1. The first school of psychology is known as

(A)Behavioural


Structural


(C)Functional


Psycho-analytic


2. Young Helmholtz's theory explains

(A)Motivation


Colour Vision


(C)Hearing


Gustatory sensation


3. Mason disc is used in the experiments of

(A)Attention


Lie detection


(C)Instrumental learning


Colour mixing


4. Colour blindness can be detected by

(A)Snennell's chart


Rorschach test


(C)Ishihara test


Block design test


5. If no significant differences emerge between two groups in an experimental method, which hypothesis is upheld

(A)One tailed hypothesis


Null hypothesis


(C)Two tailed hypothesis


None of the above


6. While collecting data for psychological research, sample is usually drawn from

(A)Finite population with replacement


Infinite population with replacement


(C)Finite population without replacement


Infinite population without replacement


7. Which school of Psychology proposed the laws of perception

(A)Behaviourism


Functionalism


(C)Gestalt


Psychoanalysis


8. In a negatively skewed curve

(A)Mean and median have same value


(B)Mean is greater than median


(C)Mean is smaller than median


(D)Depending on sample size any one of the above three may happen


9. Coefficient of variation is obtained by

sigma/MX100





sigma x 100


sigma/root N
10. When a researches observes an event and goes retrospectively to search for cause or causes, he wants to carry out a research known as

(A)Survey research


Field study


(C)Cross-cultural research


Ex-post-facto research


11. The relationship between Z-score and T-score is

100+10Z


T 50+10Z


100+Z


T 50+Z


12. In drawing a frequency distribution the steps are

(A)Tallies, frequency, range of score, class intervals


(B)Class intervals, frequency, tallies, range of scores


(C)Frequency, range of scores, class interval, tallies


(D)Range of scores, class intervals, tallies, frequency


13. Open-end questions are characteristics of

(A)Structured questionnaire


Unstructured questionnaire


(C)Rating scale


Constructed test


14. With the help of depth perception, it is possible to determine

(A)Absolute distance


Relative distance


(C)Both


None of the above


15. Which one of the following methods is most suitable in bringing out one's attitude towards HIV/AIDS

(A)Questionnaire


Observation


(C)Personality test


Interview


16. Which of these is the master gland of endocrine system

(A)Pitutary


Thyroid


(C)Adrenal


Gonads


17. Fundamental unit of living beings is called

(A)Neuron


Tissue


(C)Organ


Cell


18. The most important single property of nucleus is

(A)Assimilation


Reproduction


(C)Digestion


Excretion


19. Which nervous system is concerned with the internal adjustment of the organism

(A)Autonomic


Somatic


(C)Intristic


All of them


20. Part of brain concerned with control of heart beat and breathing is called

(A)Medulla


Cortex


(C)Cerebellum


Olfactory lobe


21. Ability is transmitted in humans by

(A)Zygote


Chromosome


(C)Hormone


Gene


22. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched

1. Split-brain . . . . . . . R.W. Sperry
2. Synapse . . . . . . . Charles Sherrington
3. Nerve impulse . . . . . . . T.H. Huxley

Select the correct answer using the code given below

and 3


1 and 3


and 3


1 and 2


23. Following a head injury a victim's performance dropped in a language test but not in spatial test. This may be due to injury in

(A)Right hemisphere


Left Iris


(C)Broca's area


Reticular system


24. According to Piaget's sensory-motor stage of child development is the

(A)1st one


2nd one


(C)3rd one


4th one


25. Mental handicap with paralysis of one side of the body is known as

(A)Monoplegia


Paraplegia


(C)Quadriplegia


Hemiplegia


26. Attitudes refer

(A)Evaluative statements concerning people, events and objects


(B)Values


(C)General statements


(D)None of the above


27. The correct sequence of passage of light in the visual process is

(A)Photoreceptors, ganglion cell, bipolar cells


(B)Photoreceptors, bipolar cells, ganglion cells


(C)Bipolar cells, ganglion cells, photoreceptors


(D)Bipolar cells, photoreceptors, ganglion cells


28. The occurrence of phi-phenomenon is present in

(A)Cinema


Disco-dance


(C)Vocal Music


Modelling


29. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched

(A)Illusion — Auto kinetic effect


Rating Scale — Halo effect


(C)Perception — Motion parallax


Learning — Size constancy


30. The responsiveness shown in form of decreased threshold is known as

(A)Perceptual defence


Perceptual vigilance


(C)Subliminal perception


False perception


31. Different behaviour of an individual is caused by different motives. Viscerogenic motive leads to

(A)Sleep


Aggression


(C)Exploration


Eating


32. The common name for scale of summated ratings used for measuring attitude is

(A)Thurstone scale


Likert scale


(C)Bogardus scale


Scalogram


33. Emotional arousal and its effect on performance depicts

(A)U-shaped curve


In-verted U-shaped curve


(C)J-shaped curve


Straight line


34. Facial expression of emotion shows

(A)Undesired behaviour


Substitute behaviour


(C)Instrumental behaviour


Maladaptive behaviour


35. Flight or fight reaction during fear or rage is controlled by

(A)Adrenal glands


Central nervous system


(C)Visual sense organs


Pituitary glands


36. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of motivational set

(A)Goal directed behaviour, attainment of goal, drive, satisfaction


(B)Drive, satisfaction, attainment of goal, goal directed behaviour


(C)Drive, goal directed behaviour, attainment of goal, satisfaction


(D)Goal directed behaviour, drive, satisfaction, attainment of goal


37. Which one of the following instruments is not used in lie detection

(A)Pneumograph


E.C.G


(C)G.S.R.


E.E.G.


38. Incompleted task is better remembered than completed task was advocated by

(A)Helmholtz


Rosenzwig


(C)Wundt


Zeigarnik


39. In conditioning experiments, the extinction of conditioned response takes place due to

(A)Lack of motivation


Inhibition


(C)Absence of unconditioned stimulus


Excitation


40. Serial learning is a form of

(A)Discrimination learning


Conditioning


(C)Verbal learning


Probability learning


41. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of steps involved in classical conditioning

CS, CS, US, CR


CR, US CS, US, CS


US CS, CS, CR


CS, US, CR, US CS


42. The use of helps to control for the effect of observer bias.

single trained observer


Blind observer


(C)Randomly selected observers


None of the above


43. Principles of motor learning can be easily transferred in the field of

(A)Painting


Reading


(C)Driving


Thinking


44. The concept of and magical number 7 ± 2 in memory was postulated by

(A)Ebbinghaus


Miller


(C)Broadbent


Tulving


45. Theory of retrieval based on memory scanning experiment was developed by

(A)Neisser


Sperling


(C)Melton


Sternberg


46. Different areas of brain in relation to explicit and implicit memory was advocated by

(A)Schacter


Posner


(C)Flavell


Brown


47. The theory which attempted to explain both the structure as well the process of LTM is known as

(A)TLC theory of Quillion


(B)Information processing theory of Atkinson and Shiffrin


(C)Act theory of Anderson


(D)Dual coding theory of Pavio


48. STM process can be most conveniently explained by

(A)Consolidation theory


Schema theory


(C)Interference theory


Decay theory


49. Iconic memory is studied when temporal duration is limited to

(A)Milli-seconds


Seconds


(C)Minutes


Hours


50. Primary memory deals with

(A)STM and LTM


Sensory memory and STM


(C)Working memory and LTM


STM and working memory


51. Which one of the following provide the correct explanation of retro-active inhibition

1. Disuse of responses
2. Competition of responses
3. Unlearning of responses

Select the correct answer

and 2


1 and 3


and 3


2 and 3


52. Which one of the following is an example of a secondary reinforcer

Chocolate bar


Drink of water


(C)Petting a dog


Praising the child


53. Important tools of thinking are

(A)Objects, concepts and symbols


Objects, perception and imagination


(C)Concepts, memory and emotion


Symbols, perception and concepts


54. Training designed to improve problem solving ability emphasises

(A)Putting two and two together


Categorizing


(C)Solution of multiple choice problem


Ideational flexibility


55. Which one of the following is not an example of incorrect thinking

(A)Fallacies


Divergent thinking


(C)Wishful thinking


Hunches


56. The procedure which frequently used in concept learning experiments in children involves

(A)Card-sorting task


Raven's progressive matrices


(C)Children's apperception test


Differential aptitude test


57. The theory of problem solving based on computer simulation is known as

(A)Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)


(B)General Problem Solves


(C)Transmission Control Protocol


(D)World Wide Web


58. Which one of the following errors is not considered an error in free recall experiment

(A)Transposition


Omission


(C)Substitution


Intrusion


59. The most convenient method for memory test is

(A)Anticipation


Recall


(C)Re-learning


Recognition


60. In memory experiments when errors are plotted against each serial position, the graph is a

(A)Positively skewed curve


Negatively skewed curve


(C)U-shaped curve


Inverted U-shaped curve


61. Which one of the following intelligence tests can be applied to an illiterate person

(A)Weschler's full scale


Terman-Merril test


(C)Standard progressive matrices


Mill-Hill vocabulary


62. In Stanford-Binet test of intelligence an individual of 30 years chronological age has mental age of 15 years. His I.Q. is

(A)Average


Below average


(C)Above average


Fifty


63. The theory of Level I and Level II of intelligence was postulated by

(A)Spearman


Jensen


(C)Cattel


Thomson


64. Guilford's model of intelligence includes three basic elements. These are

(A)Operation, products, contents


Concept, memory, thought


(C)Cognition, affection, products


Thought, language, concept


65. The norm used in Advanced progressive matrices for measuring intelligence

(A)Grade norm


Gender norm


(C)Percentile


Stanine


66. Verbal creativity depends on

(A)Intelligence, Fluency, Flexibility


Originality, Flexibility, Fluency


(C)Sensibility, Originality, Flexibility


Integrity, Intelligence, Language


67. Arun while participating in a T-group training programme, produced a large number of solutions to a given problem. Arun is high on

(A)Practical intelligence


Convergent thinking


(C)Global intelligence


Divergent thinking


68. Self actualization is at the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Which one of the following is at bottom

(A)Safety and security


Physiological


(C)Love and belongingness


Self-esteem


69. When motives become independent of their origin the phenomenon is known as

(A)Extinction


Maturation


(C)Functional autonomy


Deprivation


70. Who gave the concept of 'Self Efficacy'

(A)Watson


Bandura


(C)Skinner


Thorndike


71. The concept of psychological 'Life-space' is given by

(A)Developmental Psychology


Topological Psychology


(C)Ecological Psychology


Yoga psychology


72. Endomorphous type of persons are

(A)Tall and slim


Average built


(C)Mentally challenged


Fat and short


73. The technique of assessing personality through handwriting is known as

(A)Phrenology


Palmistry


(C)Graphology


Astrology


74. Leptin is a involved in appetite control.

(A)Hormone


Organ


(C)Fatty tissue


Neurotransmitter


75. Mc Clelland measured need for achievement (Nach) by asking subjects to

(A)Complete a questionnaire


Observe and interpret a set of ink blots


(C)Draw human figure

Make stories about a set of pictures


76. Who among the following personality theorists does not stress upon the person's own history

(A)Sheldon


Erickson


(C)Maslow


Jung


77. Which one of the following is not a dimension in the five-factor model of personality

(A)Openness to experience


Psychoticism


(C)Conscientiousness


Neuroticism


78. 'Location' is Rorschach test is concerned with

(A)Whole/Part


Figure/Landscapes


(C)Fantasy/Emotion


Colour/Movement


79. According the Adler, the master motive underlying human behaviour is

(A)Sex


Aggression


(C)Superiority


Power


80. Physical exercises

(A)Increase one's resistance to stress


Lower one's resistance to stress


(C)Cause more stress


Do not have any effect on reaction to stress


81. Holmes and Rahe gave the theory of

(A)Daily hassles


Life event stress


(C)Mid Life crisis


Acute stress disorder


82. Who gave the 2 stage theory of appraisal in handling stress

(A)Folkman


Lazarus


(C)Folkman and Lazarus


None of the above


83. The tendency of some communications to produce more attitude change after a time gap is called

(A)Delayed effect


Sleeper effect


(C)Communication gap


Reminiscence


84. The amount of positive attitude change produced by persuasive communication minus the amount of negative change produced, is called:

(A)Resultant attitude


Differential attitude


(C)Net attitude change


Residual attitude


85. Which of the following sub-tests are included Wechsler'sAdult intelligence scale

1. Cube construction
2. Object assembly
3. Form board
4. Digit symbol
5. Picture arrangement

Select the correct answer using the code given below

2 and 4


4 and 5


3 and 4


1 and 5


86. When individuals notice inconsistency between their own behaviour and attitude, they are experiencing

(A)Behavioural inconsistency


Cognitive dissonance


(C)Behavioural vulnerability


Insincerity


87. Which one of the following psychological principles would not be applicable in management of intergroup conflict

(A)Principle of norm violation


Minimal group paradigm


(C)Principle of relative deprivation


Social inhibition paradigm


88. In every community people express emotions with the same facial gestures. This is because gestures are

(A)Copied


Learned


(C)Achieved


Innate


89. Psychosomatic disorders are outcome of which one of the following

(A)Acute stress


Chronic stress


(C)Post-traumatic stress


None of the above


90. The attitude scale developed by Bogardus is known as

(A)Rating scale tool


Paired-comparison scale


(C)Social distance scale


Equal appearing interval scale


91. When positive attitude and efforts are met with enough opposition, the individual may switch over to negative attitude and behaviour. This phenomenon is known as

