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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.

You are feeling a lot of fear, the brain site most likely involved is: _____________?

A the midbrain
B the left hemisphere
C the right hemisphere
D the amygdala
Correct Answer: the amygdala

People from different cultures can recognize which facial expressions?

A fear
B anger
C disgust
D All of them
Correct Answer: All of them

At the highest levels of arousal:

A the individual becomes emotional, frenzied, and disorganized
B only biological needs can be met
C performance on the most complex tasks improves
D intellectual products exhibit great creativity
Correct Answer: the individual becomes emotional, frenzied, and disorganized

Which is a cause of anorexia?

A sibling rivairy
B an overly realistic view of normal size
C food allergies
D perfectionism
Correct Answer: perfectionism

The process holding information in memory is referred to as: ____________?

A retrieval
B encoding
C storage
D organization
Correct Answer: organization

An intelligence test for adults frequently has a general knowledge section which tests for:_____________?

A episodic memory
B echoic memory
C procedural memory
D semantic memory
Correct Answer: semantic memory

Who identified the concepts of id superego and ego?

A Maslow
B Freud
C Adler
D Spearman
Correct Answer: Freud

Who developed a measure of ego strength’ from some items of the MMPI?

A Brown
B Barron
C Black
D Barrett
Correct Answer: Barron

Counter stereotypic inference can be effective in reducing:

A Discrimination
B Prejudice
C Dissonance
D Social isolation
Correct Answer: Prejudice

Which one of the distribution of performance is found under optimally induced stress condition?

A J- shaped
B Inverted U- shaped
C Positively – skewed
D Negatively – skewed
Correct Answer: Inverted U- shaped