Psychology Questions and Answers - Set 26 | Psychology Test Series

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1 Which one of the following semantic dimensions are measured by the “semantic differential scale” ?

1 Evaluation and potency

2 Potency and action

3 Evaluation and action

4 Evaluation, potency and action

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Answer:Evaluation, potency and action

2 Conversion Disorder (Hysteria) is now placed in the category of :

1 Anxiety Disorders

2 Anxiety related Disorders

3 Somatoform Disorders

4 Psychological Factors Affecting Physical conditions

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Answer:Somatoform Disorders

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3 Suppose Merry wants to know if she can learn Spanish by playing some language tapes while she sleeps. Her question concerns the general topic of _________ and according to the text, the answer would most likely be __________.

1 Subliminal perception; may be

2 Signal detection; no

3 Subliminal perception; no

4 Signal detection; may be

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Answer:Subliminal perception; no

4 Which one of the following laid down the social foundation of organizational behaviour ?

1 Viteles

2 Munsturberg

3 Taylor

4 Mayo

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Answer:Mayo

5 Which theories of personality are considered third-force-movement in contemporary Psychology ?

1 Psycho analysis

2 Behaviouristic

3 Humanistic/Existential

4 Cognitive

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Answer:Humanistic/Existential

6 According to Piaget, which is the primary motivating force behind development :

1 Accommodation

2 Assimilation

3 Equilibration

4 Adaptation

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Answer:Equilibration

7 Which one of the following biases play important role in stereotyping and prejudice ?

1 False consensus

2 Illusory correlation

3 Priming

4 Confirmation

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Answer:Illusory correlation

8 Which of the following glands does secrete sex steroids that are released by the gonads ?

1 Adrenal medulla

2 Anterior pituitary

3 Adrenal cortex

4 Pancreas

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Answer:Adrenal cortex

9 Which one of the following was not an assumption of the foundation of “Scientific Management” propounded by Taylor ?

1 Interest of Employer and employees are the same.

2 Employees mostly want high wages/salary.

3 Employer want a low labour cost.

4 Management of incentives has great value.

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Answer:Employees mostly want high wages/salary.

10 Which one of the following proposed the “ABX” theory of dyadic attraction ?

1 Header

2 Jones

3 Newcomb

4 Lombardo

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Answer:Newcomb

11 The statement, “Normalcy and Abnormalcy differ in degree not in kind” represents the __________ of abnormalcy.

1 Deviance Criteria

2 Personal Discomfort Criteria

3 Statistical Criteria

4 Social Discomfort Criteria

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Answer:Deviance Criteria

12 According to signal detection theory detection of stimuli depends on :

(a) Their physical energy

(b) Internal factors like relative costs

(d) Internal factors like benefits with detecting their presence

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1 (a), (b), (c)

2 (b), (c), (d)

3 (c), (a), (d)

4 (a), (b), (d)

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Answer:(a), (b), (d)

13 Which of the following are the sources of error in social cognition ?

(a) Counterfactuals thinking

(b) Thought suppression

(d) Judging by resemblance

Codes

1 (a) and (b)

2 (a), (b) and (c)

3 (a), (c) and (d)

4 (c) and (d)

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Answer:(c) and (d)

14 Creativity is considered to be grouded in Right Hemisphere because :

(a) Left Hemisphere specialises in sequential and analytical processes.

(b) Right Hemisphere specialises in global, parallel and holistic processes.

(d) Creativity involves divergent thinking that is function of right hemisphere.

Codes:

1 (a), (b) and (d)

2 (b), (c) and (a)

3 (d), (b) and (c)

4 (b), (c) and (d)

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Answer:(a), (b) and (d)

15 Which one of the following can be primarily employed to assess creativity ?

1 Abstract thinking.

2 Convergent thinking.

3 Divergent thinking.

4 Symbolic thinking

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Answer:Divergent thinking.

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