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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.

who is associated with the Gestalt school of psychology?

A Ivan Pavlov
B B.F. Skinner
C Max wertheimer
D John Watson
Correct Answer: Max wertheimer

Which brain structure appears to an active role in integrating sensory information?

A cerebellum
B hypothalamus
C thalamus
D cerebrum
Correct Answer: thalamus

Photoreceptors are the ___________ sensitive cells that line the retina.

A wide band
B narrow band
C combination
D light
Correct Answer: light

Which would represent the greatest loss to a professional wine taster or chef?

A vestibular loss
B injury to the pinna
C olfactory loss
D injury to the cochlea
Correct Answer: injury to the cochlea

Information processed below the normal level of awareness is called: ____________?

A adaptive
B subnormal
C psychophysical
D subliminal
Correct Answer: subliminal

Hearing aids are of no use to individual with __________ deafness.

A ossicle
B nerve
C conduction
D auditory
Correct Answer: nerve

Which of psychotherapy has been shown to significantly decrease the relapse rate of patients with depression when administered after successful drug treatment?

A Cognitive-behavioral therapy
B Psychoanalysis
C Behavioural therapy
D Humanistic therapy
Correct Answer: Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Which of the following is not a form of psychotherapy used to treat psychological disorders?

A Cognitive therapy
B Pharmacotherapy
C Humanistic therapy
D Behavioral therapy
Correct Answer: Pharmacotherapy

Anti-psychotics can have some potent side-effects. But which of the following is NOT a major side-effect act these drugs?

A Tradive dyskinesia
B Blurred vision
C Diarrheas
D Rabbit syndrome
Correct Answer: Diarrheas

Until the late eighteenth century, people suffering from a psychological disorders were thought to be possessed by demons or evil spirits. Treatment was designed to alter the body in order to let out the spirits or make it an inhospitable habitat for them,and among the earliest of these was a technique in which part of the skull bone was removed to allow evil spirits out.But what was this technique called?

A Ice pick lobotomy
B Trepanning
C Prefrontal lobotomy
D Bloodletting
Correct Answer: Trepanning