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1.
Which of the following is used to detect the lies ?
(b) GSR
(a) Polygraph
(d) Electro Cardiograph
(c) EEG
2.
The theory that states that emotions are a function of the interaction of cognition factors and
a state of physiological arousals was proposed by
(b) Sherman
(a) Seerman
(d) Spearman
(c) Schachter
3.
The method by which a person is informed about his/her own physiological or
psychological states is known as
(b) variable
(a) reward
(d) biofeedback
(c) punishment
4.
Rajesh went for an interview and negotiated with the manager for a salary that doubles day
by day. What would you say ·Rajesh is possessing ?
(b) High need
(a) High intelligence
(d) High achievement motivation
(c) High motivation
5.
The weakening of a response through repeated elicitation is known as
(b) repetition
(a) habituation
(d) extinction
(c) stimulation
6.
The behaviour that is designed to fulfil one' s own motive is called
(b) reciprocatory behaviour
(a) need behaviour
(d) active behaviour
(c) consummatory behaviour
7.
Hunger, thirst and avoidance of pain, are
(b)
(a) primary motives
(d)
(c) external motives
8.
secondary motives
sensory motives
A classical psychological case study is
(a)
(c)
The three faces of Eve
The four faces of Eve
(b)
(d)
The two faces of Eve
None of these
9.
Which of the following are disadvantages of "Clinical Method" ?
(a) Little control is possible
(b) Subjective interpretation is often necessary
(c) A single case may be misleading or unrepresentative
(d) All of the above
10.
Research participants who carefully observe and report their immediate reactions and
feelings in response to different musical sounds are using the method known as
(b) Psychoanalysis
(a) Spaced practice
(d) Natural selection
(c) Introspection
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Which of the following psychologists most clearly rejected the value of introspection ?
(a) Wundt
(b) Watson
(c) Titchner
(d) James
12.
Which two levels of constraint involve the direct comparison of two or more groups of
subjects?
(a) Naturalistic and case-study
(b) Case-study and experimental
(c) Experimental and differential
(d) Correlational and differential
13.
Which of the following are major limitations of case studies ?
(a) There is no way of knowing if the things one has learned about an individual apply to
individuals in general.
(b) Cannot provide a definite causal explanation.
(c) It is unethical to study patients in case studies as pressure is forced upon an
individual.
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(d) Case studies cannot be carried out in real environments.
14.
A
is any condition that can change and that might effect the outcome of the
experiment.
(a) Extraneous variable
(b) Dependent variable
(c) Independent variable
(d) Variable
15.
The evolutionary perspective is to ___ as the behavioural perspective is to _ _ _
(a) Observation; introspection
(b) Nature; nurture
(c) Structuralism; functionalism
(d) Rationality; irrationality
16.
Measures of
provide single number that tells how "spread out" scores are
(a) Central tendency
(b) Variability
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
17.
Which correlation coefficient represents the strongest relationship?
(a) -0.86
(b) + 0.66
(c) +0.10
(d) +0.09
18.
A major disadvantage of the median, when compared to the mean, is that
(a) Its location cannot be calculated algebraically.
(b) It is disproportionately affected by outliers.
(c) It is not appropriate for use with nominal data.
(d) It is less stable than the mean from sample to sample.
19.
You would obtain a negative value for the variance if
(a) All observations were at the mean.
(b) The distribution is very negatively skewed.
(c) The distribution is very positively skewed.
(d) You would never under any circumstances obtain a negative variance.
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20.
The reliability of a test is best indicated by which of the following ?
(a) The difficulty of the test for the intended population of test takers.
(b) The spread of scores on the test.
(c) The degree to which scores on the test form a normal distribution.
(d) The consistency of scores on repeated administration of the test.
21.
If the correlation between body weight and annual income were high and positive, we
would conclude that
(a) High incomes cause people to eat more food.
(b) Low incomes cause people to eat less food.
(c) High income people tend to spend a greater proportion of their income on food than
low income people, on average.
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(d) High income people tend to be heavier than low income people, on average.
22.
In measuring the centre of the data from a skewed distribution, the median would be
preferred over the mean for most purposes because
(a) The median is the most frequent number while the mean is most likely.
(b) ,The mean may be too heavily influenced by the larger observations and this gives too
high an indication of the centre.
(c) The median is less than the mean and smaller numbers are always appropriate for the
centre.
