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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 is NOT one of the Ainsworth’s categories of attachment?
A Avoidant
B Negative attached
C Ambivalent/Resistant
D Securely attached
Correct Answer: Negative attached
The age at which most people show a particular level of physical or mental development is known as the:
A Normative age
B Chronological age
C Developmental age
D Mental age
Correct Answer: Developmental age
At the moment of conception, when a male’s sperm fertilizes the female’s egg’ the single cell that is formed is called the:
A Blastula
B Embryo
C Fetus
D Zygote
Correct Answer: Zygote
Thomas has achieved a capacity for closeness and commitment to others. Erikson would say he has successfully navigated the stage of:
A Generativity vs stagnation
B Trust vs mistrust
C Identity vs role confusion
D Intimacy vs isolation
Correct Answer: Intimacy vs isolation
Males have been found to differ slightly from females in three well-documented areas of mental abilities. Which of the following is not one of these?
A verbal ability
B mathematical ability
C intelligence
D visual-spatial abilities
Correct Answer: intelligence
Research suggests that males exhibit____________than females and that females have a________than males.
A less cerebral specialization, smaller corpus callosum
B less cerebral specialization; larger corpus callosum
C more cerebral specialization; smaller corpus callosum
D more cerebral specialization; larger corpus callosum
Correct Answer: more cerebral specialization; larger corpus callosum
Output of various body organs and change in their mutual interaction is called:
A Development
B Growth
C Environment
D Heredity
Correct Answer: Development
Heredity refers to all those traits whom a child acquires from:
A Environment
B Parents
C Ovum
D Sperms
Correct Answer: Parents
The number of chromosomes in human being is:
A 20
B 21
C 23
D 24
Correct Answer: 23
Although women perform about______of all housework, about_____of wives characterize their household division of labor as unfair.
A one-half; one-half
B two-thirds; three-quarters
C two-thirds; one-third
D three-quarters; one-tenth
Correct Answer: two-thirds; one-third