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2531PsychologyMedium

First psychology Department at in India established by the headship of ________?

AProf. K. D Bruta

BProf. N. N Sengupta

CProf. Ganguli

DProf. G. Gupta

Correct answer

B. Prof. N. N Sengupta

Explanation

The correct answer is Prof. N. N Sengupta.

2532PsychologyMedium

According to Guilford’s model of intelligence, how many dimensions of intelligence are there?

A120 dimensions

B10 dimensions

Cthree dimensions

D180 dimensions

Correct answer

C. three dimensions

Explanation

The correct answer is three dimensions.

2533PsychologyMedium

Who defined ‘Psychology’ as the scientific study of activities of organism in relation to its environment?

AC.G. Jung

BJ.B Watson

CWilliam James

DSigmund Freud

EWood worth

Correct answer

E. Wood worth

Explanation

The correct answer is Wood worth.

2534PsychologyMedium

The process by which we perceive and respond to events the threaten or challenge us is called:

Aspontaneous remission

Bpsychophysiological illness

Cstress

Dbiofeedback

Correct answer

C. stress

Explanation

The correct answer is stress.

2535PsychologyMedium

A variable such as the personality of a subject, that might affect he outcome of and experiment would be controlled by:

Arandom assignment of subjects

Bmanipulating the dependent variables simultaneously

Crepeating the experiment several times until the results are consistent

Dassuming the effects of the variable are negligible

Correct answer

C. repeating the experiment several times until the results are consistent

Explanation

The correct answer is repeating the experiment several times until the results are consistent.

2536PsychologyMedium

Two blockbuster movies are opening on the same weekend, and Andrea is having trouble deciding which movie to see first Andrea is experiencing

AAn approach-approach conflict

BAn avoidance-avoidance conflict

CAn avoidance-approach conflict

DIndecision

Correct answer

A. An approach-approach conflict

Explanation

The correct answer is An approach-approach conflict.

2537PsychologyMedium

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:

Athere was no control group

Ball children are prone to aggressive behavior

Caggression wasn’t operationally defined

Dit is unethical to force children to watch violent television

Correct answer

A. there was no control group

Explanation

The correct answer is there was no control group.

2538PsychologyMedium

In Piaget’s theory, the first two years of life are called the ________ stages?

ASensorimotor

BParalinguistic

CPreoperational

DExploratory

Correct answer

A. Sensorimotor

Explanation

The correct answer is Sensorimotor.

2539PsychologyMedium

One of the reasons to study psychology is:________?

Ato learn how to manipulate other

Bto understand the human mind and how it works

Cto completely understand and predict human behavior

Dto have the answers to all of life’ss

Correct answer

B. to understand the human mind and how it works

Explanation

The correct answer is to understand the human mind and how it works.

2540PsychologyMedium

Rannit was euphoric after learning that she had been accepted by the medical school of her choice. After a new weeks, however, she is only mildly excited when she thinks about her admission to medical school. This change in her feelings can best be explained in terms of the:

ACatharsis hypothesis.

BRelative deprivation principle.

CAdaptation-level phenomenon

DCannon-Bard theory.

Correct answer

C. Adaptation-level phenomenon

Explanation

The correct answer is Adaptation-level phenomenon.

A variable such as the personality of a subject, that might affect he outcome of and experiment would be controlled by:

Arandom assignment of subjects

Bmanipulating the dependent variables simultaneously

Crepeating the experiment several times until the results are consistent

Dassuming the effects of the variable are negligible

Correct answer

C. repeating the experiment several times until the results are consistent

Explanation

The correct answer is repeating the experiment several times until the results are consistent.

One of the reasons to study psychology is:________?

Ato learn how to manipulate other

Bto understand the human mind and how it works

Cto completely understand and predict human behavior

Dto have the answers to all of life’ss

Correct answer

B. to understand the human mind and how it works

Explanation

The correct answer is to understand the human mind and how it works.