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(1) Which of the following beliefs does not underly a person’s ability to regulate his/her feelings in order to lessen negative effect of stressful conditions ?
(1) People can have the most pleasure if they give up short-term pleasures.
(2) People should strive to experience emotions that are pro-individual and prosocial.
(3) People should strive to experience no emotion.
(4) The best emotions to feel are those that are appropriate to the situation, including painful ones.
Answer: People should strive to experience no emotion.
(2) In treating which of the following conditions ‘mand’ is used as the central principle of behaviour modification ?
(1) Anxiety
(2) Autism
(3) Anhedonia
(4) ADHD
Answer: Autism

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(3) Which one of the following does not belong to the mechanism of operant learning ?
(1) Events that follow an action
(2) Involuntary response
(3) Process that weakens or suppresses behaviour
(4) Use of consequences to strengthen behaviour.
Answer: Involuntary response
(4) The art of establishing trust, respect and co-operation in a relationship is referred to as
(1) Personal distance
(2) Continuation behaviour
(3) Use of humor
(4) Rapport
Answer: Rapport
(5) Read the following two statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below :

Assertion (A) : Individuals take high risk in mountaineering

Reason (R) : Intrinsic motivation is the desire to be effective and to perform a behaviour for its own sake.

Codes:

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of(A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (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).
(6) The procedure called ‘semantic priming’ is used to study which of the following phenomena ?
(1) Signal detection ability
(2) Field dependence – independence
(3) Locus of control
(4) Subliminal perception
Answer: Subliminal perception
(7) Given below are two statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Indicate your answer using following codes :

Assertion (A) : Ingratiation is a technique for gaining compliance from other person in which requester first introduces himself/herself to the target person as an authority and then asks to comply his/her order.

Reason (R) : Ingratiation induces liking in target person for requester and attempts to change target person’s behaviour in one’s favour.

Codes:

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (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: (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(8) One of the following tests do not belong to self-concept instrumentation :
(1) Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale
(2) CoopersmithSelf-esteem Inventories
(3) The Self-perception Inventory
(4) Body-image Questionnaire
Answer: Body-image Questionnaire
(9) Our expectancies, learning, past experiences and cultural factors play a critical role in shaping our perception. This is well explained by
(1) Information processing approach
(2) Bottom-upprocessing approach
(3) Top-down processing approach
(4) Hierarchical processing approach
Answer: Top-down processing approach
(10) Which of the following is not correct about the two hemispheres of the brain ?
(1) The two hemispheres of human brain are connected by a complex network of neurons called the corpus callosum.
(2) The left hemisphere, in most people, is involved in verbal and analytic behaviour and is more dominant.
(3) The right hemisphere, in most people, is more involved in non-verbal thinking such as spatial problem-solving and is less dominant.
(4) The brain has two hemispheres in human being only.
Answer: The brain has two hemispheres in human being only.
(11) Recent researches show that creativity is correlated with :

1. Intelligence

2. Psychoticism

3. Openness to experience

4. Agreeableness

Codes:

(1) 1 only
(2) 1 and 4
(3) 1, 3 and 4
(4) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
(12) Which of the following theorists hold the deterministic assumption of human nature ?

1. Erickson

2. Murray

3. Adler

4. Maslow

Codes:

(1) 1 and 2
(2) 3 and 4
(3) 1 and 3
(4) 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
(13) According to Piaget changes in schemes occur due to the following processes :

1. Organization

2. Circular reaction

3. Adaptation

4. Mental representation

Codes:

(1) 1 and 2 only
(2) 1 and 3 only
(3) 2, 3 and 4 only
(4) 1, 3 and 4 only
Answer: 1 and 3 only
(14) Substantially higher performance scores than verbal scores on the subtests of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) indicates
(1) Gender differences
(2) Learning difficulties
(3) Genetic influences
(4) Cultural biases
Answer: Learning difficulties
(15) Ruchi remembers that when she was eight year old she was whimsical. This memory of Ruchi is called
(1) Episodic memory
(2) Semantic memory
(3) Sensory memory
(4) Amnesic memory
Answer: Episodic memory

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