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Q.1: At which site the mind and body interact in the brain?
  1. Pineal gland
  2. throid gland
  3. Hypothalamus
  4. gonads
A
Q.2: Who discovered the chemical basis of neurotransmission?
  1. Bandura
  2. Charles sherrington
  3. Luigi galvani
  4. Otto loewi
D
Q.3: Human CNS is composed of?
  1. somatic nervous system
  2. brain and spinal cord
  3. autonomic nervous system
  4. all of these
B
Q.4: The link between the nervous system and the endocrine system is due to the presence of?
  1. corpus callosum
  2. reticular formation
  3. cerebellum
  4. hypothalamus
D
Q.5: In neurons, the axons are insulated by the a matter named as?
  1. Nerve fiber
  2. Myelin sheath
  3. Ganglion
  4. Sylvian sheath
B
Q.6: The term “soma” is related to?
  1. synapse
  2. neuron
  3. axon
  4. cell body
D
Q.7: Melatonin is produced by which gland?
  1. posterior pituitary
  2. hypothalamus
  3. pineal gland
  4. anterior pituitary
C
Q.8: The goal of social cognitive therapy is basically?
  1. self-actualization
  2. self-regulation
  3. uncovering hidden conflicts
  4. all of these
B
Q.9: Social Learning Theory was developed by?
  1. Albert Bandura
  2. Alfred Hitchcock
  3. Albert dakwin
  4. Albert Einstein
A
Q.10: Bandura’s social cognitive theory is based on which perespective?
  1. agentic
  2. learning
  3. behavioral
  4. none of these4
A
Q.11: The ecological theory explains about?
  1. cognitive development
  2. affective processes in development
  3. environmental influences on development
  4. None of These
B
Q.12: Which theory says that there are sensitive periods of development in human life?
  1. social cognition theory
  2. ecological theory
  3. ethological theory
  4. none of these
B
Q.13: Which of the following approaches to personality is least deterministic?
  1. The humanistic approach
  2. The behavioral approach
  3. The psychoanalytic approach
  4. The social learning approach
A
Q.14: In Freud’s theory of personality?
  1. The id operates by secondary process
  2. The superego obeys the pleasure principle
  3. The ego obeys the reality principle
  4. The ego operates by primary process thinking
C
Q.15: The frustration-aggression hypothesis?
  1. Was developed by social learning theorist
  2. Assumes that frustration produces aggression
  3. Assume that aggression is basic instinct
  4. Claims that frustration and aggression are both instinctive
B
Q.16: The James-Lange or body reaction theory of emotion says?
  1. You feel emotion then a bodily reaction
  2. Emotions and visceral reactions are simultaneous
  3. The somatic nervous system is the seat of emotion
  4. You react with your body first then you feel emotion
D
Q.17: Analysis of avoidance learning suggest that many phobias are acquired through ------ conditioning?
  1. Classical
  2. Operant
  3. Intermittent
  4. Reinforcement
A
Q.18: The ability to learn by observing a model or receiving instructions, without reinforcement, is called ?
  1. Contingency
  2. Social learning
  3. Cognitive learning
  4. Instrumental learning
B
Q.19: Conditioned response may be eliminated by withdrawing reinforcement. This is known as?
  1. Extinction
  2. Discrimination
  3. Spontaneous recovery
  4. Stimulus generalization
A
Q.20: Any stimulus that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated is called a?
  1. Cue
  2. Punisher
  3. reinforcer
  4. Situational stimulus
C
Q.21: Illnesses that seem to result from an interaction of physical and psychological factors are called?
  1. Somatic
  2. Hysterical
  3. Psychosomatic
  4. Conversion disorder
C
Q.22: Which of the following clinical procedures are based, in part on classical conditioning?
  1. Transference
  2. Token economy
  3. Two chair technique
  4. Systematic desensitization
D
Q.23: When people are ----- they have lost touch with reality?
  1. Manic
  2. Neurotic
  3. Psychotic
  4. Psychopathic
C
Q.24: Intelligence can be defined as?
  1. Knowledge of a great many facts
  2. The ability to get good grades in school
  3. All the factors that make one person different from another
  4. The ability to think abstractly and learn from experience
B
Q.25: According to Piaget the process of building mental representation of the world through direct interaction with it is?
  1. Adaptation
  2. Conservation
  3. Metacognition
  4. Egocentrism
A
Q.26: People who consistently come up with ----- explanations of events are more prone to depression?
