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.

Persuasion will be more likely if it is:

A Hard- sell

B Soft- sell

C Peripheral

D Relevant

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Correct Answer: Relevant

A positive or negative evaluation of people, objects, or ideas is known as a(n):

A Cognition

B Estimation

C Behavior

D Attitude

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Correct Answer: Attitude

All of the following are components of attitudes EXCEPT:

A Affective

B Cognitive

C Behavior

D Emotional

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Correct Answer: Emotional

By the third grade. Timmy who lives in the ghetto, views himself as a failure. He may not succeed in school thanks to the:

A Jig- saw classrooms

B Self- fulfilling prophesy

C Self- serving bias

D Fundamental attribution error

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Correct Answer: Self- fulfilling prophesy

John failed his mate exam but made a touch down during the homecoming game. He took credit for winning the game but blamed his professor for his Mate test failure. This is known as the:

A Fundamental attribution error

B Attribution of negative causality

C Self- serving bias

D Cognitive dissonance model

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Correct Answer: Self- serving bias

The tendency for us to blame people and underestimate the environment for causing behavior is known as the:

A Self-serving bias

B Balance principle

C Cognitive dissonance model

D Fundamental attribution error

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Correct Answer: Fundamental attribution error

Discrimination:

A refers to a negative attitude toward members of a group

B refers to unfair behavior toward the members of a group

C is the same thing as prejudice

D is all of the above

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Correct Answer: refers to unfair behavior toward the members of a group

Group think occurs when members of a cohesive group.

A are initially unanimous about an issue

B stress the importance of caution in group decision making

C emphasized concurrence thinking in arriving at a decision

D shift toward a less extreme position after group discussion

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Correct Answer: emphasized concurrence thinking in arriving at a decision

According to Latane (1981), social loafing is due to:

A social norms that stress the importance of positive interactions among group members

B duplication of effort among group members

C diffusion of responsibility in groups

D a bias toward making internal attributions about the behavior of others

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Correct Answer: diffusion of responsibility in groups

The result of Milgram’s (1963) study imply that:

A in the real world, most people will refuse to follow orders to inflict harm on a stranger

B many people will obey an authority figure even if innocent people get hurt

C most people are willing to give obviously wrong answers when ordered to do so

D most people sick to their own judgment, even when group members unanimously disagree

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Correct Answer: many people will obey an authority figure even if innocent people get hurt

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Psychology 6096 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Persuasion will be more likely if it is:

A positive or negative evaluation of people, objects, or ideas is known as a(n):

All of the following are components of attitudes EXCEPT:

By the third grade. Timmy who lives in the ghetto, views himself as a failure. He may not succeed in school thanks to the:

John failed his mate exam but made a touch down during the homecoming game. He took credit for winning the game but blamed his professor for his Mate test failure. This is known as the:

The tendency for us to blame people and underestimate the environment for causing behavior is known as the:

Discrimination:

Group think occurs when members of a cohesive group.

According to Latane (1981), social loafing is due to:

The result of Milgram’s (1963) study imply that: