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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.

Which theory focuses the most on demographic and social trends of families?

A symbolic interactionist
B social constructionist
C conflict theory
D postmodernist
Correct Answer: postmodernist

A modified extended family refers to_________?

A relatives who live close by but do not share a household
B relative from a second marriage who share the same household
C aunts, uncles, or second cousins who share a household
D Kinship- type relatives who live close by but do not share a household
Correct Answer: relatives who live close by but do not share a household

Which of the following best explains why sociologists have moved away from defining the family as a monolithic social institution?

A it does not include childless families
B it does not include same- sex families
C it does not include extended family
D all of the above
Correct Answer: all of the above

The ‘nuclear family’ means_________?

A a group of people sharing accommodations and meals
B a two generational unit of parents and their children
C the new family created when an adult leaves home and get married
D a network of extended relatives within or between generations
Correct Answer: a two generational unit of parents and their children

A coach goes to meet a new child and parent at the side of the soccer field and asks how old the body is. The mother responds by saying that her daughter his five. This is an example of which type of identity trouble?

A mistaken identity placement
B dissonance between announced identity and placement
C insufficient support for identity announcement
D mismanagement of superfluous identities
Correct Answer: mistaken identity placement

Alloparenting is_________?

A Hatching your infants from eggs
B Caring for other’s infants
C Eating your infants
D Having multiple births
Correct Answer: Caring for other’s infants

In societies goods and services are distributed in three different modes: reciprocity, redistribution and_________?

A solidarity
B mechanical exchange
C market exchange
D production
Correct Answer: market exchange

Producing the same measurement for the same phenomenon is known as_________?

A sampling accuracy
B reliability
C validity
D predictability
Correct Answer: reliability

Which of the following is the main problem with pseudo- surveys?

A they are often not really aries
B they do not produce any reliable results
C the environmental conditions are often not favorable
D the sample of people used is not random
Correct Answer: the sample of people used is not random

______is speculative statement about the relationship between two or more factors known as variables

A An operational definition
B A theory
C An hypothesis
D A correlation
Correct Answer: An hypothesis