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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.

Ana has a score of 115 on an IQ test that can be compared to the score of hundreds of other people who took the some test. The capability to compare scores statistically is a function of

A norms
B validity.
C reliability.
D stability.
Correct Answer: norms

Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of an single intelligence test score as an index of an individual’s mental capacities?

A Thurstone
B Sternberg
C Gardner
D Spearman
Correct Answer: Spearman

When professor Muniza asks her students to answers in class, she can quickly tell from their facial expressions whether they are happy to participate professor Muniza’s perceptual skill best illustrates:

A emotional intelligence
B divergent thinking.
C analytical intelligence.
D logistical intelligence.
Correct Answer: emotional intelligence

Which of the following is a factor that influences success for the gifted?

A extrinsic motivation
B level of adjustment
C persistence
D sibling rivarly
Correct Answer: persistence

A school curriculum built on Howard Gardner’s theory of intelligence would provide

A neuromuscular training because such skills underlie general intelligence.
B training in logic, rhetoric, philosophy and math to strengthen the general factor in intelligence.
C emphasis on creative, artistic abilities rather than the traditional emphasis on cognitive abilities.
D a diverse curriculum with education in skills not traditionally associated with IQ.
Correct Answer: a diverse curriculum with education in skills not traditionally associated with IQ.

The fact that fraternal twins are more similar in intelligence than ordinary siblings suggests the importance of _____________?

A common hereditary factors.
B common environmental factors.
C genetic effects.
D effects of intrauterine environment.
Correct Answer: common environmental factors.

In one experiment, college students were either aware or unaware that experts would evaluate their creativity in constructing paper collages. This experiment most directly illustrated that creativity is facilitated by:

A the Flynn effect.
B emotional intelligence.
C imaginative thinking skills.
D intrinsic motivation
Correct Answer: intrinsic motivation

The WAIS consists of separate________subjects.

A aptitude and achievement
B intelligence and creativity
C emotions and reasoning
D verbal and performance
Correct Answer: verbal and performance

The WAIS was designed for testing_________intelligence, whereas the WISC was designed for testing_______intelligence.

A Europeans’; North Americans’
B general; emotional
C analytical; emotional
D adults’; children’s
Correct Answer: adults’; children’s

Research on mental retardation indicates that:

A most mentally retarded individuals suffer from savant syndrome.
B most mentally retarded individuals are unable to profit from vocational training.
C most mentally retarded individuals are unable to function within mainstream society.
D none of the above is true
Correct Answer: none of the above is true