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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.

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What are the characteristics which tend not to make up violent offences?
A Age (tend to be young)
B Males
C Brain dysfunction
D Associated with alcohol
Correct Answer: Brain dysfunction
_______describes the commonest type of rapist.
A Statutory
B Power- assurance
C Anger- retaliatory
D individualist- collectivist
Correct Answer: Power- assurance
Which of the following is correct?
A Rapists should be primarily of reproductive age. This is some evidence to support this hypothesis. It would support the evolutionary theory
B Societal trends towards sexual egalitarianism should be associated with few rapes. This hypothesis has some evidence in support, e.g. Baron and Straus. This would support feminist theory
C Rapists should hold attitudes that are more favorable towards rape and towards violence than other men. This would support social- learning theory. But this hypothesis is not clearly supported, e.g. Oberholser and Beck
D All of them are correct
Correct Answer: All of them are correct
Forensic and criminal psychologists should exercise great caution before assuming that the media plays a role in generating violent criminality. Which of the following would support this caution?
A The media give a similar message about violence as do other sources of socialization. Indeed, the media give messages about when it is appropriate to use violence and when it is not
B Young violent offenders prefer violent videos compared to controls but they also tend to have been abused by their parents. When this factor is taken into account their media consumption is not different from controls
C Violent crime statistics in the states show a delayed effect as result of the introduction of violent television but this claim is not supported in Great Britain
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Leyton suggested that members are symbolic of structural discontent – at different times in history a (social) class comes under treat from another (social) class under treat from another social class and feel dissatisfaction. What did he call this?
A Depressive
B Over- controlled repressors
C Paranoid- aggression
D Homicidal protest
Correct Answer: Homicidal protest
Intra- sexual homicide (young men kill young men more than females kill females) would offer support for:
A biological basis of aggression
B adaptively basis of aggression
C homicidal protest
D media causes violence hypothesis
Correct Answer: adaptively basis of aggression
Find the statement.
A There are many extremely violent individuals who will act violently in many situations and against many different targets
B There is a great deal to suggest that violence is learnt
C Field research is less indicative of an adverse influence of the media on violence contrary to laboratory studies which shows the clearest effects- often using meta- analysis
D There is little evidence concerning the influence of media on actual acts of criminal violence. Most laboratory studies which show effects involve acts against dolls (these are not criminal acts)
Correct Answer: There are many extremely violent individuals who will act violently in many situations and against many different targets
What can we say about aggression in males and females?
A Women may learn different aggressive strategies from those used by man who are the physically stronger sex
B Aggression in males may be expressed directly (e.g. fighting) but aggression in females may be expressed indirectly (e.g. gossiping about someone)
C If relational victimization of girls and if aggression is seen as means of hurting someone than women may not differ so much from men in terms of using aggression
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Haapasalo (1999) found that the greater the maternal problems the:
A less likely that her son would be physically abused
B more likely that her son was physically abused
C more likely her son would be sexually abused
D none of these
Correct Answer: less likely that her son would be physically abused
An issue that is broader that the strength of the evidence concerns its validity when applied to the real world. Bearing that in mind, which of the following would be relevant to ask?
A Do the findings from psychological studies parallel what happens to real crime witnesses?
B Should research findings be made available to the court to influence real trials?
C Both (a) and (b)
D Neither (a) nor (b)
Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
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