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1. Which of the following cannot be
inferred from correlations ?
(A) Cause and effect relationship
(B) Covariance between variables
(C) Direction of relationship
(D) Percentage of explained
variance
2. Experimental and Quasi
Experimental cannot be
distinguished on the basis of
(A) Manipulation of independent
variable.
(B) Random assignment of
subjects to experimental
conditions.
(C) Studying causal relationship.
(D) Applying statistical analysis.
3. Which of the following tests
assumes the sample size to be large ?
(A) Chi-square test
(B) Kalmogrov-Smirnove test
(C) Run-test
(D) None of these
4. Match List – I with List – II.
List – I List – II
(a) Experiment 1. Structured V/s
Unstructured
(b) Interview 2. Participant V/s
Non-participant
(c) Observation 3. Etic V/s Emic
(d) Cross-cultural
studies
4. True V/s Quasi
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 4 1 3 2
5. Assertion (A) : We cannot
remember all the experiences
as they are not organised.
Reason (R) : We can remember
the effects of experiences as
they are organized.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the reason of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
6. The hemisphere involved in the
perception and expression of
negative emotions.
(A) Right hemisphere
(B) Left hemisphere
(C) Both Right and Left
hemisphere
(D) Left or Right hemisphere
depends upon intensity
7. Which is the content theory of
motivation ?
(A) Equity theory
(B) Goal setting theory
(C) Needs Hierarchy theory
(D) Valence-Expectancy theory

8. Match List – I with List – II and
indicate your answer by using the
codes given below the list.
List – I List – II
(a) Expectancy
theory
1. Desire to achieve
a particular goal.
(b) Equity theory 2. Making choices
based on
perceived
expectations.
(c) Goal-setting
theory
3. Motivation based
on existence,
relatedness and
growth needs.
(d) ERG 4. Motivation
influenced by
perception of
how fairly one is
treated.
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 3 4 2 1
9. Match List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists.
List – I List – II
(a) Psychoanalytic
approach
1. Carl Rogers
(b) Instinct theory 2. Maslow
(c) Growth and
deficiency
motivation
3. Freud
(d) Humanistic
approach
4. McDougall
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 2 3 1 4
10. Which of the following is not used
for measuring intelligence ?
(A) Reaction time experiments
(B) Projective tests
(C) Psychometric tests
(D) Performance tests
11. Speed and Power tests cannot be
distinguished on the basis of
following :
(A) Time limit
(B) Length of test
(C) Difficulty level
(D) Verbal or non-verbal contents
12. A general relation perceiving
capacity which represent one’s
potential intelligence, which is
independent of socialization and
education is
(A) Crystallized intelligence
(B) Fluid intelligence
(C) Abstract intelligence
(D) General intelligence factor
13. Which of the following researchers
found psychometric evidence for
Freud’s concepts ?
(A) Eysenck
(B) Cattell
(C) Guilford
(D) None of these
14. Inferiority complex is associated
with
(a) feeling of inadequacy
(b) powerlessness
(c) experiences of all children
(d) helplessness
(A) (a), (b) and (c)
(B) (b), (c) and (d)
(C) (a), (b) and (d)
(D) (c) and (d)
15. The part of the autonomic nervous
system, when activated, is
responsible for the body’s ‘fight or
flight’ sensation.
(A) Brain stem
(B) Limbic system
(C) Sympathetic nervous system
(D) Para-sympathetic nervous
system

