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1711PsychologyMedium

The________experiences of pupils that are, in effect by-products of a teaching-learning situation reflect the influence of the teacher as a person:

APersonal

Bsocial

CMotivational

DEmotional

Correct answer

D. Emotional

Explanation

The correct answer is Emotional.

1712PsychologyMedium

The fundamental element required for learning through classical conditioning is:

AUnconditioned stimuli

BConditioned stimuli

CAssociation

DChange

EAll of the above

Correct answer

C. Association

Explanation

The correct answer is Association.

1713PsychologyMedium

Of these assertion about leadership styles, one is correct. Which one is it?

ACharismatic leadership and transformational leadership are opposing leadership styles

BCharismatic leaders exercise intense influence over others and have high expectations of their followers’ performance, but usually communicate their goals and visions in a confused way

CSome studies suggest that transformational leaders inspire dissatisfaction amongst their employees, resulting in lower productivity

DOrganizational psychologists have recently changed their focus on leadership from personality to environmental factors and back to personality again

Correct answer

D. Organizational psychologists have recently changed their focus on leadership from personality to environmental factors and back to personality again

Explanation

The correct answer is Organizational psychologists have recently changed their focus on leadership from personality to environmental factors and back to personality again.

1714PsychologyMedium

Who is a pioneer contributor to the Cognitive Psychology?

AChomsky

BJean Piaget

CKohler

DKholberg

Correct answer

B. Jean Piaget

Explanation

The correct answer is Jean Piaget.

1715PsychologyMedium

If characteristic requires only one gene to show itself that characteristic is considered ________?

Adominant

Bincompletely dominant

Crecessive

Dco-dominant

Correct answer

A. dominant

Explanation

The correct answer is dominant.

1716PsychologyMedium

Who identified the concepts of superego and ego?

AFreud

BMaslow

CAdler

DSpearman

Correct answer

A. Freud

Explanation

The correct answer is Freud.

1717PsychologyMedium

Who has suggested that ‘social control can be introduced through exploitative and constructive methods’:

AHunt

BMaclver

CBernard

DRoss

Correct answer

C. Bernard

Explanation

The correct answer is Bernard.

1718PsychologyMedium

A field experiment is one that:

Arequires no measurement of dependent variables

Btests a field or “range” of independent variables

Cdiffers little from naturalistic observation

Duses the “real world” as a laboratory

Correct answer

D. uses the “real world” as a laboratory

Explanation

The correct answer is uses the “real world” as a laboratory.

1719PsychologyMedium

Menopause refers to:

Athe cessation of menstruation

Birregular timing of menstrual periods

Cthe lose of male sexual potency

Dthe end of the formal operations stage

Correct answer

A. the cessation of menstruation

Explanation

The correct answer is the cessation of menstruation.

1720PsychologyMedium

Psychologists who carefully watch the behavior of chimpanzee societies in the jungle are using a research method know as:

Anaturalistic observation

Brandom sampling

Cthe case study

Dexperimentation

Correct answer

A. naturalistic observation

Explanation

The correct answer is naturalistic observation.

Of these assertion about leadership styles, one is correct. Which one is it?

ACharismatic leadership and transformational leadership are opposing leadership styles

BCharismatic leaders exercise intense influence over others and have high expectations of their followers’ performance, but usually communicate their goals and visions in a confused way

CSome studies suggest that transformational leaders inspire dissatisfaction amongst their employees, resulting in lower productivity

DOrganizational psychologists have recently changed their focus on leadership from personality to environmental factors and back to personality again

Correct answer

D. Organizational psychologists have recently changed their focus on leadership from personality to environmental factors and back to personality again

Explanation

The correct answer is Organizational psychologists have recently changed their focus on leadership from personality to environmental factors and back to personality again.

A field experiment is one that:

Arequires no measurement of dependent variables

Btests a field or “range” of independent variables

Cdiffers little from naturalistic observation

Duses the “real world” as a laboratory

Correct answer

D. uses the “real world” as a laboratory

Explanation

The correct answer is uses the “real world” as a laboratory.