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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.

Who developed a concept of the intellectual growth of children that is widely used in teacher education?
A Weschler
B Binet
C Maslow
D Piaget
Correct Answer: Piaget
Who is commonly recognized as the father of modern sociology?
A Herbert Spencer
B Emile Durkheim
C Max Weber
D Auguste Comte
Correct Answer: Auguste Comte
Who identified the concepts of superego and ego?
A Maslow
B Freud
C Adler
D Spearman
Correct Answer: Freud
According to the Cannon-Bard theory:
A the thalamus plays a central role in producing emotions
B the cerebellum must give the go-ahead for emotion
C activity in the occipital and parietal lobes happens simultaneously to produce emotion
D the sympathetic parasympathetic nervous systems work in concert
Correct Answer: the thalamus plays a central role in producing emotions
Who developed a measure of ‘ego strength’ from some items of the MMPI?
A Brown
B Barron
C Black
D Barrett
Correct Answer: Barron
Who discovered the concept classical conditioning in experiment that involved lots of dogs drool?
A Skinner
B Pavlov
C Guilford
D Rogers
Correct Answer: Pavlov
Who is a structuralist?
A B. F. Skinner
B John Watson
C Wilhelm Wundt
D William James
Correct Answer: Wilhelm Wundt
Tolman’s experiment with rats in the maze was aimed to study:
A Operant conditioning learning
B Trial-and-error learning
C Latent Learning
D Classical conditioning learning
Correct Answer: Latent Learning
In the Harlow’s research surrogate mothers were used for studying the attachment behaviour of infant monkeys. The surrogate mothers were:
A Adult female monkeys not related to the infants
B Older sister of the infant monkeys
C Human adults who acted as mothers
D Wire and cloth objects placed in the monkey cages
Correct Answer: Wire and cloth objects placed in the monkey cages
Who was Freud’s biographer?
A Kari Abraham
B Wihelm Reich
C Sandor Ferenczi
D Ernest Jones
Correct Answer: Ernest Jones