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Psychology 6096 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.

When placed in strange situations without their artificial mothers, Harlow’s infant monkeys demonstrated signs of:

A insecure attachment
B object permanence
C curiosity
D basic trust
Correct Answer: insecure attachment

Sally has trouble solving for X in her Algebra class. She can’t quite grasp the idea of:

A Abstract reasoning
B Conservation
C Egocentrism
D Reversibility
Correct Answer: Abstract reasoning

Which type of intelligence seems to decline with age?

A Fluid
B Crystallized
C Emotional
D practical
Correct Answer: Fluid

At about age two children begin to use two word sentences. This is known as_____speech.

A Telegraphic
B Operational
C Semantic
D Pre-grammatical
Correct Answer: Telegraphic

The area of the brain which undergoes the greatest change from puberty into young adulthood is the:

A Frontal lobe
B Hypothalamus
C Temporal lobe
D Corpus callosum
Correct Answer: Frontal lobe

Which process is at work when a toddler learns to use a sippy cup when all he knew before was a bottle?

A Maturation
B Accommodation
C Growth
D Assimilation
Correct Answer: Accommodation

All of the following stages in Piaget’s cognitive development EXCEPT:

A Conservational
B Concrete operations
C Sensorimotor
D preoperational
Correct Answer: Conservational

The mile stone in the concrete operational stage is that children master:

A Egocentrism
B Object permanence
C Abstract reasoning
D Conservation
Correct Answer: Conservation

When something touches the newborn’s cheek the infant will turn toward it. This is known as the_______reflex.

A Babinski
B Startle
C Rooting
D Moro
Correct Answer: Rooting

The visual cliff experiment was design to test:

A Crisis management
B Attachment
C Bonding
D Depth perception
Correct Answer: Depth perception