PSYCHOLOGY- PAGE 1
Psychology MCQs
1. Match the List – I with List – II using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Stages) (Cognitive development)
p. Operational Concrete 1. Mature adult thought emerges, thinking by deductive logic, abstract thought
q. Preoperational 2. Develops conservation concepts, classify object in series
r. Sensorimotor 3. Represent the world mentally, thought egocentric, child shows animism
s. Formal operational 4. Lacks of language, does not use symbol, internal behaviour begins
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 1 3 4 2
Ans: C
2. Children learn to add new words through a process called
(A) Fast mapping
(B) New mapping
(C) Extensions
(D) Inspiration
Ans: A
3. The perception of a stimulus that is below the threshold for conscious experience is termed as
(A) Just noticeable difference
(B) Differential threshold
(C) Signal detection
(D) Subliminal perception
Ans: D
4. Inspite of passing of many years you have little trouble in remembering where you were when you discovered the ‘Taj Tragedy’ of 26/11 in Mumbai. What this memory is called?
(A) Implicit memory
(B) Flash bulb memory
(C) Episodic memory
(D) Non-declarative memory
Ans: B
5. Which of the following explains the typical intelligence–creativity relationship?
(A) U-shaped relationship
(B) Inverted U-shaped relationship
(C) Linear negative relationship
(D) None of the above
Ans: D
6. Perceptive auditory receptors in the cochlea are identified as
(A) Basilar cells
(B) Hair cells
(C) Malleus cells
(D) Glial cells
Ans: B
7. A realistic understanding of death concept is based on the following ideas:
1. Permanence
2. Universality
3. Mortality
4. Non-functionality
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2, 3 and 4 only
(C) 3 and 4 only
(D) 1, 2 and 4 only
Ans: D
8. The neurotransmitters called as feel good hormones are known as
(A) Dopamine
(B) Endorphines
(C) Acetylcholine
(D) GABA
Ans: B
9. Which of the following is/are the content theories of work motivation?
1. Alderfer’s ERG theory.
2. Hertzberg’s two-factor theory
3. Maslow’s theory of need hierarchy
4. Porter and Lawler’s performance satisfaction theory
(A) 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1, 2 and 3 only
(D) 2, 3 and 4 only
Ans: C
10. Each individual is different from every other because of which one of the following reason?
(A) Chromosomes from the two parents randomly pair up in each child.
(B) The female germ cells and the male germ cell contain varying numbers of chromosomes.
(C) The male body cells and female body cells have different numbers of chromosomes.
(D) The fertilisation of the egg takes place at different times and days in different individuals.
Ans: A
11. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Concepts) (Explanations)
p. Person schemas 1. A schema consisting of an organized collection of beliefs and feelings about ourself.
q. Role schemas 2. Mental schema ssuggesting that certain traits and behaviours go together and that individual having them represent certain type.
r. Self schemas 3. The schemas containing information about how persons playing specific roles generally act, and what they are like.
s. Scripts 4. Schemas that indicate what is expected to happen in a given setting.
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 1 4 2
Ans: A
12. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Psychologists) (Memory Concepts)
p. George Miller 1. Three memory system
q. Atkinson and Shiffrin 2. Working memory
r. Bartlett 3. Magical number > ± 2
s. Alan Badley 4. Constructive memory
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 3 1 4 2
Ans: D
13. Paradoxical Intention is based on which of the following?
(A) Negative practice
(B) Logo therapy
(C) Existential therapy
(D) Reciprocal inhibition
Ans: B
14. Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Indicate your answer using codes given below.
Assertion (A): People rebel against the norms of their group.
Reason (R): People desire to be liked and to be right.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is true.
Ans: D
15. My friend is doing Masters Course in Management after completing a degree course in engineering. This act refers to the case of
(A) Autistic thinking
(B) Convergent thinking
(C) Divergent thinking
(D) Evaluative thinking
Ans: C
16. Give the correct sequence for controlling irrational thoughts given below:
1. Evaluate the accuracy
2. Reward yourself for effective change
3. Prepare incompatible thoughts
4. Develop awareness
Codes:
(A) 4 – 2 – 1 – 3
(B) 2 – 4 – 1 – 3
(C) 4 – 1 – 3 – 2
(D) 3 – 2 – 1 – 4
Ans: C
17. How many interactions can be studied in a 2 X 3 X 5 factorial designs?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 29
(D) 30
Ans: A
18. Which of the following is not an error in eye witness testimony?
(A) Suggestibility
(B) Illusion of outgoing homogeneity
(C) Source monitoring
(D) Forgetting
Ans: D
19. Which of the following factors help in making faster recovery from illness and helps in coping physical adversity more effectively?
(A) Stress
(B) Optimism
(C) ‘Type A’ behaviour
(D) Ingratiation
Ans: B
20. The essential unity of the individual self-sense with that of the universe principle is the central argument of
(A) Jainism
(B) Advaita Vedanta
(C) Yoga
(D) Buddhism
Ans: B
21. The abstract, idealized representations that capture an average or typical notion of members of the category is known as
(A) Network
(B) Examplar
(C) Prototype
(D) Category presentation
Ans: C
22. Because of the lightning speed, computers can retrieve and manipulate stored data faster than people can, but the human brain beats the computer hands down when it comes to
(A) Using heuristics
(B) Following algorithms
(C) Serial processing
(D) Simultaneous processing
Ans: D
23. The final decisions reached by groups can often be predicted quite accurately by relatively simple rules. What these rules are known as?
(A) Thumb rules
(B) Logistic rules
(C) Cognitive decision schemas
(D) Social decision schemas
Ans: D
24. Children are taught names of objects, animals, people, etc., by binding the relation between names and form. According to Skinner _______ functions as a verbal operant.
(A) Sign
(B) Symbol
(C) Tact
(D) Mand
Ans: C
25. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
p. Cerebellum 1. Sleep
q. Reticular Formation 2. Emotions
r. Medulla 3. Reflexive activities
s. Limbic system 4. Motor control
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 4 1 3 2
Ans: D
26. A motivation to defy the conformity in order to protect one’s sense of freedom and self-efficacy is called
(A) Asserting one’s uniqueness
(B) Coercion
(C) Disobedience
(D) Reactance
Ans: D
27. Read each of the following two statements: Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Projective testing would be of the greatest interest to psychodynamic personality psychologist.
