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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.

In Pavlov’s experiments with dogs the conditioned stimulus was the:
A food
B bell
C salivation to the food
D salivation to the bell
Correct Answer: bell
Rodents respond to alarm calls by others in their group. if these calls are continued and no danger is confirmed further calls may be ignored. it an example of:
A Imprinting
B Habituation
C Conditioned reflex type I
D Conditioned reflex type II
Correct Answer: Habituation
Ivan Pavlov has been credited with the initial discovery of:
A operant conditioning
B reinforcement
C classical conditioning
D vicarious conditioning
Correct Answer: classical conditioning
According to Darwin a behaviour made up of units compatible with the mechanisms of inheritance and thus a product of natural selection is:
A Instinct
B Taxis
C Kinesis
D All of these
Correct Answer: Instinct
The term “Anomic Suicide” is used by:
A Max Weber
B Auguste Comte
C Emile Durkheim
D Herbert Spencer
Correct Answer: Emile Durkheim
Herbert Spencer classified the society into:
A 4 classes
B 8 classes
C 2 classes
D 3 classes
Correct Answer: 3 classes
Jean Piaget’s theory explaining how children’s thought progresses through four stages:
A Classical theory
B Anomie theory of deviance
C Cognitive theory of development
D Charismatic authority theory
Correct Answer: Cognitive theory of development
Man is social animal” who said:
A Aristotle
B Ibne-i-Khaldun
C Max Weber
D Al-Ghazali
Correct Answer: Aristotle
Max Weber’s term for power made legitimate by a leader’s exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers:
A Causal logic
B Charismatic authority
C Cohabitation
D Closed system
Correct Answer: Charismatic authority
Who said black people who do badly at school do so because they are socially deprived?
A K. Painter
B L. Letley
C J.W.B Douglas
D Kirk Ridgewell
Correct Answer: J.W.B Douglas