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2601PsychologyMedium

What sensory organs responsible for balance are also related to motion sickness?

Athe semicircular canals

Bthe cochlea

Cthe olfactory bulb

Dciliary muscles

Correct answer

A. the semicircular canals

Explanation

The correct answer is the semicircular canals.

2602PsychologyMedium

As a person caloric intake increases, his weight gain also increases. This is an example of ________?

Anegative correlation

Bcase history

Cpositive correlation

Dcorrelation

Correct answer

C. positive correlation

Explanation

The correct answer is positive correlation.

2603PsychologyMedium

The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence is:

ATerman

BWechsler

CBinet

DFreud

Correct answer

C. Binet

Explanation

The correct answer is Binet.

2604PsychologyMedium

Social learning theory was first proposed by ________?

AJ. B. Watson

BBandura and Walters

CMiller and Dollard

DB. F. Skinner

Correct answer

C. Miller and Dollard

Explanation

The correct answer is Miller and Dollard.

2605PsychologyMedium

Which of the following body parts is associated with the greatest amount of brain tissue in the motor cortex?

Atrunk

Barms

Cface

Dlegs

Correct answer

C. face

Explanation

The correct answer is face.

2606PsychologyMedium

Coping behavior is ________?

AOften unconscious

BAlways goal-directed

CUsually carried out directly

DA form of habitual behavior

Correct answer

A. Often unconscious

Explanation

The correct answer is Often unconscious.

2607PsychologyMedium

According to Law of recurrence, direction of human development is:

AMiddle to extreme

BAll of the above

CExtreme to middle

DMiddle to outer

Correct answer

C. Extreme to middle

Explanation

The correct answer is Extreme to middle.

2608PsychologyMedium

The subject individual differences has widened the scope of:

APsychology

BEthics

CSociology

DMedicine

Correct answer

A. Psychology

Explanation

The correct answer is Psychology.

2609PsychologyMedium

Memory for personally experienced events is referred to aswhereas memory for abstract knowledge irrespective of the circumstances under which it was required is referred to as.

ASemantic, episodic

BAutobiographical and episodic

CEpisodic, semantic

DAutobiographical semantic

Correct answer

C. Episodic, semantic

Explanation

The correct answer is Episodic, semantic.

2610PsychologyMedium

An in ability to behave in ways that in ways that foster the well-being of the individual and ultimately of society defines:

Ainsanity

Bself – destructiveness

Csocial nonconformity

Dpsychopathology

Correct answer

D. psychopathology

Explanation

The correct answer is psychopathology.

2601PsychologyMedium

What sensory organs responsible for balance are also related to motion sickness?

Athe semicircular canals

Bthe cochlea

Cthe olfactory bulb

Dciliary muscles

Correct answer

A. the semicircular canals

Explanation

The correct answer is the semicircular canals.

2602PsychologyMedium

As a person caloric intake increases, his weight gain also increases. This is an example of ________?

Anegative correlation

Bcase history

Cpositive correlation

Dcorrelation

Correct answer

C. positive correlation

Explanation

The correct answer is positive correlation.

2603PsychologyMedium

The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence is:

ATerman

BWechsler

CBinet

DFreud

Correct answer

C. Binet

Explanation

The correct answer is Binet.

2604PsychologyMedium

Social learning theory was first proposed by ________?

AJ. B. Watson

BBandura and Walters

CMiller and Dollard

DB. F. Skinner

Correct answer

C. Miller and Dollard

Explanation

The correct answer is Miller and Dollard.

2605PsychologyMedium

Which of the following body parts is associated with the greatest amount of brain tissue in the motor cortex?

Atrunk

Barms

Cface

Dlegs

Correct answer

C. face

Explanation

The correct answer is face.

2606PsychologyMedium

Coping behavior is ________?

AOften unconscious

BAlways goal-directed

CUsually carried out directly

DA form of habitual behavior

Correct answer

A. Often unconscious

Explanation

The correct answer is Often unconscious.

2607PsychologyMedium

According to Law of recurrence, direction of human development is:

AMiddle to extreme

BAll of the above

CExtreme to middle

DMiddle to outer

Correct answer

C. Extreme to middle

Explanation

The correct answer is Extreme to middle.

2608PsychologyMedium

The subject individual differences has widened the scope of:

APsychology

BEthics

CSociology

DMedicine

Correct answer

A. Psychology

Explanation

The correct answer is Psychology.

2609PsychologyMedium

Memory for personally experienced events is referred to aswhereas memory for abstract knowledge irrespective of the circumstances under which it was required is referred to as.

ASemantic, episodic

BAutobiographical and episodic

CEpisodic, semantic

DAutobiographical semantic

Correct answer

C. Episodic, semantic

Explanation

The correct answer is Episodic, semantic.

2610PsychologyMedium

An in ability to behave in ways that in ways that foster the well-being of the individual and ultimately of society defines:

Ainsanity

Bself – destructiveness

Csocial nonconformity

Dpsychopathology

Correct answer

D. psychopathology

Explanation

The correct answer is psychopathology.

Psychology MCQs with Explanations

What sensory organs responsible for balance are also related to motion sickness?

As a person caloric intake increases, his weight gain also increases. This is an example of ________?

The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence is:

Social learning theory was first proposed by ________?

Which of the following body parts is associated with the greatest amount of brain tissue in the motor cortex?

Coping behavior is ________?

According to Law of recurrence, direction of human development is:

The subject individual differences has widened the scope of:

Memory for personally experienced events is referred to as________whereas memory for abstract knowledge irrespective of the circumstances under which it was required is referred to as________.

An in ability to behave in ways that in ways that foster the well-being of the individual and ultimately of society defines:

Psychology MCQs with Explanations

What sensory organs responsible for balance are also related to motion sickness?

As a person caloric intake increases, his weight gain also increases. This is an example of ________?

The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence is:

Social learning theory was first proposed by ________?

Which of the following body parts is associated with the greatest amount of brain tissue in the motor cortex?

Coping behavior is ________?

According to Law of recurrence, direction of human development is:

The subject individual differences has widened the scope of:

Memory for personally experienced events is referred to as________whereas memory for abstract knowledge irrespective of the circumstances under which it was required is referred to as________.

An in ability to behave in ways that in ways that foster the well-being of the individual and ultimately of society defines:

Memory for personally experienced events is referred to aswhereas memory for abstract knowledge irrespective of the circumstances under which it was required is referred to as.

Memory for personally experienced events is referred to aswhereas memory for abstract knowledge irrespective of the circumstances under which it was required is referred to as.