Psychology Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Psychology Quiz Set 7
Questions
1
According to the Connectionist view, memories are :
Answer:Interconnections among neurons
2
A patient in Mental Hospital somehow procured a needle and thread, and while sleeping, she tried to stitch her lips together, so that someone does not pour poison in her mouth when asleep. Most probably she suffers from :
Answer:Delusional Disorder
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3
John, the chess master selects his next move by considering the moves that it would threaten the opponent’s queen whilst his opponent, a chess playing computer, selects its next move by considering all possible moves John is using ________ whilst the computer is using _______.
Answer:Heuristic ; algorithm
4
The sequence of different dimensions of Job Characteristics Model are :
Answer:Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, feedback
5
Fill in the blank by selecting appropriate alternative.
Harlow’s classic studies with baby monkeys and wire or cloth artificial mothers have demonstrated the importance of _________ in the early development.
Answer:Physical contact
6
A person with Schizophrenia was found to repeat whatever words the psychiatric social worker was speaking. This behaviour can be labelled as :
Answer:Echolalia
7
In which parts of brain the feeling of hunger and full are felt ?
Answer:Lateral hypothalamus ; Ventromedial hypothalamus
9
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
10
Which part of Central Nervous System controls much of the Endocrine System by regulating the Pituitary Gland ?
Answer:Hypothalamus
11
Cognitive structures that represent an organised collection of knowledge about people, events and concepts are called :
Answer:Schemas
13
How many ‘three way interactions’ can be studied in a 4×3×3 factorial design ?
Answer: 1 only
14
In a verbal memory experiment, the two independent variables, ‘meaningfulness of material’ and ‘retention interval’ were employed, each varied at three levels. The number of words correctly recalled was the dependent variable. The sum of squares due to meaningfulness of material is 270. The Mean square for the meaningfulness of material would be :
Answer:135.0
15
According to Meichenbaum (1977), the steps involved in cognitive behaviour modification are :
Answer:Cognitive modeling → overt external guidance → overt self - guidance → faded overt self - guidance → Covert self-instruction
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