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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.

What innate human faculty allow natural man to discover how to escape the state of nature?

A Fear
B Love
C Reason
D Altruism
Correct Answer: Reason

Who placed more emphasis on the innate desire for self-fulfillment and a saving for superiority?

A Karen Horney
B Carl Jung
C Harry Stack Sullivan
D Alfred adler
Correct Answer: Alfred adler

Who is a structuralist?

A B.F. Skinner
B John Watson
C Wilhelm Wundt
D William James
Correct Answer: Wilhelm Wundt

The behaviour that involves the pairing of an irrelevant stimulus within:

A Imprinting
B Habituation
C Conditioning
D Conditional reflex type II
Correct Answer: Conditioning

A relatively simple part of stimulus configuration is termed:

A Innate releasing mechanism
B Taxis
C Sign stimulus
D Kinesis
Correct Answer: Sign stimulus

When you are walking, the brain sends messages to the skeletal muscles in the legs by way of:

A efferent fibers
B central fibers
C motor fibers
D sensory fibers
Correct Answer: efferent fibers

Who developed the theory of drive reduction?

A Carl Rogers
B Ivan Pavlov
C Clark Hull
D Jean Piaget
Correct Answer: Clark Hull

Imprinting, habituation, conditioned reflex type I and conditioned reflex type II are example of:

A Innate behavior
B Instinct
C Learning behaviour
D Taxes and kinesis
Correct Answer: Learning behaviour

Which of the following is important for animals with short life spans and with little or no parental care?

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

The limbic system is responsible for:

A the control of hunger, thirst and sex
B executive functions
C heartbeat and breathing regulation
D auditory processing
Correct Answer: the control of hunger, thirst and sex