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(1) Sleep disorders can be categorized as
(1) Paraphilias and Dysfunctions
(2) Insomnia and Hypersomnia
(3) Parasomnias and Dyssomnias
(4) Serotonergic and Dopaminergic
Answer: Insomnia and Hypersomnia, Parasomnias and Dyssomnias
(2) Which is the correct sequence of the stages involved in creative thinking ?
(1) Preparation; orientation; illumination; incubation; verification
(2) Preparation; incubation; illumination; orientation; verification
(3) Orientation; preparation; incubation; illumination; verification
(4) Orientation; preparation; illumination; incubation; verification
Answer: Orientation; preparation; incubation; illumination; verification

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(3) Selective attention in vision and audition respectively have been dubbed as
(1) ‘optic’ and ‘haptic’
(2) ‘spotlight’ and ‘gateway’
(3) ‘spatial’ and ‘acoustic’
(4) ‘central’ and ‘peripheral
Answer: ‘spotlight’ and ‘gateway’
(4) Which is not the part of “on the job training” ?
(1) Orientation training
(2) Job instruction training
(3) Role playing
(4) Apprentice training
Answer: Role playing
(5) “Pygmalion effect” in educational settings suggests :
(1) exceptional progress by student as a result of high teacher expectations.
(2) biases creeping into summative assessment
(3) authenticity factors in classroom assessment.
(4) influences on curricular structure.
Answer: exceptional progress by student as a result of high teacher expectations.
(6) Which of the following is not a diagnosable sleep disorder :
(1) Somnambulism
(2) Somniloquy
(3) Sleep terror
(4) Insomnia
Answer: Somniloquy
(7) A field experiment at the Bronx Zoo illustrated the potential importance of _________indicating that an individual has legitimate authority. Fill in the blank from given below.
(1) Gender
(2) Uniforms
(3) Age
(4) An authoritarian personality
Answer: An authoritarian personality
(8) Thinking is a complex set of collaborations between __________ and _________representations and processes.
(1) Linguistic; semantic
(2) Linguistic; verbal
(3) Semantic; non-linguistic
(4) Linguistic; non-linguistic
Answer: Linguistic; non-linguistic
(9) Signal detection depends upon
(1) motivation and expectations
(2) signal intensity and noise
(3) sensitivity and response criterion
(4) absolute and relative thresholds
Answer: sensitivity and response criterion
(10) Which of the following does not present with symptoms of mental retardation ?
(1) Cri du chat syndrome
(2) Down’s syndrome
(3) Fugue
(4) Trisomy-21
Answer: Fugue
(11) Therapist suggested to Sunil that while trying to give up the habit of washing hands unnecessarily, he should wear a rubber band around his wrist and snap it everytime he feels like washing his hands. What therapy he is using ?
(1) Systematic desensitization
(2) Aversion therapy
(3) Flooding
(4) Modelling
Answer: Aversion therapy
(12) The need for _______ produces active, controlling social behaviour while need for_________ produces more passive, less controlling social behaviour.
(1) affiliation; self-esteem
(2) confidence; intimacy
(3) affiliation; intimacy
(4) intimacy; affiliation
Answer: affiliation; intimacy
(13) According to Triarchic Theory of Intelligence, arrange the correct functional sequence of metacomponents
(1) Identification of problem → defining the givens, goals & obstacles → choosing appropriate strategy → selection of lower order processes → selection of mental representation → allocation of mental resources → monitoring → evaluation.
(2) Identification of problem → defining the givens, goals & obstacles → selection of lower order processes → choosing appropriate strategy → selecting a mental representation → allocating mental resources → monitoring → evaluation.
(3) Identification of problem → choosing appropriate strategy → defining givens, goals and obstacles → allocating mental resources → monitoring → selecting mental representation → evaluation
(4) Defining the givens, goals and obstacles → identification of problem → selection of lower order processes → choosing appropriate strategy → selecting a mental representation → allocating mental resources → monitoring → evaluation
Answer: Identification of problem → defining the givens, goals & obstacles → selection of lower order processes → choosing appropriate strategy → selecting a mental representation → allocating mental resources → monitoring → evaluation.
(14) In which one of the following scaling methods, Law of Comparative Judgement is used clearly while computing scale values ?
(1) Summated ratings
(2) Equal appearing intervals
(3) JND scales
(4) Paired Comparison
Answer: Paired Comparison
(15) The model of memory most frequently cited consists of Short Term Memory (STM) which serve(s) as gateway to Long Term Memory (LTM). This model was propounded by
(1) Ebbinghaus
(2) Craik and Lockhart
(3) Tulving
(4) Atkinson and Shiffring
Answer: Atkinson and Shiffring

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