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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.

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What were the conclusions drawn about ordinary people based on Maligram’s famous study of obedience?
A People will engage in high levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures
B
C
D
Correct Answer: People will engage in high levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures
Which one of the following statements about social support is true?
A Social support in a broad social network impacts positively on health and stress
B Social support in small groups helps one resist pressures to comply with an outside majority or to be obey an immoral authority
C Both a & b
D Neither a nor b
Correct Answer: Both a & b
According to Rusbult’s investment model for relationships, which factor is most significant for maintaining successful intimate relationships?
A Mutual support
B Commitment to relationship
C Being in love
D Mutual understanding
Correct Answer: Commitment to relationship
Which of the following is true of Milgram’s (1963) study of obedience? The study found that:
A Quite ordinary people taking part in a laboratory experiment were not prepared to administer electric shocks just because an experimenter told them to do so
B Participants believed that the shocks they administered would not harm anyone
C Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances
D None of the above
Correct Answer: Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances
According to Zajonc’s social facilitation model, what factor facilitates the expression or inhibition of dominant responses?
A The task performed
B Prior experience
C Presence of others
D Group identity
Correct Answer: Presence of others
The widely murder of Kitty Genovese in New York in 1964, in which 38 people admitted witnessing the murder but not a single person went to her aid, was an example of which social-psychological phenomenon?
A Bystander intervention
B Social facilitation
C Bystander apathy
D Equity theory
Correct Answer: Bystander apathy
Social facilitation refers to an increase in dominant responses in the presence of others of the same species, leading to:
A Improved performance on both well-learned/easy tasks and poorly learned/difficult tasks
B Improved performance on well-learned/easy tasks and deterioration in performance on poorly learned/difficult tasks
C Deterioration in performance on well-learned/easy tasks and improved performance on poorly learned/difficult tasks
D Deterioration in performance on both well-learned/easy tasks and poorly learned/difficult tasks
Correct Answer: Improved performance on well-learned/easy tasks and deterioration in performance on poorly learned/difficult tasks
According to Tuckman’s five stage model of group development, which stage refers to the period of development when people struggle with each other over leadership and group definition?
A Performing
B Storming
C Forming
D Adjourning
Correct Answer: Storming
According to social identity theory, from what do we derive a large part of our identity and feelings about ourselves?
A Where we were born
B The amount of prejudice experienced
C The groups we belong to
D Competition between groups
Correct Answer: Competition between groups
Research suggests that we seek out the company of others because of which motives?
A To obtain information
B To reduce anxiety
C To compare ourselves with similar others
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
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