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.

The pons acts as a bridge between the medulla and other brain areas and influences:

A activity

B sleep and arousal

C motor behavior

D higher reasoning

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Correct Answer: sleep and arousal

Which sensory receptor is found in greatest number in the skin?

A touch receptors

B warmth receptors

C pressure receptors

D pain receptors

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Correct Answer: pain receptors

The storage capacity of long-term memory is best described as: ____________?

A a single item

B about seven items

C about seven volumes

D limitless

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Correct Answer: limitless

The major link between the brain and the glandular system is the: ____________?

A hypothalamus

B pituitary

C CNS

D midbrain

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Correct Answer: hypothalamus

In order to summarize or organize a series of observations in some meaningful way, psychologists may develop

A hypotheses

B experiments

C surveys

D theories

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Correct Answer: theories

Closure, nearness, similarity, and continuation are categories of:___________?

A perceptual (Gestalt) organization

B cognitive style

C cognitive organization

D perceptual integration

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Correct Answer: perceptual (Gestalt) organization

The tendency to group together objects that are the same size, shape, color or form is know as: _____________?

A closure

B continuation

C similarity

D nearness.

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Correct Answer: similarity

Reliability refers to the __________ of a measuring device such as a test.

A representativeness

B predictability

C accuracy of inference

D consistency

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Correct Answer: consistency

Distributed practice refers to learning: ____________?

A All at once

B over several sessions

C from several different sources

D through several different senses

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Correct Answer: over several sessions

the most powerful research tool is a (an): _____________?

A clinical study

B experiment

C survey

D correlational study

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Correct Answer: experiment

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Psychology 6096 MCQs [All-Courses]

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The pons acts as a bridge between the medulla and other brain areas and influences:

Which sensory receptor is found in greatest number in the skin?

The storage capacity of long-term memory is best described as: ____________?

The major link between the brain and the glandular system is the: ____________?

In order to summarize or organize a series of observations in some meaningful way, psychologists may develop

Closure, nearness, similarity, and continuation are categories of:___________?

The tendency to group together objects that are the same size, shape, color or form is know as: _____________?

Reliability refers to the __________ of a measuring device such as a test.

Distributed practice refers to learning: ____________?

the most powerful research tool is a (an): _____________?