Reason (R): Projective testing is designed to uncover unconscious thoughts, feelings, and conflicts.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
28. Leaders who adjust their style, from one that is task-oriented and directive to one that is more relations-oriented and less directive, are following the principles of
(A) Democratic Leadership Theory
(B) Situational Leadership Theory
(C) Consultative Leadership Theory
(D) Equity Leadership Theory
Ans: B
29. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
p. Mixed Model 1. Creativity
q. Regression 2. Type I and II intelligence
r. Elaboration 3. Structure of intellect
s. Divergent thinking 4. Emotional intelligence
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans: C
30. According to epidemiology, different types of measures of epidemiology of mental illness are
1. Prevalence
2. Point prevalence
3. Incidence
4. Percentage
(A) 1, 2, 4 only
(B) 1, 3, 4 only
(C) 2, 3, 4 only
(D) 1, 2, 3 only
Ans: D
31. Given below are two statements: Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Indicate your answer using the following codes:
Assertion (A): Encoding specificity states that a retrieval cue is successful only if it is present at the time of encoding.
Reason (R): When participants are given category names as retrieval it enables the participant of the experiment to remember which were previously presented to them to remember.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
32. Match List – I with List – II and use the following code for your answer:
List – I List – II
p. Meaning of words 1. Morpheme
q. Rules that govern the order of words 2. Phoneme
r. Smallest unit of sound 3. Semantics
s. Smallest unit of meaning 4. Syntax
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 1 3 4 2
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans: A
33. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A), and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Entrepreneurs prefer to take moderate risks, as a result of skill and not chance.
Reason (R): Entrepreneurs usually have innovative ideas and they persistently work to implement those ideas.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
(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, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
34. Building an environment of acceptance and appreciation of all students for supporting students’ motivation to learn is the objective of
(A) Grouping
(B) Evaluation
(C) Recognition
(D) Responsibility
Ans: A
35. A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behaviour
(A) Reinforcement
(B) Punishment
(C) Incentive
(D) Learning
Ans: A
36. The seat of emotion is to be found in the
(A) Reticular formation
(B) Hind brain
(C) Limbic system
(D) Fore brain
Ans: C
37. If a manager gives Kavita a positive appraisal on her first evaluation as an employee because he thought that she had been a ‘top-notch’ performer in her job interview, he may be making an error based on
(A) Halo effect
(B) Attributional errors
(C) Leniency error
(D) Self-serving bias
Ans: A
38. The most common cause of severe intellectual and emotional impairment in older individuals is
(A) Parkinson’s disease
(B) Multiple sclerosis
(C) Alzheimer’s disease
(D) Senile psychosis
Ans: C
39. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Designs) (Features)
p. Block design 1. Each subject participates under all experimental conditions
q. Factorial design 2. Experiments with more than two independent variables
r. Single-factor repeated measures design 3. Subjects matched on some extraneous variable related to the dependent variable
s. Time series design 4. Studies the same set of experimental units on several occasions
5. Suitable for studying the interactions among the independent variables
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 5 3 1 2
(B) 3 5 4 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 5 1 4
Ans: D
40. Read each of the following two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Mansi wants to be superior, winning and being the best in any work she does.
Reason (R): A personal intention to seem competent or perform well in the eyes of others.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
41. The research findings indicate that job satisfaction and performance usually have
(A) Weak negative correlation
(B) No correlation
(C) Weak positive correlation
(D) Strong positive correlation
Ans: C
42. Which of the following is not a “critical situation” in the learning theory of personality development?
(A) Feeding
(B) Sex Training
(C) Language Training
(D) Anger Training
Ans: C
43. Match List – I and List – II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Disorder) (Explanation)
a. Depression 1. Classical conditioning
b. Schizophrenia 2. Negative attribution style
c. Phobia 3. Alcoholism
d. Korsakoff’s syndrome 4. Dopamine hypothesis
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 2 1 4 3
Ans: B
44. Feature Detector neurons consist of
1. Complex cells
2. Simple cells
3. Glial cells
4. Hyper complex cell
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2, 3 and 4 only
(C) 1, 2 and 4 only
(D) 3 and 4 only
Ans: C
45. One of the Neo-Freudian psychologists combines the humanistic, existential and psychoanalytic perspectives in which of the following concepts?
(A) Personality Development
(B) Positive Psychology
(C) Theory of Love
(D) None of these
Ans: C
Question Nos. 46 to 50: Read the following paragraph and answer the five questions which follow:
A researcher in personality and psychometry, after a thorough scrutiny of human characteristics, located eighty personality scales which presumably provide a comprehensive description of human personality. He administered these scales to a sufficiently large sample (N = 1000) and obtained the inter correlations among the eighty scales. The researcher wanted to factor analyse these scales. Retaining unities in the diagonal spaces of the 80x80 correlation matrix, the unrotated factors were extracted. Using various criteria for deciding the number of factors for rotation, fifteen factors were retained. The fifteen factors together explained 70% of the total variance. These fifteen factors were rotated by following a suitable method and the resulting inter-correction matrix was examined. Several of the inter-factor correlations were fairly high. Second-order factor analysis was then carried out which yielded five, nearly orthogonal factors.
46. While factor-analyzing the 80 X 80 correlation matrix, out of the following four factor extraction methods, which one has probably been employed in the above work?
(A) Least square method
(B) Confirmatory factor analysis method
(C) Principal axes method
(D) Principal components method
Ans: D
47. Which one of the following is not the criterion for deciding the number of factors for rotation?
(A) Cattell’s Scree
(B) Guttmann’s root > 1 criterion
(C) Percentage of total variance explained by the factor solution
(D) Wilks’ criterion
Ans: D
48. Out of the following four factor rotation methods, which method/s can yield the above reported results?
1. Oblimin rotation
2. Varimax rotation
3. Promax rotation
4. Quartimax rotation
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 4 only
Ans: B
49. Which of the following condition/s is/are necessary for carrying out second-order factor analysis?
1. It is hypothesized that there are a few orthogonal second-order factors.
2. The first-order factors should have been obliquely rotated.
3. At least, some of the inter-factor correlations should be fairly high.
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: C
50. The two factors are said to be orthogonal, when the angle of separation between the two factors is
(A) 90 degrees
(B) Lesser than 90 degrees
(C) Greater than 90 degrees
(D) In between zero to 180 degrees
Ans: A
List – I List – II
(Stages) (Cognitive development)
p. Operational Concrete 1. Mature adult thought emerges, thinking by deductive logic, abstract thought
q. Preoperational 2. Develops conservation concepts, classify object in series
r. Sensorimotor 3. Represent the world mentally, thought egocentric, child shows animism
s. Formal operational 4. Lacks of language, does not use symbol, internal behaviour begins
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 1 3 4 2
Ans: C
2. Children learn to add new words through a process called
(A) Fast mapping
(B) New mapping
(C) Extensions
(D) Inspiration
Ans: A
3. The perception of a stimulus that is below the threshold for conscious experience is termed as
(A) Just noticeable difference
(B) Differential threshold
(C) Signal detection
(D) Subliminal perception
Ans: D
4. Inspite of passing of many years you have little trouble in remembering where you were when you discovered the ‘Taj Tragedy’ of 26/11 in Mumbai. What this memory is called?
