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UP PGT 2021 — Psychology (Series A)

17 or 18 August 2021125 questions+3.4 for a correct answer, −0 for a wrong one

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Psychology

1. “Attention is similar to the light of torch which keeps on moving right-left, front-back, up-down”. Which phenomenon is shown in the statement ?
- (a) Selective attention
- (b) Division of attention
- (c) Vigilance
- (d) Fluctuation of attention
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Answer: (d)
2. There is a direct relationship between the reliability of a test and its length
- (a) This statement is always true
- (b) This statement is false
- (c) This statement is true under certain conditions
- (d) This relationship does not hold
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Answer: (a)
3. Verbal behaviour that is reinforced when someone else’s verbal response is repeated verbation is called
- (a) Autoclitic behaviour
- (b) Echoic behaviour
- (c) Reinforced behaviour
- (d) Operant behaviour
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Answer: (b)
4. What governs the behaviour of salesperson getting a bonus for achieving sales target ?
- (a) Primary reinforcement
- (b) Secondary reinforcement
- (c) Consequent reinforcement
- (d) Probability of reinforcement
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Answer: (b)
5. All our thoughts and feelings about ourselves is an answer to the question “What can I do” are referred to as
- (a) Self-Concept
- (b) Self-Esteem
- (c) Self-Worth
- (d) Self-Efficacy
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Answer: (d)
6. Which of the following specialities in psychology deal with diagnosis and treatment of disorders ?
- (a) Developmental
- (b) Clinical
- (c) Personality
- (d) Experimental
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Answer: (b)
7. Who first gave the motion that memory is based on constructive process ?
- (a) Bortlett
- (b) Jackson
- (c) Atkinson
- (d) Lockhort
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Answer: (a)
8. Which one of the following is a product in Guilford’s model ?
- (a) Evaluation
- (b) Cognition
- (c) Transformation
- (d) Symbols
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Answer: (c)
9. In specific terms job analysis describes
- (a) Personal characteristics
- (b) Nature and component of tasks
- (c) Personal requirements
- (d) Package of skills applicable to different jobs
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Answer: (b)
10. While learning to type, when conflict occurs between higher order and lower order learning ?
- (a) Shift from letter habit to word habit
- (b) Shift from word habit to letter habit
- (c) No shift from letter habit to word habit
- (d) No shift from word habit to letter habit
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Answer: (a)
11. Information in short-term memory enters long-term memory through
- (a) Elaborative rehearsal
- (b) Simultaneous rehearsal
- (c) Maintenance rehearsal
- (d) Sequential rehearsal
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Answer: (a)
12. Guidelines for counselling and guidance of each of the school stages are given in
- (a) National Curriculum Framework (NCF, 2005)
- (b) National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE, 2000)
- (c) National Programme of Action, 1992
- (d) National Policy of Education, 1986
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Answer: (a)
13. Ramesh was caught thrice for exceeding speed limit while driving. Among the two choices given by court he chose to attend the driving classes instead of loosing driving license. This is an example of
- (a) Positive punishment
- (b) Positive reinforcement
- (c) Negative reinforcement
- (d) Negative punishment
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Answer: (c)
14. Which approach is not based on experimental studies ?
- (a) Cognitive approach
- (b) Behavioral approach
- (c) Psychoanalytic approach
- (d) Neuro-biological approach
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Answer: (c)
15. In which year third revision of Binet-Simon scale was published ?
- (a) 1950
- (b) 1960
- (c) 1954
- (d) 1937
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Answer: (b)
16. Among the following what depicts the relative importance of heredity and environment in moulding of personality ?
- (a) Traits
- (b) Feature of the environment
- (c) Scope of environmental forces
- (d) All of the above
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Answer: (d)
17. Greater detail about background and experiences of job-applicants are sought in
- (a) Biographical inventories
- (b) Application blanks
- (c) Recommendation forms
- (d) Reference reports
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Answer: (a)
18. Employee management conflicts can be effectively dealt with by
- (a) All given below
- (b) Problem solving orientation
- (c) Making compromises
- (d) Use of arbitration
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Answer: (a)
19. After one week interval, participants of an experiment on recall of cued pictures, were asked to recognize the pictures. In which of the following condition recognition scores were higher ?
- (a) Physically similar destructor
- (b) Socially similar destructor
- (c) Prototype similar destructor
- (d) Original picture
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Answer: (c)
20. Coronary heart disease is related to
- (a) Type D behaviour
- (b) Type C behaviour
- (c) Type B behaviour
- (d) Type A behaviour
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Answer: (d)
21. According to Carl Jung, collective unconscious is a common reservoir of images derived from
- (a) Our early repressed desires
- (b) Our unfulfilled desires
- (c) Our ancestors’ universal experiences
- (d) Our early sexual tensions
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Answer: (c)
22. Which condition contributes to permanence in group tension ?
- (a) Common goals
- (b) Functional co-operation
- (c) Differences in values
- (d) Belief that other group is more comfortable
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Answer: (c)
23. ‘Drivers move their vehicle at green traffic light and stop at red traffic light’, the statement illustrates
- (a) Operant conditioning
- (b) Classical conditioning
- (c) Observational learning
- (d) Contiguity learning
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Answer: (a)
24. The objective of development framework of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for guidance to 11-14 years children in
- (a) Developing problem-solving skills
- (b) Preparing for a career
- (c) Enhancing self understanding
- (d) Prevention of violent behaviour
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Answer: (a)
25. What is depicted by difference between object format and perception format ?
- (a) Perceptual learning
- (b) Illusion
- (c) Delusion
- (d) Hallucination
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Answer: (b)
26. From the point of view of experimental operations, classified variables are
- (a) Relevant and mediating variables
- (b) Qualitative and quantitative variables
- (c) Active and attribute variables
- (d) Dependent and independent variables
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Answer: (d)
27. The two primary symptoms of mood disorders are
- (a) Mania and Insomnia
- (b) Depression and anorexia
- (c) Depression and suicidal thoughts
- (d) Depression and mania
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Answer: (d)
28. Intelligence Quotient (I.Q) is a
- (a) Norm
- (b) Raw score
- (c) Score of verbal intelligence
- (d) Score of non-verbal intelligence
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Answer: (b)
29. Who propounded filter attenuation theory of attention ?
- (a) Treismann
- (b) Bradvent
- (c) Moore
- (d) Sherry
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Answer: (a)
30. ‘Expectation of long straight drive keeps a golfer at the game despite many balls lost’. This statement illustrates
- (a) Secondary reinforcement
- (b) Partial reinforcement
- (c) Primary reinforcement
- (d) Complete reinforcement
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Answer: (b)
31. Computer assisted instruction in classroom involves principles of 1. Classical conditioning 2. Operant conditioning Select the correct answer using the code given below
- (a) Only 1 is correct
- (b) Only 2 is correct
- (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
- (d) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
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Answer: (b)
32. Which type of persons experience stress more often ?
- (a) Type D persons
- (b) Type A persons
- (c) Type E persons
- (d) Type B persons
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Answer: (b)
33. In Rorschach Ink Blot Test, responses reflect
- (a) Our inner conflicts
- (b) Our inner experience
- (c) Our inner feelings
- (d) Our inner conflicts and feelings
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Answer: (d)
34. The correct sequence of different stages of psycho-sexual development is
- (a) Anal, Oral, Phallic, Genital, Latency
- (b) Anal, Phallic, Oral, Genital, Latency
- (c) Oral, Anal, Latency, Phallic, Genital
- (d) Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital
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Answer: (d)
35. The tendency of the eyes to turn towards each other in a co-ordinated action to fixate on targets located nearby is called
- (a) Equipotentiality
- (b) Consonance
- (c) Dichromatism
- (d) Convergence
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Answer: (d)
36. Voluntary control over physiological processes can be obtained by using principles of
- (a) Psychosomatic medicine
- (b) Cognitive medicine
- (c) Behavioural medicine
- (d) Humanistic medicine
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Answer: (c)
37. In retrograde amnesia, which of the following kind of problem is seen ?
- (a) Problems with recalling previously learned material
- (b) Problems with face recognition
- (c) Difficulty finding routes
- (d) Poor encoding of verbal material
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Answer: (a)
38. When individuals look at a distant object, size is judged by
- (a) Perspective
- (b) Object
- (c) Compromise between perspective and object
- (d) Sensory features
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Answer: (c)
39. Influence of expectations of tester on responses of testee is known as 1. Self-fulfilling prophecy 2. General motivational feedback Select the correct answer using the code given below
- (a) Only 1 is correct
- (b) Only 2 is correct
- (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
- (d) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
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Answer: (a)
40. ‘Students get as much marks in the examinations as much hard work they put in their studies’. This statement illustrates
- (a) Correlational method
- (b) Naturalistic observation method
- (c) Structured observation method
- (d) Participant observation method
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Answer: (a)
41. Which of the drive is depicted in the following statement ? “Individuals experiencing monotony in life seek exciting stimuli”.
- (a) Exploratory drive
- (b) Aggressive drive
- (c) Fear drive
- (d) Biological drive
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Answer: (a)
42. Who propounded the classification of individuals into personality type on the basis of body build ?
- (a) Tylor
- (b) Sheldon
- (c) Jung
- (d) Bandura
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Answer: (b)
43. Basis of quantification of behaviour in observational studies is
- (a) Frequency method
- (b) Duration method
- (c) Interval method
- (d) All of the above
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Answer: (d)
44. How short-term memory differs from long-term memory ?
- (a) Capacity
- (b) Rehearsal
- (c) Coding
- (d) All of the above
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Answer: (d)
45. Inability to recognise objects and their meanings due to damage in the brain is characteristic of
- (a) Agraphia
- (b) Alexia
- (c) Amnesia
- (d) Agnosia
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Answer: (d)
46. Every selection programme must be investigated to determine
- (a) Stability of programme
- (b) Consistency of programme
- (c) Generalisability of programme
- (d) Predictive accuracy of programme
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Answer: (d)
47. What drives human behaviour according to social learning theory ?
- (a) Internal forces
- (b) External stimulation
- (c) Anticipated consequences
- (d) Actual consequences
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Answer: (c)
48. What are the two ways in which psychological disorders can be treated ?
- (a) Hypnosis and counselling
- (b) Psychotherapy and biomedical therapy
- (c) Counselling and guidance
- (d) Medicines and surgery
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Answer: (b)
49. Which of the following is not one of the Big Five personality factors ?
- (a) Submissiveness
- (b) Agreeableness
- (c) Extroversion
- (d) Openness of experience
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Answer: (a)
50. A change in behaviour occurring as a result of expectation of change rather than as a result of change is known as
- (a) Effect of insight
- (b) Expectancy effect
- (c) Placebo effect
- (d) Effect of encouragement
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Answer: (c)
51. An analysis of observational learning acknowledges that 1. Principles of reinforcement influence behaviour 2. Individuals have the capacity to use their cognitive processes. Through this they can change their behaviour with cognitive rewards and punishments. Select the correct answer using the code given below
- (a) Only 1 is correct
- (b) Only 2 is correct
- (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
- (d) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
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Answer: (c)
52. Which theory focusses upon the study of potential of human beings ?
- (a) Humanistic theory
- (b) Cognitive theory
- (c) Socio-cultural theory
- (d) Psycho-dynamic theory
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Answer: (a)
53. On which level of arousal curve, attention is most effective ?
- (a) At the lower level of arousal curve
- (b) At the higher level of arousal curve
- (c) At the peak of arousal curve
- (d) At the lower and higher level of arousal curve
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Answer: (c)
54. How position of an individual relative to other individuals is illustrated in test results ?
- (a) Standard scores
- (b) Obtained scores
- (c) Number of correct responses
- (d) Number of items answered
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Answer: (a)
55. Infantile amnesia is the inability to remember experiences during
- (a) First year of life
- (b) First two years of life
- (c) First two or three years of life
- (d) First five years of life
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Answer: (c)
56. What is involved in social motives ?
- (a) Psychological balance
- (b) Social balance
- (c) Feelings about self, others and relationships
- (d) Feelings about relationships only
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Answer: (c)
57. To produce best fit between job and prospective employees industrial psychologists attempt to search people who 1. Are best suitable for the job. 2. Will enjoy their work Choose the correct answer using the code given below.
- (a) Only 1 is correct
- (b) Only 2 is correct
- (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
- (d) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
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58. A person who visits dentist every six months for dental checkup is engaged in
- (a) Health protective behaviour
- (b) Compulsive behaviour
- (c) Modelling of parental behaviour
- (d) Belief in decay of tooth
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Answer: (a)
59. ‘Birds of a feather flock together’. The statement demonstrates law of
- (a) Similarity
- (b) Continuity
- (c) Nearness
- (d) Common region
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60. Why communal riots occur ?
