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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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.

The symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome are most likely to include:

A visual impairments

B habituation

C egocentrism

D mental retardation

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Correct Answer: mental retardation

The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from:

A crystallized intelligence

B social influence

C abnormal cognitive development

D postconventional moral thinking

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Correct Answer: social influence

The stage of prenatal development during which the developing organism is most vulnerable to injury is the:

A zygotic stage

B germinal stage

C embryonic stage

D fetal stage

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Correct Answer: embryonic stage

The cephalocaudal trend in the motor development of children can be described simply as a:

A head-to-foot direction

B center-outward direction

C foot-to-head direction

D body-appendages direction

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Correct Answer: head-to-foot direction

Tanvir is a graduate student who is studying identity formation. He selects a group of 5-year-olds, a group of 10-years-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and interviews each group asking them what they plan to be when they finish school. In this example, Tanvir is using:

A a multi-factorial research design

B a longitudinal research design

C a cross-sectional research design

D a nested condition research design

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Correct Answer: a cross-sectional research design

Javaid is a graduate student who is studying the way in which selective attention develops during the preadolescent years. He selected a group of 10-years-olds, and he assesses their selective attention every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Javaid is using:

A a longitudinal research design

B a sequential design

C a cross-sectional design

D a multi-factorial research design

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Correct Answer: a longitudinal research design

Two characteristics of authoritarian parents are that they demonstrate:

A high levels of parental control and high levels of parental responsiveness

B low levels of parental control and no parental responsiveness

C low levels of parental control and low levels of parental responsiveness

D high levels of parental control and low levels of parental responsiveness

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Correct Answer: high levels of parental control and low levels of parental responsiveness

Alzheimer’s disease involves a deterioration of neurons that produce:

A dopamine

B epinephrine

C acetylcholine

D estrogen

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Correct Answer: acetylcholine

Jamil and Qasim are identical twins, reared in different homes after their birth, due to the death of their parents. They are nineteen years of age and have personalities that differ sharply from each other. The reason of this difference in personality is most likely due to:

A the two having identical genotypes

B the environment

C heredity

D brain chemistry differences

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Correct Answer: the environment

Dr. Jamshed wants to see if person’s IQ changes as they get older. To do this he takes three groups of subjects. Group i is made up of 10 years old, and Group III of 25 years old. Dr. Jamshed tests all three groups of their IQ level. The design of this experiment is called:

A longitudinal study

B more information is needed to determine the design of the experiment

C Gesell’s dome

D cross sectional study

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Correct Answer: cross sectional study

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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The symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome are most likely to include:

The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from:

The stage of prenatal development during which the developing organism is most vulnerable to injury is the:

The cephalocaudal trend in the motor development of children can be described simply as a:

Javaid is a graduate student who is studying the way in which selective attention develops during the preadolescent years. He selected a group of 10-years-olds, and he assesses their selective attention every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Javaid is using:

Two characteristics of authoritarian parents are that they demonstrate:

Alzheimer’s disease involves a deterioration of neurons that produce:

Jamil and Qasim are identical twins, reared in different homes after their birth, due to the death of their parents. They are nineteen years of age and have personalities that differ sharply from each other. The reason of this difference in personality is most likely due to:

Dr. Jamshed wants to see if person’s IQ changes as they get older. To do this he takes three groups of subjects. Group i is made up of 10 years old, and Group III of 25 years old. Dr. Jamshed tests all three groups of their IQ level. The design of this experiment is called: