Psychology Questions and Answers - Set 3 | Psychology Test Series

1 Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn on the basis of the above study ?

1 The researcher’s hypothesis has been accepted.

2 The researcher’s hypothesis has been rejected.

3 The researcher’s hypothesis has been partially accepted.

4 Inadequate hypothesis to verify the hypothesis.

Answer:The researcher’s hypothesis has been rejected.

2 In Vertebrates, myelin is produced in the brain and spinal cord by __________, and in rest of nervous system by __________.

1 Oligodendrocytes ; Schwann cells

2 Schwann cells ; Oligodendrocytes

3 Astrocytes ; Microglia

4 Microglia ; Astrocytes

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Answer:Oligodendrocytes ; Schwann cells

3 The basic speech sounds are called __________ ; and the meaningful smallest units of speech are called __________.

1 Phonemes ; Fixation

2 Phonemes ; Lexigram

3 Morphemes ; Phonemes

4 Phonemes ; Morphemes

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Answer:Phonemes ; Morphemes

4 Tests of declarative memory are termed as __________ tests, whereas tests of non-declarative memory are termed as __________ tests.

1 Long-term memory ; explicit memory

2 Short-term memory ; implicit memory

3 Implicit memory ; explicit memory

4 Explicit memory ; implicit memory

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Answer:Explicit memory ; implicit memory

5 Which method is used for memorising a poem ?

1 Massed practice

2 Distributed practice

3 Serial memorising

4 Syntactic memorising

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Answer:Distributed practice

6 __________ makes neurons stand out visibly depicting which neurons are active ; whereas __________ uses antibodies attached to a dye to identify cellular components such as receptors, neurotransmitters, or enzymes.

1 Immunocytochemistry ; Autoradiography

2 Autoradiography ; Immunocytochemistry

3 Myelin staining ; Nissl Staining

4 Nissl Staining ; Myelin Staining

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Answer: Autoradiography ; Immunocytochemistry

7 The body’s response to danger is triggered by the release of __________ by the __________ glands.

1 Acetylcholine ; adrenal

2 Epinephrine and norepinephrine; adrenal

3 Acetylcholine ; pituitary

4 Epinephrine and norepinephrine; pituitary

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Answer:Epinephrine and norepinephrine; adrenal

8 Which of the following is the characteristic of Mastery-Oriented Students ?

1 They see ability as improvable.

2 They feel competent when they succeed.

3 They feel worthless when they fail.

4 They set unrealistically high goals.

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Answer:They see ability as improvable.

9 In case of visual stimulus “Where” pathways in the brain are mainly responsible for processing :

(a) Location

(b) Colour

(c) Motion

(d) Shape

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1 (a) and (b) only

2 (b) and (c) only

3 (c) and (d) only

4 (a) and (c) only

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Answer:(a) and (c) only

10 Which of the following sequences describes the Cranial Nerves in ascending order ?

1 Optic → Trochlear → Abducens → Auditory - Vestibular → Vagus

2 Trochlear → Optic → Auditory - Vestibular → Abducens → Vagus

3 Optic → Abducens → Trochlear → Vagus → Auditory - Vestibular

4 Abducens → Trochlear → Optic → Auditory - Vestibular → Vagus

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Answer:Optic → Trochlear → Abducens → Auditory - Vestibular → Vagus

11 Many psychologists played pivotal role in the emergence of the field of Social Psychology. Arrange them in correct chronological sequence.

1 F. Allport; William McDougall; Kurt Lewin; Muzafer Sherif.

2 Kurt Lewin; William McDougall; Muzafer Sherif; F. Allport.

3 William McDougall; F. Allport; Kurt Lewin; Muzafer Sherif.

4 F. Allport; William McDougall; Muzafer Sherif; Kurt Lewin.

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Answer:William McDougall; F. Allport; Kurt Lewin; Muzafer Sherif.

12 Kinship Selection Theory suggests that we help others who are related to us because this increases the likelihood that our __________ shall be __________ to future __________.

1 Character; transferred; population

2 Genes; transmitted; population.

3 Genes; transmitted; generation.

4 Genes; transferred; population.

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Answer: Genes; transmitted; generation.

13 Which of the following are the basic forms of intelligence in Triarchic Theory ?

(a) Dimensional

(b) Componential

(c) Contextual

(d) Experiential

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1 (a), (b) and (c) only

2 (a), (b) and (d) only

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

4 (a), (c) and (d) only

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Answer: (b), (c) and (d) only

14 In a single factor repeated measures design, the F-ratio, evaluating the effect of independent variable (treatment) is evaluated as :

1 MStreatment/MSsubjects

2 MStreatment/MStreatment×subjects

3 MStreatment/(MSsubjects)+(MStreatment×subjects)

4 MStreatment/MStotal

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Answer:MStreatment/MStreatment×subjects

15 Decentration and reversible thought processes are the characteristics of which of the following stage ?

1 Sensory - Motor

2 Pre - Operational

3 Concrete - Operational

4 Formal Operations

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Answer:Concrete - Operational

Psychology Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Psychology Quiz Set 3

(a) Location

(b) Colour

(c) Motion

(d) Shape

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(a) Dimensional

(b) Componential

(c) Contextual

(d) Experiential

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