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.

Which nervous system governs responses to emergency situations?

A Peripheral

B Central

C Parasympathetic

D sympathetic

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Correct Answer: Parasympathetic

What is the role of the amygdala?

A Emotional control

B Fine motor coordination

C Sleep/wake cycles

D Spatial orientation

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Correct Answer: Emotional control

Which part of the brain was damaged in Phineas Gages’ accident?

A Occipital Lobe

B Cerebellum

C Parietal Lobe

D Frontal Lobe

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Correct Answer: Frontal Lobe

Which of the following scans provides information on both the structure and function of the brain?

A EEG

B CAT

C MRI

D PET

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Correct Answer: PET

For which of the following assertions is the empirical evidence strongest?

A The two cerebral hemispheres are specialized to handle different types of cognitive tasks

B People have a separate stream of consciousness in each hemisphere

C Each hemisphere has it own cognitive style

D some people are right-brained, while others are left-brained

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Correct Answer: The two cerebral hemispheres are specialized to handle different types of cognitive tasks

Darwin suggested that organisms that adapt to their environment would produce more offspring. this is known as:

A Variation

B Evolution

C Habituation

D Natural selection

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Correct Answer: Natural selection

Hormones are to the endocrine system as_____________are to the nervous system.

A nerves

B synapses

C neurotransmitters

D action potentials

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Correct Answer: neurotransmitters

Adopted children’s similarity to their biological parents is generally attributed to_; adopted children’s similarity to their adoptive parents is generally attributed to________.

A heredity; the environment

B the environment; heredity

C the environment; the environment

D heredity; heredity

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Correct Answer: heredity; the environment

Ainee has brown hair and blue eyes and is 5’8 tall. what is being described is Ainee’s:

A genotype

B phenotype

C somatotype

D physiognomy

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Correct Answer: phenotype

In evolutionary theory, __________________ refers to the reproductive success of an individual organism relative to the average reproductive success in the population.

A natural selection

B gene flow

C adaptation

D fitness

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Correct Answer: gene flow

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Which nervous system governs responses to emergency situations?

What is the role of the amygdala?

Which part of the brain was damaged in Phineas Gages’ accident?

Which of the following scans provides information on both the structure and function of the brain?

For which of the following assertions is the empirical evidence strongest?

Darwin suggested that organisms that adapt to their environment would produce more offspring. this is known as:

Hormones are to the endocrine system as_____________are to the nervous system.

Adopted children’s similarity to their biological parents is generally attributed to_; adopted children’s similarity to their adoptive parents is generally attributed to________.

Ainee has brown hair and blue eyes and is 5’8 tall. what is being described is Ainee’s:

In evolutionary theory, __________________ refers to the reproductive success of an individual organism relative to the average reproductive success in the population.

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Psychology 6096 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Which nervous system governs responses to emergency situations?

What is the role of the amygdala?

Which part of the brain was damaged in Phineas Gages’ accident?

Which of the following scans provides information on both the structure and function of the brain?

For which of the following assertions is the empirical evidence strongest?

Darwin suggested that organisms that adapt to their environment would produce more offspring. this is known as:

Hormones are to the endocrine system as_____________are to the nervous system.

Adopted children’s similarity to their biological parents is generally attributed to_____________; adopted children’s similarity to their adoptive parents is generally attributed to____________________.

Ainee has brown hair and blue eyes and is 5’8 tall. what is being described is Ainee’s:

In evolutionary theory, __________________ refers to the reproductive success of an individual organism relative to the average reproductive success in the population.

Adopted children’s similarity to their biological parents is generally attributed to_; adopted children’s similarity to their adoptive parents is generally attributed to________.