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(1) Out of the following statements find out the one which is wrong according to social-psychological research :
(1) Situationalforces have tremendous power to shape human behaviour rather than personality or character.
(2) Both humans and animals respond more quickly when in the presence of other members of their species.
(3) A bystander in an emergency situation is likely to intervene or help in a group than if alone.
(4) The uninhibited aggressive behaviour sometimes shown by mobs and crowds may be the result of deindividuation.
Answer: A bystander in an emergency situation is likely to intervene or help in a group than if alone.
(2) Who among the following is credited with developing Logo therapy ?
(1) Fritz Perls
(2) Eric Burne
(3) Victor Frankel
(4) Rollo May
Answer: Victor Frankel

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(3) Select the pair of poles of dimensions for ‘permissive parenting style’ as proposed by Maccoby and Martin among the given below :

1. Demanding

2. Responsive

3. Unresponsive

4. Undemanding

Codes:

(1) 1 and 3
(2) 1 and 2
(3) 3 and 4
(4) 2 and 4
Answer: 2 and 4
(4) What would be the degrees of freedom for error variance in a five group randomized ANOVA, with twelve subjects per group?
(1) 54
(2) 55
(3) 59
(4) 60
Answer: 55
(5) ARIMA (Autoregressive Integrated Moving Averages) model is especially useful in analysing the data obtained through
(1) Factorial designs
(2) Randomized block designs
(3) Time series designs
(4) Quasi-experimental designswith non-equivalent controlgroups
Answer: Time series designs
(6) Which of the following is correct of the Rorschach Ink Blot Cards ?
(1) Five chromatic and five achromatic
(2) Two chromatic and eight achromatic
(3) Three chromatic and seven achromatic
(4) Three chromatic, five achromatic and two unstructured
Answer: Five chromatic and five achromatic
(7) Selection is the process of differentiating between ______ in order to identify those with a greater likelihood of _______ in a job.
(1) Applicants; good performance
(2) Candidates; good performance
(3) Applicants; success
(4) Candidates; success
Answer: Applicants; success
(8) Working memory involves which of the following ?
(1) Storage capacity and Biographical information
(2) Semantic information and Processing capacity
(3) Storage capacity and Processing capacity
(4) Biographical information and Semantic information
Answer: Storage capacity and Processing capacity
(9) Given below are two statements, the first labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Indicate your answer using the codes given below :

Assertion (A) : Resolution of Oedipus Complex is the main reason for the development of Super Ego.

Reason (R) : Resolution of Oedipus Complex involves a child’s identification with the same gender parent.

Codes:

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the 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 and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(10) What are the variables affecting the stroboscopic movement perception ?
(1) Intensity of light flashes only.
(2) The physical distance separating light flashes and time interval between the flashes only.
(3) Both (A) and (B).
(4) Neither (A) nor (B).
Answer: Both (A) and (B).
(11) The relative apparent motion of objects in the visual field as the viewer moves the head is called ____
(1) Image retina system
(2) Accommodation
(3) Motion parallax
(4) The eye-head system
Answer: Motion parallax
(12) Out of the following, who has not explained intelligence as having more than one component at higher order level ?
(1) Cattell
(2) Guilford
(3) Jensen
(4) Thurston
Answer: Thurston
(13) Which part of the brain is responsible for skilled movements ?
(1) Thalamus
(2) Prefrontal cortex
(3) Pons
(4) Cerebellum
Answer: Cerebellum
(14) In the present era of competitive marketing some of the companies are offering door-to-door sales services. In such case which kind of reinforcement schedule is practised by the company for their sales executives ?
(1) Fixed-ratio schedule
(2) Fixed-interval schedule
(3) Variable-ratio schedule
(4) Variable-interval schedule
Answer: Variable-ratio schedule
(15) Which of the following is most effective in conditioning ?
(1) Backward Conditioning
(2) Delayed Conditioning
(3) Simultaneous Conditioning
(4) Trace Conditioning
Answer: Delayed Conditioning

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