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Lecturer Psychology Solved Past Papers MCQs Test No. 28

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Test Name	Lecturer Psychology
Subject	Psychology Test 28
Test Type	MCQs
Total Questions	25
Total Time	20 Minutes
Total Marks	100

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Lecturer Psychology Online Test No. 28

1 / 25

In an experimental study of the effects of anxiety on self-esteem, anxiety would be the ............... variable:

experimental

independent

correlational

dependent

2 / 25

Which of the following best characterizes cognitive psychology^ approach to the mind?

cognitive psychologists ignore the mind because they cannot observe it directly

facts about the mind are used to make inferences about observable behaviour

facts about observable behaviour are used to make inferences about the mind

the mind is considered identical to the brain and is studied through direct measurement of brain activity

3 / 25

Which of the following schools of thought considered psychology as a search for the mind's elementary parts and the Jaws by which they are combined?

Structuralism

Functionalism

both Structuralism and Gestalt psychology

both Functionalism and Structuralism

4 / 25

Which of the following statements about psychology best justifies its status as a science?

it answers questions based on the systematic collection and logical ^analysis of objectively observable data

it produces theories about how the mind functions

its foundations are rooted in biology

it contains theories about the causes of behaviour, how the mind functions,^ and the interaction between behaviour and the mind

5 / 25

A researcher who administers a personality test to the same children every 3 years as they progress through school is conducting a-study.

longitudinal

sequential

cross-sectional

chronological

6 / 25

A psychologist wants to determine whether the lighting level in a room affects the performance of students on tests. He has one group of students take a test in a brightly lit room, and a comparable group take the same test in dimly lit room. In this experiment, what are the variable?

the bright light is the independent variable and the dim light is the dependent variable

the level of light is the independent variable and the test score is the dependent variable

the test score is the independent variable and the' group of students is the dependent variable

the group of students is the independent variable and the test score is the dependent variable

7 / 25

A researcher would be most likely to discover a positive correlation between:

self-esteem and depression

financial poverty and physical health

intelligence and academic success

school grads and school absences

8 / 25

Cause is to effect as................. is to.................

prediction; explanation

correlation; experimentation

independent variable; dependent variable

control condition; experimental condition

9 / 25

An experimental psychology lab was first established in 1879 by:

Rene Descartes

William James

Sigmund Freud

none of the above

10 / 25

In the context of Titchener's search for the most elementary sensory experiences, introspection is a research method involving a detailed verbal report on:

one's own conscious sensory experience

how one's own personality affects one's conscious sensory experience

how one's own behaviour affects one's conscious sensory experience

all of the above

11 / 25

If psychology can be defined as the science of behaviour and the mind, why are the data in psychology always drawn from behaviour?

behaviour can be influenced by physiology and the mind cannot

behaviour can be influenced by the environment and the mind cannot

behaviour can be observed and the mind cannot

all of the above

12 / 25

Psychologists study animals because:

animal behaviour is just as complex as human behaviour

experiments on people are generally considered to be unethical

the ethical treatment of animals is not mandated by professional guidelines

similar processes often underline animal and human behaviour

13 / 25

In order to study the effect of loud noise on worker's productivity, researcher had one group of research participant’s work in a noisy room and a second group in a quiet room. Those who worked in the quiet room were exposed to the ................ condition:

experimental

case study

control

dependent variable

14 / 25

In an experiment, the independent variable is the one that the researcher:

systematically varies

hypothesizes to be affected by another variable

must measure

b and c

15 / 25

Research participants are randomly assigned to different conditions in an experiment in order to:

reduce the likelihood that participants within any condition know each other

increase the likelihood that research participants are representative of people in general

reduce the likelihood of any preexisting differences between the groups of participants assigned to the different conditions

increase the likelihood that the different experimental conditions have the same number of participants

16 / 25

The most foolproof way of testing the true effectiveness of a newly introduced method of psychological therapy is by means of:

survey research

case study research

correlation

experimental research

17 / 25

Which philosophical movement claimed that the human mind consists of elementary ideas that originate from sensory experience?

nativism

empiricism

dualism

interactionism

18 / 25

A cross-sectional study is one in which:

the same people are retested over a period of years.

different age groups are tested at the same time.

different characteristics of a given individual are assessed at the same time.

the behaviour of a group is assessed by different researchers.

19 / 25

According to the theory of dualism, behaviour is controlled by:

the mind and the brain

the heart and the will

the body and the soul

the brain and the muscles

20 / 25

An awareness of extensive cultural differences in attitudes and values is most helpful for avoiding:

replication

random sampling

the hindsight bias

the false consensus effect

21 / 25

Experimental groups, treatment groups, and control groups represent ways to .................outcome variables.

manipulate

correlate

validate

generalize

22 / 25

Who was the first of the following individuals to emphasize that psychology should be restricted to the scientific study of observable behaviour?

Wundt

Skinner

Bandura

Watson

23 / 25

Psychology arose in the nineteenth century from development in a number of area, primarily:

science and culture

culture and philosophy

science and philosophy

philosophy and religion

24 / 25

What was the significance of evidence published by nineteenth-century scientist Paul Broca that loss of the ability to speak is linked to damage in a specific area of the brain?

it refuted the idea that mental processes interact to produce behaviour

it supported the idea that only human animals can speak

it suggested the idea that natural divisions may exist among mental processes

it refuted the idea that nonhuman animals are capable of speech

25 / 25

Prediction is to-as explanation is to:

case study; survey

correlation; experimentation

random assignment; random sampling

independent variable; dependent variable

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