Psychology Questions Answers

Q1 :

The factors that influence social behaviour and thoughts in certain ways are called—

A
  

Independent variables

B
  

Confounding variables

C
  

Dependent variables

D
  

Mediating variables

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Correct Answer: D

Mediating variables

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Q2 :

Research shows that the following does not contribute to teacher effectiveness—

A
  

Communication skills

B
  

Use of ICT

C
  

Years of experience

D
  

Use of student feeback

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Correct Answer: C

Years of experience

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Q3 :

Phonemic restoration as we perceive speech in a noisy party is an example of—

A
  

Top down processing

B
  

Bottom up processing

C
  

Subliminal perception

D
  

Supraliminal perception

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Correct Answer: A

Top down processing

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Q4 :

Feeling touchy or hypersensitive following an upsetting experience is a form of—

A
  

Imprinting

B
  

Habituation

C
  

Sensitization

D
  

Reflexive Behaviour

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Correct Answer: C

Sensitization

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Q5 :

Entry of information into long term memory depends upon—
1. Maintenance
2. Elaborative rehearsal
3. Method of loci
4. Primary memory

A
  

1 and 2

B
  

1 and 3

C
  

2 and 4

D
  

2 and 3

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Correct Answer: D

2 and 3

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Q6 :

Which of the following is the final destination for much of the brain processes emotional information before initiating action?

A
  

Amygdala

B
  

Anterior cingulate cortex

C
  

Pre-frontal cortex

D
  

Hypothalamus

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Correct Answer: C

Pre-frontal cortex

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Q7 :

Cattell propounded gf-gc theory of intelligence mainly based on—

A
  

First order factors of abilities

B
  

Second order factors of abilities

C
  

Third order factors of abilities

D
  

Higher order factors of abilities

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Correct Answer: B

Second order factors of abilities

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Q8 :

Which of the following are elements in Carl Rogers' person  centred theory of personality and psychotherapy?
1. ideal self
2. congruence
3. Positive regard
4. dissonance

A
  

1, 2 and 3

B
  

2, 3 and 4

C
  

1, 3 and 4

D
  

1, 2 and 4

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Correct Answer: A

1, 2 and 3

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Q9 :

Four important elements in the theory of signal detection are—

A
  

errors, hits, speed and accuracy

B
  

speed, accuracy, power and false alarm

C
  

hit, miss, correct rejection and false alarm

D
  

acuity, efficacy, speed and power

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Correct Answer: C

hit, miss, correct rejection and false alarm

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Q10 :

Brief stress enhances the activity of immune system as evidenced by the action of—

A
  

macrophages

B
  

T cells

C
  

B cells

D
  

All these

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Correct Answer: D

All these

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Q11 :

Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) are mainly indexing—

A
  

Creative Products

B
  

Creative Processes

C
  

Creative Personality

D
  

Creative Persuation

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Correct Answer: B

Creative Processes

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Q12 :

Personality assessments in forensic settings use the following psychometric and behavioural measures
1. Galvanic Skin Response (GSR)
2. Million Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI)
3. Continuous Performance Test (CPT)
4. Sixteen Personality Factors   Test (16 PF)

A
  

1 and 2

B
  

3 and 4

C
  

1, 2 and 3

D
  

2, 3 and 4

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Correct Answer: A

1 and 2

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Q13 :

Which scaling method is most likely to produce a multidimensional attitude scale?

A
  

Guttman scalogram analysis

B
  

Paired comparison method

C
  

Equal appearing intervals method

D
  

Method of summated rating

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Correct Answer: D

Method of summated rating

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Q14 :

When is aspiration a method of choice to make a lesion?

A
  

in a deeper brain area

B
  

in an area of cerebral cortex

C
  

and irreversible lesion

D
  

in underlying white matter

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Correct Answer: B

in an area of cerebral cortex

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Q15 :

The underlying motivation for acts of aggression is—

A
  

intent to harm

B
  

anger

C
  

retaliation

D
  

need to exert control

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Correct Answer: D

need to exert control

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Q16 :

Which of the following is a characteristic of Chomsky's theory?