(A) Implicit memory
(B) Flash bulb memory
(C) Episodic memory
(D) Non-declarative memory
Ans: B
5. Which of the following explains the typical intelligence–creativity relationship?
(A) U-shaped relationship
(B) Inverted U-shaped relationship
(C) Linear negative relationship
(D) None of the above
Ans: D
6. Perceptive auditory receptors in the cochlea are identified as
(A) Basilar cells
(B) Hair cells
(C) Malleus cells
(D) Glial cells
Ans: B
7. A realistic understanding of death concept is based on the following ideas:
1. Permanence
2. Universality
3. Mortality
4. Non-functionality
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2, 3 and 4 only
(C) 3 and 4 only
(D) 1, 2 and 4 only
Ans: D
8. The neurotransmitters called as feel good hormones are known as
(A) Dopamine
(B) Endorphines
(C) Acetylcholine
(D) GABA
Ans: B
9. Which of the following is/are the content theories of work motivation?
1. Alderfer’s ERG theory.
2. Hertzberg’s two-factor theory
3. Maslow’s theory of need hierarchy
4. Porter and Lawler’s performance satisfaction theory
(A) 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1, 2 and 3 only
(D) 2, 3 and 4 only
Ans: C
10. Each individual is different from every other because of which one of the following reason?
(A) Chromosomes from the two parents randomly pair up in each child.
(B) The female germ cells and the male germ cell contain varying numbers of chromosomes.
(C) The male body cells and female body cells have different numbers of chromosomes.
(D) The fertilisation of the egg takes place at different times and days in different individuals.
Ans: A
11. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Concepts) (Explanations)
p. Person schemas 1. A schema consisting of an organized collection of beliefs and feelings about ourself.
q. Role schemas 2. Mental schema ssuggesting that certain traits and behaviours go together and that individual having them represent certain type.
r. Self schemas 3. The schemas containing information about how persons playing specific roles generally act, and what they are like.
s. Scripts 4. Schemas that indicate what is expected to happen in a given setting.
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 1 4 2
Ans: A
12. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Psychologists) (Memory Concepts)
p. George Miller 1. Three memory system
q. Atkinson and Shiffrin 2. Working memory
r. Bartlett 3. Magical number > ± 2
s. Alan Badley 4. Constructive memory
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 3 1 4 2
Ans: D
13. Paradoxical Intention is based on which of the following?
(A) Negative practice
(B) Logo therapy
(C) Existential therapy
(D) Reciprocal inhibition
Ans: B
14. Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Indicate your answer using codes given below.
Assertion (A): People rebel against the norms of their group.
Reason (R): People desire to be liked and to be right.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is true.
Ans: D
15. My friend is doing Masters Course in Management after completing a degree course in engineering. This act refers to the case of
(A) Autistic thinking
(B) Convergent thinking
(C) Divergent thinking
(D) Evaluative thinking
Ans: C
16. Give the correct sequence for controlling irrational thoughts given below:
1. Evaluate the accuracy
2. Reward yourself for effective change
3. Prepare incompatible thoughts
4. Develop awareness
Codes:
(A) 4 – 2 – 1 – 3
(B) 2 – 4 – 1 – 3
(C) 4 – 1 – 3 – 2
(D) 3 – 2 – 1 – 4
Ans: C
17. How many interactions can be studied in a 2 X 3 X 5 factorial designs?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 29
(D) 30
Ans: A
18. Which of the following is not an error in eye witness testimony?
(A) Suggestibility
(B) Illusion of outgoing homogeneity
(C) Source monitoring
(D) Forgetting
Ans: D
19. Which of the following factors help in making faster recovery from illness and helps in coping physical adversity more effectively?
(A) Stress
(B) Optimism
(C) ‘Type A’ behaviour
(D) Ingratiation
Ans: B
20. The essential unity of the individual self-sense with that of the universe principle is the central argument of
(A) Jainism
(B) Advaita Vedanta
(C) Yoga
(D) Buddhism
Ans: B
21. The abstract, idealized representations that capture an average or typical notion of members of the category is known as
(A) Network
(B) Examplar
(C) Prototype
(D) Category presentation
Ans: C
22. Because of the lightning speed, computers can retrieve and manipulate stored data faster than people can, but the human brain beats the computer hands down when it comes to
(A) Using heuristics
(B) Following algorithms
(C) Serial processing
(D) Simultaneous processing
Ans: D
23. The final decisions reached by groups can often be predicted quite accurately by relatively simple rules. What these rules are known as?
(A) Thumb rules
(B) Logistic rules
(C) Cognitive decision schemas
(D) Social decision schemas
Ans: D
24. Children are taught names of objects, animals, people, etc., by binding the relation between names and form. According to Skinner _______ functions as a verbal operant.
(A) Sign
(B) Symbol
(C) Tact
(D) Mand
Ans: C
25. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
p. Cerebellum 1. Sleep
q. Reticular Formation 2. Emotions
r. Medulla 3. Reflexive activities
s. Limbic system 4. Motor control
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 4 1 3 2
Ans: D
26. A motivation to defy the conformity in order to protect one’s sense of freedom and self-efficacy is called
(A) Asserting one’s uniqueness
(B) Coercion
(C) Disobedience
(D) Reactance
Ans: D
27. Read each of the following two statements: Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Projective testing would be of the greatest interest to psychodynamic personality psychologist.
Reason (R): Projective testing is designed to uncover unconscious thoughts, feelings, and conflicts.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
28. Leaders who adjust their style, from one that is task-oriented and directive to one that is more relations-oriented and less directive, are following the principles of
(A) Democratic Leadership Theory
(B) Situational Leadership Theory
(C) Consultative Leadership Theory
(D) Equity Leadership Theory
Ans: B
29. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
p. Mixed Model 1. Creativity
q. Regression 2. Type I and II intelligence
r. Elaboration 3. Structure of intellect
s. Divergent thinking 4. Emotional intelligence
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans: C
30. According to epidemiology, different types of measures of epidemiology of mental illness are
1. Prevalence
2. Point prevalence
3. Incidence
4. Percentage
(A) 1, 2, 4 only
(B) 1, 3, 4 only
(C) 2, 3, 4 only
(D) 1, 2, 3 only
Ans: D
31. Given below are two statements: Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Indicate your answer using the following codes:
Assertion (A): Encoding specificity states that a retrieval cue is successful only if it is present at the time of encoding.
