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2761PsychologyMedium

The ability to deal with new problems and encounters is technically called as________?

AFluid intelligence

BG or g-factor of intelligence

CCrystallized intelligence

DNone of these

Correct answer

A. Fluid intelligence

Explanation

The correct answer is Fluid intelligence.

2762PsychologyMedium

Wernicke – korsakoff syndrome is characterised by apathy, amnesia confabulation and ataxia. It is caused by the lack of which vitamin?

AManganese

BThiamine

CZinc

DSelenium

Correct answer

B. Thiamine

Explanation

The correct answer is Thiamine.

2763PsychologyMedium

Historically, gestalt psychologists focused mainly on problems dealing with ________?

Alearning

Bdevelopment

Cmotivation

Dperception

Correct answer

D. perception

Explanation

The correct answer is perception.

2764PsychologyMedium

A dog that gets rewarded for the first bark it makes in each ten minutes period is being reinforced on a________schedule of reinforcement.

Afixed interval

Bvariable interval

Ccontinuous

Dfixed ratio

Correct answer

A. fixed interval

Explanation

The correct answer is fixed interval.

2765PsychologyMedium

According to data obtained from scientifically conduct studies of human behavior, in has been concluded that people tend to react similarly in certain situations and under certain:

AConditions

BProcedures

Cprinciples

DProblems

Correct answer

A. Conditions

Explanation

The correct answer is Conditions.

2766PsychologyMedium

The key to Julian Rotter’s social-learning theory is the importance of:

AExpectations

BModeling

CCognitions

DMotivation

Correct answer

A. Expectations

Explanation

The correct answer is Expectations.

2767PsychologyMedium

One of the followings conditioned the dogs to secrete saliva on ringing of the bell which is not a normal stimulus for secretion of saliva:

AKohler

BThorndike and B.F. Skinner

CPavlov

DNone of these

Correct answer

C. Pavlov

Explanation

The correct answer is Pavlov.

2768PsychologyMedium

Which of the following researchers had a profound impact in developmental psychology despite the limitations of his methodology?

AFrancis Galton

BSigmud Freud

CJean Piaget

DB.F. Skinner

Correct answer

C. Jean Piaget

Explanation

The correct answer is Jean Piaget.

2769PsychologyMedium

The children’s game of ‘peak-a-boo’ centers around which of the following developmental concepts?

Aformal operational

Bconservation

Cobject permanence

Dschema

Correct answer

C. object permanence

Explanation

The correct answer is object permanence.

2770PsychologyMedium

Each is an analytical piece-by-piece collection of ________with some attempt to bring together the pieces to form a whole:

ASamples

BData

CInformation

DPopulation

Correct answer

C. Information

Explanation

The correct answer is Information.

2761PsychologyMedium

The ability to deal with new problems and encounters is technically called as________?

AFluid intelligence

BG or g-factor of intelligence

CCrystallized intelligence

DNone of these

Correct answer

A. Fluid intelligence

Explanation

The correct answer is Fluid intelligence.

2762PsychologyMedium

Wernicke – korsakoff syndrome is characterised by apathy, amnesia confabulation and ataxia. It is caused by the lack of which vitamin?

AManganese

BThiamine

CZinc

DSelenium

Correct answer

B. Thiamine

Explanation

The correct answer is Thiamine.

2763PsychologyMedium

Historically, gestalt psychologists focused mainly on problems dealing with ________?

Alearning

Bdevelopment

Cmotivation

Dperception

Correct answer

D. perception

Explanation

The correct answer is perception.

2764PsychologyMedium

A dog that gets rewarded for the first bark it makes in each ten minutes period is being reinforced on a________schedule of reinforcement.

Afixed interval

Bvariable interval

Ccontinuous

Dfixed ratio

Correct answer

A. fixed interval

Explanation

The correct answer is fixed interval.

2765PsychologyMedium

According to data obtained from scientifically conduct studies of human behavior, in has been concluded that people tend to react similarly in certain situations and under certain:

AConditions

BProcedures

Cprinciples

DProblems

Correct answer

A. Conditions

Explanation

The correct answer is Conditions.

2766PsychologyMedium

The key to Julian Rotter’s social-learning theory is the importance of:

AExpectations

BModeling

CCognitions

DMotivation

Correct answer

A. Expectations

Explanation

The correct answer is Expectations.

2767PsychologyMedium

One of the followings conditioned the dogs to secrete saliva on ringing of the bell which is not a normal stimulus for secretion of saliva:

AKohler

BThorndike and B.F. Skinner

CPavlov

DNone of these

Correct answer

C. Pavlov

Explanation

The correct answer is Pavlov.

2768PsychologyMedium

Which of the following researchers had a profound impact in developmental psychology despite the limitations of his methodology?

AFrancis Galton

BSigmud Freud

CJean Piaget

DB.F. Skinner

Correct answer

C. Jean Piaget

Explanation

The correct answer is Jean Piaget.

2769PsychologyMedium

The children’s game of ‘peak-a-boo’ centers around which of the following developmental concepts?

Aformal operational

Bconservation

Cobject permanence

Dschema

Correct answer

C. object permanence

Explanation

The correct answer is object permanence.

2770PsychologyMedium

Each is an analytical piece-by-piece collection of ________with some attempt to bring together the pieces to form a whole:

ASamples

BData

CInformation

DPopulation

Correct answer

C. Information

Explanation

The correct answer is Information.