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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 chief antidote for test anxiety is:

A over-preparation

B thought suppression

C regression

D discussing the problem with your professor

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: over-preparation

Taste aversions are a type of classical conditioning, and if there is a long delay between the CS and US, conditioning is usually prevented. The fact that people and animals can be develop taste aversions even though sickness occurs long after eating indicates that:

A taste aversions are really more like operant conditioning

B taste aversions can be unlearned as well

C there is a biological tendency to associate sickness with any food eaten earlier

D there is less aversion associated with the actual sickness than with whatever caused the sickness in the first place

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: there is a biological tendency to associate sickness with any food eaten earlier

If the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed a rat will:

A drink more water than biologically needed

B refuse to drink until forced to do so

C eat until it becomes obese

D refuse to eat until force fed

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: refuse to eat until force fed

Cutting sensory nerves from the stomach, or removing it entirely, causes:

A a total loss of appetite

B eating based on recognized need, not internal feelings of hunger

C some changes in eating, but hunger still occurs

D the need for patients to be “trained” to eat; otherwise they would inadvertently starve to death

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: some changes in eating, but hunger still occurs

Secondary motives are:

A needs that are learned, such as the needs for power for achievement

B innate but no necessary for survival

C not innate but necessary for survival

D innate and necessary for survival

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: needs that are learned, such as the needs for power for achievement

Gorging on food and then vomiting or taking laxatives to avoid gaining weight is called:

A behavioral dieting

B fad dieting

C purging

D bulimia nervosa

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: bulimia nervosa

You and a friend play three hours of racquetball I. Afterwards, you are most likely to prefer:

A plain water

B a slightly salty liquid

C a beverage containing some alcohol

D milk

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: a slightly salty liquid

Which is a cause of anorexia?

A sibling rivalry

B an overly realistic view of normal size

C food allergies

D perfectionism

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: perfectionism

Which of the following is a characteristic of bulimia nervosa?

A Vomiting, laxatives, or diuretics are used to loss weight

B There are repeated attempts to lose weight by serve dieting

C It occurs equally in males and females

D It is an adolescent growth phase that a few women go through and later disappears

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: Vomiting, laxatives, or diuretics are used to loss weight

The______describes the relationship between arousal level, task difficulty, and efficiency of performance.

A arousal theory

B drive reduction theory

C Yerkes-Dodson Law

D inverted-U function

Review Detailed Answer

Correct Answer: Yerkes-Dodson Law

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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The chief antidote for test anxiety is:

Taste aversions are a type of classical conditioning, and if there is a long delay between the CS and US, conditioning is usually prevented. The fact that people and animals can be develop taste aversions even though sickness occurs long after eating indicates that:

If the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed a rat will:

Cutting sensory nerves from the stomach, or removing it entirely, causes:

Secondary motives are:

Gorging on food and then vomiting or taking laxatives to avoid gaining weight is called:

You and a friend play three hours of racquetball I. Afterwards, you are most likely to prefer:

Which is a cause of anorexia?

Which of the following is a characteristic of bulimia nervosa?

The______describes the relationship between arousal level, task difficulty, and efficiency of performance.