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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.

The simplest form of learning that involves modification of behaviour through a diminution of responses to repeated stimuli:

A Imprinting
B Habituation
C Latent learning
D Conditioned reflex type II
Correct Answer: Habituation

All plant behaviour is:

A Learned
B Innate
C Imprinting
D Both a & b
Correct Answer: Innate

A Kinesis
B Taxis
C Reflex
D Instinct
Correct Answer: Kinesis

Jamila is currently in the midst of a major depression. it is most likely that she has:

A reduced levels of the neurotransmitter GABA
B increased activity at norepinephrine synapses
C excess levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine
D reduced activity at norepinephrine
Correct Answer: reduced activity at norepinephrine

The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain:

A tomography
B hemispherectomy
C phrenology
D plasticity
Correct Answer: plasticity

Which of the following is the correct sequence of structures through which information flows in a neuron?

A dendrites to cell body to synapse
B axon to soma to dendrites
C dendrites to soma to axon
D glia to dendrites to axon
Correct Answer: dendrites to soma to axon

Compared to fraternal twins, identical twins are much more similar in:

A neuroticism
B temperament
C extroversion
D all of the above
Correct Answer: all of the above

After Rauf’s serious snow-skiing accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebral cortex in Wernicke’s area. Because of the damage, Rauf is most likely to experience difficulty in:

A understanding what others are saying
B recognizing familiar faces
C pronouncing words correctly
D controlling voluntary muscles
Correct Answer: understanding what others are saying

An African butterfly that is green in the summer turns brown in the fall thanks to a temperature-controlled genetic switch. This best illustrates that games are:

A self-regulating
B schemas
C gender-typed
D evolving
Correct Answer: self-regulating

Left-handedness is ___________than normal among artists and __________ than normal among professional baseball players.

A higher; lower; lower
B higher; higher; higher
C lower; higher; lower
D lower; lower; lower
Correct Answer: higher; higher; higher