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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.

The incoming flow of information from our sensory systems is referred to as ____________?
A sensation
B perception
C adaptation
D cognition
Correct Answer: sensation
Limen refers to __________?
A a threshold
B perceptual defense
C a sensation
D subliminal messages
Correct Answer: a threshold
A visual defect know as astigmatism is the result of: ___________?
A an eyeball that is too short.
B an eyeball that is too long
C an abnormal distribution of visual receptors in the retina.
D a misshapen cornea or lens
Correct Answer: a misshapen cornea or lens
The endocrine system:
A is the only communications network in the body
B depends on electrical massages for communication
C secretes hormones into the blood stream for communication
D secretes hormones into the exocrine ducts for communication.
Correct Answer: secretes hormones into the blood stream for communication
Comparative psychologists are primarily interested in:____________?
A stimulus-response connections
B animal behavior
C the comparison of functional and behavioral psychology.
D the comparison of different types of psychotherapy.
Correct Answer: animal behavior
The most frequently used method in psychology to explore cause and effect relationships between variables is :
A Correlational method
B Experimental method
C Naturalistic observation method
D Participant observer method
Correct Answer: Experimental method
“Crime is learned in Associations”. Who said this:
A Paul B. Horton
B Edwin Sutherland
C Wright Mills
D George Simmel
Correct Answer: Edwin Sutherland
Herbert Spencer classified the society into:___________?
A Four classes
B Eight classes
C Two classes
D Three classes
Correct Answer: Three classes
The structuralist school of psychology:
A used introspection to analyze conscious experience
B relied heavily on the concept of natural selection.
C was concerned with experiences as “wholes”
D used dream analysis to reveal the unconscious.
Correct Answer: used introspection to analyze conscious experience
What are all psychologists?
A Scientists
B Practitioners
C Both scientists and practitioners
D Either scientist or practitioners
Correct Answer: Either scientist or practitioners