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401PsychologyMedium

Priming measures how people:

ARespond differently to previously encountered information than to new information.

BBring information to mind in response to non-specific cues.

CIdentify information provide at test time as having been encountered previously.

DBring information to mind in response to specific cues.

Correct answer

A. Respond differently to previously encountered information than to new information.

Explanation

The correct answer is Respond differently to previously encountered information than to new information..

402PsychologyMedium

Who defined ‘culture trait’ as a repeatedly irreducible unit of learned behaviour pattern or material product there of?

AHoebel

BClark Wissler

CK. Popper

DFrazer

Correct answer

A. Hoebel

Explanation

The correct answer is Hoebel.

403PsychologyMedium

According to research, which of the following individuals would be least likely to engage in workplace violence?

AA female who recently received increased job responsibilities

BA person who has a history of conflicts with co- workers

CAn individual with high self- esteem who received negative feedback recently

DA male who has a history of violence

Correct answer

A. A female who recently received increased job responsibilities

Explanation

The correct answer is A female who recently received increased job responsibilities.

404PsychologyMedium

According to Janis, F. Kennedy’s Bay of Pigs failure was caused in large part by:

Athe expert power effect

Bthe self- censorship effect

Cgroup think

Dbrain storming

Correct answer

C. group think

Explanation

The correct answer is group think.

405PsychologyMedium

A major part of developmental psychology is devoted to the understanding of behaviour of ________?

AAdolescents

BOld people

CChildren

DWomen

Correct answer

C. Children

Explanation

The correct answer is Children.

406PsychologyMedium

The patterned interaction of people in social relationships is called:

Asociological perspective

Bsocial structure

Csocial dynamics

Dsociological imagination

Correct answer

B. social structure

Explanation

The correct answer is social structure.

407PsychologyMedium

According to Fiedler contingency model of leadership the most favourable conditions for effective leadership are:

AModerate relationship, structured tasks and high degree of power

BGood relationships, structured tasks and high degree of power

CGood relationship, unstructured task and high degree of power

Correct answer

B. Good relationships, structured tasks and high degree of power

Explanation

The correct answer is Good relationships, structured tasks and high degree of power.

408PsychologyMedium

In solving math comutation problems, women performthan men. In solving math reasoning problems, women performthan men.

Abetter; better

Bworse; better

CJust as good; better

Dbetter; worse

Correct answer

D. better; worse

Explanation

The correct answer is better; worse.

409PsychologyMedium

All of the following studies examined productivity in the workplace except:

AHawthorne studies

BStanford- Binet

CRevery obsession

DTime and motion

Correct answer

B. Stanford- Binet

Explanation

The correct answer is Stanford- Binet.

410PsychologyMedium

What is the proletarianization?

AA process by which capitalist society increases the wealth and quality of life of the working classes

BA process by which capitalist society impoverishes all (including the middle classes) but the capitalist class

CThe process whereby anybody who claims to be somebody today (especially celebrities) use a sense of ‘inverted snobbery’ to proclaim their origins in the working class

DThe process of proletarianization impoverishes most of the population

Correct answer

D. The process of proletarianization impoverishes most of the population

Explanation

The correct answer is The process of proletarianization impoverishes most of the population.

Priming measures how people:

ARespond differently to previously encountered information than to new information.

BBring information to mind in response to non-specific cues.

CIdentify information provide at test time as having been encountered previously.

DBring information to mind in response to specific cues.

Correct answer

A. Respond differently to previously encountered information than to new information.

Explanation

The correct answer is Respond differently to previously encountered information than to new information..

According to research, which of the following individuals would be least likely to engage in workplace violence?

AA female who recently received increased job responsibilities

BA person who has a history of conflicts with co- workers

CAn individual with high self- esteem who received negative feedback recently

DA male who has a history of violence

Correct answer

A. A female who recently received increased job responsibilities

Explanation

The correct answer is A female who recently received increased job responsibilities.

According to Fiedler contingency model of leadership the most favourable conditions for effective leadership are:

AModerate relationship, structured tasks and high degree of power

BGood relationships, structured tasks and high degree of power

CGood relationship, unstructured task and high degree of power

Correct answer

B. Good relationships, structured tasks and high degree of power

Explanation

The correct answer is Good relationships, structured tasks and high degree of power.

What is the proletarianization?

AA process by which capitalist society increases the wealth and quality of life of the working classes

BA process by which capitalist society impoverishes all (including the middle classes) but the capitalist class

CThe process whereby anybody who claims to be somebody today (especially celebrities) use a sense of ‘inverted snobbery’ to proclaim their origins in the working class

DThe process of proletarianization impoverishes most of the population

Correct answer

D. The process of proletarianization impoverishes most of the population

Explanation

The correct answer is The process of proletarianization impoverishes most of the population.

Psychology MCQs with Explanations

Priming measures how people:

Who defined ‘culture trait’ as a repeatedly irreducible unit of learned behaviour pattern or material product there of?

According to research, which of the following individuals would be least likely to engage in workplace violence?

According to Janis, F. Kennedy’s Bay of Pigs failure was caused in large part by:

A major part of developmental psychology is devoted to the understanding of behaviour of ________?

The patterned interaction of people in social relationships is called:

According to Fiedler contingency model of leadership the most favourable conditions for effective leadership are:

In solving math comutation problems, women perform________than men. In solving math reasoning problems, women perform________than men.

All of the following studies examined productivity in the workplace except:

What is the proletarianization?

Psychology MCQs with Explanations

Priming measures how people:

Who defined ‘culture trait’ as a repeatedly irreducible unit of learned behaviour pattern or material product there of?

According to research, which of the following individuals would be least likely to engage in workplace violence?

According to Janis, F. Kennedy’s Bay of Pigs failure was caused in large part by:

A major part of developmental psychology is devoted to the understanding of behaviour of ________?

The patterned interaction of people in social relationships is called:

According to Fiedler contingency model of leadership the most favourable conditions for effective leadership are:

In solving math comutation problems, women perform________than men. In solving math reasoning problems, women perform________than men.

All of the following studies examined productivity in the workplace except:

What is the proletarianization?

In solving math comutation problems, women performthan men. In solving math reasoning problems, women performthan men.

In solving math comutation problems, women performthan men. In solving math reasoning problems, women performthan men.