Reason (R): When participants are given category names as retrieval it enables the participant of the experiment to remember which were previously presented to them to remember.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
32. Match List – I with List – II and use the following code for your answer:
List – I List – II
p. Meaning of words 1. Morpheme
q. Rules that govern the order of words 2. Phoneme
r. Smallest unit of sound 3. Semantics
s. Smallest unit of meaning 4. Syntax
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 1 3 4 2
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans: A
33. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A), and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Entrepreneurs prefer to take moderate risks, as a result of skill and not chance.
Reason (R): Entrepreneurs usually have innovative ideas and they persistently work to implement those ideas.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
(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, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
34. Building an environment of acceptance and appreciation of all students for supporting students’ motivation to learn is the objective of
(A) Grouping
(B) Evaluation
(C) Recognition
(D) Responsibility
Ans: A
35. A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behaviour
(A) Reinforcement
(B) Punishment
(C) Incentive
(D) Learning
Ans: A
36. The seat of emotion is to be found in the
(A) Reticular formation
(B) Hind brain
(C) Limbic system
(D) Fore brain
Ans: C
37. If a manager gives Kavita a positive appraisal on her first evaluation as an employee because he thought that she had been a ‘top-notch’ performer in her job interview, he may be making an error based on
(A) Halo effect
(B) Attributional errors
(C) Leniency error
(D) Self-serving bias
Ans: A
38. The most common cause of severe intellectual and emotional impairment in older individuals is
(A) Parkinson’s disease
(B) Multiple sclerosis
(C) Alzheimer’s disease
(D) Senile psychosis
Ans: C
39. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Designs) (Features)
p. Block design 1. Each subject participates under all experimental conditions
q. Factorial design 2. Experiments with more than two independent variables
r. Single-factor repeated measures design 3. Subjects matched on some extraneous variable related to the dependent variable
s. Time series design 4. Studies the same set of experimental units on several occasions
5. Suitable for studying the interactions among the independent variables
Codes:
p q r s
(A) 5 3 1 2
(B) 3 5 4 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 5 1 4
Ans: D
40. Read each of the following two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Mansi wants to be superior, winning and being the best in any work she does.
Reason (R): A personal intention to seem competent or perform well in the eyes of others.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
41. The research findings indicate that job satisfaction and performance usually have
(A) Weak negative correlation
(B) No correlation
(C) Weak positive correlation
(D) Strong positive correlation
Ans: C
42. Which of the following is not a “critical situation” in the learning theory of personality development?
(A) Feeding
(B) Sex Training
(C) Language Training
(D) Anger Training
Ans: C
43. Match List – I and List – II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Disorder) (Explanation)
a. Depression 1. Classical conditioning
b. Schizophrenia 2. Negative attribution style
c. Phobia 3. Alcoholism
d. Korsakoff’s syndrome 4. Dopamine hypothesis
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 2 1 4 3
Ans: B
44. Feature Detector neurons consist of
1. Complex cells
2. Simple cells
3. Glial cells
4. Hyper complex cell
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2, 3 and 4 only
(C) 1, 2 and 4 only
(D) 3 and 4 only
Ans: C
45. One of the Neo-Freudian psychologists combines the humanistic, existential and psychoanalytic perspectives in which of the following concepts?
(A) Personality Development
(B) Positive Psychology
(C) Theory of Love
(D) None of these
Ans: C
Question Nos. 46 to 50: Read the following paragraph and answer the five questions which follow:
A researcher in personality and psychometry, after a thorough scrutiny of human characteristics, located eighty personality scales which presumably provide a comprehensive description of human personality. He administered these scales to a sufficiently large sample (N = 1000) and obtained the inter correlations among the eighty scales. The researcher wanted to factor analyse these scales. Retaining unities in the diagonal spaces of the 80x80 correlation matrix, the unrotated factors were extracted. Using various criteria for deciding the number of factors for rotation, fifteen factors were retained. The fifteen factors together explained 70% of the total variance. These fifteen factors were rotated by following a suitable method and the resulting inter-correction matrix was examined. Several of the inter-factor correlations were fairly high. Second-order factor analysis was then carried out which yielded five, nearly orthogonal factors.
46. While factor-analyzing the 80 X 80 correlation matrix, out of the following four factor extraction methods, which one has probably been employed in the above work?
(A) Least square method
(B) Confirmatory factor analysis method
(C) Principal axes method
(D) Principal components method
Ans: D
47. Which one of the following is not the criterion for deciding the number of factors for rotation?
(A) Cattell’s Scree
(B) Guttmann’s root > 1 criterion
(C) Percentage of total variance explained by the factor solution
(D) Wilks’ criterion
Ans: D
48. Out of the following four factor rotation methods, which method/s can yield the above reported results?
1. Oblimin rotation
2. Varimax rotation
3. Promax rotation
4. Quartimax rotation
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 4 only
Ans: B
49. Which of the following condition/s is/are necessary for carrying out second-order factor analysis?
1. It is hypothesized that there are a few orthogonal second-order factors.
2. The first-order factors should have been obliquely rotated.
3. At least, some of the inter-factor correlations should be fairly high.
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: C
50. The two factors are said to be orthogonal, when the angle of separation between the two factors is
(A) 90 degrees
(B) Lesser than 90 degrees
(C) Greater than 90 degrees
(D) In between zero to 180 degrees
Ans: A
51. Which one of the following theories predicts that work motivation will be low if an employee perceives that an increased effort will have little, or no effect on his/her performance?
(A) Just-world theory
(B) Need-drive theory
(C) Expectancy theory
(D) Normative theory
Ans: C
52. Assertion (A): If higher order factor analysis is to be carried out, first order factors should not be subjected to varimax rotation.
Reason (R): Varimax rotation provides oblique factors.
Codes:
(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 but (R) is true.
