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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.

_______intelligence tests assess a wide variety of mental abilities.
A IQ
B Special
C Multiple
D General
Correct Answer: General
________involve(s) an ability to manage your own thinking and problem solving.
A Metacognitive skills
B Experiential intelligence
C Speed of processing
D Frames of mind
Correct Answer: Metacognitive skills
Sadiq and Tahir had an excellent time-travel adventure back to 1916. In order to come back to present sadiq (who is a little below average in intelligence needs a score of 115 on the stanford-Binet Intelligence Test, Sadiq has to convince Professor Tahir that he is_______than he actually is, because the Stanford-Binet IQ was calculated as________.
A older; (mental age/chronological age 10
B younger; (mental age/chronological age 100
C older; (chronological age/mental age 10
D younger; (chronological age/mental age 10
Correct Answer: younger; (mental age/chronological age 100
Research on gender and emotional intelligence suggests that women are more skilled the men at:
A avoiding the experience of emotional ambivalence.
B interpreting others’ facial expressions of emotion.
C delaying emotional gratification in pursuit of long-term goals.
D preventing emotions from distorting reasoning.
Correct Answer: interpreting others’ facial expressions of emotion.
Comparing the average performance of the initial WAIS standardization sample with the average performance of the most recent WAIS standardization sample provides convincing evidence of:
A the g factor.
B heritability.
C the Flynn effect
D intrinsic motivation.
Correct Answer: the Flynn effect
Everyone would agree that intelligence tests are “blased” in the sense that:
A the heritability of intelligence is very high.
B the reliability of intelligence test is close to zero.
C numerical scores of intelligence serve to dehumanize individuals.
D test performance is influenced by cultural experiences
Correct Answer: test performance is influenced by cultural experiences
Smedley has a theory that intelligence is related to body temperature. He uses an oral thermometer to measure intelligence. His data most likely have:
A poor reliability and poor validity.
B good reliability but poor validity
C poor reliability but good validity.
D good reliability and good validity.
Correct Answer: good reliability but poor validity
The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations is known as:
A intelligence
B standardization.
C divergent thinking.
D inductive reasoning.
Correct Answer: intelligence
A psychologist administers an intelligence test to 100 fourth graders. One month later the psychologist returns and re-administers the test. The psychologist is probably interested in
A the validity of the test.
B an operational definition of “intelligence.”
C the creation of a “culture fair” test.
D the reliability of the test.
Correct Answer: the reliability of the test.
The best summary statement regarding the role of heredity on human intelligence is that
A heredity may impose upper limits on intelligence.
B heredity may impose lower limits on intelligence.
C intelligence is almost completely related to genetic inheritance.
D the similarity in IQ scores among maternal relatives is greater that that among paternal relatives.
Correct Answer: heredity may impose upper limits on intelligence.