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1. Various theories of Intelligence were proposed by Psychologists like : (1) Thurston (2) Spearman (3) Thorndike (4) Guilford Which sequence is correct :

(A). (1) (2) (3) (4)
(B). (2) (1) (4) (3)
(C). (4) (1) (3) (2)
(D). (2) (3) (1) (4)
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2. Consider the following three types of psychological investigations. (1) Field experiment (2) Laboratory experiment (3) Ex - post facto field study Arrange the above investigations in ascending order in terms of their typical capacity to control secondary variance :
(A). (3) (2) (1)
(B). (3) (1) (2)
(C). (2) (1) (3)
(D). (2) (3) (1)
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3. The actual receptor of auditory sensation is :
(A). Tympanic Membrane
(B). Ossicles
(C). Organ of Corti
(D). Spiral Ganglion
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4. According to Johnson the stages of problem solving are : Identify the correct sequence :
(A). Judgement, Production, Preparation
(B). Preparation, Intuition, Production
(C). Intuition, Production, Judgement
(D). Preparation, Production, Judgement
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5. Conditioning a conditioned response is :
(A). First order conditioning
(B). Higher order conditioning
(C). Simultaneous conditioning
(D). Delay conditioning
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6. Information - Processing theories of memory talk of different levels - of - processing information. Which of the following sequence of the levels - of - processing information is correct.
(A). Structural — Perception — Meaning/Semantic
(B). Perception — Structural — Meaning/Semantic
(C). Meaning/Semantic — Structural — Perception
(D). Perception — Meaning/Semantic — Structural
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7. In an International Conference held to define intelligence one of the participants observed that ‘measuring intelligence is easier than defining it’. This remark was given by :
(A). Spearman
(B). Raven
(C). Binet
(D). Thorndike
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8. Intelligence is best conceptualized as a (an) :
(A). categorical variable
(B). stimulus variable
(C). organismic variable
(D). behavioural variable
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9. The optic chiasma consists of :
(A). Reticular formation
(B). Lateral geniculate body
(C). Cross over of nerves from right and left lateral geniculate body
(D). Thalamic relay nucleus with projection to cerebral cortex
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10. A person is able to know about oneself, perception of one’s personality is his self. On the other hand one’s view, impression and self hypothesized identity is his :
(A). self awareness
(B). self actualization
(C). self esteem
(D). self concept
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11. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A). Illusion — Autokinetic effect
(B). Perception — Motion parallax
(C). Learning — Zeigarnik effect
(D). Rating — Halo effect
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12. Heuristic method of problem solving relates to :
(A). Solving by Trial and Error
(B). Devising a rule to limit search
(C). Information seeking
(D). A more systematic search
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13. ‘Purkinje phenomenon’ is observed in the study of :
(A). audition
(B). vision
(C). olfaction
(D). thought process
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14. The first experimental study on memory was conducted by :
(A). William James
(B). H. Ebbinghaus
(C). William Wundt
(D). I. Kohler
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15. Which delivering Presidential Address of H.P.A. in 1950 Guilford challenged the Psychologists to provide an alternate of :
(A). Achievement
(B). Creative Potential
(C). Intellectual Ability
(D). Aptitude
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16. Which of the following scaling method/s have been developed by L.L. Thurstone ? (1) Method of paired comparison (2) Method of summated ratings (3) Method of successive intervals (4) Equal appearing intervals method Indicate your answer using the following codes : Codes :
(A). (2) only
(B). (2) and (3) only
(C). (1), (3) and (4) only
(D). (2), (3) and (4) only
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17. The region where an axon makes a functional connection with a dendrite or cell body of the next neuron, is called a :
(A). Neurotransmittee
(B). Synaptic space
(C). Synapse
(D). Axon terminal
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18. Identify the factor which detracts us from solving a problem :
(A). Flexibility
(B). Divergent thinking
(C). Set
(D). Goal
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19. The most important monocular cues for depth perception are :
(A). Partial overlap and size
(B). Shading and texture gradients
(C). Linear perspective and motion parallax
(D). All of the above
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20. In a cross cultural research the author found that poor White Americans were intellectually inferior than Rich Black Americans. It was also argued that Race, Socio-economic conditions, environment and Genetic factor are responsible for intellectual growth. Thus poor intellectual growth is because of : (1) Poverty (2) Race (3) Socio-economic conditions (4) Race and Environment
(A). (1) only
(B). (1) and (3)
(C). (3) and (4)
(D). (2) and (3)
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21. Perceptual processes involves :
(A). visualizing the stimuli only
(B). feeling of the stimuli only
(C). organization and interpretation only
(D). organization alone
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22. The sympathetic system secretes the certain hormones in the blood. Which hormone does it secrete :
(A). Epinephrine
(B). Adrenocorticotropic
(C). Corticotropin
(D). Epinesomphrine
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23. Which of the following is a technique of Mnemonics ?
(A). Rehearsal
(B). Coding names to locations
(C). Imagery
(D). Coding numbers to letters
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24. The concept of Mental Age in calculating IQ was given by :
(A). Cattell
(B). Galton
(C). Binet
(D). Spearman
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25. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List I (Method) List II (Basic problem)(A) Correlational research (i) Respondents may disort answers in a socially desirable way. (B) Case study (ii) Shows only the association but not the cause-and-effect relationship. (C) Observation (iii) Problems in generalizing to the population at large. (D) Survey (iv) Behaviour may change if the persons know that they are being watched. Codes : (A) (B) (C) (D)