(d) The mean measures the spread in the data.
23.
In general, which of the following statements is FALSE ?
(a) The sample mean is more sensitive to extreme values than the median.
(b) The sample range is more sensitive to extreme values than the standard deviation.
(c) The sample standard deviation is a measure of spread around the sample mean.
(d) The sample standard deviation is a measure of central tendency around the median.
24.
Natural selection is made possible because
(a) members of a species share basic characteristics
(b) members of a species vary in a number of ways
(c) all organisms adapt to their environment
(d) all members of a species bear offsprings
25.
When the instructions from a gene always prevail, the gene is said to be
(b) a phenotype
(a) a genotye
(d) recessive
(c) dominant
26.
Which one of the following statements is true regarding the role of early experience ?
(a) Early experience is not important for later development.
(b) Early experience is important but not irreversible.
(c) Genetic endowment, rather than early experience, seems most important.
(d) Genetic endowment and early experience are equally important. ·
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27.
The period of development from conception to birth is known as
(a) fetal
(b) embryonic
(c) neonatal
(d) prenatal
28.
The development of motor control proceeds from
(a) head to toe
(b) the extremities inward
(c) left to right
(d) right to left
29.
The sensory motor stage comes to a conclusion with the mastery of
(a) language
(b) egocentrism
(c) object permanence
(d) conservation
30.
The time of rapid growth that leads to sexual maturity and the ability to produce offspring
is known as
(a) the growth spurt
(b) menstruation
(c) puberty
(d) adolescence
31.
Erik Erikson theorized that the developmental task of the elderly is to achieve
(a) integrity
(b) identity
(c) generativity
(d) dispair
32.
Which system oversees the retrieval of long term memories, according to the Aikin Shiffrin
memory model ?
(a) Mnemonic
(b) Short term
(c) Sensory
(d) Long term
33.
Which measure of memory is most influenced by guessing?
(a) Relearning
(b) Recall
(c) Recognition
(d) Reintegration
34.
In the process of remembering recall is the
(a) First stage
(b)
(c) Third stage
(d)
Second stage
Fourth stage
35.
When material learnt is stored for hours, days or years, it is known as
(a) permanent memory
(b) long-key memory
(c) long-term memory
(d) annual memory
36.
Reintegration means
(a) Recalling the past situation if it had been verbally presented.
(b) Recalling the past situation if it had been associated with a specific colour.
(c) Recalling the whole event by a fraction of once stimulating phenomenon.
(d) Recall and recognition taken together.
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37.
Match List-! (Factors causing forgetting) with List-II (Psychologists) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the lists.
List - II
List - I
A
B
C
D
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Lack of adequate cues
Learned material not getting the opportunity to preserve
and consolidate
Single process of displacement of learned material
Dual process of transfer of learned material from STM to
LTM
D
c
B
A
1
2
3
4
2
1
4
3
2
1
3
4
1
2
4
3
1
2.
Atkinson & Shiffrin
Craik & Lockhar t
3.
4.
Muller & Pilzecke r
Tulving
38.
The frequency of previous experience results in
(b) Respons e salience
(a) Respons e disposition
(d) Selective forgettin g
(c) Selectivity of perception
39.
A defense mechani sm when there is forgetting of an experien ce is
(b) Regression
(a) Projection
Repressi on
(d)
(c) Reaction formation
40.
Choose the wrong match from the following :
Serial ordering
(a) Concrete operational stage
thought
Intuitive
stage
ational
(b) Pre-oper
nce
performa
Object
(c) Pre-conc eptual thought
and weight
height
Recognition of
(d) Concrete operation s
compens ation
41.
Arrange the following stages in a logical sequences :
Illumination
II
Verification
I
Insight
IV
ill Preparation
(b) m, I, n, IV
(a) m, II, I, v
(d) ill, IV, IT, I
(c) ill, II, IV, I
42.
Controll ed thinking is present in
(a) Fantasy
(c) Dream
43.
(b)
(d)
Reasonin g
Imagination
If we present a series of example s to a person and require him to develop a general concept
of rules which they exemplify, we are requesting him to use the
(b) Inductive method
(a) Deductiv e method
(d) Syllogism
(c) Structural differential
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The function of language in concept formation starts at the stage of
(a) analysis
(b) comparison
(c) synthesis
(d) naming
45.
With which view-point is Piaget most closely linked ?
