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(1) Select one of the levels and one of the stages given below as envisaged by Kohlberg in the theory of development of moral reasoning :

1. Two levels

2. Three levels

3. Four levels

4. Five stages

5. Six stages

6. Eight stages

(1) 1 and 5
(2) 2 and 4
(3) 2 and 6
(4) 3 and 6
Answer: 2 and 6
(2) Which of the following is NOT a factor for poor academic performance among low socio-economic status students ?
(1) Resistance culture
(2) Tracking
(3) Learned Helplessness
(4) Family size
Answer: Family size

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(3) What are the attitudes, goals and strategies of Failure Avoiding Students ?
(1) High fear of failure, very high or very low goals and self defeating strategies.
(2) Expectations of failure, very high or very low goals and self defeating strategies.
(3) High fear of failure, very high or very low goals and learned helplessness.
(4) High fear of failure, no goals, learned helplessness
Answer: High fear of failure, very high or very low goals and self defeating strategies.
(4) Hunger is caused by I. Expectation of food II. Deficiency of energy III. Homeostatic disturbance IV. Deficiency of Oxygen

Codes:

(1) I
(2) I, II
(3) I, II, III
(4) I, II, III, IV
Answer: I, II, III
(5) Arrange the developmental stages of language given by Vygotsky in correct sequence, given below :

1. Potential concept stage

2. Vague syncretic stage

3. Mature concept stage

4. Complex stage

Codes:

(1) 3, 1, 4, 2
(2) 2, 4, 1, 3
(3) 1, 3, 2, 4
(4) 4, 2, 3, 1
Answer: 2, 4, 1, 3
(6) A person while intrinsically motivated does not seek ____ when performing, choose the correct code :

1. Enjoyment

2. Reward

3. Challenge

4. Avoidance of punishment

Codes:

(1) 1 and 2
(2) 2 and 3
(3) 2 and 4
(4) 3 and 4
Answer: 2 and 4
(7) I imagine becoming a renowned painter some day. I am engaging in
(1) Divergent Thinking
(2) Prospective Thinking
(3) Creative Thinking
(4) Autistic Thinking
Answer: Autistic Thinking
(8) The known stimulus elicits the ______ while the unknown stimulus elicits the _______.
(1) Operant Behaviour; respondent behaviour
(2) Operant Behaviour; Conditioned behaviour
(3) Conditioned Behaviour; Operant Behaviour
(4) Respondent Behaviour; Operant Behaviour
Answer: Respondent Behaviour; Operant Behaviour
(9) Escape learning involves
(1) Instrumental conditioning with
(2) positive reinforcement with Classical conditioning positive reinforcement
(3) Classical conditioning with negative reinforcement
(4) Instrumental conditioning with negative reinforcement
Answer: Instrumental conditioning with negative reinforcement
(10) Which are the concepts mainly used by Sternberg in his theory of intelligence ?

1. Meta components

2. Performance components

3. Factor Analysis

4. Selective encoding

(1) 1, 2 and 3
(2) 2, 3 and 4
(3) 1, 2 and 4
(4) 1, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2 and 4
(11) While evaluating the personnel election programme, job performance was found to have a multiple correlation of 0.6 with the four predictors in the selection test battery. This means that the four predictors explain
(1) 36% variance in job performance
(2) 40% variance in job performance
(3) 60% variance in job performance
(4) 64% variance in job performance
Answer: 36% variance in job performance
(12) The standardized regression coefficient (β) in bivariate regression indicates
(1) change in Y scores when X scores change by 1.
(2) change in Y scores when X scores change by one SD.
(3) Change in Z-scores of Y when X scores change by 1.
(4) Change in Z-scores of Y when X scores change by 1 SD.
Answer: Change in Z-scores of Y when X scores change by 1 SD.
(13) In a single group pretest-post test design, which one of the following statistical method can be best employed to evaluate the mean differences of pre and post tests ?
(1) Mann-Whitney U test
(2) Randomized ANOVA
(3) Chi-Square
(4) Repeated measures ANOVA
Answer: Repeated measures ANOVA
(14) Ideas interfering with the correct solution of a problem fade during this stage of creative thinking. This stage is
(1) Evaluation
(2) Revision
(3) Illumination
(4) Incubation
Answer: Incubation
(15) Which of the following strategies do not help improve memory ?
(1) Use of Mnemonics
(2) Minimize interference
(3) Mass learning
(4) Elaborative rehearsal
Answer: Mass learning

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