Ans: C
53. Where are oxytocin and vasopressin hormones synthesized?
(A) Posterior pituitary
(B) Anterior pituitary
(C) Gonads
(D) Hypothalamus
Ans: D
54. Match List-I with List-II.
List – I List – II
(Concept) (Psychologist)
a. Parenting styles 1. Bowlby
b. Attachment 2. Piaget
c. Reciprocal Determinism 3. Bandura
d. Centration 4. Baumrind
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans: C
55. Which of the following is not a component of Emotional Intelligence as described by Mayer and Salovey.
1. The ability to use emotions to facilitate thinking.
2. The ability to perceive, appraise and express emotions accurately.
3. The ability to perceive, appraise and express emotions appropriately.
4. The ability to adapt to new and different contexts, select appropriate contexts and effectively shape one’s environment to suit one’s needs.
Codes:
(A) 4 only
(B) 1 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: A
56. Which of the following are the characteristics of Cattell’s Culture Fair Intelligence Test?
1. Speed
2. Power
3. Non-verbal
4. Performance
Codes:
(A) 1 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1 and 2
Ans: B
57. Technique of shaping is based on which of the following principle?
(A) Reciprocal inhibition
(B) Response inhibition
(C) Stimulus discrimination
(D) Successive approximation
Ans: D
58. What did Chomsky not argue about language development?
(A) There is a universal grammar.
(B) It is genetically wired.
(C) There is an innate modular language.
(D) It is based on reinforced learning.
Ans: D
59. What are the two types of declarative memory given by Edel Tulving?
(A) Episodic and semantic
(B) Semantic and procedural
(C) Reconstructive and semantic
(D) Procedural and reconstructive
Ans: A
60. Assertion (A): Illusions are instances in which perception yields false interpretation of physical reality.
Reason (R): Theory of misapplied constancy suggests that when looking at illusions, we interpret certain cues as suggesting that some parts are farther than others because of our powerful tendency toward size constancy.
Codes:
(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) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: A
61. Match List-I with List-II and indicate your answer using the codes given below.
List – I List – II
(Psychologists) (Measures)
1. Buss P. Aggression machine
2. Milgram Q. Picture- Frustration Study
3. Rosenzweig R. State-trait Anger Inventory
4. Spielberger S. Obedience Laboratory- Shock generator
Codes:
P Q R S
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: B
62. Components of empathy are:
(A) Perceiving and Advancing
(B) Advancing and Interpreting
(C) Judging and Communicating
(D) Perceiving and Communicating
Ans: D
63. Assertion (A): Paper-pencil self-report personality inventories are very useful in personnel selection.
Reason (R): In selection situation, paper-pencil, self-report inventories are sensitive to impression management.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Ans: D
64. Which of the following statements would be false about multiple correlations?
1. It ranges from – 1.00 to 1.00 only.
2. It ranges from 0 to 1.00 only.
3. It ranges from –¥ to +¥
4. It ranges from –1.00 to 0 only
Codes:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 3 and 4 only
(D) 1, 3 and 4 only
Ans: D
65. Which of the following components have been proposed by Torrance?
1. Divergent thinking
2. Elaboration
3. Transformation
4. Flexibility
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 2 and 4
(D) 1, 2 and 4
Ans: C
66. Which of the following strategies are used to gain compliance?
1. Ingratiation and commitment
2. Reciprocity and obedience
3. Reciprocity and scarcity
4. Respect and ingratiation
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2 are correct.
(B) 2 and 4 are correct.
(C) 3 and 4 are correct.
(D) 1 and 3 are correct.
Ans: D
67. Which is not the component of Kluver-Bucy syndrome following the removal of anterior temporal lobes?
(A) Rejection of anything that is edible.
(B) A tendency to investigate objects with the mouth.
(C) Lack of fear.
(D) Increased sexual activity often directed at inappropriate objects.
Ans: A
68. Arrange the following tests in increasing order of their saturation on projective criteria.
1. Thematic Apperception Test
2. Differential Aptitude Test
3. Rorschach Ink Blot Test
4. Incomplete Sentence Blank
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: D
69. A listener totally rejects the conclusion that the death penalty is justified for the purpose of preventing further social evil despite he cannot readily refute the premises the speaker is presenting for his conclusion. His reasoning is biased. Why?
(A) Due to his mood states
(B) Due to his beliefs
(C) Confirmation bias
(D) Hindsight
Ans: B
70. Jensen uses Regression argument to account for:
(A) Genetic contribution in abilities
(B) Context specific abilities
(C) Group differences in intelligence\
(D) Age related changes in intelligence
Ans: C
71. Assertion (A): Working memory involves both storage capacity and the capacity to process information held in the memory system.
Reason (R): The serial position effect provides evidence for the existence of two distinct memory systems, working memory and long term memory.
Codes:
(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) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: A
72. In the multiple components model of working memory, the Central Executive supervises and coordinates the functioning of which of the components?
1. Episodic information and procedural information.
2. Phonological loop and visuospatial sketch pad
3. Procedural information and abstract semantic information.
4. Semantic information and episodic information.
(A) 1 and 2 are correct.
(B) 1 and 4 are correct.
(C) 2 and 3 are correct.
(D) 2 and 4 are correct.
Ans: C
73. Bio feedback therapy is based on which of the following?
(A) Classical conditioning
(B) Observational learning
(C) Operant conditioning
(D) Cognitive learning
Ans: C
74. Assertion (A): People go out of their way to maintain self-esteem and to sustain the integrity of their self-concept.
Reason (R): “Self-handicapping” is a deliberate attempt to sabotage one’s performance so as to have a readymade excuse for failure.
Codes:
(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 but (R) is true.
Ans: B
75. According to Freud, different types of anxiety are:
1. Neurotic anxiety
2. State anxiety
3. Moral anxiety
4. Reality anxiety
(A) 1, 2 and 3 only
(B) 1, 2 and 4 only
(C) 1, 3 and 4 only
(D) 2, 3 and 4 only
Ans: C
76. Read each of the following two statements Assertion (A) and Reason(R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Learning refers to the modification of behavior as a result of past experience.
Reason (R): Experience is achieved through observation.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
Ans: B
77. A person had a blue car that was in the shop more than it was out. Since then the person could not think of owning a blue or green coloured car. The person’s aversion even to green cars is an example of
(A) Discrimination
(B) Generalization
(C) Latent learning
(D) The over justification effect
Ans: B
78. Which of the following best describes the serial position curve?
(A) Greater accuracy of recall of words in the beginning of the list and in the middle of the list.
(B) Greater accuracy of recall of words in the beginning of the list and gradual diminished accuracy by the end of the list.
(C) Greater accuracy of recall of words in beginning and at end of the list.
(D) Greater accuracy of recall of words in the middle and at the end of the list.
