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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.

Moods: __________________?
A Are the most extreme forms of various emotions.
B Are stubtle emotional undercurrents.
C Reflect base physiological changes.
D Reflect only positive emotions.
Correct Answer: Are stubtle emotional undercurrents.
You are feeling a lot of fear, the brain site most likely involved is ____________?
A The midbrain
B The left hemisphere
C The right hemisphere
D The amygdala
Correct Answer: The amygdala
The fact that facial expressions of emotion tend to intensify the experience of emotion serves to support the: ___________?
A Adaptation-level principle
B Relative-deprivation principle
C Cannon-Bard theory
D James-Lange theory
Correct Answer: James-Lange theory
As a member of the diplomatic corps, Alex was given special training in the customs, language, and religions of the Third World country where he would be living. However, Alex probably needed little training to correctly interpret his hosts’ expressions of emotion as revealed by their:
A Facial expressions
B Tones of voice
C Verbal experiences
D Body postures
Correct Answer: Facial expressions
The process by which we perceive and respond to events that threaten or challenge is called:__________?
A Psychophysiological illness
B Stress
C Spontaneous remission
D Biofeedback
Correct Answer: Stress
The fact that eating behavior, sexual desire, and the experience of emotion all depend on interactions between biological and environmental determinants lends evidence lands evidence to which of this text’s organizing themes?
A Psychology’s theoretical diversity
B Psychology’s empiricism
C People’s experience of the world is subjective
D The joint influence of heredity and experience
Correct Answer: The joint influence of heredity and experience
Which of the following statements about cross-cultural comparisons of emotional experience is not true?
A The facial expressions that accompany specific emotions are fairly similar across cultures
B The physiological reactions that accompany emotions tend to be similar across cultures
C People of different cultures tend to categorize emotions somewhat differently
D Display rules do not vary from one culture to another
Correct Answer: Display rules do not vary from one culture to another
Anger is to rage as fear is to: _____________?
A Disgust
B Pain
C Shame
D Terror
Correct Answer: Terror
Relatively high levels of physiological arousal would most likely interfere with effectively:
A Enjoying a televised football game.
B Solving a crossword puzzle
C Washing dishes.
D Riding a bicycle.
Correct Answer: Solving a crossword puzzle
Researchers have found that people experience cartoons as more amusing while holding a pen with their teeth than while holding it with their lips. This finding best serves to support the:
A Relative deprivation principle
B Adaptation-level principle
C James-Lange theory
D Catharsis hypothesis
Correct Answer: James-Lange theory