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1. ----:- is the process in which detecting, translating and transmitting from external
environment to brain.
A) adaptation B) selective attention
C) perception D) sensatiQ_!l
2. Destruction of the------- part of the brain leads to anterograde amnesia.
A) Cerebrum B) Hippocampus ,
C) Amygdala D) Pons region
3. Which one of the following disorder is not commonly diagnosed in criminals?
A) Depersonalisation Disorder
· B) Narcissistic Personality Disorder
C) Schizophrenia
D) Anti-Social Personality Disorder
4. An IQ test does not provide:
A) Good validity B) High test-retest reliability
C) High internal consistency D) Good predictor ofbehaviot.
5. Which of the following statements are true?
I) Classical conditioning regulates reflexive, involuntary responses exclusively
II) Classical conditioning can increase sexual arousal
A) Only I is true B) Both are true
C) Only II is true D) Both are false
6. Which of the following refers to concurrent validity?
A) The items on the test consistently relates to each other
B) That two tests are done at the same time
C) Two or more clinicians agree on the outcome
D) The notion that scores on a test correlate highly with scores from tests that
measure the same attribute
The Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale can be used to assess eligibility for:
A) Discrepancy scores B) Disability allowance
C) Special educational needs D) Occupational benefits
8. An analogue observation enables:
A) Superstitious observation of the client
B) Observations ofnon-clinical population
C) Observation of more than one client at a time
D) Observation that require three or more clinicians
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9. The cardinal DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criterion for Mental Retardation is based
primarily on an IQ score:
A) One standard deviation below the mean
B) Two standard deviation below the mean
C) Three standard deviation below the mean
D) Four standard deviation below the mean
I 0. Trait theorists use:
JJ.. 16 PF- NEO-PI -MBTI II. MMPI-EPQ- Rorschach test fX...
111. TAT-MBTI-16 PF IV. EPQ- MMPI- NEO-PI
A) I and IV only B) I, III and IV only
C) I and III only D) II and IV only
G Find out the correct answers from the codes given below:
Topographical organization:
I.
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Applies to sensory cortical areas
High degree oftopograph1cal organisation shows in the auditory pathway
III. Fibres in this pathway originate from the ganglion cells ofth_e retina
IV. Fibres then synapse at the lateral g~niculate'body'ofthe hypothalamus
A) I, III and IV are correct B) II and III are correct
C) I and III are correct D) I and IV are correct
12. Which of the following refers to the notion of confirmatory bias?
A) Clinicians ignore information that does not support their hypotheses
B) Clinicians ignore information that does not support their stereotypes
C) Clinicians interpret ambiguous information as supporting their hypotheses
D) All the above
13. OCD is NOT thought to pla~le in which of the following cognitive construct~?
A) Control oftbpugbts -
B) Underestimation of personal ability
C) Intolerance ofuncertainty ../
D) Beliefs about inflated responsibility
14. Standardization allows the clinician to:
A) See where an individual client's score on the test falls in relation to the normal
distribution of scores for that test
B) Estimate the probability with which a client might meet DSM- IV
C) Use the score on a particular test to estimate whether a client might meet the
diagnostic criteria for a psychological disorder
D) All of the above
G 15. The famous book 'Principles of psychology' was authored by------.
A)
C)
Wilhelm Wundt
William James
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D)
E 8 Titchener
J B Watson
16. The functionalists are strongly influenced by ----------.
A) Charl~s Darwin B) Wilhelm Wundt
C) E B Trtchener D) William James
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. . f s R nnectionislll ped bY:
ReJectmg the concept o - co 1 , further S-O-R ept was deve 1O dike
A) J B Watson B) I P Pav ov C) Woodw~o;~ D) Thorn
18. The concept of building block of consciousness was laid by-------.
A) J B Watson B) Wilhelm Wundt
C) Sigmund Freud D) Cart Jung
19. A provisional theory to explain observed facts_is known as--------.
A) Concept B) Construct C) Hypothesis D) Staten ~nt
20. Author of "A Theory of Human Motivation":
A) Abraham Maslow B) Rollo May
C) Victor Frankl D) Carl Rogers
21. According to Freud, resolution of Oedipal complex-----.
A) has no analogous process in girls"
B) depends on the antipathy of the child towards the father.
