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November: Psychology

Welcome to the November 2021 PositiveNaija Science Quiz!

Date: 28th November, 2021 | Time: 9:00 pm - 9:05 pm

The 15 Questions will be updated on this same post at the stated date and time with replies (answers) by participants to follow accordingly.

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  1. Psychology is said to be the scientific study of ………. and ……….
    1. Behavior, mental processes
    2. Mental illness, mental health
    3. Physical states, mental states
    4. None of the above

 

  1. Psychology is a
    1. Biological science
    2. Physical science
    3. Social science
    4. Natural science

 

  1. Which of the following part of the brain is responsible for transferring short-term memory to long-term memory?
    1. Cerebellum
    2. Hippocampus
    3. Amygdala
    4. None of the above

 

  1. Different people often react differently to the same situations. In psychology, it is referred to as:
    1. Nativism
    2. Individual differences
    3. Multiple determinants
    4. None of the above

 

  1. Which of the following is a belief that the mind is fundamentally different from the body?
    1. Mind-body Dualism
    2. Specialism
    3. Centralism
    4. Mindism

 

  1. Which of the following is the idea by which we can access the personality of someone by studying their face?
    1. Physiognomy
    2. Phrenology
    3. Physiology
    4. None of the above

 

  1. The term used to refer to the first two weeks of life is:
    1. The period of infancy
    2. The neonatal stage
    3. Early childhood
    4. Preoperational stage

 

  1. Which of the following controls the reflexes?
    1. Hypothalamus
    2. Spinal cord
    3. Frontal lobe
    4. None of the above

 

  1. Which of the following is the ability to sense the movement and position of our body parts?
    1. Proprioprediction
    2. Proprioliction
    3. Proprioception
    4. Proprioaction

 

  1. The act in which people help someone without any reason, motive, or we can say personal interest is known as?
    1. Nurturance
    2. Social obligation
    3. Prosocial behavior
    4. None of the above

 

  1. For how many seconds, short-term memory holds information?
    1. 30 seconds or less
    2. 50 seconds
    3. More than 50 seconds
    4. None of the above

 

  1. Phrenologists tried to find out the personality of someone by:
    1. Feeling a person’s skull
    2. Reading the horoscope of the person
    3. Looking at the hands of the person
    4. None of the above

 

  1. Which of the following are the symptoms of schizophrenia?
    1. Dizziness
    2. Deafness
    3. Hallucination, delusion
    4. All of the above

 

  1. Which of the following branch of psychology concerned with the study of animal behavior?
    1. Comparative psychology
    2. Differential psychology
    3. Social psychology
    4. Abnormal psychology

 

  1. Which of the following is a renowned Nigerian Pyschologist?
    1. Professor Zacheus Opafunso
    2. Professor Dennis Ugwuegbu
    3. Professor Eni Njoku
    4. Professor Elfrida Adebo
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1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.A

1. A

2. C

3. A

4. D

5. A

6. B

7. B

8. A

9. C

10. D

11. A

12. A

13. C

14. A

15. C

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. A
13. C
14. A
15. B

1 A

2 C

3B

4B

5A

6A

7B

8B

9B

10 C

11 C

12C

13:C

14C

15 B

 

1.a

2.c

3.b

4.a

5.a

6.b

7.b

8.b

9.c

10.a

11.a

12.d

13.c

14.a

15.a

 

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. A
13. C
14. A
15. B

1a

2c

3b

4a

5a

6b

7b

8b

9c

10a

11a

12d

13c

14a

15a

 

1.A 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. A. 6. C. 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. A. 13.C 14. A 15. C

 

Suffer today; enjoy tomorrow. That's my motto

1.A 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. A. 6. C. 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. A. 13.C 14. A 15. C

 

Suffer today; enjoy tomorrow. That's my motto

The winners for this edition are as follows:

  1. 1st - Ayodeji Olowolagba: 13/15
  2. 2nd - Paul Bamidele (Kayo): 11/15
  3. 3rd - Israel Orere: 10/15 in 9:05:31 PM ahead of Zino Orere (10/15 in 9:05:49 PM)

Congratulations and thanks to everyone.

Answers to the quiz questions can be accessed here: https://www.positivenaija.com/2021-positivenaija-science-quiz/

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Prize received. Thanks

Prize Received.

God bless Positive-Naija

Prize Received.

God bless Positive-Naija

Quote from Ayodeji Olowolagba on November 28, 2021, 9:57:43 PM

Prize received. Thanks

Quote from Kayo on November 28, 2021, 10:00:49 PM

Prize Received.

God bless Positive-Naija

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