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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
(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.
(3)
Biologically based emotional and behavioural tendencies that are evident in early childhood represent :
[A]
Trait
[B]
Type
[C]
Temperament
[D]
Style
(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
(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
(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.
(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
(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
(9)
Which memory is the result of instrumental/motor learning processes ?
[A]
Semantic memory
[B]
Episodic memory
[C]
Sensory memory
[D]
Procedural memory
(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
(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
(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.
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