- (a) Awareness of tenets of religion
- (b) Contact between rioting groups
- (c) Repression of anti-social tendencies
- (d) Ignorance about people
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Answer: (d)
61. Which temporal pattern results in most effective learning ?
- (a) Simultaneous conditioning
- (b) Background conditioning
- (c) Trace conditioning
- (d) Delayed conditioning
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62. Read two conditions given below : 1. Antecedent conditions are presented in first part of hypothesis. 2. Consequent conditions are presented in second part of hypothesis Select the correct answer using the code given below
- (a) Only 1 is correct
- (b) Only 2 is correct
- (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
- (d) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
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Answer: (c)
63. Schema of a theory implies that 1. Hypothesis is a specification of theorem. 2. Theorem is a deduction from postulate. Select the correct answer using the code given below
- (a) Only 1 is correct
- (b) Only 2 is correct
- (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
- (d) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
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Answer: (c)
64. On the basis of whose work factor theory approach to intelligence was developed ?
- (a) Spearman
- (b) Jensen
- (c) Piaget
- (d) Wechsler
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Answer: (a)
65. ‘Normal and abnormal behaviour are acquired in the same way through the operation of internal and external environmental influences or contingencies. This is the view of
- (a) Behavioural model
- (b) Medical model
- (c) Cognitive model
- (d) Psychoanalytical model
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Answer: (a)
66. Among the following which one is not a projective test ?
- (a) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
- (b) Somatic Ink Blot systems
- (c) Thematic Apperception Test
- (d) Rorschach Ink Blot Test
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Answer: (a)
67. A hunter continuous to hunt even in the absence of instrumental significance. This statement is an example of
- (a) Primitive drive
- (b) Tension reduction model
- (c) Biological goals
- (d) Functional autonomy
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Answer: (d)
68. Effect of drug in experimental conditions can be evaluated on the basis of
- (a) Placebo
- (b) No drug condition
- (c) Proper control
- (d) Subject variables
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69. Group tests can be differentiated from individual tests on the basis of
- (a) Form and arrangement of items
- (b) Testing situations
- (c) Role of tester
- (d) All of the above
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Answer: (d)
70. When an individual is caught between two repelling threats, fears or situations, it is a
- (a) Avoidant-avoidant conflict
- (b) Approach-approach conflict
- (c) Approach-avoidant conflict
- (d) Multiple approach-avoidant conflict
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Answer: (a)
71. Which term is used for perception of same figure-ground even after separation of figure-ground ?
- (a) Figural continuity
- (b) Figural constancy
- (c) Figural persistency
- (d) Figural stability
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72. ‘View of sunset is not an objective reality’. This statement demonstrates
- (a) Perceptual construction
- (b) Influence of motives on perception
- (c) Influence of emotions on perception
- (d) Habit of engaging in reality testing
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73. Vocational guidance implies 1. Educational guidance 2. Providing reliable and dependable information about careers Select the correct answer using the code given below
- (a) Only 1 is correct
- (b) Only 2 is correct
- (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
- (d) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
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74. ‘Systematic desensitization is used for treatment of people with irrational fears’. This statement demonstrates
- (a) Discrimination of conditioned response
- (b) Disappearance of conditioned response
- (c) Acquisition of conditioned response
- (d) Re-emergence of conditioned responses
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75. Insight learning can be explained on the basis of
- (a) Stimulus-response sequence
- (b) Cognitive relationship between means and end
- (c) Gradual solution rule
- (d) Mechanical skills
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76. Sub-tests of WAIS-R are numbered according to
- (a) Order of difficulty
- (b) Order of administration
- (c) Age-levels
- (d) Representatives of normative sample
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Answer: (b)
77. Incentive motivation is a form of
- (a) Push mechanism
- (b) Pull mechanism
- (c) Pull and push mechanism
- (d) Neither pull nor push mechanism
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78. Event sampling is characteristic of
- (a) Quasi-experiments
- (b) Case study
- (c) Observation
- (d) Interview
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Answer: (c)
79. Which of these is the most sensitive measure of memory ?
- (a) Recognition
- (b) Cued-Recall
- (c) Re-learning (saving)
- (d) Recall
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Answer: (c)
80. Who propounded the theory of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation ?
- (a) Desi
- (b) Hebb
- (c) Schachter
- (d) Nisbett
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Answer: (a)
81. The number of cycles or frequency of sound wave per second determines
- (a) Pitch
- (b) Loudness
- (c) Timbre
- (d) Amplitude
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82. Vocational guidance and vocational counselling are
- (a) Similar in nature
- (b) Distinct in nature
- (c) Means of self-discovery
- (d) Similar as well as distinct in nature
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83. It is not possible to thread a needle or ride a bicycle
- (a) With form perception
- (b) Without form perception
- (c) Without depth perception
- (d) With depth perception
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84. Group tension cannot be reduced by
- (a) Category driven processing
- (b) Attribute driven processing
- (c) Affirmative action programmes
- (d) Accuracy of impression formation
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85. Which schedule of reinforcement generates the highest rate of responding and the greatest resistance to extinction ?
- (a) Fixed ratio schedule
- (b) Fixed interval schedule
- (c) Variable ratio schedule
- (d) Variable interval schedule
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Answer: (c)
86. Who propounded psychosocial theory of personality development ?
- (a) Freud
- (b) Sullivan
- (c) Erikson
- (d) Jung
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Answer: (c)
87. According to Freud, which of the following control most, not all of our behaviour ?
- (a) Conscious experience
- (b) Gestalt perception
- (c) Unconscious
- (d) Observable experience
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Answer: (c)
88. Your heart is racing, your breathing is rapid and your mouth is dry. What emotion are you experiencing ?
- (a) Anger
- (b) Fear
- (c) Happiness
- (d) It is not always possible to distinguish emotions by physiological reactions only
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89. Sense of the location of body parts in relation to the ground and each other is called
- (a) Vestibular sense
- (b) Olfactory sense
- (c) Kinesthetic sense
- (d) Visual sense
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90. Advocacy of educational guidance illustrates
- (a) Individual differences need to be recognised
- (b) Insignificance of relationship between guidance workers and teachers
- (c) Future plans are salient, present can be ignored
- (d) Usage of variety of methods is not advantageous
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91. Impulsiveness is not governed by
- (a) Know and go system
- (b) Stress
- (c) Choice of immediate rewards
- (d) Doing a less effortful task
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92. Strong beliefs in casteism result in
- (a) Division of social world into ‘us’ and ‘them’
- (b) Identity fusion bias
- (c) Willingness to engage in extreme actions to protect own caste
- (d) All of the above
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Answer: (d)
93. Wechsler intelligence test is a
- (a) Verbal test
- (b) Nonverbal test
- (c) Verbal and nonverbal test
- (d) Performance test
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94. Promise of gifting a watch, if Ramesh achieves above 95% marks in examination exemplifies
- (a) Intrinsic reward
- (b) Extrinsic reward
- (c) Both intrinsic and extrinsic reward
- (d) Neither intrinsic nor extrinsic reward
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95. Among the following which one is not a theory of intelligence ?
- (a) Coci’s biological theory
- (b) Anderson’s theory
- (c) James-Lange theory
- (d) Gardner’s theory
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Answer: (c)
96. Why parallel lines appear to converge in the distance ?
- (a) Interposition
- (b) Linear perspective
- (c) Atmospheric perspective
- (d) Texture
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Answer: (b)
97. In which country wages for strikes are permissible ?
- (a) USA
- (b) UK
- (c) Australia
- (d) India
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98. If the experimenter and subjects, both are not aware of the experimental and control groups, it is called
- (a) Hypothesis testing
- (b) Single blind study
- (c) Random study
- (d) Double blind study
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99. Achievement motivation is
- (a) Only cognitive
- (b) Only mechanistic
- (c) Partially cognitive and partially mechanistic
- (d) Determined by arousal
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100. Ratings are subject to varieties of errors. One general class of error consisting of the ‘halo effect; error of severity, error of leniency and error of central tendency is called
- (a) Constant errors
- (b) Contrast errors
- (c) Logical errors
- (d) Proximity errors
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101. Which view of memory is similar to office filing system ?
- (a) Cognitive view of memory
- (b) Behaviouristic view of memory
- (c) Neurological view of memory
- (d) Social view of memory
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Answer: (a)
102. Which of the following depicts the difference between episodic and semantic memory ?
- (a) Information that cannot be expressed verbally
- (b) Source monitoring
- (c) Reality monitoring
- (d) Activity of different brain regions
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Answer: (d)
103. Which of the following is responsible for increase of secretion in outward expression of anger ?
- (a) Epinephrine
- (b) Nor epinephrine
- (c) Pituitary gland
- (d) Medulla
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104. Out of the following which one is not a method of measuring reliability ?
- (a) Test-Retest
- (b) Alternate-form
- (c) Predictive
- (d) Split-Half
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Answer: (c)
105. On which of the following efficiency of sense working in the world depends upon ?
- (a) Feature based processing
- (b) Whole based processing
- (c) Dis-sociable subsystems
- (d) Associative subsystems
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106. Which of the following has not been studied as a cause of aggressive behaviour ?
- (a) Marijuana
- (b) Frustration
- (c) Pain
- (d) Alcohol
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107. Selection interview is
- (a) Expression of individuality of interviewer
- (b) Expression of flexibility of interviewer
- (c) Expression of non-circularity in interview situation
- (d) Conversion with a purpose
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108. Guidance focusses upon
- (a) Seeking solution to a problem
- (b) Giving information
- (c) Giving advice
- (d) Interpreting information
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Answer: —
109. In which field of psychology memory capabilities of victims and witness to crimes are studied ?
- (a) Social psychology
- (b) Community psychology
- (c) Developmental psychology
- (d) Cognitive psychology
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110. Difference threshold is defined as
- (a) Quality of stimulus
- (b) Quality of response
- (c) Statistical quality
- (d) Non-statistical quality
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111. Bio-social definition equates personality to the
- (a) Efforts of adjustment carried out by the individual
- (b) Specific qualities of the individual
- (c) Pattern of discrete responses
- (d) Social stimulus value of the individual
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112. Emotional expression of an adult is
- (a) Innate
- (b) Learned
- (c) Innate and learned
- (d) Culture non-specific
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113. Preamble of Mental Health Care Act, 2017
- (a) Talks about problems of aggression and violence
- (b) Promises to provide mental health care services for mentally ill persons
- (c) Talks about problems of internet addiction
- (d) Takes into account the significant contributions of family
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114. Mechanical ability tests for predicting success in jobs requiring mechanical skills are part of
- (a) Personality tests
- (b) Performance tests for intelligence
- (c) Achievement tests
- (d) Vocational aptitude tests
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Answer: (d)
115. According to Cannon-Bord theory of emotions
- (a) Bodily changes precede emotional experiences
- (b) Bodily changes follow emotional experiences
- (c) Bodily changes and emotional experiences occur simultaneously
- (d) Emotional expressions precede as well as follow bodily changes
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Answer: (c)
116. Guidance is based on the following concept
- (a) Each person has the right to choose his way of life
- (b) Each person has the right to choose the way of life for others
- (c) Each person has innate ability to make intelligent choices
- (d) Each person has the right to put responsibility of self on others
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Answer: (a)
117. The lasting behaviours, thoughts and emotions that specify how do we react and adapt to other people and situations make up our
- (a) Attitudes
- (b) Beliefs
- (c) Personality
- (d) Intelligence
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Answer: (a)
118. In emotional response _______ shall occur.
- (a) Increase in sweat gland activity
- (b) Lowering of skin resistance
- (c) Rise in skin conductance
- (d) All the above
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Answer: (d)
119. Psychological implications for individual development are not involved in
- (a) Advice
- (b) Educational guidance
- (c) Counselling
- (d) Vocational guidance
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Answer: (a)
120. ‘According to Beck depressed people always see negative consequences’. This statement demonstrates
- (a) Selective abstraction
- (b) Global attribution
- (c) Maximization and minimization
- (d) Polarization
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Answer: (a)
121. Largely it is a phenomenon of modern life, when the individual feels that life is meaningless. An emptyness and loneliness just drown the individual in a state of helplessness and hopelessness. It is known as
- (a) Conversion disorder
- (b) Antisocial personality disorder
- (c) Existential anxiety
- (d) Multiple personality disorder
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Answer: (c)
122. Transformation of sensory input into a form that can be processed by memory system is known as
- (a) Decoding
- (b) Encoding
- (c) Storage
- (d) Retrieval
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Answer: (b)
123. Which theory of emotions advocates that subjective emotional experiences are actually the result of physiological changes ?
- (a) Cannon-Bord theory
- (b) James-Lauge theory
- (c) Opponent process theory
- (d) Two-factor theory
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Answer: (b)
124. Researches on whom provide evidence that perception is innate ?
- (a) People born blind
- (b) Infants
- (c) Both people born blind and infants
- (d) None of the above
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Answer: (c)
125. Which feature is emphasized in social cognitive theory of personality ?
- (a) Self-system
- (b) Reinforcement contingencies
- (c) Capacity to regulate actions
- (d) All of the above
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Answer: (d)

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Answer key

Answer key from the U.P. Secondary Education Services Selection Board’s official answer key for this sitting. “—” means the key gave none: the question was deleted.

Psychology

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Q 2: (a)
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Q 8: (c)
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