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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.

According to Freud, the key to mental health is:
A an overpowering superego
B an unrestrained id
C dominance of the pleasure principle
D balance among mental processes
Correct Answer: balance among mental processes
According to Freud, the Oedipal and Electra conflicts and when a child takes on the values and behaviors the same sex parent in a process called:
A fixation
B imitation
C observation
D identification
Correct Answer: identification
If you know the personality of an identical twin, you can expect the personality of the other twin to be:
A unrelated
B similar
C identical
D conflicting
Correct Answer: similar
According to behaviorists:
A hostile generous, or destructive impulses arise in the unconscious
B personality is a acquired through conditioning and observational learning
C personality is strongly influenced by one’s self image
D personality develops from initial feelings of inferiority
Correct Answer: personality is a acquired through conditioning and observational learning
A key element of Carl Rogers’ personality theory is the concept of:
A meta-needs
B the self or self-image
C self-reinforcement
D the pleasure principle
Correct Answer: the self or self-image
If self-esteem is too high, the person may be:
A boring
B ineffective
C dull
D arrogant
Correct Answer: arrogant
The main criticism of humanistic theory is that:
A it emphasized the negative dimensions of personality
B it is research rather than experience oriented
C its concepts are imprecise and difficult to study objectively
D its approach is more empirical than philosophical
Correct Answer: its concepts are imprecise and difficult to study objectively
Jung believed that three are basic universal concepts in all people regardless of culture called:
A persona
B collective consciousness
C archetypes
D mandalas
Correct Answer: archetypes
The projective test in which a subject is asked, “What might this be?” is called the:
A MMPI-2
B Rorschach
C NEO-PI
D TAT
Correct Answer: Rorschach
The term personality refers to:
A her hereditary aspects of one’s emotional nature
B unique and enduring behavior patterns
C favorable and unfavorable personal characteristics
D charisma, character, or temperament
Correct Answer: unique and enduring behavior patterns