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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.

An experimenter conducts an experiments on the effects of a drug to control hallucinations. He declares the results to be “statistically significant,’ which usually means that:

A even though appropriate statistics were used, no differences could be detected between experimental and control groups

B the results have important implications for theory or practice

C differences between experimental and control group of this size occur by chance only 5 times out of 100 (or less)

D differences between experimental and control groups were so large they could never occur by chance alone

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Correct Answer: differences between experimental and control group of this size occur by chance only 5 times out of 100 (or less)

To prevent ethical abuse in psychological research, the APA has suggested that:

A psychologists must treat all subjects with respect and concern for the subject’s dignity

B psychologists must avoid deception with using human subjects

C all data collected from a person must be made public

D all psychological harm to subjects must be corrected by counseling

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Correct Answer: psychologists must treat all subjects with respect and concern for the subject’s dignity

A common method for selecting representative samples is to select them.

A randomly from the larger population

B strictly from volunteers

C by threatening or coercing institutionalized populations

D from confidential lists of mall order firms

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Correct Answer: randomly from the larger population

A psychologist watches the rapid eye movements of sleeping subjects and wakes them to find they report that they were dreaming. She concludes that dreams are linked to rapid eye movement. this conclusion is based on:

A pure speculation

B direct observation

C deduction from direct observation

D prior prediction

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Correct Answer: direct observation

Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of naturalistic observation?

A it provides an overabundance of information

B it deals with behavior not tampered with by outside influences

C it limits biased observation through careful record keeping

D it does not identify the cause of observed behavior

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Correct Answer: it does not identify the cause of observed behavior

Subjects are said to be assigned randomly when:

A they are assigned to experimental and control group from a sample which is representative of the larger population

B they each have an equal chance of being assigned to either the experimental or control group

C they are assigned to experimental and control group so that the group differ on some critical variable before the experiment begins

D neither the experimenter nor the subject knows whether the subject is in the experimental or control group

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Correct Answer: they each have an equal chance of being assigned to either the experimental or control group

A teacher believes that one group of children is very bright and that a second is below average in ability, Actually the groups are identical, but the first group progresses more rapidly than the second this demonstrates:

A the self-fulfilling prophecy

B the placebo effect in a natural experiment

C observer bias in naturalistic

D the ethical problems of field experiments

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Correct Answer: the self-fulfilling prophecy

A psychologist observes the confrontation between two rival neighborhood gangs from the window of an abandoned building. This method of collecting observations is best described as:

A experimental regression

B naturalistic observation

C controlled experimentation

D clinical case study

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Correct Answer: naturalistic observation

In an experiment to find out if taking ginseng increases IQ scores, the IQ scores would be:

A the independent variable

B a control variable

C an extraneous variable

D the dependent variable

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Correct Answer: the dependent variable

____________________ is an ability to evaluate compare, analyze, critique, and synthesize information.

A critical thinking

B Transudative thinking

C Deductive thinking

D Creative thinking

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Correct Answer: critical thinking

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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An experimenter conducts an experiments on the effects of a drug to control hallucinations. He declares the results to be “statistically significant,’ which usually means that:

To prevent ethical abuse in psychological research, the APA has suggested that:

A common method for selecting representative samples is to select them.

A psychologist watches the rapid eye movements of sleeping subjects and wakes them to find they report that they were dreaming. She concludes that dreams are linked to rapid eye movement. this conclusion is based on:

Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of naturalistic observation?

Subjects are said to be assigned randomly when:

A teacher believes that one group of children is very bright and that a second is below average in ability, Actually the groups are identical, but the first group progresses more rapidly than the second this demonstrates:

A psychologist observes the confrontation between two rival neighborhood gangs from the window of an abandoned building. This method of collecting observations is best described as:

In an experiment to find out if taking ginseng increases IQ scores, the IQ scores would be:

____________________ is an ability to evaluate compare, analyze, critique, and synthesize information.