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3361PsychologyMedium

What are the characteristics which tend not to make up violent offences?

AMales

BBrain dysfunction

CAssociated with alcohol

DAge (tend to be young)

Correct answer

B. Brain dysfunction

Explanation

The correct answer is Brain dysfunction.

3362PsychologyMedium

The dominant approach in psychology today is ________?

Acognitive psychology

Bphysiological psychology

Cethnology

Dbehaviorism

Correct answer

A. cognitive psychology

Explanation

The correct answer is cognitive psychology.

3363PsychologyMedium

Koffka and Koehler were concerned with:

ACognitive school of thought

BProgressivism

CExistaetialism

DBehaviorism

Correct answer

A. Cognitive school of thought

Explanation

The correct answer is Cognitive school of thought.

3364PsychologyMedium

Responding to a conditioned stimulus in order to avoid electric shock is an example of ________?

Aavoidance conditioning

Bsuccessive approximation

Cescape conditioning

Dpunishment

Correct answer

A. avoidance conditioning

Explanation

The correct answer is avoidance conditioning.

3365PsychologyMedium

All of the following are mood disorders EXCEPT

AManic episodes

BMajor depression

CAgoraphobia

DBipolar disorder

Correct answer

C. Agoraphobia

Explanation

The correct answer is Agoraphobia.

3366PsychologyMedium

Which of the following statements is NOT a feature of physical development in early adulthood?

AManual dexterity begins to reduce in the mid-thirties

BThe health status and perceptions of young adults are influenced by their own behavioural choices.

CPhysical strength declines substantially compared to the late teens.

DA decline in the perception of high-pitched tones is found by the late twenties.

Correct answer

C. Physical strength declines substantially compared to the late teens.

Explanation

The correct answer is Physical strength declines substantially compared to the late teens..

3367PsychologyMedium

The precision with which a sample average approximates a population average increases as:

Athe standard deviation of the sample increases

Bthe man of the sample increases

Cthe range of the sample increases

Dthe standard deviation of the sample decreases

Correct answer

D. the standard deviation of the sample decreases

Explanation

The correct answer is the standard deviation of the sample decreases.

3368PsychologyMedium

Development is formal study of changes:

ACognitive

BSocial and emotional

CAll of the above

DPhysical

Correct answer

C. All of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above.

3369PsychologyMedium

Persons who suffer from paraphilias are categorized as having:

Ageneralized anxiety

Bpersonality disorders

Csomatoform disorders

Dsexual disorders

Correct answer

D. sexual disorders

Explanation

The correct answer is sexual disorders.

3370PsychologyMedium

Programmes of________education, both pre-service and in-service, have become increasingly effective:

APrinciple

BPsychologist

CSubject specialist

DTeacher

Correct answer

D. Teacher

Explanation

The correct answer is Teacher.

Which of the following statements is NOT a feature of physical development in early adulthood?

AManual dexterity begins to reduce in the mid-thirties

BThe health status and perceptions of young adults are influenced by their own behavioural choices.

CPhysical strength declines substantially compared to the late teens.

DA decline in the perception of high-pitched tones is found by the late twenties.

Correct answer

C. Physical strength declines substantially compared to the late teens.

Explanation

The correct answer is Physical strength declines substantially compared to the late teens..

The precision with which a sample average approximates a population average increases as:

Athe standard deviation of the sample increases

Bthe man of the sample increases

Cthe range of the sample increases

Dthe standard deviation of the sample decreases

Correct answer

D. the standard deviation of the sample decreases

Explanation

The correct answer is the standard deviation of the sample decreases.