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(13) While forming a concept one chooses to take one hypothesis and selects many of its features to quickly form the concept at once :
[A] Successive scanning
[B] Conservative focusing
[C] Focus gambling
[D] Simultaneous scanning
Answer: Option [C]
(14) What is the correct sequence an auditory stimulus takes to reach the primary auditory cortex ?
[A] Cochlear nuclei - Superior olive - Inferior colliculus - Medial geniculate nucleus
[B] Cochlear nuclei - Inferior colliculus - Superior olive - Medial geniculate nucleus
[C] Superior olive - Cochlear nuclei - Inferior colliculus - Medial geniculate nucleus
[D] Medial geniculate nucleus - Inferior colliculus - Superior olive - Cochlear nucleus
Answer: Option [A]

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(15) In the above context, which one of the following correlation should be computed to obtain item-remainder correlations ?
[A] Point biserial correlation
[B] Phi-coefficient
[C] Rank difference correlation
[D] Tetrachoric correlation
Answer: Option [A]
(16) Which one of the following statement would be true in the above context ?
[A] Kuder - Richardson reliability coefficient would also be .90, but the split-half reliability coefficient may differ from .90.
[B] Split-half reliability coefficient would also be .90, but the Kuder - Richardson reliability coefficient may differ from .90.
[C] Both Kuder - Richardson reliability coefficient and split-half reliability coefficient would be .90.
[D] The correlation between odd and even parts of the test would be .90.
Answer: Option [A]
(17) To obtain inter-item correlations, which one of the following correlation coefficient should be used in the above analysis ?
[A] Biserial correlation
[B] Point biserial correlation
[C] Phi-coefficient
[D] Rank difference correlation
Answer: Option [C]
(18) What is the expected Cronbach alpha for the short versions, referred to in the paragraph ?
[A] 0.45
[B] 0.67
[C] 0.82
[D] 0.90
Answer: Option [C]
(19) Which one of the following conclusion can be drawn from the data provided above ? The new Abstract Thinking Test has :
[A] Satisfactory convergent validity
[B] Satisfactory divergent validity
[C] Satisfactory concurrent validity
[D] Unsatisfactory concurrent validity
Answer: Option [D]
(20) The factors that influence social behaviour and thoughts in certain ways are called :
[A] Independent variables
[B] Confounding variables
[C] Dependent variables
[D] Mediating variables
Answer: Option [D]
21 Phonemic restoration as we perceive speech in a noisy party is an example of :
[A] Top down processing
[B] Bottom up processing
[C] Subliminal perception
[D] Supraliminal perception
Answer: Option [A]
22 Feeling touchy or hypersensitive following an upsetting experience is a form of :
[A] Imprinting
[B] Habituation
[C] Sensitization
[D] Reflexive Behaviour
Answer: Option [C]
23 Because it has the external features associated with the concept of dog, a wolf is perceived as a dog. This is an example of :
[A] Centration
[B] Equilibration
[C] Object permanence
[D] Prototype
Answer: Option [D]
24 Which of the following is the final destination for much of the brain’s information about emotion before action is taken ?
[A] Amygdala
[B] Anterior cingulate cortex
[C] Pre-frontal cortex
[D] Hypothalamus
Answer: Option [C]

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