Psychology Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Psychology Quiz Set 10
Questions
1
Which of the following is true of the threshold hypothesis regarding intelligence creativity relationship ?
Answer:The relationship between the two is ‘ill-defined’ above a specific level of intelligence.
2
A study shows that children from poor families drew large circles to represent a coin than the children from rich families. This is an example of
Answer:Perceptual set
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3
People often cannot remember where they heard what they heard. Sometimes people think they saw things they did not see or heard things they did not hear. This is the case of
Answer:Misattribution
4
In Sternberg’s triarchic theory, the type of intelligence that involves the ability to think critically and analytically is called
Answer:componential intelligence
5
Who among the following has given Regression Argument to support racial differences in intelligence ?
Answer:Jensen
6
Creative thinking is a combination of flexibility in thinking and reorganization in understanding to produce _____ and _____.
Answer:innovative ideas; solutions
7
The fear of one’s own potential greatness and the ambivalent feelings toward greatness in others is called
Answer:Jonah-complex
8
The degree to which variations in environment can affect the development of individuals with the particular genotype is
Answer:Reaction range
9
Three groups of subjects were formed with random assignment. Group-I was tested under ‘No drug’ condition, Group-II was tested under ‘Low drug dosage’ condition, and GroupIII was tested under ‘High drug dosage’ condition. Each group was required to learn two lists, a list of CVC trigrams and a list of three-lettered meaningful words. The dependent variable was the number of items recalled after ten minutes after learning each list. This experiment employs
Answer:3 × 2 mixed factorial design
10
Which of the following sequence is correct in case of steps in a goal-setting program for students ?
Answer:Specify the objectives to be accomplished → Define goal difficulty → Specify the time span for assessment of performance → Discuss goal attainment strategies
11
The field of Industrial Psychology was created/developed by
Answer:H. Munsterberg
12
A procedure that provides information to the learner in small steps, guarantees immediate feedback and allows the learner to determine the pace with which to complete the task. It is called
Answer:Programmed learning
13
According to self-determination theory ______ and _____ form the basis for intrinsic motivation.
Answer:competence ; autonomy
14
A group of 25 subjects were tested on reaction time under three conditions – low stressful, moderately stressful, and highly stressful. The data were analysed by suitable ANOVA. What would be the degrees of freedom for ‘stressfulness × subjects’ interaction ?
Answer:48
15
An act, that helps or is designed to help others regardless of the helper’s motive is called :
Answer:Prosocial Behaviour
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