16. Match List – I with List – II.
List – I List – II
(a) McKellar 1. Assimilation and
accommodation.
(b) Freud 2. Rational thinking.
(c) Piaget 3. Pre-conscious,
conscious and
unconscious.
(d) Guilford 4. Divergent thinking.
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 1 3 2
17. Creativity is measured on the
dimension of
(A) originality (B) applicability
(C) flexibility (D) all of the above
18. Match List – I with List – II.
List – I List – II
(a) Ability to think
ahead.
1. Syllogistic
reasoning
(b) Inference drawn
from one particular
to another
particular.
2. Planning
(c) Evaluation of
whether a
conclusion follows
on from two
premises.
3. Analogy
(d) Drawing
conclusions from
several
observations.
4. Inductive
reasoning
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 3 1 2 4
19. Psychoanalytic theory basically is
concerned with
(a) analysis of unconscious
motives.
(b) psycho-sexual development.
(c) structure of personality in
terms of id, ego and superego.
(d) ego-identity.
(A) (b), (c) and (d)
(B) (a), (b) and (c)
(C) (b) and (c)
(D) (a), (c) and (d)
20. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Type A persons
show anger, hostility, time
urgency and depression.
Reason (R) : Type A persons are
more prone to cardio-vascular
diseases.
In the context of the above two
statements, which one of the
following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is
wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is
correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
21. In verbal conditioning experiments
the following variables are
controlled
(a) Nature of verbal tasks
(b) Nature of reinforcement
(c) Meaningfulness of material
(d) Familiarity of material
(A) (a) and (b) are correct.
(B) (b) and (c) are correct.
(C) (c) and (d) are correct.
(D) (a) and (d) are correct.
22. Indicate the correct sequence of
stages in creative thinking
(a) Incubation (b) Preparation
(c) Evaluation (d) Illumination
(A) (a), (c), (d), (b)
(B) (b), (a), (d), (c)
(C) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(D) (d), (a), (b), (c)
23. Match List – I with List – II.
List – I List – II
(Obstacles in
problem
solving)
(Names of
Psychologists)
(a) Functional
fixedness
1. Duncker
(b) Mental set 2. Luchins
(c) Analogies 3. Glik & Holyoak
(d) Heuristics 4. Newell & Simon
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 1 2 3 4

24. With the help of classical
conditioning emotional responses
(A) are learned best
(B) are equal to other responses
(C) are learned very slowly
(D) are learned only when US
(Unconditioned Stimulus) is
powerful
25. Given below are two statements, one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Humans are
motivated by needs beyond
basic biological survival.
Reason (R) : Individuals strive
to achieve self improvement.
In the context of the above two
statements, which one of the
following is correct ?
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not the correct
explanation.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
26. According to Witkin the ‘fieldindependent
subjects are
(A) More analytical
(B) More influenced by the frame
(C) More conforming
(D) Sensitive to context
27. Match List – I with List – II with
most appropriate combinations.

List – I List – II
(a) Internalconsistency
reliability.
1. Product moment
correlation
(b) Split-half
reliability.
2. Spearman-Brown
prophecy formula
(c) Relationship
between
reliability
and length
of test.
3. Rulona-formula
(d) Test-retest
reliability
4. Kudor-
Richardson
formula
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 4 2 1 3
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 1 3 2 4
28. Which of the following is not a
criterion based validity ?
(A) Concurrent validity
(B) Face validity
(C) Factorial validity
(D) Predictive validity
29. While constructing a test on Anxiety,
Item Discrimination means
(A) Persons high and low on
Anxiety will score differently
on that item.
(B) The scores of two individuals
will be different on that item
irrespective of their being high
or low on Anxiety.
(C) The scores of two persons who
are high and low on Anxiety
will have same score on that
item.
(D) Person high on Anxiety will
score higher on that item and
nothing can be said about the
person low on Anxiety.
30. Assertion (A) : Culture fair
intelligence test measures fluid
intelligence.
Reason (R) : Fluid intelligence
is biologically determined.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not the correct
explanation.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation.
31. Assertion (A) : Personality traits
measured by 16 PF are source
traits.
Reason (R) : Cattell used
oblique rotation to identify
personality traits.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but
(R) is not the correct
explanation.

32. When number of independent
variables in an experiment are
increased, what will be the changes
in the treatment and error
components of total variance ?
(A) Error component will decrease
and treatment component will
increase.
(B) Error component will decrease
and there will be no effect on
treatment component.
(C) Error component will increase
and treatment component will
increase.
(D) Error component will increase
and there will be no effect on
treatment component.
33. Match the following :
List – I List – II
(a) Marbe 1. Inter-item
association
(b) Delse 2. Frequency effect
in free recall
(c) Zeller 3. Effect of failure
on memory
(d) Zeigarnik 4. Recall of
interrupted task
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 1 4 2 3
34. If meaningfulness is taken on X axis
and percentage of correct responses
on Y axis, the curve will be
(A) negatively accelerated
(B) positively accelerated
(C) inverted U type
(D) S type
35. If a subject is supposed to learn a list
and relearn it in reverse order,
(a) Recall method leads to positive
transfer.
(b) Anticipation method leads to
no transfer.
(c) Recall method leads to
negative transfer.
(d) Anticipation method leads to
negative transfer.
(A) (a) & (b) are correct.
(B) (a) & (d) are correct.
(C) (c) & (d) are correct.
(D) (b) & (c) are correct.
36. Capacity of sensory memory is
(A) always less than short term &
long term memory.
(B) less than long term memory,
but more than short term
memory.
(C) equal to short term memory,
but less than long term
memory.
(D) more or less than short term
memory depending on nature
of the stimulus.
37. Perception of figure & ground
depends on
(a) size of two areas
(b) completeness of two areas
(c) brightness of two areas
(d) exposure time
(A) (a), (b) & (d)
(B) (b), (c) & (d)
(C) (a), (b), & (c)
(D) (b) only
38. Phi phenomenon is seen best
between
(A) 50 to 250 milli second
(B) 110 to 320 milli second
(C) 30 to 200 milli second
(D) 215 to 375 milli second

