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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.

Jamil is in a constant state of anxiety and also has brief, sudden periods of panic. He also believes these periods of panic will occur when he’s in a public location: therefore, jim is afraid to leave his house.Jim’s diagnosis is:
A agoraphobia
B panic disorder
C panic disorder with agoraphobia
D panic disorder without agoraphobia
Correct Answer: agoraphobia
Marriam believes that she is the Queen of England. She is having:
A depressive delusions
B delusions of grandeur
C delusions of reference
D delusions of persecution
Correct Answer: delusions of grandeur
In some countries, it is normal to defecate or urinate in public. This makes it clear that judgments of the normality of behavior are:
A culturally relative
B statistical
C a matter of subjective discomfort
D related to conformity
Correct Answer: culturally relative
Three year old Shawn ate lead paint which was chipping off the walls in an older home. Consequently, he developed a psychosis based on brain damage due to lead poisoning. Shawn’s psychosis would be called a(n):
A functional psychosis
B organic psychosis
C neural psychosis
D neo – cortical psychosis
Correct Answer: organic psychosis
Rodents respond to alarm calls by others in their group if these calls are continued and on danger is confirmed further calls may be ignored. it an example of:
A Imprinting
B Habituation
C Conditioned reflex type I
D Conditioned reflex type II
Correct Answer: Habituation
The phrase “a theory must also falsifiable” means:
A researchers misrepresent their data
B a theory must be defined so it can be disconfirmed
C theories are a rich array of observations regarding behavior but with few facts to support them
D nothing
Correct Answer: a theory must be defined so it can be disconfirmed
Which of the following is the example of social facilitation?
A Brandon agrees to his friend’s request to help her move
B Andrew’s mom helps him build a birdfeeder
C Lester becomes more nervous when speaking to a large audience
D Sarah runs the mile much faster when she runs against someone
Correct Answer: Sarah runs the mile much faster when she runs against someone
The school of psychology that focused on identifying and examining the fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings and images was:
A behaviorism
B structuralism
C humanism
D psychoanalysis
Correct Answer: structuralism
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is represented by which of the following?
A the Gestalt psychologists
B the behaviorists
C the structuralists
D the functionalists
Correct Answer: the Gestalt psychologists
Who placed more emphasis on the innate desire for self-fulfillment and a striving for superiority?
A Karen Horney
B Carl Jung
C Harry Stack Sullivan
D Alfred Adler
Correct Answer: Alfred Adler