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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.

In 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced to the soviet Union that the United States would discontinue all atmospheric nuclear tests. The soviet’s positive response to the conciliatory gesture illustrated the potential value of________

A the just- world phenomenon

B GRIT

C mirror- image perceptions

D groupthink

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Correct Answer: GRIT

Attributing one’s success on an exam to one’s intelligence and one’s failure to the unfairness of the test is an example of_________?

A a confirmation bias

B the fundamental attributional error

C the actor- observer attribution

D a defensive attribution

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Correct Answer: the actor- observer attribution

If one student in a classroom begins to cough, others are likely to do the same. This best illustrates:

A the bystander effect

B deindividuation

C ingroup bias

D the chameleon effect

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Correct Answer: the bystander effect

In Milgram’s research on obedience, what was the teacher’s perception of what would happen when the learner made a mistake?

A The learner would receive a shock

B The teacher would be receive a shock

C The experiment would have to be terminated

D The teacher would be asked to change places with the learner

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Correct Answer: The learner would receive a shock

Two friends quarreled over possession of a single orange without realizing that one of them simply wanted orange juice and the other simply wanted to orange peel to make a cake. This classic episode best illustrates the pitfalls of:

A a win- lose orientation

B the fundamental attribution error

C the mere exposure effect

D deindividuation

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Correct Answer: a win- lose orientation

Most children believe their school is better than the other schools in town. This best illustrates_________?

A ingroup bias

B scapegoating

C the just- world phenomenon

D the reciprocity norm

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Correct Answer: ingroup bias

Who among the following used the concept of relative deprivation?

A Karl Marx in his theory exploitation

B Max Weber in his theory of class inequality

C Robert Merton in his theory of reference group behavior

D Emile Durkheim in his theory of suicide

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Correct Answer: Robert Merton in his theory of reference group behavior

Historical stage approach is associated with which Sociologist?

A A.G. Frank

B D. McClelland

C M. Nash

D W.W. Rostow

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Correct Answer: W.W. Rostow

Dependency theory approach is associated with which Sociologist?

A A.G. Frank

B D. McClelland

C M. Nash

D W.W. Rostow

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Correct Answer: D. McClelland

Psychological approach is Associated with which Sociologist?

A A.G. Frank

B D. McClelland

C M. Nash

D W.W. Rostow

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Correct Answer: A.G. Frank

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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In 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced to the soviet Union that the United States would discontinue all atmospheric nuclear tests. The soviet’s positive response to the conciliatory gesture illustrated the potential value of________

Attributing one’s success on an exam to one’s intelligence and one’s failure to the unfairness of the test is an example of_________?

If one student in a classroom begins to cough, others are likely to do the same. This best illustrates:

In Milgram’s research on obedience, what was the teacher’s perception of what would happen when the learner made a mistake?

Two friends quarreled over possession of a single orange without realizing that one of them simply wanted orange juice and the other simply wanted to orange peel to make a cake. This classic episode best illustrates the pitfalls of:

Most children believe their school is better than the other schools in town. This best illustrates_________?

Who among the following used the concept of relative deprivation?

Historical stage approach is associated with which Sociologist?

Dependency theory approach is associated with which Sociologist?

Psychological approach is Associated with which Sociologist?