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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.

In an effort to prevent participants in an experiment from trying to confirm the researchers’ predictions, psychologists sometimes:

A treat information about individual participants confidentially

B deceive participants about the true purpose of an experiment

C allow subjects to pick whether they are in the experimental or control group

D allow people to decide for themselves whether they want to participate in an experiment

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Correct Answer: deceive participants about the true purpose of an experiment

In order to determine whether the strength of people’s self-esteem related to their income levels, researchers would most likely make use of:

A correlational research

B case studies

C experimentation

D a double-blind procedure

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Correct Answer: correlational research

The precision with which a sample average approximates a population average increases as:

A the range of the sample increases

B the standard deviation of the sample increases

C the man of the sample increases

D the standard deviation of the sample decreases

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Correct Answer: the standard deviation of the sample decreases

In the control condition of an experiment the:

A research participants are exposed to the most favorable levels of experimental treatment

B dependent variable is not measured

C experimental treatment is absent

D experimenter exerts the greatest influence on participants behavior

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Correct Answer: experimental treatment is absent

Professor Crisman believes that most women prefer tall and physically strong partners because this preference enhanced the survival of our ancestors genes. This viewpoint best illustrates the _______________ perspective.

A Cognitive

B behavioral

C psychodynamic

D evolutionary

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Correct Answer: evolutionary

Researchers use experiments rather than other research method in order to distinguish between:

A case studies and surveys

B random samples representative samples

C facts and theories

D causes and effects

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Correct Answer: causes and effects

Currently a large proportion of the Pakistani populations overweight. Dr. Laeeq thinks that, in part, this may be due to an innate preference for foods that are rich in fats and suggested that in times Laeeq has suggested that in times when foods were not so readily available, this innate preference would ensure enough calories for energy and ensure enough calories for energy and survival Dr. Laeeq’s views are most consistent with those of the

A evolutionary perspective in psychology

B behavioral perspective in psychology

C biological perspective in psychology

D cognitive perspective in psychology

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Correct Answer: evolutionary perspective in psychology

Which of the following is most likely to be studied by a cognitive psychologist?

A factors that determine group cohesiveness

B strategies used by college students to solve a particular problem

C play behavior in preschool children

D results of visual-spatial tests between genders

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Correct Answer: strategies used by college students to solve a particular problem

Which measure of central tendency is used to calculate your grade-point average?

A range

B median

C mode

D mean

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: mean

After noting that a majority of professional basketball players are African-American, Ervin concluded that African-Americans are better athletes than, members of other racial groups Ervin’s conclusion best illustrates the danger of:

A The false consensus effect

B the hindsight bias

C replication

D generalizing from vivid cases

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Correct Answer: generalizing from vivid cases

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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In an effort to prevent participants in an experiment from trying to confirm the researchers’ predictions, psychologists sometimes:

In order to determine whether the strength of people’s self-esteem related to their income levels, researchers would most likely make use of:

The precision with which a sample average approximates a population average increases as:

In the control condition of an experiment the:

Professor Crisman believes that most women prefer tall and physically strong partners because this preference enhanced the survival of our ancestors genes. This viewpoint best illustrates the _______________ perspective.

Researchers use experiments rather than other research method in order to distinguish between:

Which of the following is most likely to be studied by a cognitive psychologist?

Which measure of central tendency is used to calculate your grade-point average?

After noting that a majority of professional basketball players are African-American, Ervin concluded that African-Americans are better athletes than, members of other racial groups Ervin’s conclusion best illustrates the danger of: