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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.

Which of the following is not part of Marxist theory?
A The forces of production shape relationships
B Institutions like schools perform a positive role in shaping behaviour
C Most societies are based on exploitation, particularly of the proletariat
D Capitalists own the forces of production and exploit the proletariat
Correct Answer: Institutions like schools perform a positive role in shaping behaviour
What is meant by the term meritocracy?
A people achieving via merit
B people achieving via accident of birth
C people achieving because of who they know
D None of these
Correct Answer: people achieving via merit
What is material deprivation?
A Running out of material
B Lack of memory for books, clothes, food
C A charity for deprived material
D lack of support from home
Correct Answer: Lack of memory for books, clothes, food
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
Who suggested that black people were over represented in special needs?
A Bernstein
B Tom and jerry
C Tom Linson
D Trish Burleigh
Correct Answer: Tom Linson
According to J.W.B Douglas’s study which of the following classes are deprived of parental support?
A Middle class
B Working class
C gentry
D petit bourgeoisie
Correct Answer: Working class
The main goal of sociology is
A to be accepted as a national science
B to remain separate from other discipline
C to organic action
D to explain human behaviours and social organization
Correct Answer: to explain human behaviours and social organization
The sociology is derived from two words? identify.
A Latin
B Latin and Greek
C Latin and Polynesian
D Greek
Correct Answer: Latin
The systematic study of social behavior and human groups is called:
A Ethnography
B Sociology
C Biology
D None of these
Correct Answer: Sociology
Who is commonly recognized as the father of modern sociology?
A Herbert Spencer
B Emile Durkheim
C Max Weber
D August Comte
Correct Answer: August Comte