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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.

Alloparenting is_________?
A Hatching your infants from eggs
B Caring for other’s infants
C Eating your infants
D Having multiple births
Correct Answer: Caring for other’s infants
In societies goods and services are distributed in three different modes: reciprocity, redistribution and_________?
A solidarity
B mechanical exchange
C market exchange
D production
Correct Answer: market exchange
Producing the same measurement for the same phenomenon is known as_________?
A sampling accuracy
B reliability
C validity
D predictability
Correct Answer: reliability
Which of the following is the main problem with pseudo- surveys?
A they are often not really aries
B they do not produce any reliable results
C the environmental conditions are often not favorable
D the sample of people used is not random
Correct Answer: the sample of people used is not random
______is speculative statement about the relationship between two or more factors known as variables
A An operational definition
B A theory
C An hypothesis
D A correlation
Correct Answer: An hypothesis
What is the first step in the scientific method?
A reviewing the literature
B defining the problem
C formulating a testable hypothesis
D selecting the research design and then collecting and analyzing the data
Correct Answer: defining the problem
Historical sociology was not as prevalent in the middle of the twentieth century because_________?
A sociologists turned instead to statistical analysis
B sociologists were highly focused on ethnographic research
C of the development of the ‘historical materialist’ approach
D both a and b
Correct Answer: both a and b
Durkheim used the multivariate approach to write a pioneering and influential analysis of_________?
A racial discrimination
B European countries
C Poverty
D suicide
Correct Answer: suicide
The subjective dimension of deviance refers to the_________?
A researcher’s discretion regarding the subject matter
B status of the behavior in the system of moral stratification
C general attitude of lawmakers
D None of these
Correct Answer: status of the behavior in the system of moral stratification
What is major problem experienced by those researching deviance?
A the issue of confidentiality
B finding willing participants
C potential physical and emotional danger
D None of these
Correct Answer: the issue of confidentiality