(A). (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B). (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C). (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D). (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
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26. The destruction of Lateral Hypothalamus in an animal leads to :
(A). over eating and over sleeping
(B). over drinking and over eating
(C). neither eating nor drinking
(D). erratic eating leading to obesity
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27. Which school of thought emphasized the role of insightful learning in solving a problem ?
(A). Behaviorism
(B). Gestalt
(C). Cognitive
(D). Information processing
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28. Laws of perceptual organization were proposed by :
(A). Helmholtz
(B). Kohler
(C). Wertheimer
(D). Koffka
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29. Which one of the following does not fall in the domain of Psycho analysis ?
(A). Defence mechanism
(B). Psychosexual development
(C). Archetype
(D). Thanatos
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30. Similarity, contrast and contiguity are the laws of :
(A). Reasoning
(B). Psychophysics
(C). Learning
(D). Problem solving
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31. The most commonly used and popular method for personality measurement is :
(A). Psychometric
(B). Sociometric
(C). Projective
(D). Ethnographic
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32. Lie Detectors measure changes simultaneously in many reactions. Which of the following sequences of bodily reactions is correct ?
(A). Heart rate — blood cholesterol — body temperature — amount of perspiration
(B). Blood cholesterol — pulse rate — breathing rate and depth — GSR
(C). Blood pressure — pulse rate — body temperature — amount of perspiration
(D). Blood pressure — heart rate — breathing rate and depth — GSR
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33. While riding a motorcycle Sheila meets with an accident and is knocked unconscious. On becoming conscious in hospital several hours later, her first question is “why am I in the hospital ?” Shiela has no memory of what happened. She is suffering from :
(A). Short term memory loss
(B). Long term memory loss
(C). Both short term and long term memory
(D). Neither long term nor short term memory loss
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34. A person’s consciousness, cognitive perception and evaluation of self, thoughts and opinions of himself lead to Negative and Positive self. It is :
(A). Temporary
(B). Long term
(C). Forever
(D). None of the above
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35. Match List I with List II and indicate your answer by using the codes given below the lists : List I List II (Author) (Contribution) (A) J.R. Anderson and G. H. Bower (i) Semantic theory memory (B) D.O. Hebb (ii) Information - Processing theory (C) M. Quillian (iii) Human Associative Memory (HAM) (D) R.C. Atkinson and R.M. Sheffrin (iv) Consolidation theory of memory Codes : (A) (B) (C) (D)
(A). (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B). (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C). (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D). (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
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36. The actual power to perform mental or physical task which is gained by training is known :
(A). Achievement
(B). Ability
(C). Attitude
(D). Intelligence
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37. Match List I with List II and indicate your answer by using the codes given below the lists : List I List II (Theory) (Explanation) (A) Arousal theory (i) motivation is strongly influenced by setting specific and allowable goals (B) Expectancy theory (ii) motivation is a matter of being pushed from within by urges (C) Goal setting theory (iii) motivation is being pulled from without by desired outcomes (D) Drive theory (iv) motivation is increasing the general level of activation to an optimal level Codes : (A) (B) (C) (D)
(A). (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B). (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C). (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D). (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
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38. Four important steps involved in conducting psychological experiment are listed below : (1) Manipulation of the dependent variable (2) Hypothesis testing (3) Recording of the dependent variable (4) Hypothesis formulation State the correct sequence in which these steps are carried out in a typical psychological experiment.
(A). (4) (1) (3) (2)
(B). (4) (2) (1) (3)
(C). (1) (3) (4) (2)
(D). (2) (4) (1) (3)
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39. Given below are some steps of a motivational cycle. Which one is the correct sequence of a typical motivational cycle ?
(A). Goal, Driving force, Goal directed activity and Relief
(B). Goal directed activity, Driving force, Goal and Relief
(C). Driving force, Goal, Goal directed activity and Relief
(D). Driving force, Goal directed activity, Goal and Relief
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40. In classical conditioning experiments the extinction of conditioned response takes place due to :
(A). lack of motivation
(B). inhibition
(C). excitation
(D). absence of unconditioned stimulus
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41. “A complex structure involved in regulating a wide variety of emotional and motivational behaviours” is known as :
(A). Thalamus
(B). Reticular formation
(C). Pons
(D). Hypothalamus
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42. Match List I with List II and indicate your answer by using the codes given below the lists : List I List II (Needs) (Explanation) (A) N. Achievement (i) The desire to seek novel, intense experiences (B) N. Power (ii) The desire to take moderately challenging tasks (C) N. Sensation (iii) The desire to establish and maintain friendly relations (D) N. Affliation (iv) The desire to have impact and influence Codes : (A) (B) (C) (D)
(A). (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B). (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(C). (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D). (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
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43. Common Instructions ,