  1. dysthemic
  2. Delusional
  3. Pessimistic
  4. Overly optimistic
C
Q.27: The leading cause of mental retardation is believed to be?
  1. Inherited traits
  2. Environmental factors
  3. Organic brain syndrome
  4. Fetal alcohol syndrome
B
Q.28: An affective disorder in which a person swings from one mood extreme to another is classified as?
  1. Bipolar
  2. Unipolar
  3. Manic
  4. Depressive
A
Q.29: Albert Ellis and Aron Beck are names associated with the ---- therapy approach?
  1. Gestalt
  2. Cognitive
  3. Behavioral
  4. Phenomenological
B
Q.30: The process by which a trained professional uses psychological methods to help people with psychological problem is known as?
  1. Psychiatry
  2. Psychoanalysis
  3. Psychosurgery
  4. Psychotherapy
D
Q.31: Basic characteristics of tasks that result in social loafing is that they are?
  1. Additive
  2. Negative
  3. Subtractive
  4. Multiplicative
A
Q.32: Job satisfaction is enhanced by tasks that are?
  1. Very easy to accomplish
  2. Overwhelming and rewarding
  3. Unrelated to one’s personal needs
  4. Challenging but not overwhelming
D
Q.33: Piaget’s stage for infancy is?
  1. Formal operation
  2. Preoperational thought
  3. Sensory motor thoughts
  4. Concrete operations
C
Q.34: When a researcher tests several groups of people at the same time each group at a different age, he is conducting a(n) ------ study?
  1. Sequential
  2. Cross-sectional
  3. Longitudinal
  4. Observational
B
Q.35: An individual becomes a member of social group through the process of?
  1. Aging
  2. Learning
  3. Maturation
  4. Socialization
D
Q.36: The first two weeks of life are referred to as?
  1. Early childhood
  2. The neonatal period
  3. The period of infancy
  4. The preoperational stage
B
Q.37: It would be more accurate to say that maturation?
  1. Can be delayed by illness or poor nutrition
  2. Is dramatically accelerated by good nutrition
  3. Is not affected by any environmental factors because it is genetic
  4. Is greatly accelerated by good health care and delayed by illness
D
Q.38: Which of the following is part of the psychosocial domain?
  1. Memory
  2. Judgment
  3. Motor skills
  4. Style of behaving
D
Q.39: The stage of prenatal development during which the developing organism is most vulnerable to injury is the?
  1. Embryonic stage
  2. Fetal stage
  3. Germinal stage
  4. Zygotic stage
A
Q.40: The child’s increasing skill at using his muscles is due chiefly to?
  1. Maturation
  2. Learning
  3. Pushing by parents
  4. An opportunity to exercise
B
Q.41: In psychology, case studies are used to?
  1. show importance of case studies.
  2. assess heritability of individual
  3. draw general conclusions about behaviour of the client
  4. draw conclusions , about individual behavior on the basis of group finding
C
Q.42: Perceptual constancies are?
  1. Likely inborn and not subject to leaning
  2. An aid in perceiving a stable and consistent world
  3. Confusing to an individual rather than helping him determine what really exists
  4. Illusion in which we perceive something that does not correspond to the sensory information
B
Q.43: Psychology may best be described as the scientific study of ------- and ------?
  1. Mental states, physical states
  2. Thoughts, emotions
  3. Behavior, mental processes
  4. Mental health, mental illness
C
Q.44: Freud believed that adult problems usually?
  1. Result in Freudian slip
  2. Result in bad dreams
  3. Can be traced back to critical stage during childhood
  4. Are the result of poor behavior
C
Q.45: Gestalt theory emphasizes?
  1. A flow of consciousness
  2. The atoms of thought
  3. Environmental stimuli
  4. Our tendency to see pattern
D
Q.46: Whereas the ------- asked what happens when an organism does something; the ----- asked how and why?
  1. functionalist, behaviorist
  2. structuralist, introspectionist
  3. structuralist, functionalist
  4. functionalist, structuralist
D
Q.47: The ----- lobe is to hearing as the occipital lobe is to vision?
  1. cerebeller
  2. Parietal
  3. Temporal
  4. Frontal
C
Q.48: Reflexes are usually controlled by the?
  1. Hypothalamus
  2. Spinal cord
  3. Frontal lobe
  4. Medulla
B
Q.49: A part of the brain that sends signals “alert” to higher centers of the brain in response to incoming messages is?
  1. amygdala
  2. Hippocampus
  3. Limbic system
  4. Reticular formation
D
Q.50: Perception of the brightness of a color in affected mainly by?