(A)Reaction formation


Learned helplessness


(C)Negative conditioning


Implicit conflict


92. Which one of the following areas in industry is increasing in importance in the present era of globalization

(A)Inter-culture communication


Job analysis


(C)Personnel selection


Time and motion study


93. The inability to see new application and uses of familiar educational system can be explained by individual's

(A)Non-flexible thinking


Functional fixedness


(C)Interference from others


Proactive inhibition


94. Children with Down's syndrome are always

(A)Autistic


Violent


(C)Mentally handicap


Physically handicap


95. Which structure of personality as said by Freud operates on pleasure principle

(A)Libido


Id


(C)Ego


Super-ego


96. A conditioned response is established by a series of pairings of CS and US. This is referred to as

(A)Practice


Generalization


(C)Acquisition


Spontaneous recovery


97. Match List I with list II and select the correct answers using the codes given below

List I List II

(a)Two factor theory of intelligence Guilford


(b)Group factor theory of intelligence Catell


(c)Structure of intellect Spearman


(d)Fluid intelligence Thomson



Codes


(A) 12 3 4


(B) 34 1 2


(C) 14 3 2


(D) 32 1 4
98. 'Uncle' belongs to the type of concept which is known as

(A)Conjunctive


Disjunctive


(C)Relational


Symbolic


99. Which one of the following instruments was used by Craik and Tulving to present visual stimuli very briefly

(A)Tachistoscope


Kaleidoscope


(C)Telescope


Endoscope


100. James-Lange theory of emotion is explained by

(A)Cognitive approach


Neurological approach


(C)Humanistic approach


Psycho-physiological approach


101. Developmental psychologists concern themselves in their study from

(A)Birth to death


Infancy to childhood


(C)Conception to death


Childhood to adulthood


102. Match List I with List II and select the correct answers using the codes given below

List I List II

(a)Alpha wave Deep sleep


(b)Beta wave Alert state


(c)Delta wave Emotional state


(d)Theta wave Relaxation state



Codes



(A) 31 2 4


(B) 42 1 3


(C) 12 3 4


(D) 41 2 3
103. Which one of the following pairs of colour is known as complimentary colours

(A)Red—Blue


Blue—Green


(C)Green—Red


Red—Yellow


104. Which one of the following correlations has the strongest relationship

0.82


+.75


0. 00


+.79


105. In a normal distribution curve the percentage lying between s.d. and s.d. is




68%





99%


106. Simultaneous liking and disliking of a person is called

(A)Empathy


Apathy


(C)Ambivalence


Duality


107. Which one of the following dimensions of personality was not part of Eysenck's theory of personality

(A)Neuroticism


Extraversion-Introversion


(C)Social desirability


Conscientiousness


108. From a frequency distribution table Mode can be calculated by

(A)Mode 2 Mean 3 Median


Mode 3 Mean 2 Median


(C)Mode 3 Median 2 Mean


Mode (Mean+Median) divided by 2


109. Natural colour of Neuron is

(A)Grey


White


(C)Green


Red


110. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched

1. Smell — olf faction
2. Motion — vestibular
3. Touch — Gustation
4. Pressure — Cuteneous

Correct answer is

and 4


3 and 4


2 and 4


All of them


111. Persons who are competitive, achievement oriented, impatient relatively hostile/angry are said to have

(A)Type Apersonality


Type B personality


(C)Type C personality


Authoritarian personality


112. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below

List I List II

(a)Pavlov Trial and error learning


(b)Skinner Insightful learning


(c)Thorndike Classical conditioning


(d)Köhler Operant conditioning


Codes


4 2 1


3 1 2


4 1 2


3 2 1
113. Consider the following factors

1. Body temperature and metabolic rate
2. GSR and general muscle tone
3. Heart rate and blood pressure Physiological indicators of stress levels would include

only


3 only


and 3


All of them


114. A child reads most of the time 69 as 96. This is due to

(A)Mental Retardation


Dyslexia


(C)Autism


Attention deficit


115. Which one of the following is used for expressing perceptual constancies

(A)Fechner's Ratio


Brunswik ratio


(C)Constancy coefficient


Weber's ratio


116. Assertion Random assignment of subjects into two or more groups in an experiment is suitable for creating equivalent groups.

Reason Randomization acts as control for individual differences.

Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but Rn is not a correct explanation of


is true but is false


is false but is true



117. Assertion Intelligence increases rapidly through one's life span.

Reason Life expectancy depends basically on heredity factor and quality of life.

Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but Rn is not a correct explanation of


is true but is false


is false but is true


118. Assertion Thinking is a necessary element of creativity.

Reason Thinking helps an individual to indulge in fantasy.

Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but Rn is not a correct explanation of


is true but is false


is false but is true


119. Assertion Language development is dependent on certain cognitive information.

Reason Language is also acquired through imitation of models.

Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but Rn is not a correct explanation of


is true but is false


is false but is true


120. Assertion Behaviourists viewed psychology as a science of behaviour.

Reason Behaviour can not be described objectively in terms of stimuli and responses.

Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


Both and are true but Rn is not a correct explanation of


is true but is false


is false but is true