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.

A representative sample is an essential element of the:

A survey method

B psychoanalytic method

C natural experiment or case study

D clinical method

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Correct Answer: survey method

The effects of brain injury on personality would usually be investigated by the use of the:

A experimental method

B case study method

C naturalistic observation method

D survey method

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Correct Answer: case study method

A correlation coefficient of -1.09 indicates a(n)

A strong positive correlation

B strong negative correlation

C cause/effect relationship

D error in computation

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Correct Answer: error in computation

One of the limitations of the case study that:

A there are few subjects for which it is applicable

B there are no control groups

C it is not applicable to the study of bizarre behavior

D it requires a large and expensive sample size

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Correct Answer: there are no control groups

Which of the following coefficients of correlation indicates the weakest relationship between two sets of variables?

A 0.08

B -0.29

C 0.48

D -1.00

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Correct Answer: 0.08

Giving placebos in drug experiments is necessary to:

A counteract the random assignment of subjects

B counteract the side effect of the drug

C control for the effects of suggestion and expectation

D keep control subjects from knowing they have been given the drug

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Correct Answer: control for the effects of suggestion and expectation

Which of the following could serve as an experimental hypothesis?

A Although 25% of U.S drivers say that they use the seatbelts in their cars only 14% really do

B a case history of multiple personality appeared to be caused by traumatic childhood experiences

C College women who are anxious tend to want to be together

D As the temperature increases the number of hit batters in baseball increases

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Correct Answer: College women who are anxious tend to want to be together

Theories explain results, predict future outcomes and:

A rely only on naturalistic observations

B guide research for future studies

C rely only on surveys

D rely only on case studies

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Correct Answer: guide research for future studies

Two variables may be said to be causally related if:

A they show a strong positive correlation

B all extraneous variables are controlled and the independent variable creates consistent differences in behavior of the experimental group

C they are observed to co-vary on many separate occasions

D they have been observed in a laboratory setting

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Correct Answer: all extraneous variables are controlled and the independent variable creates consistent differences in behavior of the experimental group

The problems of observers seeing only what they expect to see is called:

A observer bias

B the experimenter effect

C the effects of the observer

D the halo effect

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Correct Answer: observer bias

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A representative sample is an essential element of the:

The effects of brain injury on personality would usually be investigated by the use of the:

A correlation coefficient of -1.09 indicates a(n)

One of the limitations of the case study that:

Which of the following coefficients of correlation indicates the weakest relationship between two sets of variables?

Giving placebos in drug experiments is necessary to:

Which of the following could serve as an experimental hypothesis?

Theories explain results, predict future outcomes and:

Two variables may be said to be causally related if:

The problems of observers seeing only what they expect to see is called: