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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.

A postconventional level of morality is most likely to be found in cultures that value:

A socialism
B communism
C social harmony
D individualism
Correct Answer: individualism

The chemical messengers of the endocrine system are called:___________?

A neurotransmitters
B agonists
C genes
D hormones
Correct Answer: hormones

the two most basic divisions of the nervous system are the:_____________?

A somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system
B brain and the spinal cord
C sympathetic division and the parasympathetic division
D central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
Correct Answer: central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system

Which of the following is the best example of covert behavior?

A blinking in response to a light
B imitating a friend’s gesture
C remembering a pleasant experience
D rapid eye movements while sleeping
Correct Answer: remembering a pleasant experience

The study of similarities and differences in the behavior of different species is called:_____________?

A biology
B comparative psychology
C environmental psychology
D differential psychology
Correct Answer: comparative psychology

Which of the following psychological theories is know as the one that emphasizes “free will”?

A psychodynamic psychology
B behaviorism
C humanistic psychology
D neo-freudian psychology
Correct Answer: humanistic psychology

One of the reasons to study psychology is:______________?

A to understand the human mind and how it works
B to learn how to manipulate other
C to completely understand and predict human behavior
D to have the answers to all of life’ss
Correct Answer: to understand the human mind and how it works

According to John Watson, introspection was:____________?

A a valid method of research
B unscientific
C the cornerstone of behaviorism
D the study of the mind in use
Correct Answer: unscientific

Which of the following represents empirical statement?

A Government experts agree that a future downtrun in the economy is likely
B The temperature today is higher than it was a year ago today
C IQ is defined as mental age, divided by age in years, times 100
D Grandmothers know best
Correct Answer: IQ is defined as mental age, divided by age in years, times 100

Who is a humanistic psychologist?

A sigmund Freud
B Abraham Maslow
C F. Skinner
D John Watson
Correct Answer: Abraham Maslow