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(1) Given below are two statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Indicate your answer using codes given below.

Assertion (A) : People rebel against the norms of their group.

Reason (R) : People desire to be liked and to be right.

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: (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(2) My friend is doing Masters Course in Management after completing a degree course in engineering. This act refers to the case of
(1) Autistic thinking
(2) Convergent thinking
(3) Divergent thinking
(4) Evaluative thinking
Answer: Divergent thinking

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(3) Give the correct sequence for ontrolling irrational thoughts given below :

1. Evaluate the accuracy

2. Reward your self for effective change

3. Prepare incompatible thoughts

4. Develop awareness

Codes:

(1) 4 – 2 – 1 – 3
(2) 2 – 4 – 1 – 3
(3) 4 – 1 – 3 – 2
(4) 3 – 2 – 1 – 4
Answer: 4 – 1 – 3 – 2
(4) How many interactions can be studied in a 2 3 5 factorial design ?
(1) 4
(2) 5
(3) 29
(4) 30
Answer: 4
(5) Which of the following is not an error in eye witness testimony ?
(1) Suggestibility
(2) Illusion of outgoing homogeneity
(3) Source monitoring
(4) Forgetting
Answer: Forgetting
(6) Which of the following factors help in making faster recovery from illness and helps in coping physical adversity more effectively ?
(1) Stress
(2) Optimism
(3) ‘Type A’ behaviour
(4) Ingratiation
Answer: Optimism
(7) The essential unity of the individual self-sense with that of the universe principle is the central argument of
(1) Jainism
(2) Advaita Vedanta
(3) Yoga
(4) Buddhism
Answer: Advaita Vedanta
(8) The abstract, idealized representations that capture an average or typical notion of members of the category is known as
(1) Network
(2) Examplar
(3) Prototype
(4) Category presentation
Answer: Prototype
(9) Because of the lightening speed, computers can retrieve and manipulate stored data faster than people can, but the human brain beats the computer hands down when it comes to
(1) Using heuristics
(2) Following algorithms
(3) Serial processing
(4) Simultaneous processing
Answer: Simultaneous processing
(10) The final decisions reached by groups can often be predicted quite accurately by relatively simple rules. What these rules are known as ?
(1) Thumb rules
(2) Logistic rules
(3) Cognitive decision schemas
(4) Social decision schemas
Answer: Social decision schemas
(11) Children are taught names of objects, animals, people, etc., by binding the relation between names and form. According to Skinner _______functions as a verbal operant.
(1) Sign
(2) Symbol
(3) Tact
(4) Mand
Answer: Tact
(12) A motivation to defy the conformity in order to protect one’s sense of freedom and self-efficacy is called
(1) Asserting one’s uniqueness
(2) Coercion
(3) Disobedience
(4) Reactance
Answer: Reactance
(13) Read each of the following two statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below :

Assertion (A) : Projective testing would be of the greatest interest to psychodynamic personality psychologist.

Reason (R) : Projective testing is designed to uncover unconscious thoughts, feelings, and conflicts.

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).
(14) Leaders who adjust their style, from one that is task-oriented and directive to one that is more relations-oriented and less directive, are following the principles of
(1) Democratic Leadership Theory
(2) Situational Leadership Theory
(3) Consultative Leadership Theory
(4) Equity Leadership Theory
Answer: Situational Leadership Theory
(15) According to epidemiology, different types of measures of epidemiology of mental illness are

1. Prevalence

2. Point prevalence

3. Incidence

4. Percentage

Codes:

(1) 1, 2, 4 only
(2) 1, 3, 4 only
(3) 2, 3, 4 only
(4) 1, 2, 3 only
Answer: 1, 2, 3 only

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