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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.

Instinctive behavior:
A Part of one’s inherited structure
B Learned by experience
C Can be modified by environments
D All of the above
Correct Answer: Part of one’s inherited structure
A relatively simple part of stimulus configuration is termed:
A Innate releasing mechanism
B Taxis
C Sign stimulus
D Kinesis
Correct Answer: Sign stimulus
The behaviour that involves the pairing of an irrelevant stimulus within:
A Imprinting
B Habituation
C Conditioning
D Conditioned reflex type II
Correct Answer: Conditioning
One of the followings conditioned the dogs to secrete saliva on ringing of the bell which is not a normal stimulus for secretion of saliva:
A Thorndike and B.F. Skinner
B Pavlov
C Kohler
D None of these
Correct Answer: Pavlov
Which of the following is important for animals with short life spans ad with little or no parental care?
A Instinct
B Taxis
C Learning
D Kinesis
Correct Answer: Instinct
The process which manifests itself by adaptive changes in individual behaviour as a result of experience is:
A Learning behaviour
B Instinct
C Taxis
D Reflex
Correct Answer: Learning behaviour
Imprinting, habituation, conditioned reflex type I and conditioned reflex type II are example of:
A Innate behaviour
B Instinct
C Learning behaviour
D Taxis and kinesis
Correct Answer: Learning behaviour
An innate behaviour in which a directed movement either to or away from a stimulus is shown is:
A Kinesis
B Taxis
C Reflex
D Instinct
Correct Answer: Taxis
The conduction of a nerve impulse down the axon is called a (n):
A ion potential
B action potential
C resting discharge
D synapse
Correct Answer: ion potential
The nature of a nerve impulse is primarily a/an _____________ event; communication between neurons is primarily a/an_____________
A chemical; electrical
B acetylcholine, catecholamine
C dendrite; axon
D electrical; chemical
Correct Answer: electrical; chemical