A
  

Development of language is between three and five years of age

B
  

Language development is dependent on the reinforcements received by the child

C
  

Children acquire mistakes in language by observing their parents and others around them

D
  

Children have an innate mental grammar

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Correct Answer: D

Children have an innate mental grammar

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Q17 :

The centre-surround organization of ganglion cells that enhance contrast at  edges in a visual environment is well illustrated by—

A
  

Craik bands

B
  

Mach bands

C
  

Luminance bands

D
  

Optic bands

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Correct Answer: A

Craik bands

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Q18 :

The growth needs of ERG theory are represented by various needs in Maslow's model—

A
  

Physiological and social needs

B
  

Safety needs and esteem needs

C
  

Social needs and esteem needs

D
  

Esteem needs and self-actualization needs

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Correct Answer: D

Esteem needs and self-actualization needs

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Q19 :

In Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives, the following appear in ascending order—

A
  

Remember → Understand → Apply → Analyze

B
  

Apply → Analyze → Understand → Remember

C
  

Understand → Apply → Remember → Analyze

D
  

Analyse → Remember → Apply → Understand

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Correct Answer: A

Remember → Understand → Apply → Analyze

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Q20 :

Failure to develop consistent identity results in—

A
  

Inferiority

B
  

Role confusion

C
  

Stagnation

D
  

Social isolation

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Correct Answer: B

Role confusion

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Q21 :

Helpers respond to the needs of a victim because they want to accomplish something rewarding; this may be referred as—

A
  

Negative state - relief model

B
  

Empathic - joy hypothesis

C
  

Empathy - altruism hypothesis

D
  

Pluralistic empathy

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Correct Answer: B

Empathic - joy hypothesis

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Q22 :

The philosophy of Advaita Vedanta in respect of shaping beliefs does not distinguish between—
1. Self and non-self
2. Human and nature
3. Human and society

A
  

1 and 2

B
  

1 and 3

C
  

2 and 3

D
  

1, 2 and 3

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Correct Answer: D

1, 2 and 3

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Q23 :

Which is the correct order of the emergence of following Psycho-Social strengths?

A
  

Love, Fidelity, Wisdom, Care

B
  

Care, Fidelity, Love, Wisdom

C
  

Fidelity, Love, Care, Wisdom

D
  

Care, Fidelity, Wisdom, Love

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Correct Answer: C

Fidelity, Love, Care, Wisdom

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Q24 :

From the following list of tools used by the career guidance counsellor, choose the odd one out—

A
  

DAT

B
  

GATB

C
  

DBDA

D
  

SVIB

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Correct Answer: D

SVIB

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Q25 :

The following are disorders that are included in the anxiety disorders spectrum—
1. Panic disorder
2. Body dysmorphic disorder
3. PTSD
4. Fugue

A
  

1 and 2 only

B
  

1 and 3 only

C
  

1, 2 and 4

D
  

2, 3 and 4

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Correct Answer: B

1 and 3 only

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Q26 :

Detecting movement in spite of camouflage is easier for people who are—

A
  

field dependent

B
  

field independent

C
  

both field dependent and field independent

D
  

neither field dependent nor field independent

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Correct Answer: B

field independent

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Q27 :

Self is conceptualized in Western and Eastern perspectives on personality, respectively as—

A
  

free and deterministic

B
  

instinctive and learned

C
  

ideal and real

D
  

independent and interdependent

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Correct Answer: D

independent and interdependent

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Q28 :

When a Background Interference Procedure was used experimentally, the following findings became apparent?

A
  

Field independent persons did better than field dependent persons

B
  

Field dependent persons did better than field independent persons

C
  

Both field dependent and field independent persons did equally well

D
  

BIP enhanced the performance of all subjects

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Correct Answer: A

Field independent persons did better than field dependent persons

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Q29 :

People with moderate mental retardation would have an IQ in the range of—

A
  

10 to 19

B
  

35 to 54

C
  

55 to 70

D
  

20 to 34

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Correct Answer: B

35 to 54

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Q30 :

The following is not typically found in a school in a school guidance counsellor's office—

A
  

Sand pit

B
  

Lie detector

C
  

Psychometric tests

D
  

Puppets and play dough

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Correct Answer: B

Lie detector

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