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(1) Fill in the blanks :

Gardner’s theory of multiple intellgence refers to an individual’s eight separate abilities, logical mathematical, verbal, _________, spatial, _________, interpersonal, _________ and naturalistic.

Codes:

(1) Bodily-kinesthetic, mechanical, intrapersonal
(2) Mechanical, bodily-kinesthetic, intrapersonal
(3) Mental, bodily-kinesthetic, cognitive
(4) Musical, bodily-kinesthetic, intrapersonal
Answer: Musical, bodily-kinesthetic, intrapersonal
(2) A parent deliberately ignores a child’s temper tantrums in an attempt to discourage them. The parent’s strategy is in accordance with
(1) Negative reinforcement
(2) Extinction
(3) Operant escape
(4) Operant avoidance
Answer: Extinction

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(3) A social worker, with a training of Master of Social Work (MSW) who was appointed as an assistant to a psychiatrist, use to administer and interpret Rorschach test. This is an
(1) ethically incorrect practice
(2) ethically correct practice
(3) ethically correct practice provided the results are kept confidential
(4) ethically correct practice provided the results are used only for diagnostic purpose
Answer: ethically incorrect practice
(4) Fill up the blanks :

________arises when one is simultaneously having two inconsistent ________.

(1) Stress ; thoughts
(2) Stress ; approaches
(3) Anxiety ; cognitions
(4) Tension ; cognitions
Answer: Tension ; cognitions
(5) Arrange the following events in the order of their occurrence in Panic circle :

I. Apprehension or worry

II. Body sensations

III.Perceived threat

IV. Interpretation of sensations as catastrophic

V. Trigger stimulus

Codes:

(1) I, III, II, V, IV
(2) V, II, III, I, IV
(3) V, III, I, II, IV
(4) III, V, I, II, IV
Answer: V, III, I, II, IV
(6) Which of the following characterizes slow-wave sleep ?
(1) State 1 to 4 and REM sleep
(2) Stage 3 and 4
(3) NREM and REM sleep
(4) Stage 1 to 4
Answer: Stage 3 and 4
(7) Which of the following are not the function of working memory ?

1. Storing declarative memories

2. Executive functions

3. Sensory register

4. Constructive processes

5. Chunking

Codes:

(1) 2, 4 and 5
(2) 1 and 3
(3) 2 and 5
(4) 1, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 3 and 4
(8) Cattell’s culture fair test for intelligence (CFIT) is presumed to measure :
(1) Crystallized intelligence
(2) Fluid intelligence
(3) Verbal fluency
(4) Convergent thinking
Answer: Fluid intelligence
(9) Read eachof the following twostatements Assertion (A) and Reason(R) and indicate your answer usingthe codes given below :

Assertion (A) : Lesions of theamyqdala decrease people’semotional responses.

Reason (R) : Memory offrightening event is poor inpeople with damaged amyqdala

Codes:

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(10) Which one of the following is incorrect regarding the causes of origin of prejudice ?
(1) Perception of threat to self esteem or/and group interest
(2) Competition for scarce resources
(3) Categorizing ourselves as a member of a group and others as members of a different group.
(4) Unfavourable or negative actions directed towards members of other group.
Answer: Unfavourable or negative actions directed towards members of other group.
(11) Making “riskier” decision during adolescence may be correlated with
(1) Lack of peer contact
(2) Protective parenting
(3) Slower frontal lobe development
(4) Delays in reaching puberty
Answer: Slower frontal lobe development
(12) In which case the sensitivity “d” shall be high in a signal detectiontask ?
(1) When proportion of hit responses exceeds the proportion of false alarm responses a lot.
(2) When proportion of false alarm responses exceeds the proportion of hit responses a lot.
(3) When proportion of hit responses and the proportion of false alarm responses are equal.
(4) When proportion of hit responses exceeds the proportion of false alarm responses a little.
Answer: When proportion of hit responses exceeds the proportion of false alarm responses a lot.
(13) Understanding about one’s own use of language systematically is referred as
(1) Metalinguistic awareness
(2) Pragmatics
(3) Pronunciation
(4) Syntax
Answer: Metalinguistic awareness
(14) Bandura’s social learning theory had the main focus on
(1) Moral Emotion
(2) Moral Reasoning
(3) Moral Behaviour
(4) Moral Emotion and Reasoning
Answer: Moral Behaviour
(15) The visible spectrum wavelength ranges from
(1) 380 to 760 nanometres
(2) 200 to 700 nanometres
(3) 400 to 1000 nanometres
(4) 100 to 1000 nanometres
Answer: 380 to 760 nanometres

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