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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.

An African butterfly that is green in the summer turns brown in the fall thanks to a temperature-controlled genetic switch. This best illustrates that games are:
A self-regulating
B schemas
C gender-typed
D evolving
Correct Answer: self-regulating
Left-handedness is ___________than normal among artists and __________ than normal among professional baseball players.
A higher; lower; lower
B higher; higher; higher
C lower; higher; lower
D lower; lower; lower
Correct Answer: higher; higher; higher
In order to estimate trait heritability, researchers are most likely to make use of:
A gender sachems
B gender-typing
C twin studies
D cloning
Correct Answer: twin studies
The technique that uses a magnetic field to develop an image of the brain is called the:
A clinical scan
B ablation technique
C MRI scan
D EEG
Correct Answer: MRI scan
An innovative scanning technique that uses magnetic technology to visualize brain activity is called:
A PET
B MRI
C CAT
D fMRI
Correct Answer: MRI
Rais just came back from seeing a neurologist. Rais tells you that he will be having a test in which images of his brain will be recorded after radioactive chemicals have been injected into his chemicals have been injected into his bloodstream. However, Rais can’t remember the actual name of the test. it appears that his neurologist is planning:
A an electroencephalograph (EEG) recording
B a positron emission tomography (PET) scan
C a computerized tomography(CT) scan
D a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
Correct Answer: a positron emission tomography (PET) scan
The occipital lobes are to___________as the temporal lobes are to_______________.
A seeing; hearing
B speaking; hearing
C hearing; sensing movement
D seeing; sensing touch
Correct Answer: seeing; hearing
The brainstem consists mainly of the:
A cerebellum and the cerebral cortex
B cerebrum and the medulla
C medulla and the cerebellum
D cerebral cortex and the medulla
Correct Answer: medulla and the cerebellum
A person who had difficulty _____________ would be described as having aphasia.
A walking
B smelling
C eating
D communicating
Correct Answer: communicating
The limbic system is responsible for:
A the control hunger, thirst and sex
B executive functions
C heartbeat and breathing regulation
D auditory processing
Correct Answer: the control hunger, thirst and sex