(a) Behaviourist
(b) Constructionist
(c) Gestalt
(d) Humanistic
46.
Meta cognition refers to
(a) Monitoring one's own thought
(b) Monitoring other person's thought
(c) Thoughts which are not grounded in reality
(d) The stage which preceeds cognition
47.
'Goal gradient' concept in problem solving was introduced by
(a) Kohler
(b) Kandler
(c) Birch
(d) Hull
48.
Intelligent Quotient is calculated by the formula
49.
w
~+~
(c)
MAxCA
w
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(d)
CA+MA
Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list.
List - I
List - II
D
(Theories of Intelligence)
Time factor theory
Information Processing Theory
Multifactor theory
Group factor theory
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
A
4
2
3
2
A
B
c
B
3
3
5
1
c
D
5
4
1
1
4
5
1
4
(Psychologists )
Thurstone
1
2.
Spearman
Sternberg
3.
4.
Thorndike
5.
Guilford
SO.
Two children born in the same month of the same year are bound to have the same.
(a) Mental age
(b) Chronological age
(c) Intelligent quotient
(df Amount of m aturation
51.
The concept that intelligence is made up of separate abilities was formulated by
(a) Wechsler
(b) Thurstone
(c) Binet
(d) Spearman
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Men are superior to women in
(a) Numerical tasks
(c) Dexterity
(b)
(d)
Verbal skills
Perceiving details
53.· Even though identical twins tend to have similar IQ's, one usually scores slightly higher
than the other. This is because intelligence is
(a) A part,of one's inheritance.
(b) A function of one's motivation and learning.
(c) An outcome of the inheritance of heredity and environment.
(d) Dependent on factors other than heredity and environment.
54.
The Concept of Multiple Intelligence was given by
(b) Gardner
(a) Guilford
(d) Sternberg
(c) Thurstone
55;
What is a decreasing IQ in old age most likely to be associated with ?
(b) Lack of creativity
(a) Inflexibility
(d) Over ambitiousness
(c) Inactivity
56.
Proponents of which approach to personality would be most likely to agree with the
statement "Personality can be thought of as learned responses to a person's upbringing and
environment."
(a) Humanistic approaches
(b) Biological or evolutionary approaches
(c) Learning approaches
(d) Trait approaches
57.
Relatively permanent and enduring patterns of behaviour that a person displays in most of
the situations is known as
(b) Self concept
(a) Personality type
(d) Traits
theory
(c) Personality
58.
is an unresolved conflict or emotional hang up caused by over indulgence or by
frustration.
(b) Fixation
(a) Erogeneous zone
(d) Identity
conflict
Electra
(c)
59.
Tests such as the MMPI-2 in which small sample of behaviour is assessed to determine
large trends are examples of
(b) Projective tests
(a) Cross- sectional tests
(d) Self Report tests
(c) Achievement tests
60.
Which of the following endocrine gland helps in the regulation of physical growth, mental
attainment and sexual maturity?
(b) Thyroid gland
(a) Pituitary gland
(d) Adrenal gland
(c) Parathyroid gland
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Which of the following factors are members of the Big Five ?
(a) Neuroticism, openness, extroversion
(b) Introversion, sensation seeking, neuroticism
(c) Agreeableness, emotionality, .shyness
(d) Conscientiousness, anxiety, psychoticism
62.
According to
, the personality is the "distinctive patterns of behaviour that
characterize each individual's adaptation to the situations of his/her life.
(a) Gordon Allport
(b) Walter Mischel
(c) Allport & Odbert
(d) Potkey & Allen
63.
Out of the following, which cannot be included in Erikson's three Rs.
(a) Ritualization
(b) Ritual
(c) Ritualism
(d) Rituality
64.
Attitudes are
(a) Evaluation of aspects of the social world
(b) Often acquired from other persons through social learning
(c) Also fonned on the basis of social comparison
(d) All of the above
65.
refers to the Cultural and Psychological changes brought about by contact with
other people belonging to different cultures and exhibiting different behaviours.
(a) Religion
(b) Acculturation
(c) Socialization
(d) Modernization
66.
Stereotypes are special case of
(a) Cognitive theories
(c) Attribution processes
(b)
(d)
Behavioural theories
Implicit personality theories
67.
A negative or positive evaluation of a group and its members is called
(a) Stereotyping
(b) Prejudice
(c) Self-fulfilling prophecy
(d) Discrimination
68.
