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(1) Short term memory is capable of holding approximately how many items of unrelated information ?
(1) one
(2) two to four
(3) five to nine
(4) ten to twelve
Answer: five to nine
(2) Learning of fears is best explained by :
(1) Operant conditioning
(2) Classical conditioning
(3) Observational learning
(4) Latent learning
Answer: Classical conditioning

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(3) Choose the correct sequence of emergence of the following theories of emotion :

1. James – Lange

2. Cannon – Bard

3. Schachter and Singer

4. Darwin

(1) 1 3 2 4
(2) 4 3 2 1
(3) 4 1 2 3
(4) 1 2 3 4
Answer: 4 1 2 3
(4) What is true of drives ?

1. Internal states

2. Aroused by tension

3. Underlying need

4. Guided by external stimuli

(1) 1, 2 and 4
(2) 1, 2 and 3
(3) 2, 3 and 4
(4) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
(5) Intellectual functioning is mainly in the domain of which lobe of the Cortex ?
(1) Occipital lobe
(2) Frontal lobe
(3) Parietal lobe
(4) Temporal lobe
Answer: Frontal lobe
(6) A nerve cell that responds to a vertical line but not to horizontal line is an example of
(1) linear perspective system
(2) feature detector
(3) pattern analyser
(4) selection and organization process
Answer: feature detector
(7) The visual signals from each retina reach striate cortex via which of the following ?
(1) Lateral geniculate nucleus
(2) Medical geniculate nucleus
(3) Infero-temporal cortex
(4) Posterior parietal cortex
Answer: Lateral geniculate nucleus
(8) Observational learning involves :

1. Attention and retention

2. Attention and Reinforcement

3. Production processes and motivation

4. Reinforcement and motivation

(1) 1 and 3 only
(2) 2 and 4 only
(3) 3 and 4 only
(4) 1 and 2 only
Answer: 1 and 3 only
(9) Which of the following factors reduce the accuracy of eyewitness testimony ?

1. Suggestibility

2. Source monitoring errors

3. Interference

4. Decay of memory traces

5. Illusion of outgroup homogeneity

Codes:

(1) 1, 2 and 3
(2) 1, 3 and 4
(3) 1, 2 and 5
(4) 2, 3 and 5
Answer: 1, 2 and 5
(10) Microsleep occurs mainly due to one of the following :
(1) Sleep disorder
(2) Drugged state
(3) Sleep deprivation
(4) Dreaming state
Answer: Sleep deprivation
(11) Self-Efficacy is
(1) A person’s mental model of his or her ability and attitudes.
(2) A generalised evaluative attitude toward the self that influences both moods and behaviour
(3) The process by which a person comes to know or perceive the personal attributes
(4) A set of beliefs that one can perform adequately in a particular situation.
Answer: A set of beliefs that one can perform adequately in a particular situation.
(12) Which one of the following is a product in Guilford’s model ?
(1) Evaluation
(2) Cognition
(3) Transformation
(4) Symbols
Answer: Transformation
(13) Railroad tracks that seem to draw closer together as they recede into the distance are an example of
(1) linear perspective
(2) relative size
(3) binocular vision
(4) feature detection
Answer: linear perspective
(14) Memory for particular events is called :
(1) semantic
(2) sensory
(3) episodic
(4) procedural
Answer: episodic
(15) A test of Abstract Thinking had the norms in terms of normalized T scores (Mean = 50, SD = 10). If the subject received a T score of 60, what would be his percentile rank ?
(1) 16
(2) 60
(3) 66
(4) 84
Answer: 84

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