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(1) Backward Conditioning occurs when :
[A] CS and US are presented simultaneously
[B] CS is presented first and US is presented before the termination of CS
[C] CS is presented first and US is presented after the termination of CS
[D] US is presented first and CS is presented after the termination of US
Answer: Option [D]
(2) The James-Lange theory and the cognitive theory of emotion disagree on whether :
[A] specific brain centers are involved in specific emotions.
[B] bodily feedback determines which emotion is felt.
[C] individuals can judge their emotions accurately.
[D] there is no any biological involvement in human emotions.
Answer: Option [B]

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(3) Biologically based emotional and behavioural tendencies that are evident in early childhood represent :
[A] Trait
[B] Type
[C] Temperament
[D] Style
Answer: Option [C]
(4) In Jungian theory, the idea that energy is automatically redistributed in the psyche in order to achieve equilibrium or balance depicts :
[A] Principle of Equivalence
[B] Principle of Synchronicity
[C] Principle of Entrophy
[D] Principle of Opposites
Answer: Option [C]
(5) After the recent terrorist attacks in France, a psychologist proposed a study wherein he would interview two hundred French citizens to find whether their attitude towards fate as a consequence of the attack. This study can best be labelled as :
[A] attitude change experiment
[B] field experiment
[C] ex post facto study
[D] psychometric study
Answer: Option [C]
(6) Which of the following is correct while comparing classical and operant conditioning ?
[A] Operant conditioning takes place before reinforcement while classical conditioning takes place after reinforcement.
[B] Operant conditioning takes place as a result of some voluntary action while classical conditioning takes place without choice.
[C] In operant conditioning, response is elicited while in classical conditioning it is emitted.
[D] In operant conditioning magnitude of the response is the index of conditioning while in classical conditioning it is the rate of response.
Answer: Option [B]
(7) Words learned under water are recalled :
[A] Better on land than under water
[B] Better above land (sky) than on land
[C] Better above land (sky) than under water
[D] Better under water than on land
Answer: Option [D]
(8) Which of the following sequence is correct ?
[A] Oral phase ® Anal phase ® Latency ® Phallic ® Genital
[B] Anal ® Oral ® Phallic ® Latency ® Genital
[C] Oral ® Anal ® Phallic ® Latency ® Genital
[D] Oral ® Phallic ® Anal ® Genital ® Latency
Answer: Option [C]
(9) Which memory is the result of instrumental/motor learning processes ?
[A] Semantic memory
[B] Episodic memory
[C] Sensory memory
[D] Procedural memory
Answer: Option [D]
(10) In which lobe of the cerebral cortex, the primary olfactory cortex lies ?
[A] Frontal lobe
[B] Temporal lobe
[C] Occipital lobe
[D] Parietal lobe
Answer: Option [B]
(11) “Factor Analysis is used as a means of confirming a structured model than as a means of discovering a structural model”. This is true of which theory of intelligence ?
[A] Spearman
[B] Thurstone
[C] Jensen
[D] Guilford
Answer: Option [D]
(12) What is the role of positive and negative reinforcement ?
[A] To increase the likelihood that responses preceding both will be repeated.
[B] To decrease the likelihood that responses preceding negative reinforcement will be repeated.
[C] To increase the likelihood that responses preceding only positive reinforcement will be repeated.
[D] To ensure that there are no negative consequences following the behaviour.
Answer: Option [A]

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