  1. The saturation of light waves
  2. The wavelength of light waves
  3. The purity of light waves
  4. The amplitude of light waves
A
Q.51: Which of the following is not a clue for depth perception?
  1. Orientation
  2. Interposition
  3. Reduced clarity
  4. Linear perspective
A
Q.52: Psychophysics is the study of?
  1. Depth perception
  2. Perceptual illness
  3. Movement perception
  4. The psychological perception oh physical stimuli
D
Q.53: Which of the following is a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system?
  1. Brain and spinal cord
  2. Only sympathetic nervous system
  3. Only the parasympathetic nervous system
  4. Both the sympathetic and Para-sympathetic nervous system
D
Q.54: Which one of the following does not contribute to memory?
  1. Interesting / disinteresting learning material
  2. Goal behind learning
  3. Gender
  4. Some rest after learning
C
Q.55: In terms of efficiency in scanning information, which one of the following strategies is considered to be the best?
  1. Conservative focusing
  2. Focus gambling
  3. Simultaneous scanning
  4. Successive scanning
C
Q.56: According to Master and Johnson following is the correct sequence of human s..ual response ?
  1. Excitement → Orgasm → Plateau → Resolution
  2. Excitement → Plateau → Orgasm → Resolution
  3. Excitement → Arousal → Orgasm → Resolution
  4. Arousal → Excitement → Orgasm → Resolution
C
Q.57: Lesions of the ventromedial nuclei in the hypothalamus produce?
  1. Anorexia
  2. Obesity
  3. Low level of Leptin
  4. Hypoinsulinemia
B
Q.58: When the action potential reaches the end of the axon terminals, it causes the release of?
  1. An electric spark that sets off the next neuron
  2. Positively charged ions that excite the next cell
  3. Negatively charged ions that inhibit the next cell.
  4. Neurotransmitters that excite or inhibit the next cell.
B
Q.59: AIDS attack a number of very different population; young gay men, intravenous drug users, haemophiliacs, Haitians, infants and recipients of blood transfusion, but commonly among them is the decrease in T lymphocytes, so it is an example of?
  1. Inductive reasoning
  2. Deductive reasoning
  3. Analogical reasoning
  4. Syllogism
A
Q.60: Muller-Lyer illusion is likely to occur more in cultures characterised by?
  1. People living in rectangular and square buildings
  2. People living in buildings which are round and have few corners
  3. People living in open spaces
  4. People living in caves
A
Q.61: One prominent class of theorists of deductive reasoning believe that deduction depends on ----- of inference akin to those of ------?
  1. informal rules; logical calculus
  2. formal rules; analytical calculus
  3. procedural rules; logical calculus
  4. formal rules; logical calculus
D
Q.62: What is the correct sequence of products in Guilford’s Struct of Intellect Model (SOI)?
  1. Unit → Class → System → Relations → Implication → Transformation
  2. Class → Unit → Systems → Relation → Transformation → Implication
  3. Unit → Class → Relation → System → Transformation → Implication
  4. Unit → Relation → Class → System → Transformation → Implication
C
Q.63: The light passes through the eye in which of the following sequence?
  1. Cornea, Pupil, Lens, Retina
  2. Cornea, Lens, Pupil, Retina
  3. Lens, Cornea, Pupil, Retina
  4. Pupil, Cornea, Lens, Retina
A
Q.64: Which one of the following statement is true in the context of item analysis?
  1. Item-total correlation = Item-remainder correlation
  2. Item-total correlation is greater than or equal to item-remainder correlation.
  3. Item-total correlation is smaller than or equal to item-remainder correlation.
  4. Item-total correlation cannot be negative.
B
Q.65: The difference in images in the two eyes is greater for objects that are close and smaller for distant objects is an example of?
  1. Binocular Disparity
  2. Convergence
  3. Accommodation
  4. Relative Size
A
Q.66: Shaping in instrumental conditioning means?
  1. Teaching a complex sequence of behaviours by first shaping the final response in the sequence and then working backwards
  2. A continuous reinforcement schedule is used for establishing new behaviours.
  3. It involves reinforcing successive approximations of the final desired behaviour.
  4. Consistent occurrence of a behaviour in the presence of discriminative stimulus.
C
Q.67: According to Trichromatic theory of colour vision, which of the following are the three types of cones?
  1. Red, Yellow and Blue
  2. Red, Blue and Green
  3. Yellow, Blue and Green
  4. Yellow, Red and Blue
B
Q.68: Which one of the following conclusion can be drawn on the basis of the above study?
