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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.

Which of the following statements are correct?
A Inferiority complex is a form of self-criticism usually involving fear of social disapproval.
B The forebrain is assumed to be the seat of intelligence
C The forebrain structures control affective and cognitive behaviour
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Which of the following statements are correct?
A A child who understands that stealing is bad will not steal in real life
B Kohlberg’s theory says that stages of moral development require that certain cognitive development has already taken place
C Human beings have capacity for complex learning
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Chomsky suggested that a person’s unique experiences with a language are most likely to influence the________of that person’s spoken sentences.
A surface structure
B linguistic determinism
C functional fixedness
D belief perseverance
Correct Answer: surface structure
A photo type is a:
A step-by-step procedure for solving problems
B mental grouping of similar objects, events, or people
C problem solving strategy
D best example of a particular category
Correct Answer: best example of a particular category
Research participants were asked to identify a word that could be associated meaningfully with each of three other words. Solutions that occurred with sudden insight were accompanied by a burst of activity in the brain’s______lobe.
A front occipital
B left occipital
C left temporal
D right temporal
Correct Answer: right temporal
The structures of language include:
A pre-speech, babbling and jargon
B words, sentences, and paragraphs
C grammar, babbling, and phonemes
D phonemes, morphemes, and grammar
Correct Answer: phonemes, morphemes, and grammar
What do cognitive psychologists compare the mind to?
A A keyboard
B A CD player
C A Computer
D A Television
Correct Answer: A Computer
By dividing board concepts into increasingly smaller and detailed sub-groupings, we create:
A category hierarchies
B functional fixedness
C algorithms
D overconfidence
Correct Answer: category hierarchies
Which profession is cognitive psychology particularly useful in helping?
A Doctors
B Police
C Chefs
D Politicians
Correct Answer: Police
The English language has________letters than phonemes and the consonant phonemes generally carry_______information than the vowel phonemes.
A more; the same
B fewer; more
C more; more
D fewer; less
Correct Answer: fewer; more