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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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 founder of the first psychological laboratory was?

A Wilhelm Wundt

B Sigmund Freud

C John B. Watson

D B. F. Skinner

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Correct Answer: Wilhelm Wundt

Operant conditioning was studied by_________?

A Pavlov

B Freud

C Maslow

D Skinner

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Correct Answer: Skinner

Kinesics refers to the study of_________?

A body language

B emotional expression

C ANS arousal during emotional states

D emotional expression in animals and humans

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Correct Answer: body language

Maslow proposed a need to develop one’s potential and be the best one can be which he called:

A self-image

B self-concept

C self-esteem

D self-actualization

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Correct Answer: self-actualization

Reuptake refers to a process in which:

A neurotransmitters are transported back into their presynaptic areas

B vesicles in the axon are blocked from releasing neurotransmitters into the synapse

C neurotransmitters continue to stimulate receptors indefinitely

D more neurotransmitters are released into the synapse

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Correct Answer: neurotransmitters are transported back into their presynaptic areas

Freud stressed the role of _______ in shaping our personalities.

A the structure of the mind

B the function of our behaviors

C our history of rewards and punishments

D the unconscious

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Correct Answer: the unconscious

Many of Freud’s contemporaries disagreed with his ideas, who placed more emphasis on the innate desire for self-fulfillment and a striving for superiority?

A Karen Horney

B Carl Jung

C Harry Stack Sullivan

D Alfred Adler

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Correct Answer: Alfred Adler

According to Robert Sternberg, intelligence can be divided into three major parts. these three components of intelligence are:

A fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and rational intelligence

B analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence

C artistic intelligence, performance intelligence, and rational intelligence

D crystallized intelligence, fluid intelligence, and transients’ intelligence

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Correct Answer: analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence

In Thorndike’s law of effect, events critical for conditioning:

A occur after the response

B occur before the response

C occur simultaneously with the response

D are unrelated to the response except during extinction

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Correct Answer: occur after the response

Freud believed that all thoughts and actions are determined by:

A the first year of life

B forces in the personality that are often unconscious

C needs for love and self-esteem

D the drive for self-actualization

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Correct Answer: forces in the personality that are often unconscious

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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The founder of the first psychological laboratory was?

Operant conditioning was studied by_________?

Kinesics refers to the study of_________?

Maslow proposed a need to develop one’s potential and be the best one can be which he called:

Reuptake refers to a process in which:

Freud stressed the role of _______ in shaping our personalities.

Many of Freud’s contemporaries disagreed with his ideas, who placed more emphasis on the innate desire for self-fulfillment and a striving for superiority?

According to Robert Sternberg, intelligence can be divided into three major parts. these three components of intelligence are:

In Thorndike’s law of effect, events critical for conditioning:

Freud believed that all thoughts and actions are determined by: