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B BAC-53 PSYCHOLOGY
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1. Which of the following is used to detect the lies?

Polygraph GSR


EEG Electro Cardiograph


The theory that states that emotions are a function of the interaction of cognition factors and a state of physiological arousals was proposed by

Seerman Sherman


Schachter Spearman


3. The method by which a person is informed about his/her own physiological or psychological states is known as

reward variable


punishment bio feedback


4. Rajesh went for an interview and negotiated with the manager for a salary that doubles day by day. What would you say'Rajesh is possessing?

High intelligence High need


High motivation High achievement motivation


5. The weakening of a response through repeated elicitation is known as

habituation repetition


stimulation extinction


6. The behaviour that is designed to fulfil one's own motive is called

need behaviour reciprocatory behaviour


consummatory behaviour active behaviour


7. Hunger, thirst and avoidance of pain, are

primary motives secondary motives


external motives sensory motives


8. A classical psychological case study is

The three faces of Eve The two faces of Eve


The fourfaces of Eve None of these


9. Which of the following are disadvantages of "Clinical Method"

Little control is possible


Subjective interpretation is often necessary


A single case may be misleading or unrepresentative


All of the above


10. Research participants who carefully observe and report their immediate reactions and feelings in response to different musical sounds are using the method known as

Spaced practice Psychoanalysis


Introspection Natural selection


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11. Which of the following psychologists most clearly rejected the value of introspection?

Wundt Watson


Titchner James


12. Which two levels of constraint involve the direct comparison of two or more groups of subjects?

Naturalistic and case-study Case-study and experimental


Experimental and differential Correlational and differential


13. Which of the following are major limitations of case studies?

There is no way of knowing if the things one has learned about an individual apply to individuals in general.


Cannot provide a definite causal explanation.


It is unethical to study patients in case studies as pressure is forced upon an individual. .


Case studies cannot be carried out in real environments.


14. A is any condition that can change and that might effect the outcome of the experiment.

Extraneous variable Dependent variable


Independent variable Variable


15. The evolutionary perspective is to as the behavioural perspective is to

Observation; introspection Nature; nurture


Structuralism; functionalism Rationality; irrationality


16. Measures of provide single number that tells how "spread out" scores are

Central tendency Variability


Both and None of these


17. Which correlation coefficient represents the strongest relationship?

-0.86 0.66


0.10 0.09


18. A major disadvantage of the median, when compared to the mean, is that

Its location cannot be calculated algebraically. .


It is disproportionately affected by outliers.


It is not appropriate for use with nominal data.


It is less stable than the mean from sample to sample.


19. You would obtain a negative value for the variance if

All observations were at the mean.


The distribution is very negatively skewed.


The distribution is very positively skewed.


You would never under any circumstances obtain a negative variance.


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20. The reliability of a test is best indicated by which of the following?

The difficulty of the test for the intended population of test takers.


The spread of scores on the test.


The degree to which scores on the test form a normal distribution.


The consistency of scores on repeated administration of the test.


21. If the correlation between body weight and annual income were high and positive, we would conclude that

High incomes cause people to eat more food.


Low incomes cause people to eat less food.


High income people tend to spend a greater proportion of their income on food than . low income people, on average.


High income people tend to be heavier than low income people, on average.


22. In measuring the centre of the data from a skewed distribution, the median would be preferred over the mean for most purposes because

The median is the most frequent number while the mean is most likely.


,The mean may be too heavily influenced by the larger observations and this gives too high an indication of the centre.


The median is less than the mean and smaller numbers are always appropriate for the centre.


The mean measures the spread in the data.


23. In general, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The sample mean is more sensitive to extreme values than the median.


The sample range is more sensitive to extreme values than the standard deviation.


The sample standard deviation is a measure of spread around the sample mean.


The sample standard deviation is a measure of central tendency around the median.


24. Natural selection is made possible because

members of a species share basic characteristics


members of a species vary in a number of ways


all organisms adapt to their environment


all members of a species bear offsprings


25. When the instructions from a gene always prevail, the gene is said to be

a genotye a phenotype


dominant recessive


26. Whichoneofthefollowingstatements istrueregardingtherole ofearlyexperience?

Early experience is not important for later development.


Early experience is important but not irreversible.


Genetic endowment, rather than early experience, seems most important.


Genetic endowment and early experience are equally important.·


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27. The period of development from conception to birth is known as

fetal embryonic


neonatal prenatal


28. The development of motor control proceeds from

head to toe the extremities inward


left to right right to left


29. The sensory motor stage comes to a conclusion with the mastery of

language egocentrism


object permanence conservation


30. The time of rapid growth that leads to sexual maturity and the ability to produce offspring is known as

the growth spurt menstruation


puberty adolescence


31. Erik Erikson theorized that the developmental task of the elderly is to achieve

integrity identity


generativity dispair


32. Which system oversees the retrieval of long term memories, according to the AIkin Shiffrin memory' model

Mnemonic Short term


Sensory Long term


33. Which measure of memory is most influenced by guessing?

Relearning Recall


Recognition Reintegration


34. In the process of remembering recall is the

First stage Second stage


Third stage Fourth stage


35. When material learnt is stored for hours, days or years, it is known as

permanent memory long-key memory


long-term memory annual memory


36. Reintegration means

Recalling the past situation if it had been verbally presented.


Recalling the past situation if it had been associated with a specific colour.


Recalling the whole event by a fraction of once stimulating phenomenon.


Recall and recognition taken together.


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37. Match List-I (Factors causing forgetting) with List-II (psychologists) and select the correct answer using the codes gi ven below the lists.
List-I List-II
A Lack of adequate cues 1 Alkinson Shiffrin
. B Learned material not getting the opportunity to preserve 2. Craik Lockhart
and consolidate
C Single process of displacement of learned material 3. Muller Pilzecker
D Dual process of transfer of learned material from STM to 4. Tulving
LTM
ABC D
32 1
(b) 34I 2
(c) 431 2
(d) 342 I
38. The frequency of previous experience results in

Response disposition Response salience


Selectivity of perception Selective forgetting


39. A defense mechanism when there is forgetting of an experience is

Projection Regression


Reaction formation Repression


40. Choose the wrong match from the following:

Concrete operational stage Serial ordering


Pre-operational stage Intuitive thought


Pre-conceptual thought Object performance


Concrete operations Recognition of height and weight
compensation



41. Arrange the following stages in a logical sequences: I Verification II Illumination m Preparation IV Insight

m. II,I.V II, IV


II, IV, I IV, II, I


42. Controlled thinking is present in

Fantasy Reasoning


Dream Imagination


43. If we present a series of examples to a person and require him to develop a general concept of rules which they exemplify, we are requesting him to use the

Deductive method Inductive method


Structural differential Syllogism


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44. The function of language in concept fonnation starts at the stage of

analysis comparison


synthesis naming


45. With which view-point is Piaget most closely linked?

Behaviourist Constructionist


Gestalt Humanistic


46. Meta cognition refers to

Monitoring one's own thought


Monitoring other person's thought


Thoughts which are not grounded in reality


The stage which preceeds cognition


47. 'Goal gradient' concept in problem solving was introduced by

Kohler Kandler


Birch Hull


48. Intelligent Quotient is calculated by the fonnula
W


49. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list. List-I List-II
(Theories of Intelligence) (Psychologists)
A Time factor theory 1 Thurstone
B Infonnation Processing Theory 2. Speannan
C Multifactor theory 3. Sternberg
D Group factor theory 4. Thorndike

5. Guilford
A B C D
4 3 5 1
2 3 4 1
3 5 1 4
2 1 4 5

so. Two children born in the same month of the same year are bound to have the same.

Mental age Chronological age


Intelligent quotient (dY Amount of maturation


51. The concept that intelligence is made up of separate abilities was fonnulated by

Wechsler Thurstone


Binet Spearman


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52. Men are superior to women in

Numerical tasks Verbal skills


Dexterity Perceiving details


53., Even though identical twins tend to have similar one usually scores slightly higher than the other. This is because intelligence is

A part.of one's inheritance.


A function of one's motivation and learning.


An outcome of the inheritance of heredity and environment.


Dependent on factors other than heredity and environment.


54. The Concept of Multiple Intelligence was given by

Guilford Gardner


Thurstone Sternberg


55; What is a decreasing fQ in old age most likely to be associated with?

Inflexibility Lack of creativity


Inactivity Over ambitiousness


56. Proponents of which approach to personality would be most likely to agree with the statement "Personality can be thought of as learned responses to a person's upbringing and environment."

Humanistic approaches


Biological or evolutionary approaches


Learning approaches


Trait approaches


57. Relatively permanent and enduring patterns of behaviour that a person displays in most of the situations is known as

Personality type Self concept


Personality theory Traits


58. is an unresolved conflict or emotional hang up caused by over indulgence or by frustration.

Erogeneous zone Fixation


Electra conflict Identity


59. Tests such as the MMPI-2 in which small sarnple of behaviour is assessed to determine large trends are examples of

Cross-sectional tests Projective tests


Achievement tests Self Report tests


60. Which of the following endocrine gland helps in the regulation of physical growth, mental attainment and sexual maturity?

Pituitary gland Thyroid gland


Parathyroid gland Adrenal gland


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61. Which of the following factors are members of the Big Five?

Neuroticism, openness, extroversion


Introversion, sensation seeking, neuroticism


Agreeableness, emotionality, shyness


Conscientiousness, anxiety, psychoticism


62. According to the personality is the "distinctive patterns of behaviour that characterize each individual's adaptation to the situations of hislher life.

Gordon Allport Walter Mischel


Allport Odbert Potkey Allen


63. Out of the following, which cannot be included in Erikson's three Rs.

Ritualization Ritual


Ritualism Rituality


64. Attitudes are

Evaluation of aspects of the social world


Often acquired from other persons through social learning


Also formed on the basis of social comparison


All of the above


65. refers to the Cultural and Psychological changes brought about by contact with other people belonging to different cultures and exhibiting different behaviours.

Religion Acculturation


Socialization Modernization


66. Stereotypes are special case of

Cognitive theories Behavioural theories


Attribution processes Implicit personality theories


67. A negative or positive evaluation of a group and its members is called

Stereotyping Prejudice


Self-fulfilling prophecy Discrimination


68. If a smoker thinks that he should quit smoking as it is injurious to health, the person is making change in dissonance

by changing behavioural cognitive element.


by changing environmental cognitive element.


adding new cognitive element.


by adding affective element.


69. Which of the following sets are the three components of love proposed by Sternberg?

Passion, closeness, sexuality


Attraction, desire, complementarity


Passion, intimacy, decision I commitment


Commitment, caring, sexuality


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70. First impressions of people are important because we are biased towards

Primacy effect Main effects


Primary effect Halo effect


71. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

'Baby faced' persons are perceived as being warmer and less dominant than those with more mature features.


Persons with high pitched, child like voices are perceived as warmer and less dominant than those with deeper and mature voice.


Impressions individuals make on others are strongly affected by facial appearance.


Impressions are oftenly influenced by factors, individuals can readily control.


72. Which is true of stress? It does not the functioning of the immune system.

strengthen stimulate


suppress destroy


73. The release of emotional tension according to Freud is

Flushing Discharge


Dissipation Catharsis


74. Defense mechanisms are used to guard against negative

Thoughts Emotions


Behaviours Personality


75. Which of the following is not a coping technique?

Learned helplessness Meditation


Focus on the problem Self-<:ontrol


76. Which one of the following does not influence stress tolerance?

Conscientiousness Hardiness


Pessimism Social support


77. Which of these may not be a source of stress?

Self-imposed responsibilities Environment


Cultural change Perception of events as positive


78. Stress does not always affect this aspect of cognitive functioning.

Attention Decision-making


Memory Thinking


79. This method is not recommended to cope with stress.

Meditate Avoid the stressful situation


Take up relaxation training Exercise


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80. The progressive relaxation method was introduced by

Benson Seligman


Jacobson Schultz and Luthe


81. Assertive communication skills do not always result in

Satisfactory interpersonal relationships


High self-esteem


Effective conflict management


Getting what you want


82. The main goal of developing programmed learning is to

divide the material into small units.


help the learner to learn at a pace convenient for him.


involve the learner actively in the learning process.


provide reinforcement by reducing the possibility of errors.


83. Which of the following do not characterize a person with the "Accommodating" learning style?

Learn from hands-on experiences


Able to find solutions to problems


Depend on "gut" feelings


Rely on information and analysis


84. Occupational interest inventories are designed to predict

Likelihood of success in a job


How long a person will stay in a career


Satisfaction levels in ajob


All of the above


85. Which School of Thought attempted to study the organism isolated from the environment?

Structural Functional


Gestalt Behaviourist


86. Which of the following is not an effect of "crowding"

Boredom


Reduction of personal space


Increased social interaction


Decrease in adaptive behaviour


87. Low self-esteem is associated with

Few emotional problems Effective social skills


Self-<oncept confusion Setting high personal goals


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88. Psyche means and logos means study of

Soul Mind


Consciousness Behaviour


-89. The process of awareness indicate and the events that alter awareness.

SulH;onsciousness Consciousness


Unconsciousness Pre--<:onsciousness


90. Psychology has assumed role in solving Human problems.

Decreasingly important Originally important


Increasingly important Systematically important


9]. Analytic Psychology is a branch of psychoanalysis as developed by
00 00

lung Charcot
-92. Which scientific study deals with various ways in which interactions, interdependence and influence among the persons affect the individual's behaviour and thought?

Educational Psychology Abnormal Psychology


Physiological Psychology Social Psychology


93. The Educational Psychologist advises a school board on

old curriculum circulation of stimulus


knack new curriculum


94. Psychology has its applied side: that is it is often used to solve

Problem Every problem


"Real-life" problems Drug problems


95. What is the powerful tool in human thought?

Cognitive process Stimulus


Language Expression


96. "Medulla" and "Pons" are both related to

Mid brain The Hind brain


Fore brain None of these


97. The Endocrine gland plays an important role in regulating

Internal bodily process External bodily process


Hormones Fibres


98. The unit as building stone of the nervous system is

Nerve centres The Neuron


The Brain The Spinal cord


99. Which of the following is not included in the brain stem?

Medulla Pons


Hypothalamus Cerebellum


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100. The Peripheral Nervous System has .

Three divisions Five divisions


Four divisions Two divisions


101. Muscles and glands in the body constitute

Effector system The CO-{)fdinating system


Receptor system Nervous system


102. Thinking and speech originate in the

ANS CNS


PNS SNS


103. Which is not the part of the brain?

Spinal Cord Limbic system


Cerebrum Reticular formation


104. Visual deprivation is used in

Plasticity Movement


Context Monocular cues


105. "Retinal Disparity" is related to

Linear Perception Cognitive Style


Monocular Cues Binocular Cues


106. The following is not a law of perceptual organization:

Proximity Similarity


Pregnanz Contract


107. Depth Effect i.e., third dimension perception is the result of

Shadowing Clarity


Overlapping All of these taken together


108. The following are principles of perceptual organization except

Principle of observation and experience


Principle of similarity


Principle of familiarity


Principle of distance


109. The perceptual constancies imply

Role of thinking Organisation within perception


Role of emotions Role of memory


110. The distances separating the images of far objects in linear perspective appear to be

Longer Smaller


Higher Lower


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111. Figure is different from the ground in that the figure appears to be

darker than the ground longer than the ground


closer than the ground farther than the ground


112. Reward or punishment for a given behaviour is referred to as

conditioning reinforcement


trial and error withdrawal


113. The need 10 think highly of oneself and to have others think highly of them is called

self-esteem beJongingness


self-actualization affiliation


114. In classical conditioning a stimulus that produces a dependable response at the outset is said to be

conditioned response conditioned stimulus


unconditioned response unconditioned stimulus


115. The child who tries to imitate the behaviour of his parents is learning by

habit trial and error


reinforcement modeling


116. "Needs are organized into a hierarchical structure." according to

Masiow Skinner


Miller Pavlov


117. The relationship that is established in Classical Conditioning is between

Conditioned Stimulus -Conditioned Response


Unconditioned Stimulus -Conditioned Response


Conditioned Response -Unconditioned Stimulus


Conditioned Stimulus -Unconditioned Stimulus


118. The method of learning that requires the person to gradually learn the task. step by step, is called

method of equal appearing intervals


method of successive approximations


classical conditioning


operant conditioning


119. The means by which many young animals become attached to their parents and are kept from wandering alone is called

modeling imprinting


bio feedback reinforcement


120. Mr. X stumbled suddenly on the stairs. He automatically grabbed the handrail before recognizing his state of fear. Which theory explains this type of emotion?

James theory Cannon's theory


Walter-Cannon theory James-Lange theory


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