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.

Significant alternation over time in behavior patterns and culture, including norms and value is called:

A Social mobility

B Social change

C Control theory

D None of these

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Correct Answer: Social change

A hypothesis concerning the role of language is shaping cultures. It holds that language is culturally determined and serves to influence our mode of thought is called:

A legal- rational authority

B Sapir- Whorf hypothesis

C Routine activities theory

D None of these

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Correct Answer: Sapir- Whorf hypothesis

The nation of the criminal victimization increases when there is a convergence of motivated offenders and suitable targets

A Sapir- Whorf hypothesis

B Legal- rational authority

C Routine activities theory

D None of these

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Correct Answer: Routine activities theory

Which theory of social change would predict that all societies eventually experience the same kinds of social changes?

A functionalist

B conflict

C unilateral evolutionary

D evolutionary

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Correct Answer: unilateral evolutionary

Which of the following theories is not macro nature?

A Functionalism

B Marxism

C Feminism

D Interactionism

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Correct Answer: Interactionism

Which of the following is not part of Marxist theory?

A The forces of production shape relationships

B Institutions like schools perform a positive role in shaping behaviour

C Most societies are based on exploitation, particularly of the proletariat

D Capitalists own the forces of production and exploit the proletariat

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Correct Answer: Institutions like schools perform a positive role in shaping behaviour

What is meant by the term meritocracy?

A people achieving via merit

B people achieving via accident of birth

C people achieving because of who they know

D None of these

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Correct Answer: people achieving via merit

What is material deprivation?

A Running out of material

B Lack of memory for books, clothes, food

C A charity for deprived material

D lack of support from home

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Correct Answer: Lack of memory for books, clothes, food

Who said black people who do badly at school do so because they are socially deprived?

A K. Painter

B L. Letley

C J. W. B Douglas

D Kirk Ridgewell

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Correct Answer: J. W. B Douglas

Who suggested that black people were over represented in special needs?

A Bernstein

B Tom and jerry

C Tom Linson

D Trish Burleigh

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Correct Answer: Tom Linson

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Significant alternation over time in behavior patterns and culture, including norms and value is called:

A hypothesis concerning the role of language is shaping cultures. It holds that language is culturally determined and serves to influence our mode of thought is called:

The nation of the criminal victimization increases when there is a convergence of motivated offenders and suitable targets

Which theory of social change would predict that all societies eventually experience the same kinds of social changes?

Which of the following theories is not macro nature?

Which of the following is not part of Marxist theory?

What is meant by the term meritocracy?

What is material deprivation?

Who said black people who do badly at school do so because they are socially deprived?

Who suggested that black people were over represented in special needs?