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Psychology 6096 MCQs [All-Courses]

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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.

Dr. Saeed worth in interested in people’s reactions to a controversial jury verdict. Dr. Saeed worth calls people at their home between the hour of 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon. In this example Dr. Saeed worth has most likely selected:
A a biased population
B a biased sample
C a representative sample
D a statistically significant population
Correct Answer: a biased sample
Which disorder has been called “the common cold of mental illness”?
A Major depression
B Bipolar depression
C Schizophrenia
D Post traumatic stress
Correct Answer: Major depression
Alternations in activity at dopamine synapses have been implicated in the development of:
A anxiety
B schizophrenia
C Alzheimer’s disease
D nicotine addiction
Correct Answer: schizophrenia
A neural impulse is initiated when a neuron’s charge momentarily becomes less negative, or even positive. This event is called:
A an action potential
B a resting potential
C impulse facilitation
D inhibitory
Correct Answer: an action potential
Social position in a group determines one’s:
A competence
B autokinetic norms
C role
D usefulness
Correct Answer: role
One way to reverse prejudice as shown in the Robber’s Cave experiment is to:
A Foster shared goals
B Educate the groups
C Encourage competition
D Maintain inter-group contact
Correct Answer: Foster shared goals
Which area in psychology would be most likely to study the phenomenon of “peer influence”?
A social
B comparative
C psychological
D school
Correct Answer: social
Comparative psychologists are primarily interested in:
A stimulus – response connections
B animal behavior
C the comparison of functional and behavioral psychology
D the comparison of different types of psychotherapy
Correct Answer: animal behavior
Information picked up by the body’s receptor cells is termed:
A cognition
B perception
C adaptation
D sensation
Correct Answer: sensation
We often a series of dots on a printed form as a “solid” line because of the Gestalt principle of:
A figure – ground
B symmetry
C similarity
D closure
Correct Answer: closure