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.

Research on gender and emotional intelligence suggests that women are more skilled the men at:

A avoiding the experience of emotional ambivalence.

B interpreting others’ facial expressions of emotion.

C delaying emotional gratification in pursuit of long-term goals.

D preventing emotions from distorting reasoning.

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Correct Answer: interpreting others’ facial expressions of emotion.

Comparing the average performance of the initial WAIS standardization sample with the average performance of the most recent WAIS standardization sample provides convincing evidence of:

A the g factor.

B heritability.

C the Flynn effect

D intrinsic motivation.

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Correct Answer: the Flynn effect

Everyone would agree that intelligence tests are “blased” in the sense that:

A the heritability of intelligence is very high.

B the reliability of intelligence test is close to zero.

C numerical scores of intelligence serve to dehumanize individuals.

D test performance is influenced by cultural experiences

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Correct Answer: test performance is influenced by cultural experiences

Smedley has a theory that intelligence is related to body temperature. He uses an oral thermometer to measure intelligence. His data most likely have:

A poor reliability and poor validity.

B good reliability but poor validity

C poor reliability but good validity.

D good reliability and good validity.

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Correct Answer: good reliability but poor validity

The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations is known as:

A intelligence

B standardization.

C divergent thinking.

D inductive reasoning.

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Correct Answer: intelligence

A psychologist administers an intelligence test to 100 fourth graders. One month later the psychologist returns and re-administers the test. The psychologist is probably interested in

A the validity of the test.

B an operational definition of “intelligence.”

C the creation of a “culture fair” test.

D the reliability of the test.

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Correct Answer: the reliability of the test.

The best summary statement regarding the role of heredity on human intelligence is that

A heredity may impose upper limits on intelligence.

B heredity may impose lower limits on intelligence.

C intelligence is almost completely related to genetic inheritance.

D the similarity in IQ scores among maternal relatives is greater that that among paternal relatives.

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Correct Answer: heredity may impose upper limits on intelligence.

The term “g-factor,” written about by Neisser, refers to _____________?

A generation factors

B general abilities

C Gardner factors

D group factors

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Correct Answer: general abilities

When the same procedures are used in giving a test to all people, the test has been:

A validated

B normalized

C operationalized

D standardized

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Correct Answer: standardized

The distribution of IQ scores:

A is approximately normal or bell-shaped.

B shows that most people score between 80 and 100.

C reveals a difference in the average for men and women.

D falls of abruptly above 100.

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Correct Answer: is approximately normal or bell-shaped.

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Research on gender and emotional intelligence suggests that women are more skilled the men at:

Comparing the average performance of the initial WAIS standardization sample with the average performance of the most recent WAIS standardization sample provides convincing evidence of:

Everyone would agree that intelligence tests are “blased” in the sense that:

Smedley has a theory that intelligence is related to body temperature. He uses an oral thermometer to measure intelligence. His data most likely have:

The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations is known as:

A psychologist administers an intelligence test to 100 fourth graders. One month later the psychologist returns and re-administers the test. The psychologist is probably interested in

The best summary statement regarding the role of heredity on human intelligence is that

The term “g-factor,” written about by Neisser, refers to _____________?

When the same procedures are used in giving a test to all people, the test has been:

The distribution of IQ scores: