioural changes
Correct Answer: Give rise to many permanent behavioural changes
Who put forward the theory of connectionism?
A Pavlov
B Skinner
C Thorndike
D Watson
Correct Answer: Thorndike
Learning enables an individual:
A To know the problem
B To comprehend and sole the problems
C To comprehend the problem by experience
D To remove the problem
Correct Answer: To comprehend and sole the problems
Meaningful of an act for a child means to what extent?
A The particular learning can be beneficial for him
B The particular learning can be beneficial for him in future
C The particular learning can be socially beneficial for him
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Which of the following increases the pace of development:
A Meaningless content
B Meaningful content
C Punishment
D Ignorance of individual differences
Correct Answer: Meaningful content
The unarranged and disordered poems:
A Cannot be memorized
B Can be remembered till long
C Can easily be forgotten
D Are a source of fun for children
Correct Answer: Can easily be forgotten
Attitude refers to the inner state of an individual which influences:
A The selection of an activity
B The adoption of an activity
C The understanding of an activity
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Learning is best defined as a process that involves:
A Two stimuli being paired that produce a conditioned response over time
B An organism interacting with its environment, becoming changed by experience, and thereby modifying subsequent behaviours
C An organism interacting with its environment through autoshaping and conditioning
D An organism responding to its environment based on reinforcement or punishment for behaviours
Correct Answer: An organism interacting with its environment, becoming changed by experience, and thereby modifying subsequent behaviours