C) is a sign of emergent genital sexuality.
D) is marked by a sublimation of libidinal energy.
22. Which one of the following best characterizes the difference between the sympathetic
and parasympathetic nervous systems?
A) Voluntary movements versus involuntary movements
B) Energy expenditure versus energy conservation
C) Peripheral nervous system versus somatic nervous system
D) Sensory neurons versus afferent nerve fibres
Multiple Abstract Variance Analysis is used to study the effect of:
A) One independent variable on more than one dependent variables
B) More than one independent variables on one dependent variable
C) More than one independent variables on more than one dependent variables
D) None of these
24. Parameter: statistic :: population mean: -----.
A) Standard deviation B) Sample median
C) Kurtosis D) Skewness
25. ----- is not an important determinant when considering the effects of modelling on
learning.
A) The role ofreinforcement B) Retention of the material modelled
C) The sex o ~ e l D) The functional value of the model's behaviour
26. A social psychologist finds that &llbjects who drink coffee before viewing a videotape
of a comedian find her to be funnier than subjects who didn't drink coffee. These
results best support: . .....------,
A) James-Lange theory
B) Inoculation theory
C) Cognitive-physiological theory of emotion
D) Social comparison theory
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carol Gilligan' s ~riticism o:Kohlberg's theory of moral development, center around:
21. A) Gender differences. m orientati·ons towards morality
B) A 1ack of emphasis on socialization
c)) AnTh absen~e ofh~rhoss-cult~ra~ support
0 e way m w ic morality is operationalised
The sensory modality which is most integrated with limbic system?
Tactile
A) Visual B) Auditory C) Olfactory D)
29. Put the parts of the Brain in sequence, going from higher to lower level of brain
I. Metencephalon n. Mesencephalon
III. Diancephalon IV. Telencephalon
V. Myelencephalon
II, IV, I, III, V
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A)
C)
I, II, lll, IV, V
IV, lll, II, I, V
/. B)
D)
In prosopagnosia disorder a person is not able to:
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III, II, I, V,, IV
A) Perceive size B) Perceive colour
C) Perceive faces D) Perceive shape
31. Match List - I with List - II
List - I List - II
a. Adler 1. Basic anxiety
b. Bandura 2. Triadic Reciprocal causation
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c. Jung 3. Fictional Finalism
d. Homey 4. Pri~ciple of Equivalence
a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1 B) a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
A)
a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1 D) ' a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
C)
According to E.C. Tolman, there are two aversions: fright and pugnacity. Fright is
avoidance of injury and pugnacity is avoidance of:
A) Reinforcement B) Interference
C) Punishment D) None of the above
Which of the following variable (s) can be labelled as organismic variable (s)?
33.
I. Task complexity 2. Intelligence
3. Errors made while learning task 4. Heart rate
2 &4 only C) I, 2 & 4 only D) 2, 3 & 4 only
A) 4only B)
34. Assertion (A): A large body of research indicates that violence and aggression is
learned through observation.
Reason (R): Learning through observation takes place due to exposure to similar
situation and experienced reinforcement.
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
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35 . You have tried all morning to u t . e, ut have not been able to . to tr)'
can 't get a dial tone. You finally st0 P brying. Later in the afternoon you decide
to use the phone again. Your afternoon ehaviour is an example of:
A) Extinction B) Shaping
C) Fixed-action pattern D) Spontaneous recovery
. / \ , All of the following are used to study perceptu:i 1 -i~velopment EXCEPT
A) The visual cliff
B) The rpd and frame apparatus ,
C) Preferential looking
D) Animal experiments
Which of the following is considered as a binocular cue for depth?
A) B) Accommodation
C) Stereopsis D) ~ t
38. If a researcher asks a subject to memorise a list of words and then asks her to fill out a
questionnaire about how she memorised the list, the researcher is probably studying
A) Semantic priming B) Retroactive inhibition
C) Metamemory D) Spreading activation
39. A subject listens to a tape recording of an ambiguous sound and is asked to describe
what he heard. This is most analogous to which of the following tests?
A) Thematic apperception test
B) Blacky pictures
C) MMPI
D) Rorschach inkblot test )
40. Exceptional performance by a student as a result of high teacher expectations:
A) Primack Principle B) Maintenance Rehearsal
C) Pygmalion Effect D) Activation spreading
Author of"On Becoming a Person":
A) Rollo May B) J B Watson
C) Carl Rogers D) E B Titchener
42. If reliability is 0.00, which of the following is true?
A) The standard error of measurement is relatively high
B) The standard error of measurement is relatively low
C) The test is too long
D) Validity is high
43 . Assertion (A): Surgery is one of the methods to understand brain behaviour relations in
humans.
Reason (R): Lesion method destroys part of the brain.
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
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44. A rescarche~ is intere_sted in the effect that meeting the University Vice Chancellor has
on students perceptions of the University. To obtain subjects for her research, the
researcher stands at the e~tr~nce of the performing arts building and selects every fifth
student who enters the _building. This method is an example of:
A) Random sa~phng B) Stratified random sampling
C) Representative sampling D) None of the above
Perception of information that is common or redundant across multiple senses is
known as:
A) Rhythmic perception B) Amodal Qgception
C) Harmonic perc~ D) Haptic perception
0 Project Orcon is:
A)
B)
Thorndike's Trial and Error work
Skinner's Pigeon-training W.()rk
C) Pavlov's research on "Classical conditioning"
D) None of the above
(;.;\ Reminiscence is generally more after:
'\J A) Massed Practice B)
Spaced Practice
C) Part Leaming D)
Serial Leaming
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V TheA)
first attempt for standardization of mental tests India was made by:
Dr. S. M. Mohsin .m-- V. V. Kamat
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C) Dr. C.H. Rice D) Dr. Sohen Lal
B According to psychodynamic theory, individuals are sometimes mo.1.ivated to respond
to the world through the perspectives they have learnt from other important people in
their developmental past. This is called:
A) Object permanence theory B) Distorted perspective theory
C) Object-relations theory D) Ego defence theory
50. Gamma Amino Butyric Acid (GABD) is a major------- transmitter.
A) Alerting B) Excitatory C) Facilitatory D) Inhibitory I
51. Who wrote the book "Psychotherapy by reciprocal inhibition" in 1958?
A) Albert Bandura B) Albert Ellis
C) Joseph Wolpe D) Andrew Salter
52. Author of"Man's Search for Meaning":
A} Victor Frankl B) Carl Jung
C) Carl Rogers D) J B Watson
,~ Which of the following represents the Tetrad equation as given by Spearman?
) \___/ A) r12 x r34 =r14 x r23 B) r13 x r24 = r14 x r23
C) r 14 x r23 = r13 x r24 D) All of these
] 54. Electrically stimulating the lateral hypothalamus will cause a rat to:
A) Start eating B) Stop eating
C) Start drinking D) Stop drinking
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55. According to Gibson, the relationsh_ip ~~tween movement and flow is:
A) Movement creates flow, which en Provides information to guiding further
movement.
B) Flow and self-produced movement are related but both are independent of
guiding further movement. '
C) Flow and movement are not related.
D) Movement creates flow, but this information does not affect further movement.
(s!) Damage to sensory area 1 of the cerebral cortex results in:
A)
B)
Loss of perception of pain
Loss of tactile and two-point discrimination
C) Loss of perception of touch
D) Loss of only tactile discrimination
57. Which of these is NOT a level in Cattell's dynamic lattice?
A) Sem level B) Temperament level
C) Erg level D) Attitude level
Which of the following view of intelligence held that intelligence was one of the innate
faculties along with learning, thinking and remembering etc?
A) Monarchic view B) Oligarchic view
C) Gestalt view D) Behaviouristic view
59. Two factor theory was put forward by:
A) Thursto.n B) Jensen C) Guilford D) Spearman
V Patients with damage to the frontal lobes behave as if they lack control systems that
monitor their processing resources appropriately. They are said to suffer from:
A) Gerstmann Syndrome B) Dysexecutive Syndrome
C) Korsakoffs Syndrome D) None of the above
€) The scaling method which is more likely to yield multidimensional attitude scale:
A) Guttman Scalogram analysis
B) Paired comparison method
C) Equal appearing intervals method
D) Method of summated rating
The observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of
happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes is termed as:
A) Pratfall effect B) Positivity effect
C) Endowment effect D) Hedonic treadmill effect
63. Auto kinetic movement does not occur if there is a fixed------.
A) Vision
B) Frame of reference
C) Distance between the stimulus and the eye
D) None of the above
Which among the following disturbs initiation of sleep most?
A) Melatonin B) Benzodiazepines
C) Amphetamines D) Orexin
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65, Anu is below normal intelligence but sh . ble to tell you the exact day of the week
of December 16, 1952. She has____ e 1s a
• ·-- syndrome.
A) Genius B) Giftedness
C) Savant D) Calendar assessment
How many 'three-way interactions' can be studied in a 4x3x3 factorial design?
A) l only B) 4 only C) 12 only D) 3 only
67. Which of the following methods are employed to study Memory Processes?
1. Free recall and Recognition
2. Observation and Recoonition
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3. Conditioning and Neuroimaging.
4. Concurrent memory task paradigm and Neuroimaging.
A) 1 and 3 only B) 2 and;3 only C) 3 and 4 only D) I and 4 only
68. Which structure in the core of the brain is involved in the expression of stronger
emotion such as fear and rage?
A) Thalamus B) Hypothalamus
C) Limbic system D) Cortex
69. Which of the following is the best example of hindsight bias?
A) Changing one's attitude about a person base on how others view that person.
B) Misremembering one's previous views on a person in order to fit one's current
knowledge or beliefs.
C) Changing one's choice ofa prize, thinking that new information would be helpful
D) Paying attention only to information that is consistent with one's beliefs
B Those with more complex psychopathologies are likely to be excluded from treatment
outcome studies and so denied access to the treatment programme associated with the
study. This is referred to as:
A) Simple diagnosis criteria B) A no-treatment control condition
C) Narrow inclusion criteria D) Complex exclusion criteria
71. Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
a. Free recall and recognition 1. Semantic memory
b. Sentence verification task 2. Sensory memory
c. Priming 3. Episodic memory
d. Scanning task 4. Implicit memory
A) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3 B) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
C) a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 D) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
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f 72. Saying that language is lateralized in the brain means that:
A) the cerebellum is the most prominent brain structure involved in language
JI comprehension.
B) both hemispheres of the brain contribute equally to language function.
C) language ~unction is primarily associated with one hemisphere of the brain.
D) only the right temporal lobe is responsible for language processing.
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73. Which of the following are not Factor AnalYticaHy de . d . •nventories?
16 PF _,,, (b) C0 rive persona 1I1y 1
(a) . . . (d) 1llrey Personality Scales
(c) Jenkms Act1V1ty Survey Edwards Personal Preference Schedule
A) (a) and (b) onlf B)
(c) and (d) only
C) (a), (b) and (c)- only D)
(b), (c) and (d) only
74. The antidiuretic hormone whichmainly tar~ets kidneys and arterioles, stimulates water
retention; raises blood pressure by contractmg arterioles:
A) Oxytocin B) Thyroxine
C) Vasopressin D) Progesterone
75. Read the following statements carefully and give an appropriate response:
I. Only about 6 percent of the population score above 140 on IQ tests.
II. An IQ score below 90 indicates mental retardation
A) I is true and II is false •" B) I and II are false
C) I is false anq II is true D) I and II are true
