Psychology Questions and Answers - Set 18 | Psychology Test Series

1 Sleep disorders can be categorized as

1 Paraphilias and Dysfunctions

2 Insomnia and Hypersomnia

3 Parasomnias and Dyssomnias

4 Serotonergic and Dopaminergic

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Answer:Insomnia and Hypersomnia, Parasomnias and Dyssomnias

2 Which is the correct sequence of the stages involved in creative thinking ?

1 Preparation; orientation; illumination; incubation; verification

2 Preparation; incubation; illumination; orientation; verification

3 Orientation; preparation; incubation; illumination; verification

4 Orientation; preparation; illumination; incubation; verification

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Answer:Orientation; preparation; incubation; illumination; verification

3 Selective attention in vision and audition respectively have been dubbed as

1 ‘optic’ and ‘haptic’

2 ‘spotlight’ and ‘gateway’

3 ‘spatial’ and ‘acoustic’

4 ‘central’ and ‘peripheral

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Answer:‘spotlight’ and ‘gateway’

4 Which is not the part of “on the job training” ?

1 Orientation training

2 Job instruction training

3 Role playing

4 Apprentice training

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Answer:Role playing

5 “Pygmalion effect” in educational settings suggests :

1 exceptional progress by student as a result of high teacher expectations.

2 biases creeping into summative assessment

3 authenticity factors in classroom assessment.

4 influences on curricular structure.

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Answer:exceptional progress by student as a result of high teacher expectations.

6 Which of the following is not a diagnosable sleep disorder :

1 Somnambulism

2 Somniloquy

3 Sleep terror

4 Insomnia

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Answer:Somniloquy

7 A field experiment at the Bronx Zoo illustrated the potential importance of _________indicating that an individual has legitimate authority. Fill in the blank from given below.

1 Gender

2 Uniforms

3 Age

4 An authoritarian personality

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Answer:An authoritarian personality

8 Thinking is a complex set of collaborations between __________ and _________representations and processes.

1 Linguistic; semantic

2 Linguistic; verbal

3 Semantic; non-linguistic

4 Linguistic; non-linguistic

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Answer:Linguistic; non-linguistic

9 Signal detection depends upon

1 motivation and expectations

2 signal intensity and noise

3 sensitivity and response criterion

4 absolute and relative thresholds

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Answer:sensitivity and response criterion

10 Which of the following does not present with symptoms of mental retardation ?

1 Cri du chat syndrome

2 Down’s syndrome

3 Fugue

4 Trisomy-21

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Answer:Fugue

11 Therapist suggested to Sunil that while trying to give up the habit of washing hands unnecessarily, he should wear a rubber band around his wrist and snap it everytime he feels like washing his hands. What therapy he is using ?

1 Systematic desensitization

2 Aversion therapy

3 Flooding

4 Modelling

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Answer:Aversion therapy

12 The need for _______ produces active, controlling social behaviour while need for_________ produces more passive, less controlling social behaviour.

1 affiliation; self-esteem

2 confidence; intimacy

3 affiliation; intimacy

4 intimacy; affiliation

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Answer:affiliation; intimacy

13 According to Triarchic Theory of Intelligence, arrange the correct functional sequence of metacomponents

1 Identification of problem → defining the givens, goals & obstacles → choosing appropriate strategy → selection of lower order processes → selection of mental representation → allocation of mental resources → monitoring → evaluation.

2 Identification of problem → defining the givens, goals & obstacles → selection of lower order processes → choosing appropriate strategy → selecting a mental representation → allocating mental resources → monitoring → evaluation.

3 Identification of problem → choosing appropriate strategy → defining givens, goals and obstacles → allocating mental resources → monitoring → selecting mental representation → evaluation

4 Defining the givens, goals and obstacles → identification of problem → selection of lower order processes → choosing appropriate strategy → selecting a mental representation → allocating mental resources → monitoring → evaluation

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Answer:Identification of problem → defining the givens, goals & obstacles → selection of lower order processes → choosing appropriate strategy → selecting a mental representation → allocating mental resources → monitoring → evaluation.

14 In which one of the following scaling methods, Law of Comparative Judgement is used clearly while computing scale values ?

1 Summated ratings

2 Equal appearing intervals

3 JND scales

4 Paired Comparison

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Answer:Paired Comparison

15 The model of memory most frequently cited consists of Short Term Memory (STM) which serve(s) as gateway to Long Term Memory (LTM). This model was propounded by

1 Ebbinghaus

2 Craik and Lockhart

3 Tulving

4 Atkinson and Shiffring

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