  1. The researcher’s hypothesis has been accepted.
  2. The researcher’s hypothesis has been rejected.
  3. The researcher’s hypothesis has been partially accepted.
  4. Inadequate data to evaluate researcher’s hypothesis.
B
Q.69: Amit met with an accident and later turned into impulsive, irresponsible and less concerned with the consequences of his actions. He must have suffered damage in?
  1. Parietal lobe
  2. Frontal lobe
  3. Occipital lobe
  4. Temporal lobe
B
Q.70: Effective teaching may include conceptual scaffolding, which is best described by the following statement ?
  1. introducing practice sessions after every module.
  2. gradually fading support as student proficiency increases.
  3. punishing student for incorrect answers.
  4. encouraging brighter students to help weaker students.
B
Q.71: A social worker, appointed to assist the psychiatrist, used to administer and interpret Rorschach test. This is an?
  1. ethically incorrect practice
  2. ethically correct practice
  3. ethically correct practice provided the results are used only for diagnostic purpose.
  4. ethically correct practice provided the results are kept confidential and are used only for diagnostic purpose.
A
Q.72: A social worker, appointed to assist the psychiatrist, used to administer and interpret Rorschach test. This is an?
  1. ethically incorrect practice
  2. ethically correct practice
  3. ethically correct practice provided the results are used only for diagnostic purpose.
  4. ethically correct practice provided the results are kept confidential and are used only for diagnostic purpose.
A
Q.73: The following instrument can not be utilized in the measurement of emotions ?
  1. Sphygmomano meter
  2. Galvanic skin response
  3. Digital thermometer
  4. Pupillary measurement camera
C
Q.74: Arrange in sequence the stage of personality development according to Rollo May?
  1. Innocence → ordinary consciousness of self → rebellion → creative consciousness of self
  2. Innocence → rebellion → ordinary consciousness of self → creative consciousness of self
  3. Ordinary consciousness of self → innocence → rebellion → creative consciousness of self
  4. Rebellion → innocence → ordinary consciousness of self → creative consciousness of self
B
Q.75: The rapid change in performance as the size of reinforcement in varied is called?
  1. Crespi effect
  2. Disequilibrium hypothesis
  3. Premack principal
  4. Programmed learning
A
Q.76: In Solomon Asch’s study on conformity, subjects conformed to the Group approximately what percent of time?
  1. 25%
  2. 35%
  3. 45%
  4. over 50%
B
Q.77: Perceived fairness of the amount and rewards among individuals refers to -------- while perceived fairness of the ways used for rewards and pays refers to ---------?
  1. Organizational justice, Distributive justice
  2. Equity, Organizational justice
  3. Distributive justice; Procedural justice
  4. Procedural justice; Distributive justice
C
Q.78: The concept of ------- is vital in the understanding of fractional antedating goal response?
  1. Drive stimulus reduction
  2. Reactive Inhibition
  3. Secondary Reinforcement
  4. Conditioned Inhibition
C
Q.79: Which of the following identity status describes the individual who has been exploring but not yet committed to self chosen values and goals?
  1. Identity achievement
  2. Identity foreclosure
  3. Identity diffusion
  4. Identity moratorium
D
Q.80: Scientific study of Creativity is considered to be started by?
  1. Galton
  2. Guilford
  3. Torrance
  4. Mednick
B
Q.81: Culture exerts strong effect on memory through the operation of cultural schema. One’s memory is influenced by learning in?
  1. Own culture effect
  2. Culture effect due to enculturation
  3. Acculturation effect
  4. Socialization effect
A
Q.82: Evolutionary Social Psychology Research seeks to investigate ?
  1. Changes in human behaviour
  2. Seeks to investigate the potential role of genetic factors on social behaviour
  3. Interrelationships between people of two groups of different social environment
  4. Focuses on individual’s behaviour.
B
Q.83: Which one of the following is the right explanation of flash bulb memory?
  1. New, important, helpful social events
  2. Unspecific, important, common events
  3. Specific, surprising, unimportant events
  4. Unspecific, important, common events
A
Q.84: Which of the following sequences is correct with respect to effective teaching?
  1. Match student’s level → specify learning goals → emphasize self comparison → suggest improvements and model problem solving.
  2. Specify learning goals → emphasize self-comparison → suggest improvements and model problem solving → match student’s level.
  3. Suggest improvements and model problem solving → match student’s level → specify learning goals → emphasize self-comparison
  4. Emphasize self-comparison → match student’s level → specify learning goals → suggest improvements and model problem solving.