Ans: C
79. The degree to which construct system allows new information to enter that will allow construct system to change is called
(A) Individual Corollary
(B) Permeability
(C) Loose construing
(D) Constructive Alternativism
Ans: B
80. Who among the following has developed a test for personality assessment where the subject has to choose between a pair of jokes?
(A) McCafe
(B) McCall
(C) J.M. Cattell
(D) R.B. Cattell
Ans: D
81. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Indicate your answer using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Working memory can hold large amount of\ information even though it can retain only seven to nine items.
Reason (R): Items in working memory contain several separate bits of information grouped together called chunks.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
82. Who has emphasized the linguistic relativity hypothesis?
(A) Noam Chomsky
(B) Jean Piaget
(C) Steven Pinker
(D) Whorf B.L.
Ans: D
83. Telegraphic speech is typical of the ______ stage.
(A) Babbling
(B) One-word
(C) Two-word
(D) Three-word
Ans: C
84. The sentence “Blue Jeans wear false smiles” has correct _____ but incorrect _______.
(A) Morphemes; phonemes
(B) Phonemes; morphemes
(C) Semantics; syntax
(D) Syntax; semantics
Ans: D
85. Read the following statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer by using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): In deduction, conclusion is derived from a premise.
Reason (R): People reason by using deduction as well as induction.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the true explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
86. Match the List – I with List – II and indicate your answer with the help of codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Phenomenon) (Psychological name)
a. Smallest unit that carries meaning 1. Grammer
b. Rules to communicate and understand others 2. Semantics
c. Rules for desiring meanings 3. Morphemes
d. Rules for combining words 4. Syntax
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 3 2 1 4
Ans: C
87. Three types of feature detector cells are
(A) Simple cells, Glial cells, T-cells
(B) Simple cells, Complex cells, Glial cells
(C) Sensory cells, hyper complex cells, T-cells
(D) Simple cells, Complex cells, hyper complex cells
Ans: D
88. Read the following two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Sleep fulfills a critical biological function.
Reason (R): Sleep is required to restore the homeostatis.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Ans: A
89. Choose the odd one for pattern of sympathetic activation during emotions:
(A) Increased heart rate
(B) Pupil constriction
(C) Lowered skin resistance
(D) Increased breathing rate
Ans: B
90. Out of following who has not divided intelligence into two general components?
(A) Cattell J.M.
(B) Jensen
(C) Hebb
(D) Thurstone
Ans: D
91. Number of different factors as specified by Spearman to explain the performance on some tests:
(A) One‘s’ factor and many ‘g’ factors.
(B) Many‘s’ factors and many ‘g’ factors.
(C) One‘s’ factor and one ‘g’ factor.
(D) Many‘s’ factors and one ‘g’ factor.
Ans: D
92. Which set of three approaches is more relevant to study the impact of Genetic factors on intelligence?
1. Correlation between siblings
2. Correlation between identical twins reared apart.
3. Adopted child studies.
4. Correlation between parents and children.
Codes:
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: C
93. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer with the help of codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Psychologist) (Concept)
a. Adler 1. Basic anxiety
b. Bandura 2. Triadic Reciprocal causation
c. Jung 3. Fictional Finalism
d. Horney 4. Principle of Equivalence
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 4 3 1
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 3 4 2 1
Ans: C
94. Researchers have found different ways in which an individual’s genotype shapes his or her environment. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
(A) The genotype has a passive effect on environment resulting from genetic similarity between parents and children.
(B) The child’s genotype evokes particular kinds of reactions from social and physical environment.
(C) The child’s genotype plays an active role in shaping the environment.
(D) People with different genotypes are differentially sensitive or susceptible to their environment.
Ans: D
95. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Types of Variable) (Example)
a. Continuous 1. Selection test outcome in terms of selected/ rejected
b. Real discrete 2. Voice pitch
c. Artificially discrete 3. Intelligence
d. Qualitative 4. Gender
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 3 4 1 2
Ans: D
Instructions for Q. 96 to 100: Read the following passage and answer the five questions that follow:
The Classical Test Theory (CTT) assumes that every obtained score is a sum of the true score and the error of measurement. The earlier versions of the CTT, in their reliability conceptualization, ambitiously addressed the random errors of measurement. Accordingly, reliability can be conceptualized as a consistency between the true score and the obtained score. Reliability can be studied through various perspectives. In the test construction phase, internal consistency reliability is given heavy emphasis. Various reliability coefficients such as split-half reliability, Kuder-Richardson reliability, Cronbachalpha etc. have been developed for this purpose. One of the earlier developments in CTT is the Spearman-Brown formula. The other important types of reliabilities include test-retest reliability and inters corer reliability.
In addition to reliability, psychologists emphasize test validity. Content validity, concurrent validity, predictive validity, constructs validity is some of the important types of validities in psychometric studies. Factor analysis has also been employed in evaluating the test validity. Once the reliability and validity are well established, the test constructor attempts to establish the representative and comprehensive norms.
96. Reliability is conceptualized as
(A) Obtained variance / True variance
(B) True variance / (True varaince + Error variance)
(C) True variance / Error variance
(D) Obtained variance / Error variance
Ans: B
97. Cronbach alpha is
1. larger than split half reliability coefficient
2. smaller than reliability coefficient
3. Average of all possible split-half reliability coefficients
4. Equal to Kuder-Richardson reliability for dichotomous items
Codes:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 3 and 4 only
(D) 1 and 4 only
Ans: C
98. The interscorer reliability is especially important for
1. Projective tests
2. Achievement tests with short answers
3. Multiple choice tests
4. Judgements by multiple raters
Codes:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 4 only
(D) 1, 2 and 4 only
Ans: C
99. Consider that a newly developed test for assessing abstract reasoning and a well-established test of abstract reasoning are administered to a sample of 350 and a correlation of
0.25, significant at .01 levels is obtained. It will be inferred that the new test has
(A) Unsatisfactory concurrent validity
(B) Satisfactory concurrent validity
(C) Unsatisfactory predictive validity
(D) Satisfactory predictive validity
Ans: A
100. Factor analysis is best suited for studying
(A) Concurrent validity
(B) Predictive Validity
(C) Content validity
(D) Construct validity
Ans: D
(A) Just-world theory
(B) Need-drive theory
(C) Expectancy theory
(D) Normative theory
Ans: C
52. Assertion (A): If higher order factor analysis is to be carried out, first order factors should not be subjected to varimax rotation.
Reason (R): Varimax rotation provides oblique factors.
Codes:
(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 but (R) is true.