there is a pair of statements labelled as Assertion
(A). and Reason (R). Read the pair of statements and answer the question using the following codes. Assertion : Different people, exposed to the same stimulus, experience entirely different things. Reason (R) : Our internal representation of the world is filled with objects. Our perceptual processes rarely fail to successfully create objects out of physical input to the visual system. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B). Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C). (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D). (A) is false, (R) is true
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44. Common Instructions ,

there is a pair of statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the pair of statements and answer the question using the following codes. According to Watson : Assertion (A) : “Thought is in short nothing but talking to ourselves”. Reason (R) :

Thought is central neural event requiring no motor response.
(A). Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B). Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C). (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D). (A) is false, (R) is true
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45. Common Instructions ,

there is a pair of statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the pair of statements and answer the question using the following codes. Assertion (A) : Naturalistic observation is a usually preferred method in the field of ethology.Reason (R) :

In naturalistic observation, secondary variance is very efficiently controlled.
(A). Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B). Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C). (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D). (A) is false, (R) is true
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46. Common Instructions In each question ,

there is a pair of statements labelled as Assertion
(A). and Reason (R). Read the pair of statements and answer the question using the following codes. Assertion : According to Hull, food as reinforcer increases the frequency of occurrence of response. Reason (R) : Eating food is a satisfying experience. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B). Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C). (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D). (A) is false, (R) is true
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47. Read the following paragraph and answer

A clinical psychologist developed a new Anxiety Inventory. He divided the test into two halves-one based on odd-items and the another based on even items. The two halves correlated by 0.32. He also administered the inventory to two groups of anxiety patients, the second group of patients being tested two months after the first group was tested. Both the groups scored significantly higher than the normative sample of normal individuals. The two groups of anxiety patients did not differ significantly. The new Anxiety Inventory was also correlated with the established well known test of anxiety and the correlation was 0.83.

The new anxiety inventory has :
(A). satisfactory internal consistency
(B). unsatisfactory internal consistency
(C). satisfactory parallel form reliability
(D). unsatisfactory parallel form reliability
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48. Read the following paragraph and answer

The new anxiety inventory has :
(A). Satisfactory construct validity
(B). Unsatisfactory construct validity
(C). Satisfactory test-retest reliability
(D). Unsatisfactory test-retest reliability
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49. Read the following paragraph and answer

the psychologist is likely to have used :
(A). Mann-Whitney U-test
(B). t-test for paired samples
(C). Product-moment correlation
(D). t-test for independent samples
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50. Read the following paragraph and answer

The new anxiety inventory has :
(A). Satisfactory concurrent validity
(B). Unsatisfactory concurrent validity
(C). Satisfactory factorial validity
(D). Unsatisfactory factorial validity
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