A
Q.85: Sleep disorders can be categorized as?
  1. Paraphilias and Dysfunctions
  2. Insomnia and Hypersomnia
  3. Parasomnias and Dyssomnias
  4. Serotonergic and Dopaminergic
A
Q.86: Which is the correct sequence of the stages involved in creative thinking?
  1. Preparation; orientation; illumination; incubation; verification
  2. Preparation; incubation; illumination; orientation; verification
  3. Orientation; preparation; incubation; illumination; verification
  4. Orientation; preparation; illumination; incubation; verification
C
Q.87: Selective attention in vision and audition respectively have been dubbed as?
  1. ‘optic’ and ‘haptic’
  2. ‘spotlight’ and ‘gateway’
  3. ‘spatial’ and ‘acoustic’
  4. ‘central’ and ‘peripheral
B
Q.88: Which is not the part of “on the job training”?
  1. Orientation training
  2. Job instruction training
  3. Role playing
  4. Apprentice training
C
Q.89: “Pygmalion effect” in educational settings suggests ?
  1. exceptional progress by student as a result of high teacher expectations.
  2. biases creeping into summative assessment
  3. authenticity factors in classroom assessment.
  4. influences on curricular structure.
A
Q.90: Which of the following is not a diagnosable sleep disorder ?
  1. Somnambulism
  2. Somniloquy
  3. Sleep terror
  4. Insomnia
B
Q.91: A field experiment at the Bronx Zoo illustrated the potential importance of --------- indicating that an individual has legitimate authority. Fill in the blank from given below?
  1. Gender
  2. Uniforms
  3. Age
  4. An authoritarian personality
B
Q.92: Thinking is a complex set of collaborations between ---------- and ---------representations and processes?
  1. Linguistic; semantic
  2. Linguistic; verbal
  3. Semantic; non-linguistic
  4. Linguistic; non-linguistic
D
Q.93: Signal detection depends upon?
  1. motivation and expectations
  2. signal intensity and noise
  3. sensitivity and response criterion
  4. absolute and relative thresholds
C
Q.94: Which of the following does not present with symptoms of mental retardation?
  1. Cri du chat syndrome
  2. Down’s syndrome
  3. Fugue
  4. Trisomy-21
C
Q.95: Therapist suggested to Sunil that while trying to give up the habit of washing hands unnecessarily, he should wear a rubber band around his wrist and snap it everytime he feels like washing his hands. What therapy he is using?
  1. Systematic desensitization
  2. Aversion therapy
  3. Flooding
  4. Modelling
B
Q.96: The need for ------- produces active, controlling social behaviour while need for --------- produces more passive, less controlling social behaviour?
  1. affiliation; self-esteem
  2. confidence; intimacy
  3. affiliation; intimacy
  4. intimacy; affiliation
C
Q.97: According to Triarchic Theory of Intelligence, arrange the correct functional sequence of metacomponents?
  1. Identification of problem → defining the givens, goals & obstacles → choosing appropriate strategy → selection of lower order processes → selection of mental representation → allocation of mental resources → monitoring → evaluation.
  2. Identification of problem → defining the givens, goals & obstacles → selection of lower order processes → choosing appropriate strategy → selecting a mental representation → allocating mental resources → monitoring → evaluation.
  3. Identification of problem → choosing appropriate strategy → defining givens, goals and obstacles → allocating mental resources → monitoring → selecting mental representation → evaluation
  4. Defining the givens, goals and obstacles → identification of problem → selection of lower order processes → choosing appropriate strategy → selecting a mental representation → allocating mental resources → monitoring → evaluation
B
Q.98: Which is the correct sequence of the stages involved in creative thinking ?
  1. Preparation; orientation; illumination; incubation; verification
  2. Preparation; incubation; illumination; orientation; verification
  3. Orientation; preparation; incubation; illumination; verification
  4. Orientation; preparation; illumination; incubation; verification
C
Q.99: In which one of the following scaling methods, Law of Comparative Judgement is used clearly while computing scale values?
  1. Summated ratings
  2. Equal appearing intervals
  3. JND scales
  4. Paired Comparison
D
Q.100: The model of memory most frequently cited consists of Short Term Memory (STM) which serve(s) as gateway to Long Term Memory (LTM). This model was propounded by?
  1. Ebbinghaus
  2. Craik and Lockhart
  3. Tulving
  4. Atkinson and Shiffring
D
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