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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.

if a professor accused you of cheating on a test your adrenal glands would probably release ________into your bloodstream.
A epinephrine
B insulin
C serotonin
D acetylcholine
Correct Answer: epinephrine
Destroying a piece of brain tissue to observe its effect on behavior is referred to as which of the following?
A tumor ligation
B lesioning
C electrical stimulation
D stereotaxic inversion
Correct Answer: lesioning
Sensory neurons are located in the:
A cerebellum
B peripheral nervous system
C sensory cortex
D reticular formation
Correct Answer: peripheral nervous system
Saima took some new medication for her hay fever. The medication made her heart start to race, and she became agitated and jittery. it is likely that the medication is increasing the activity in samis’s
A corpus callosum
B sympathetic nervous system
C somatic nervous system
D cerebellum
Correct Answer: sympathetic nervous system
A more complex type learning than habituations:
A Conditioning
B Operant Conditioning
C Latent learning
D Insight learning
Correct Answer: Conditioning
One of the followings demonstrated and studied conditioned reflex type II?
A Thorndike and F.F Skinner
B Pavlov
C Kohler
D All of above
Correct Answer: Thorndike and F.F Skinner
According to Darwin a behaviour made up of units compatible with the mechanisms of inheritance and thus a products of natural selection is:
A Instinct
B Taxis
C Kinesis
D All of these
Correct Answer: Instinct
Rodents respond to alarm calls by others in their group. if these calls are continued and no 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
A form of learning best known in birds such as geese, ducks and chickens:
A Imprinting
B Habituation
C Latent learning
D conditioned reflex type II
Correct Answer: Imprinting
The simplest form of learning that involves modification of behaviour through a diminution of responses to repeated stimuli:
A Imprinting
B Habituation
C Latent learning
D Conditioned reflex type II
Correct Answer: Habituation