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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.

Consolidation refers to the ______________?
A time taken for short-term memory to be complete
B ability to see relationship between objects or events
C process whereby memory storage is speeded by the use of electroconvulsive shock treatment
D forming of a long-term memory
Correct Answer: forming of a long-term memory
Which of the following can help to create false memories?
A hypnosis
B age regression
C suggestion
D All of them
Correct Answer: All of them
Remembering the first and last terms of a list better than items in the middle is due to: __________?
A the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.
B reintegration
C the serial position effect
D the pseudo-memory effect
Correct Answer: the serial position effect
State dependent learning is a term which refers to the fact that: _____________?
A bodily states can be a strong cue for later memory
B learning and memory can be increased with the use of drugs
C happy people have better memories
D adults lose any eidetic memory as they grow older
Correct Answer: bodily states can be a strong cue for later memory
information is remembered without explicit cues or stimuli, often verbatim in: ___________?
A recall
B recognition
C relearning
D reintegration.
Correct Answer: recall
Organizing information into larger units as a way of improving the efficiency of short-term memory is called: ____________?
A chunking
B categorizationn
C verbal labeling
D symbolization
Correct Answer: chunking
Which of the following determines what information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory?
A consolidation
B an engram
C working memory
D selective attention
Correct Answer: selective attention
_______ primarily keeps memories active in short-term memory.
A Dual memory
B Elaborative rehearsal
C Long-term memory
D Maintenance rehearsal
Correct Answer: Maintenance rehearsal
The major problem with using hypnosis in police work is: _____________?
A vicarious inhibition
B that there is little evidence that information gathered by hypnosis has ever helped solve a police case
C the occurrence of false memories
D a person’s ability to be hypnotized
Correct Answer: the occurrence of false memories
________ refers to the fading memory traces from short-term memory.
A Encoding failure
B Decay
C Disuse
D Decoding failure
Correct Answer: Decay