Ans: C
53. Where are oxytocin and vasopressin hormones synthesized?
(A) Posterior pituitary
(B) Anterior pituitary
(C) Gonads
(D) Hypothalamus
Ans: D
54. Match List-I with List-II.
List – I List – II
(Concept) (Psychologist)
a. Parenting styles 1. Bowlby
b. Attachment 2. Piaget
c. Reciprocal Determinism 3. Bandura
d. Centration 4. Baumrind
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 4 2 3 1
Ans: C
55. Which of the following is not a component of Emotional Intelligence as described by Mayer and Salovey.
1. The ability to use emotions to facilitate thinking.
2. The ability to perceive, appraise and express emotions accurately.
3. The ability to perceive, appraise and express emotions appropriately.
4. The ability to adapt to new and different contexts, select appropriate contexts and effectively shape one’s environment to suit one’s needs.
Codes:
(A) 4 only
(B) 1 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: A
56. Which of the following are the characteristics of Cattell’s Culture Fair Intelligence Test?
1. Speed
2. Power
3. Non-verbal
4. Performance
Codes:
(A) 1 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1 and 2
Ans: B
57. Technique of shaping is based on which of the following principle?
(A) Reciprocal inhibition
(B) Response inhibition
(C) Stimulus discrimination
(D) Successive approximation
Ans: D
58. What did Chomsky not argue about language development?
(A) There is a universal grammar.
(B) It is genetically wired.
(C) There is an innate modular language.
(D) It is based on reinforced learning.
Ans: D
59. What are the two types of declarative memory given by Edel Tulving?
(A) Episodic and semantic
(B) Semantic and procedural
(C) Reconstructive and semantic
(D) Procedural and reconstructive
Ans: A
60. Assertion (A): Illusions are instances in which perception yields false interpretation of physical reality.
Reason (R): Theory of misapplied constancy suggests that when looking at illusions, we interpret certain cues as suggesting that some parts are farther than others because of our powerful tendency toward size constancy.
Codes:
(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) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: A
61. Match List-I with List-II and indicate your answer using the codes given below.
List – I List – II
(Psychologists) (Measures)
1. Buss P. Aggression machine
2. Milgram Q. Picture- Frustration Study
3. Rosenzweig R. State-trait Anger Inventory
4. Spielberger S. Obedience Laboratory- Shock generator
Codes:
P Q R S
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: B
62. Components of empathy are:
(A) Perceiving and Advancing
(B) Advancing and Interpreting
(C) Judging and Communicating
(D) Perceiving and Communicating
Ans: D
63. Assertion (A): Paper-pencil self-report personality inventories are very useful in personnel selection.
Reason (R): In selection situation, paper-pencil, self-report inventories are sensitive to impression management.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Ans: D
64. Which of the following statements would be false about multiple correlations?
1. It ranges from – 1.00 to 1.00 only.
2. It ranges from 0 to 1.00 only.
3. It ranges from –¥ to +¥
4. It ranges from –1.00 to 0 only
Codes:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 3 and 4 only
(D) 1, 3 and 4 only
Ans: D
65. Which of the following components have been proposed by Torrance?
1. Divergent thinking
2. Elaboration
3. Transformation
4. Flexibility
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 2 and 4
(D) 1, 2 and 4
Ans: C
66. Which of the following strategies are used to gain compliance?
1. Ingratiation and commitment
2. Reciprocity and obedience
3. Reciprocity and scarcity
4. Respect and ingratiation
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2 are correct.
(B) 2 and 4 are correct.
(C) 3 and 4 are correct.
(D) 1 and 3 are correct.
Ans: D
67. Which is not the component of Kluver-Bucy syndrome following the removal of anterior temporal lobes?
(A) Rejection of anything that is edible.
(B) A tendency to investigate objects with the mouth.
(C) Lack of fear.
(D) Increased sexual activity often directed at inappropriate objects.
Ans: A
68. Arrange the following tests in increasing order of their saturation on projective criteria.
1. Thematic Apperception Test
2. Differential Aptitude Test
3. Rorschach Ink Blot Test
4. Incomplete Sentence Blank
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: D
69. A listener totally rejects the conclusion that the death penalty is justified for the purpose of preventing further social evil despite he cannot readily refute the premises the speaker is presenting for his conclusion. His reasoning is biased. Why?
(A) Due to his mood states
(B) Due to his beliefs
(C) Confirmation bias
(D) Hindsight
Ans: B
70. Jensen uses Regression argument to account for:
(A) Genetic contribution in abilities
(B) Context specific abilities
(C) Group differences in intelligence\
(D) Age related changes in intelligence
Ans: C
71. Assertion (A): Working memory involves both storage capacity and the capacity to process information held in the memory system.
Reason (R): The serial position effect provides evidence for the existence of two distinct memory systems, working memory and long term memory.
Codes:
(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) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: A
72. In the multiple components model of working memory, the Central Executive supervises and coordinates the functioning of which of the components?
1. Episodic information and procedural information.
2. Phonological loop and visuospatial sketch pad
3. Procedural information and abstract semantic information.
4. Semantic information and episodic information.
(A) 1 and 2 are correct.
(B) 1 and 4 are correct.
(C) 2 and 3 are correct.
(D) 2 and 4 are correct.
Ans: C
73. Bio feedback therapy is based on which of the following?
(A) Classical conditioning
(B) Observational learning
(C) Operant conditioning
(D) Cognitive learning
Ans: C
74. Assertion (A): People go out of their way to maintain self-esteem and to sustain the integrity of their self-concept.
Reason (R): “Self-handicapping” is a deliberate attempt to sabotage one’s performance so as to have a readymade excuse for failure.
Codes:
(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 but (R) is true.
Ans: B
75. According to Freud, different types of anxiety are:
1. Neurotic anxiety
2. State anxiety
3. Moral anxiety
4. Reality anxiety
(A) 1, 2 and 3 only
(B) 1, 2 and 4 only
(C) 1, 3 and 4 only
(D) 2, 3 and 4 only
Ans: C
76. Read each of the following two statements Assertion (A) and Reason(R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Learning refers to the modification of behavior as a result of past experience.
Reason (R): Experience is achieved through observation.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
Ans: B
77. A person had a blue car that was in the shop more than it was out. Since then the person could not think of owning a blue or green coloured car. The person’s aversion even to green cars is an example of
(A) Discrimination
(B) Generalization
(C) Latent learning
(D) The over justification effect
Ans: B
78. Which of the following best describes the serial position curve?
(A) Greater accuracy of recall of words in the beginning of the list and in the middle of the list.