If a smoker thinks that he should quit smoking as it is injurious to health, the person is
making change in dissonance
(a) by changing behavioural cognitive element.
(b) by changing environmental cognitive element.
(c) adding new cognitive element.
(d) by adding affective element.
69.
Which of the following sets are the three components of love proposed by Sternberg ?
(a) Passion, closeness, sexuality
(b) Attraction, desire, complementarity
(c) Passion, intimacy, decision I commitment
(d) Commitment, caring, sexuality
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First impressions of people are important because we are biased towards
(b) Main effects
(a) Primacy effect
(d) Halo effect
(c) Primary effect
71.
Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(a) 'Baby faced' persons are perceived as being warmer and less dominant than those
with more mature features.
(b) Persons with high pitched, child like voices are perceived as warmer and less
dominant than those with deeper and mature voice.
(c) Impressions individuals make on others are strongly affected by facial appearance.
(d) Impressions are oftenly influenced by factors, individuals can readily control.
72.
Which is true of stress ? It does not _._
(a) strengthen
(c) suppress
73.
The release of emotional tension according to Freud is
(b) Discharge
(a) Flushing
(d) Catharsis
(c) Dissipation
74.
Defense mechanisms are used to guard against negative
(b) Emotions
(a) Thoughts
(d) Personality
(c) Behaviours
75.
Which of the following is not a coping technique ?
(b) Meditation
(a) Learned helplessness
(d) Self-control
(c) Focus on the problem
76.
Which one of the following does not influence stress tolerance ?
(b) Hardiness
(a) Conscientiousness
(d) Social support
(c) Pessimism
77.
Which of these may not be a source of stress ?
(b) Environment
(a) Self-imposed responsibilities
(d) Perception of events as positive
(c) Cultural change
78.
Stress does not always affect this aspect of cognitive functioning.
(b) Decision-making
(a) Attention
(d) Thinking
(c) Memory
79.
This method is not recommended to cope with stress.
(b) Avoid the stressful situation
(a) Meditate
(d) Exercise
(c) Take up relaxation training
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(b) stimulate
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The progressive relaxation method was introduced by
(a) Benson
(b) Se1igman
(c) Jacobson
(d) Schultz and Luthe
81.
Assertive communication skills do not always result in
(a) Satisfactory interpersonal relationships
(b) High self-esteem
(c) Effective conflict management
(d) Getting what you want
82.
The main goal of developing programmed learning is to
(a) divide the material into small units.
(b) help the Ieamer to learn at a pace convenient for him.
(c) involve the Ieamer actively in the learning process.
(d) provide reinforcement by reducing the possibility of errors.
83.
Which of the following do not characterize a person with the "Accommodating" learning
style?
(a) Learn from hands-on experiences
(b) Able to find solutions to problems
(c) Depend on "gut" feelings
(d) Rely on information and analysis
84. Occupational interest inventories are designed to predict
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Likelihood of success in a job
How long a person will stay in a career
Satisfaction levels in a job
All of the above
85.
Which School of Thought attempted to study the organism isolated from the environment ?
(a) Structural
(b) Functional
(c) Gestalt
(d) Behaviourist
86.
Which of the following is not an effect of "crowding" ?
(a) Boredom
(b) Reduction of personal space
(c) Increased social interaction
(d) Decrease in adaptive behaviour
87.
Low self-esteem is associated with
(a) Few emotional problems
(c) Self-concept confusion
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Psyche means ___ and logos means study of
(b) Mind
(a) Soul
(d) Behaviour
ness
Conscious
(c)
·89.
The process of awareness indicate ___ and the events that alter awareness.
(b) Consciousness
(a) Sub-consciousness
(d) Pre-consciousness
(c) Unconsciousness
90.
Psychology has assumed ___ role in solving Human problems.
(b) Originally important
(a) Decreasingly important
(d) Systematically important
(c) Increasingly important
91.
Analytic Psychology is a branch of psychoanalysis as developed by
W
B~
M
M~
(c)
Jung
(d)
Charcot
92.
Which scientific study deals with various ways in which interactions, interdependence and
influence among the persons affect the individual ' s behaviour and thought?
(b) Abnormal Psychology
(a) Educational Psychology
(d) Social Psychology
(c) Physiological Psychology
93.
