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3021PsychologyMedium

For children with ADHD, the ability to learn is severely because they:

Aare mildly retarded

Bact on impulse and cannot concentrate

Care given sedatives which make them listless

Dmust take stimulants which shorten attention span

Correct answer

B. act on impulse and cannot concentrate

Explanation

The correct answer is act on impulse and cannot concentrate.

3022PsychologyMedium

Which of the following psychologists is MOST deal with the most severe mental health problems?

Aclinical psychologist

Bschool psychologist

Ccounselling psychologist

Dresearch psychologist

Correct answer

A. clinical psychologist

Explanation

The correct answer is clinical psychologist.

3023PsychologyMedium

The underlying mechanism for perceptual expectancies is: ________?

Atop-down processing

Bthe organization of perception by beginning with low-level features.

Cbottom-up processing

Da misleading perception that distorts or misjudges a stimulus.

Correct answer

A. top-down processing

Explanation

The correct answer is top-down processing.

3024PsychologyMedium

Because she believes that boys are naughtier than girls, Mrs. Zumpano, a second-grade teacher, watches boys more closely than she watch girls for any signs of misbehavior. Mrs. Zumpano’s surveillance strategy best illustrates:

Afunctional fixedness

Bconfirmation bias

Cthe availability heuristic

Dthe framing effect

Correct answer

B. confirmation bias

Explanation

The correct answer is confirmation bias.

3025PsychologyMedium

Which of the following is true of afferent neurons?

Alocated in the dorsal column of spinal cord

Bnot located in spinal cord

Clocated in the ventral column of spinal cord

Dfound only in striated muscles

Correct answer

A. located in the dorsal column of spinal cord

Explanation

The correct answer is located in the dorsal column of spinal cord.

3026PsychologyMedium

The behaviour that depends on the experiences in one’s own life but for this to occur depends upon the development and evolution of the nervous system of that animal is:

AReflex

BTaxis

CKinesis

DLearning

Correct answer

D. Learning

Explanation

The correct answer is Learning.

3027PsychologyMedium

Which of the following disorders is classified as a mood disorder?

Acatatonia

Bagoraphobia

Cantisocial personality disorder

Dbipolar disorder

Correct answer

D. bipolar disorder

Explanation

The correct answer is bipolar disorder.

3028PsychologyMedium

A large band of axons that help cerebral hemispheres to communicate:

APons

BCorpus collasum

CCerebral cortex

DAmygdala

Correct answer

D. Amygdala

Explanation

The correct answer is Amygdala.

3029PsychologyMedium

Greek word logia meaning the ________?

ANone of these

Blife

CBeauty of something

Dstudy of something

Correct answer

D. study of something

Explanation

The correct answer is study of something.

3030PsychologyMedium

A teacher’s education is not completed when he is certified to:

ADegree

BTeach

CAct

DLeave

Correct answer

B. Teach

Explanation

The correct answer is Teach.

3021PsychologyMedium

For children with ADHD, the ability to learn is severely because they:

Aare mildly retarded

Bact on impulse and cannot concentrate

Care given sedatives which make them listless

Dmust take stimulants which shorten attention span

Correct answer

B. act on impulse and cannot concentrate

Explanation

The correct answer is act on impulse and cannot concentrate.

3022PsychologyMedium

Which of the following psychologists is MOST deal with the most severe mental health problems?

Aclinical psychologist

Bschool psychologist

Ccounselling psychologist

Dresearch psychologist

Correct answer

A. clinical psychologist

Explanation

The correct answer is clinical psychologist.

3023PsychologyMedium

The underlying mechanism for perceptual expectancies is: ________?

Atop-down processing

Bthe organization of perception by beginning with low-level features.

Cbottom-up processing

Da misleading perception that distorts or misjudges a stimulus.

Correct answer

A. top-down processing

Explanation

The correct answer is top-down processing.

3024PsychologyMedium

Because she believes that boys are naughtier than girls, Mrs. Zumpano, a second-grade teacher, watches boys more closely than she watch girls for any signs of misbehavior. Mrs. Zumpano’s surveillance strategy best illustrates:

Afunctional fixedness

Bconfirmation bias

Cthe availability heuristic

Dthe framing effect

Correct answer

B. confirmation bias

Explanation

The correct answer is confirmation bias.

3025PsychologyMedium

Which of the following is true of afferent neurons?

Alocated in the dorsal column of spinal cord

Bnot located in spinal cord

Clocated in the ventral column of spinal cord

Dfound only in striated muscles

Correct answer

A. located in the dorsal column of spinal cord

Explanation

The correct answer is located in the dorsal column of spinal cord.

3026PsychologyMedium

The behaviour that depends on the experiences in one’s own life but for this to occur depends upon the development and evolution of the nervous system of that animal is:

AReflex

BTaxis

CKinesis

DLearning

Correct answer

D. Learning

Explanation

The correct answer is Learning.

3027PsychologyMedium

Which of the following disorders is classified as a mood disorder?

Acatatonia

Bagoraphobia

Cantisocial personality disorder

Dbipolar disorder

Correct answer

D. bipolar disorder

Explanation

The correct answer is bipolar disorder.

3028PsychologyMedium

A large band of axons that help cerebral hemispheres to communicate:

APons

BCorpus collasum

CCerebral cortex

DAmygdala

Correct answer

D. Amygdala

Explanation

The correct answer is Amygdala.

3029PsychologyMedium

Greek word logia meaning the ________?

ANone of these

Blife

CBeauty of something

Dstudy of something

Correct answer

D. study of something

Explanation

The correct answer is study of something.

3030PsychologyMedium

A teacher’s education is not completed when he is certified to:

ADegree

BTeach

CAct

DLeave

Correct answer

B. Teach

Explanation

The correct answer is Teach.