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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 shape of the sigmoid curve of learning is indicated where:
A The number of wrong responses is greater in the beginning of training
B The number of correct responses is greater in the beginning of training
C The number of wrong responses is greater in the end of training
D The number of wrong responses is greater in the middle of training
Correct Answer: The number of wrong responses is greater in the end of training
The most frequently used method in psychology to explore cause and effect relationship between variables is: _____________?
A Correlational method
B Experimental method
C Naturalistic observation method
D Participant observer method
Correct Answer: Experimental method
A method of research in which the investigator uses predetermined framework for evoking responses from the subject is: ____________?
A Naturalistic observation
B Scheduled interview
C Case study
D Biographical enquiry
Correct Answer: Scheduled interview
Which one of the following preventions is aimed at reducing the rate of mental disorders through early detection and treatment in a community setting?
A Primary
B Auxiliary
C Tertiary
D Counseling
Correct Answer: Primary
Which one set of the following is the correct sequence of vicarious learning process meant of behaviour-modelling practices?
A Motivation, motoric production, relention, attention
B Attention, motoric production, retention, motivation
C Attention, retention, motoric production, motivation
D Retention, attention, motivation, motoric production
Correct Answer: Attention, retention, motoric production, motivation
Psychiatrists differ from psychologists in that psychiatrists: ______________?
A are physicians with a specialization in abnormal behavior and psychotherapy
B are extensively trained in the theories and techniques of sigmund Freud
C are generally more eclectic than psychologists
D have a masters or Ph.D degree
Correct Answer: are physicians with a specialization in abnormal behavior and psychotherapy
Some modern psychodynamic theorists, or neo-freuians, focused on: ___________?
A the whole
B social motives and relationships that influence our behavior
C human experience, problems, potentials, and ideals
D observable behaviors
Correct Answer: social motives and relationships that influence our behavior
The term cognition refers to: ____________?
A predicting the future
B analysis and synthesis
C thinking or knowing
D introspection
Correct Answer: thinking or knowing
The largest area of specialization among psychologists is: _____________?
A industrial and organizational
B experimental, physiological, and comparative
C social and personality
D clinical and counseling
Correct Answer: clinical and counseling
The “father” of psychology and founder of the first psychological laboratory was ___________?
A Wihelm Wundt
B Sigmund Freud
C John B. Watson
D B. F. Skinner
Correct Answer: Wihelm Wundt