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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.

With regard to the effects of TV on children, we can conclude that:

A TV has little effect on the behavior of children

B TV only increases aggressive behavior in children

C TV only increases prosocial behavior in children

D the amount of TV viewing may be related to aggressive behavior later in life

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Correct Answer: the amount of TV viewing may be related to aggressive behavior later in life

The process of changing your behavior to match that of others in a group is:

A norming

B forming a social contract

C conformity

D standardization

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Correct Answer: conformity

Scapegoating is releasing aggression on______targets.

A moving

B unsafe

C safe

D none of these

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Correct Answer: safe

During the Stanford Prison study:

A Guards did not take their roles seriously

B guards readily assumed their roles as agents of force

C the prisoners and the guards quickly became friendly towards one another

D three prisoners were so severely beaten they had to be hospitalized

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Correct Answer: guards readily assumed their roles as agents of force

A______group is a group based on social comparison.

A focus

B personal identification

C reference

D comparison

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Correct Answer: reference

Which is true of social stereotypes?

A They are always negative

B They tend to be rational

C Likeable members of rejected group are perceived as an “exception”

D University students show more evidence of ethic stereotyping now than they did in the post

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Correct Answer: Likeable members of rejected group are perceived as an “exception”

When we perform well, we typically attribute our success to___________.

A internal characteristics

B our group of colleagues

C external circumstances

D our personality type

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Correct Answer: internal characteristics

According to Janis, F. Kennedy’s Bay of Pigs failure was caused in large part by:

A brain storming

B group think

C the self- censorship effect

D the expert power effect

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Correct Answer: group think

The study in which college students attached a bumper sticker for a militant black organization to their cars and then received frequent traffic citations demonstrates:

A group prejudice

B scapegoating

C personal prejudice

D discrimination

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Correct Answer: discrimination

______is best known for his research on conformity.

A Asch

B Rubin

C Schachter

D Zimbardo

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Correct Answer: Asch

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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With regard to the effects of TV on children, we can conclude that:

The process of changing your behavior to match that of others in a group is:

Scapegoating is releasing aggression on______targets.

During the Stanford Prison study:

A______group is a group based on social comparison.

Which is true of social stereotypes?

When we perform well, we typically attribute our success to___________.

According to Janis, F. Kennedy’s Bay of Pigs failure was caused in large part by:

The study in which college students attached a bumper sticker for a militant black organization to their cars and then received frequent traffic citations demonstrates:

______is best known for his research on conformity.