Psychology Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Psychology Quiz Set 21
Questions
1
Because it has the external features associated with the concept of dog, a wolf is perceived as a dog. This is an example of :
Answer:Prototype
2
Which of the following is the final destination for much of the brain’s information about emotion before action is taken ?
Answer:Pre-frontal cortex
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3
Cattell propounded gf-gc theory of intelligence mainly based on :
Answer:Second order factors of abilities
4
Which one of the following statements is true ?
Answer:The ‘Global Five’ factors in personality refer to the second-order factors of 16 PF, latest edition.
5
Four important elements in the theory of signal detection are :
Answer:hit, miss, correct rejection and false alarm
6
Jia had written a list to do her week end work, but incidently left it home while going out for her first activity. Trying to remember the list, Jia remembers what was at the beginning of the list and what was at the end but not those things in the middle. This is an example of :
Answer:Serial position effect
7
Brief stress enhances the activity of immune system as evidenced by the action of __________.
Answer:all the above
8
Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) are mainly indexing :
Answer:Creative Processes
9
Which one of the scaling method is more likely to yield multidimensional attitude scale ?
Answer:Method of summated rating
10
When is aspiration a method of choice to make a lesion ?
Answer:in an area of cerebral cortex
11
A psychologist was administering a projective test which involved a word association task. She tended to nod and smile every time a plural word was given by the respondent. The following testing bias was seen :
Answer:selective reinforcement
12
The underlying motivation for acts of aggression is __________.
Answer:need to exert control
13
Which of the following is a characteristic of Chomsky’s theory ?
Answer:Children have an innate mental grammar
14
The centre - surround organization of ganglion cells that enhance contrast at edges in a visual environment is well illustrated by :
Answer:Craik bands
15
The growth needs of ERG theory are represented by various needs in Maslow’s model :
Answer:Esteem needs and self-actualization needs
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