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Psychology 6096 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.

Research on the benefit of aspirin to prevent heart attacks:

A gender bias

B courtesy bias

C cultural bias

D age bias

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Correct Answer: gender bias

To be confident that a cause-and-effect relationship exists, it is necessary to:

A engage in naturalistic observation

B develop a positive correlation

C perform a controlled experiment

D test for a negative correlation

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Correct Answer: perform a controlled experiment

An experiment is performed to test the effects of sleep deprivation on rote memory. In this experiment, the dependent variable in the:

A number of hours subjects go without sleep

B rote memory scores

C number of subjects deprived of sleep in the experimental group

D correlation between hours of sleep and fatigue

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Correct Answer: rote memory scores

When subjects in an experiment are chosen so that each has an equal chance of being in either the experimental group of the control group, we say that the subjects have been assigned:

A alternately

B hypothetically

C randomly

D consecutively

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Correct Answer: randomly

The following type of method can be used in order to create a real-world laboratory

A correlational coefficients

B field experiment

C case study

D random assignment

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Correct Answer: field experiment

The survey method involves:

A an in-depth study of the opinions and attitudes of a selected individual

B an overview of the attitudes and backgrounds of selected a groups

C direct observation and recording of representative sample of behavior

D carefulness of a representative sample of people

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Correct Answer: carefulness of a representative sample of people

The steps involved in the scientific method include?

A axioms

B common sense

C experimentation

D hypothetical theory formulation

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Correct Answer: experimentation

__________________ is an inherent part of the scientific method.

A observation

B common sense

C reinforcement

D analysis

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Correct Answer: observation

The story of Clever Hans, the mathematical horse, illustrates the use of controlled observation to test series of:

A hypotheses

B theories

C axioms

D learning strategies

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Correct Answer: hypotheses

In the simplest experiment, the two groups of subjects are treated exactly alike except for the ______________ variable.

A independent

B dependent

C extraneous

D hypothetical theory formulation

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Correct Answer: extraneous

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Research on the benefit of aspirin to prevent heart attacks:

To be confident that a cause-and-effect relationship exists, it is necessary to:

An experiment is performed to test the effects of sleep deprivation on rote memory. In this experiment, the dependent variable in the:

When subjects in an experiment are chosen so that each has an equal chance of being in either the experimental group of the control group, we say that the subjects have been assigned:

The following type of method can be used in order to create a real-world laboratory

The survey method involves:

The steps involved in the scientific method include?

__________________ is an inherent part of the scientific method.

The story of Clever Hans, the mathematical horse, illustrates the use of controlled observation to test series of:

In the simplest experiment, the two groups of subjects are treated exactly alike except for the ______________ variable.