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Psychology 6096 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.

According to Allport, four levels of prejudices are:

A Cognitive, affective, behavioural and social
B Cognitive, social, historical and behavioural
C Cognitive, conative, behavioural and environmental
D Cognitive, psychodynamic, situational and historical-socio-cultural
Correct Answer: Cognitive, psychodynamic, situational and historical-socio-cultural

Stress may not always be ‘out there’ but mostly originate within individual. Which one of the following is the correct answer to justify the statements?

A Stress involves individual’s psychological make-up
B Stress is dependent on the intensity of the stressor
C Stress is related to simultaneous life-events
D Stress involves the individual’s cognitive appraisal
Correct Answer: Stress involves the individual’s cognitive appraisal

A problem, which naturally occurs in selection process in industrial setting is known as:

A Constant error
B Criteria contamination
C Random error of judgement
D Cognitive error of halo effect
Correct Answer: Cognitive error of halo effect

B.F. Skinner emphasized the importance of______in language acquisition.

A heuristics
B algorithms
C reinforcement
D universal grammar
Correct Answer: reinforcement

Lavonne was careful to avoid the use of dangling participates and run-on sentences in her essay because she did not want to lose points for faulty:

A morphemes
B semantics
C algorithms
D syntax
Correct Answer: syntax

Because she believes that boys are naughtier than girls, Mrs. Zumpano, a second-grade teacher, watches boys more closely than she watch girls for any signs of misbehavior. Mrs. Zumpano’s surveillance strategy best illustrates:

A the framing effect
B the availability heuristic
C confirmation bias
D functional fixedness
Correct Answer: confirmation bias

Word meaning is to word order as_______is to_____.

A concept; prototype
B phoneme; grammar
C semantics; syntax
D nomenclature; sematics
Correct Answer: semantics; syntax

Consider the following statements: Moral understanding in a child of 5 years of age is limited because of their:

A cognitive immaturity
B belief in immanent justice
C belief in absolution of moral perspective
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above

People experience learned a helplessness when they encounter uncontrollability. This generates a cluster of syndromes. Which of the following is more likely?

A Cognitive, perceptual and deficits
B Cognitive, perceptual and motivational deficits
C Emotional, attitude and motivational deficits
D Cognitive, motivational and emotional deficits
Correct Answer: Cognitive, motivational and emotional deficits

Which of the following is considered true with regards to language development?

A Most children between the age of three and four stutter
B A child can begin to control volume by age 2 months
C A child can begin to control pitch by age 3 months
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above