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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 reporting of this style of enquiry is usually statistical, often involving________________analysis of data:

A Basic
B Simple
C Difficult
D Complex
Correct Answer: Complex

Who was a student of William James and the first female president of the American psychological association?

A Margaret Washburn
B Mary Calkins
C Rosalie Raynor
D Jean Piaget
Correct Answer: Mary Calkins

They style of carrying out research usually involves large number of learners, often comparing different background and/or methods of:

A Teaching
B Evaluation
C Educational psychology
D Research
Correct Answer: Teaching

In a written report of their research psychologists specify exactly how anxiety is assessed, thus providing their readers with a(n):

A control condition
B standard deviation
C hypothesis
D operational definition
Correct Answer: operational definition

Our tendency to notice and remember instance in which a premonition of an unlikely phone call is actually followed by the call most clearly contribute to:

A the placebo effect
B the false consensus effect
C replication
D an illusory correlation
Correct Answer: an illusory correlation

Men judge women as especially attractive if:

A they appear dominant, and women judge men as especially attractive if they appear submissive
B they appear mature, and women judge men as especially attractive if they appear mature
C they appear youthful, and women judge men as especially attractive if they appear youthful
D they appear youthful, and women judge men, as especially attractive if they appear mature
Correct Answer: they appear youthful, and women judge men, as especially attractive if they appear mature

A better title for some of this research may be:

A Educational philosophy
B Educational evaluation
C Educational information
D Educational system
Correct Answer: Educational evaluation

With Which of the following statements would a behaviorist agree?

A psychology should be the science of behavior that can be observed by others
B The unconscious instigates observable behavior, and should be the main focus
C In order to understand behavior, one must understand the motives behind the behavior
D Behavior can only be explained in terms of phenomenology, that is an individual’s interpretation of an individual’s interpretation of experience
Correct Answer: psychology should be the science of behavior that can be observed by others

Which of the following is likely to be a most; interest to a developmental psychologist?

A the use of physical exercise as means of combating depression
B the effect of anxiety on problem-solving behavior
C possible factors in a school environment that affect adolescent depression
D the effects on children of being raised in a single-parent home
Correct Answer: the effects on children of being raised in a single-parent home

Dr. Saleem conducts basic research on the relationship between adults’ language Skills and their capacity to solve mathematical problems. Dr. Saleem is most likely a(n)_______________ psychologist.

A industrial / organizational
B social
C clinical
D cognitive
Correct Answer: cognitive