(B) Greater accuracy of recall of words in the beginning of the list and gradual diminished accuracy by the end of the list.
(C) Greater accuracy of recall of words in beginning and at end of the list.
(D) Greater accuracy of recall of words in the middle and at the end of the list.
Ans: C
79. The degree to which construct system allows new information to enter that will allow construct system to change is called
(A) Individual Corollary
(B) Permeability
(C) Loose construing
(D) Constructive Alternativism
Ans: B
80. Who among the following has developed a test for personality assessment where the subject has to choose between a pair of jokes?
(A) McCafe
(B) McCall
(C) J.M. Cattell
(D) R.B. Cattell
Ans: D
81. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Indicate your answer using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Working memory can hold large amount of\ information even though it can retain only seven to nine items.
Reason (R): Items in working memory contain several separate bits of information grouped together called chunks.
Codes:
(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, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
82. Who has emphasized the linguistic relativity hypothesis?
(A) Noam Chomsky
(B) Jean Piaget
(C) Steven Pinker
(D) Whorf B.L.
Ans: D
83. Telegraphic speech is typical of the ______ stage.
(A) Babbling
(B) One-word
(C) Two-word
(D) Three-word
Ans: C
84. The sentence “Blue Jeans wear false smiles” has correct _____ but incorrect _______.
(A) Morphemes; phonemes
(B) Phonemes; morphemes
(C) Semantics; syntax
(D) Syntax; semantics
Ans: D
85. Read the following statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer by using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): In deduction, conclusion is derived from a premise.
Reason (R): People reason by using deduction as well as induction.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the true explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
86. Match the List – I with List – II and indicate your answer with the help of codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Phenomenon) (Psychological name)
a. Smallest unit that carries meaning 1. Grammer
b. Rules to communicate and understand others 2. Semantics
c. Rules for desiring meanings 3. Morphemes
d. Rules for combining words 4. Syntax
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 3 2 1 4
Ans: C
87. Three types of feature detector cells are
(A) Simple cells, Glial cells, T-cells
(B) Simple cells, Complex cells, Glial cells
(C) Sensory cells, hyper complex cells, T-cells
(D) Simple cells, Complex cells, hyper complex cells
Ans: D
88. Read the following two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Sleep fulfills a critical biological function.
Reason (R): Sleep is required to restore the homeostatis.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Ans: A
89. Choose the odd one for pattern of sympathetic activation during emotions:
(A) Increased heart rate
(B) Pupil constriction
(C) Lowered skin resistance
(D) Increased breathing rate
Ans: B
90. Out of following who has not divided intelligence into two general components?
(A) Cattell J.M.
(B) Jensen
(C) Hebb
(D) Thurstone
Ans: D
91. Number of different factors as specified by Spearman to explain the performance on some tests:
(A) One‘s’ factor and many ‘g’ factors.
(B) Many‘s’ factors and many ‘g’ factors.
(C) One‘s’ factor and one ‘g’ factor.
(D) Many‘s’ factors and one ‘g’ factor.
Ans: D
92. Which set of three approaches is more relevant to study the impact of Genetic factors on intelligence?
1. Correlation between siblings
2. Correlation between identical twins reared apart.
3. Adopted child studies.
4. Correlation between parents and children.
Codes:
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: C
93. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer with the help of codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Psychologist) (Concept)
a. Adler 1. Basic anxiety
b. Bandura 2. Triadic Reciprocal causation
c. Jung 3. Fictional Finalism
d. Horney 4. Principle of Equivalence
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 4 3 1
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 3 4 2 1
Ans: C
94. Researchers have found different ways in which an individual’s genotype shapes his or her environment. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
(A) The genotype has a passive effect on environment resulting from genetic similarity between parents and children.
(B) The child’s genotype evokes particular kinds of reactions from social and physical environment.
(C) The child’s genotype plays an active role in shaping the environment.
(D) People with different genotypes are differentially sensitive or susceptible to their environment.
Ans: D
95. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Types of Variable) (Example)
a. Continuous 1. Selection test outcome in terms of selected/ rejected
b. Real discrete 2. Voice pitch
c. Artificially discrete 3. Intelligence
d. Qualitative 4. Gender
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 3 4 1 2
Ans: D
Instructions for Q. 96 to 100: Read the following passage and answer the five questions that follow:
The Classical Test Theory (CTT) assumes that every obtained score is a sum of the true score and the error of measurement. The earlier versions of the CTT, in their reliability conceptualization, ambitiously addressed the random errors of measurement. Accordingly, reliability can be conceptualized as a consistency between the true score and the obtained score. Reliability can be studied through various perspectives. In the test construction phase, internal consistency reliability is given heavy emphasis. Various reliability coefficients such as split-half reliability, Kuder-Richardson reliability, Cronbachalpha etc. have been developed for this purpose. One of the earlier developments in CTT is the Spearman-Brown formula. The other important types of reliabilities include test-retest reliability and inters corer reliability.
In addition to reliability, psychologists emphasize test validity. Content validity, concurrent validity, predictive validity, constructs validity is some of the important types of validities in psychometric studies. Factor analysis has also been employed in evaluating the test validity. Once the reliability and validity are well established, the test constructor attempts to establish the representative and comprehensive norms.
96. Reliability is conceptualized as
(A) Obtained variance / True variance
(B) True variance / (True varaince + Error variance)
(C) True variance / Error variance
(D) Obtained variance / Error variance
Ans: B
97. Cronbach alpha is
1. larger than split half reliability coefficient
2. smaller than reliability coefficient
3. Average of all possible split-half reliability coefficients
4. Equal to Kuder-Richardson reliability for dichotomous items
Codes:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 3 and 4 only
(D) 1 and 4 only
Ans: C
98. The interscorer reliability is especially important for
1. Projective tests
2. Achievement tests with short answers
3. Multiple choice tests
4. Judgements by multiple raters
Codes:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 4 only
(D) 1, 2 and 4 only
Ans: C
99. Consider that a newly developed test for assessing abstract reasoning and a well-established test of abstract reasoning are administered to a sample of 350 and a correlation of
0.25, significant at .01 levels is obtained. It will be inferred that the new test has
(A) Unsatisfactory concurrent validity
(B) Satisfactory concurrent validity
(C) Unsatisfactory predictive validity
(D) Satisfactory predictive validity
Ans: A
100. Factor analysis is best suited for studying
(A) Concurrent validity
(B) Predictive Validity
(C) Content validity
(D) Construct validity
Ans: D