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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.

With Which of the following statements would a behaviorist agree?

A psychology should be the science of behavior that can be observed by others

B The unconscious instigates observable behavior, and should be the main focus

C In order to understand behavior, one must understand the motives behind the behavior

D Behavior can only be explained in terms of phenomenology, that is an individualâ€™s interpretation of an individualâ€™s interpretation of experience

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Correct Answer: psychology should be the science of behavior that can be observed by others

Dr. Saleem conducts basic research on the relationship between adultsâ€™ language Skills and their capacity to solve mathematical problems. Dr. Saleem is most likely a(n)_______________ psychologist.

A industrial / organizational

B social

C clinical

D cognitive

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Correct Answer: cognitive

In order to understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist has carefully investigated the clientâ€™s current life situation and his physical, social-cultural, educational history which research method has the psychologist employed?

A the case study

B the survey

C naturalistic observation

D correlational research

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Correct Answer: the case study

In an effort to prevent participants in an experiment from trying to confirm the researchersâ€™ predictions, psychologists sometimes:

A treat information about individual participants confidentially

B deceive participants about the true purpose of an experiment

C allow subjects to pick whether they are in the experimental or control group

D allow people to decide for themselves whether they want to participate in an experiment

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Correct Answer: deceive participants about the true purpose of an experiment

In order to determine whether the strength of peopleâ€™s self-esteem related to their income levels, researchers would most likely make use of:

A correlational research

B case studies

C experimentation

D a double-blind procedure

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Correct Answer: correlational research

Currently a large proportion of the Pakistani populations overweight. Dr. Laeeq thinks that, in part, this may be due to an innate preference for foods that are rich in fats and suggested that in times Laeeq has suggested that in times when foods were not so readily available, this innate preference would ensure enough calories for energy and ensure enough calories for energy and survival Dr. Laeeqâ€™s views are most consistent with those of the

A evolutionary perspective in psychology

B behavioral perspective in psychology

C biological perspective in psychology

D cognitive perspective in psychology

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Correct Answer: evolutionary perspective in psychology

After noting that a majority of professional basketball players are African-American, Ervin concluded that African-Americans are better athletes than, members of other racial groups Ervinâ€™s conclusion best illustrates the danger of:

A The false consensus effect

B the hindsight bias

C replication

D generalizing from vivid cases

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Correct Answer: generalizing from vivid cases

A researcher has children watch 30 minutes of violent television, and then counts the number of times they hit each other afterward in a one-hour play period as a measure of aggression. The researcher causes aggression, however this conclusion may be invalid because:

A all children are prone to aggressive behavior

B it is unethical to force children to watch violent television

C there was no control group

D aggression wasnâ€™t operationally defined

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Correct Answer: there was no control group

According to Sigmund Freud, an individualâ€™s personality is largely determined by:

A the id and the superego

B self-actualizing tendencies

C forces in the unconscious

D forces in the environment

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Correct Answer: forces in the unconscious

In answering multiple-choice test items smart test-takers are best advised to:

A choose â€œCâ€ when they donâ€™t know the answer

B recall the correct answer to each before reading the alternative answer

C carefully imagine how each of the alternative answer might be correct

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Correct Answer: carefully imagine how each of the alternative answer might be correct

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With Which of the following statements would a behaviorist agree?

Dr. Saleem conducts basic research on the relationship between adultsâ€™ language Skills and their capacity to solve mathematical problems. Dr. Saleem is most likely a(n)_______________ psychologist.

In order to understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist has carefully investigated the clientâ€™s current life situation and his physical, social-cultural, educational history which research method has the psychologist employed?

In an effort to prevent participants in an experiment from trying to confirm the researchersâ€™ predictions, psychologists sometimes:

In order to determine whether the strength of peopleâ€™s self-esteem related to their income levels, researchers would most likely make use of:

After noting that a majority of professional basketball players are African-American, Ervin concluded that African-Americans are better athletes than, members of other racial groups Ervinâ€™s conclusion best illustrates the danger of:

A researcher has children watch 30 minutes of violent television, and then counts the number of times they hit each other afterward in a one-hour play period as a measure of aggression. The researcher causes aggression, however this conclusion may be invalid because:

According to Sigmund Freud, an individualâ€™s personality is largely determined by:

In answering multiple-choice test items smart test-takers are best advised to: