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.

You have practice for weeks to perform in the fall play at school. In practice on occasion you have messed up your lines or forgotten a movement, however on the evening of the performance you are flawless. Which of the following phenomena did you likely experience?

A social loafing

B self- serving bias

C social facilitation

D deindividuation

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Correct Answer: social facilitation

Sarah in a group which is responsible for keeping a mile in a local road clear of litter wice a year, anyone who wants to can help the group pick up garbage and litter along the highway. Which of the following describes the type of group Sarah is in?

A task and social

B social and inclusive

C task and exclusive

D task and inclusive

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Correct Answer: task and inclusive

The enduring traditions, ideas, attitudes, and behaviors shared by a large group of people transmitted from one generation to the next define their:

A gender schemas

B nature

C temperament

D culture

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Correct Answer: culture

The group polarization effect implies that:

A group decisions will always be better that individual decisions

B when most of the group members initially favor a cautions decision, discussion will cause the group to adopt even more cautions decision

C a group will always eventually divide into groups with opposing decisions

D when most of the group members initially favor a cautions decision, discussion will cause the group to adopt a risky decision

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Correct Answer: when most of the group members initially favor a cautions decision, discussion will cause the group to adopt even more cautions decision

If people give logical and intelligent reasons why they shouldn’t change their attitudes, it is called:

A distorting the argument

B rejecting the source

C rationalizing the argument

D refuting the argument

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Correct Answer: refuting the argument

Our tendency to establish and maintain warm relationships with people if they are physically attractive is best explained in terms of:

A social exchange theory

B the just- world phenomenon

C the bystander effect

D the foot- in- the- door phenomenon

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Correct Answer: social exchange theory

Social psychologists have arranged for people to drop coins or pencils in elevators in order to study:

A the mere exposure effect

B the foot- in- the- door phenomenon

C the bystander effect

D social facilitation

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Correct Answer: the bystander effect

What happens during the assimilation stage of Allport’s phases of norms?

A details of the story are emphasized

B The story is shortened or reduced

C The story become distorted

D all of the above

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Correct Answer: The story become distorted

Mary says she must like Theater class because it’s not required and she’s getting a pretty good grade in it. Daryl Bem would see this as evidence of his______theory.

A Self- perception

B Cognitive dissonance

C Compliance

D Balance

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Correct Answer: Self- perception

The state of conflict someone experiences after marking a decision is known as:

A Cognitive dissonance

B Self- doubt

C Balance theory

D Second guessing

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Correct Answer: Cognitive dissonance

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You have practice for weeks to perform in the fall play at school. In practice on occasion you have messed up your lines or forgotten a movement, however on the evening of the performance you are flawless. Which of the following phenomena did you likely experience?

Sarah in a group which is responsible for keeping a mile in a local road clear of litter wice a year, anyone who wants to can help the group pick up garbage and litter along the highway. Which of the following describes the type of group Sarah is in?

The enduring traditions, ideas, attitudes, and behaviors shared by a large group of people transmitted from one generation to the next define their:

The group polarization effect implies that:

If people give logical and intelligent reasons why they shouldn’t change their attitudes, it is called:

Our tendency to establish and maintain warm relationships with people if they are physically attractive is best explained in terms of:

Social psychologists have arranged for people to drop coins or pencils in elevators in order to study:

What happens during the assimilation stage of Allport’s phases of norms?

Mary says she must like Theater class because it’s not required and she’s getting a pretty good grade in it. Daryl Bem would see this as evidence of his______theory.

The state of conflict someone experiences after marking a decision is known as: