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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

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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.

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Answer: Option [B]

3 Biologically based emotional and behavioural tendencies that are evident in early childhood represent :

A Trait

B Type

C Temperament

D Style

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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