The Educational Psychologist advises a school board on
(b) circulation of stimulus
(a) old curriculum
(d) new curriculum
(c) knack
94.
Psychology has its applied side : that is it is often used to solve
(b) Every problem
(a) Problem
(d) Drug problems
problems
"
(c) "Real-life
95.
What is the powerful tool in human thought ?
(b) Stimulus
(a) Cognitive process
(d) Expression
(c) Language
96.
"Medulla" and "Pons" are both related to
(b)
(a) Mid brain
(d)
(c) Fore brain
The Hind brain
None of these
97.
The Endocrine gland plays an important role in regulating
(b) External bodily process
(a) Internal bodily process
(d) Fibres
(c) Hormones ,
98.
The unit as building stone of the nervous system is
(b) The Neuron
(a) Nerve centres
(d) The Spinal cord
(c) The Brain
99.
Which of the following is not included in the brain stem ?
(b) Pons
(a) Medulla
(d) CerebeJlum
(c) Hypothalamus
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100. The Peripheral Nervous System has
(a) Three divisions
(c) Four divisions
(b)
(d)
Five divisions
Two divisions
101. Muscles and glands in the body constitute
(a) Effector system
(b)
(c) Receptor system
(d)
The Co-{)rdinating system
Nervous system
102. Thinking and speech originate in the
(a) ANS
(c) PNS
(b)
(d)
CNS
SNS
103. Which is not the part of the brain ?
(a) Spinal Cord
(c) Cerebrum
(b)
(d)
Limbic system
Reticular formation
104. Visual deprivation is used in
(a) Plasticity
(c) Context
(b)
(d)
Movement
Monocular cues
105. "Retinal Disparity" is related to
(a) Linear Perception
(c) Monocular Cues
(b)
(d)
Cognitive Style
Binocular Cues
106. The following is not a Jaw of perceptual organization :
(a)
(c)
Proximity
Pregnanz
(b)
(d)
Similarity
Contract
107. Depth Effect i.e., third dimension perception is the result of _ __
(a) Shadowing
(b) Clarity
(c) Overlapping
(d) All of these taken together
108. The following are principles of perceptual organization except
(a) Principle of observation and experience
(b) Principle of similarity
(c) Principle of familiarity
(d) Principle of distance
109. The perceptual constancies imply
(a) Role of thinking
(c) Role of emotions
(b)
(d)
Organisation within perception
Role of memory
110. The distances separating the images of far objects in linear perspective appear to be
(a) Longer
(b) Smaller
(c) Higher
(d) Lower
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111. Figure is different from the ground in that the figure appears to be
(b) longer than the ground
(a) darker than the ground
(d) farther than the ground
(c) closer than the ground _
112. Reward or punishment for a given behaviour is referred to as
(b) reinforcement
(a) conditioning
withdrawal
(d)
error
and
(c) trial
113. The need to think highly of oneself and to have others think highly of them is called
(b) belongingness
(a) self-esteem
affiliation
(d)
(c) self-actualization
is said
114. In classical conditioning a stimulus that produces a dependable response at the outset
to be
(b) conditioned stimulus
(a) conditioned response
(d) unconditioned stimulus
(c) unconditioned response
115. The child who tries to imitate the behaviour of his parents is learning by
(b) trial and error
(a) habit
(d) modeling
(c) reinforcement
116. "Needs are organized into a hierarchical structure." according to
(b) Skinner
(a) Masiow
(d) Pavlov
(c) Miller
117. The relationship that is established in Classical Conditioning is between
(a) · Conditioned Stimulus - Conditioned Response
(b) Unconditioned Stimulus - Conditioned Response
(c) Conditioned Response - Unconditioned Stimulus
(d) Conditioned Stimulus - Unconditioned Stimulus
step, is
118. The method of learning that requires the person to gradually learn the task, step by
called
(a) method of equal appearing intervals
(b) method of successive approximations
(c) classical conditioning
(d) operant conditioning
kept
119. The means by which many young animals become attached to their parents and are
from wandering alone is called
(b) imprinting
(a) modeling
(d) reinforcement
(c) biofeedb ack
before
120. Mr. X stumbled suddenly on the stairs. He automatically grabbed the handrail
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emotion
of
type
this
recognizing his state of fear. Which theory explains
(b) Cannon' s theory
(a) James theory
James-Lange theory
(d)
(c) Walter-Cannon theory
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