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.

Punishment is most effective in suppressing behavior when it is:_____________?

A immediate , consistent, and intense

B delayed, consistent and mild

C immediate, consistent and mild

D delayed, inconsistent, and intense

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Correct Answer: immediate , consistent, and intense

Which of the following behaviors can best be described as overt behavior?

A watching a TV game show

B thinking about the answer to a contestant’s

C being sad that the contestant answered ly

D wondering if there are any frozen waffles left in the freezer

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Correct Answer: watching a TV game show

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is represented by which of this following?

A the gestalt psychologists

B the behaviorists

C the structuralists

D the functionalists

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Correct Answer: the gestalt psychologists

The largest area of specialization among psychologists is: ____________?

A industrial and organizational

B experimental, physiological, and comparative

C social and personality

D clinical and counseling

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Correct Answer: clinical and counseling

Freud believed that all thoughts and actions are determined by: ____________?

A the first year of life.

B forces in the personality that are often unconscious

C needs for love and self-esteem.

D the drive for self-actualization.

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Correct Answer: forces in the personality that are often unconscious

A study to determine the degree of relationship between two events called: ___________?

A naturalistic observation.

B the correlational method

C a controlled experiment.

D the survey method

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Correct Answer: the correlational method

An action potential actually occurs because:

A the interior of the nerve cell becomes positive.

B the interior of the nerve cell becomes negative.

C potassium ions enter the nerve cell.

D sodium ions leave the nerve cell

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Correct Answer: sodium ions leave the nerve cell

Things that are heard are held as a brief ____________ in the sensory register.

A echo

B icon

C image

D engram

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Correct Answer: echo

A psychologist using the method naturalistic observation would: _____________?

A carefully design controlled situations in which to observe behavior

B rely on observations of subjects responses tonaires

C observe behavior as it happens outside the laboratory or clinic

D make records of the behavior of clients treated in therapy

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Correct Answer: observe behavior as it happens outside the laboratory or clinic

An advantage of the experimental method in psychology is: _____________?

A the identification of a cause-and-effect relationship

B similar to the correlational method in that causality is determind.

C that the surroundings are always similar to real life experiences.

D that it is an informal way to investigate behavior.

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Correct Answer: the identification of a cause-and-effect relationship

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Punishment is most effective in suppressing behavior when it is:_____________?

Which of the following behaviors can best be described as overt behavior?

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is represented by which of this following?

The largest area of specialization among psychologists is: ____________?

Freud believed that all thoughts and actions are determined by: ____________?

A study to determine the degree of relationship between two events called: ___________?

An action potential actually occurs because:

Things that are heard are held as a brief ____________ in the sensory register.

A psychologist using the method naturalistic observation would: _____________?

An advantage of the experimental method in psychology is: _____________?