39. Broadbent’s model suggests that
early selection of items to be
attended is done on the basis of
(A) Physical characteristics
(B) Semantic characteristics
(C) Interest
(D) Need
40. Match the items of List – I with
List – II.
List – I List – II
(Researcher) (Field of Research)
(a) Hebb 1. Transcational
functionalism
(b) Adler 2. Adaptation level
(c) Ames 3. Goal perception
(d) Koffka 4. Cell assembly
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 1 4 2 3
41. Ponzo illusion increases with
(a) age
(b) learning
(c) size of the stimulus
(d) brightness of the stimulus
(A) (a) & (b) (B) (c) & (d)
(C) (b) & (d) (D) (c) & (b)
42. Match List – I and List – II.
List – I List – II
(Brain
Physiology)
(Role in
motivation)
(a) Medial
forebrain
bundle
1. General arousal
(b) Hypothalamus 2. Cognitive side
of motivation
(c) Reticular
activating
system
3. Aggression and
sex
(d) Cerebral cortex 4. Pleasure area
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 1 4 2 3
43. Assertion (A) : In case of blind
Braille readers, increase in
sensory cortex surface area
devoted to right forefinger is
seen.
Reason (R) : Brain is very
flexible and adjust the location
of function if environment
demands it.
Codes :
(A) Assertion and Reason both are
true and Reason is the
explanation of Assertion.
(B) Assertion and Reason both are
true, but Reason is not the
explanation of Assertion.
(C) Assertion is true and Reason is
false.
(D) Assertion is false, but Reason
is true.
44. Hypothalamus plays an important
role in
(a) motivation
(b) homeostasis
(c) emotional arousal
(d) memory
(A) (a), (b) and (d)
(B) (b), (c) and (d)
(C) (a), (b) and (c)
(D) (b) and (d) only
45. When physiological changes are
treated as independent variable in
learning experiment ?
(A) A drug is injected to the
subject before learning.
(B) A drug is injected to the
subject after learning.
(C) Physiological changes
resulting from learning are
recorded.
(D) Physiological changes
correlated with forgetting are
recorded.

46. Assertion (A) : In some researches
it was found that immediate
serial recall of verbal items
varying in meaning was
facilitated with visual input for
Chinese subjects but auditory
for American subjects.
Reason (R) : Possibility of
visual versus auditory
confusion varies according to
nature of a particular language.
Codes :
(A) Assertion and Reason both are
true and Reason is the correct
explanation of Assertion.
(B) Assertion and Reason both are
true, but Reason is not the
correct explanation of
Assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, but Reason is
false.
(D) Assertion and Reason both are
false.
47. Assertion (A) : Most functions of
brain are contra laterally
controlled, i.e. information of
one side of body is received by
hemisphere on opposite side of
brain.
Reason (R) : Many functions are
duplicated in both
hemispheres, though there are
differences in function.
Codes :
(A) Assertion is true and Reason is
true and Reason is the correct
explanation of Assertion.
(B) Assertion is true and Reason is
also true, but Reason is not the
correct explanation of
Assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, but Reason is
false.
(D) Assertion is false, but Reason
is true.
48. Once Pavlov was called to his
student’s laboratory to watch
classical conditioning with dog.
However, the dog did not salivate
irrespective of appropriate
procedures. The reason was
(A) induction effect
(B) external inhibition
(C) inhibition of inhibition
(D) internal inhibition
49. Match List – I with List – II.
List – I List – II
(a) Trace
conditioning
1. When CS and
US occurs
together.
(b) Delayed
conditioning
2. CS appears
first, it
disappears
then US
appears.
(c) Simultaneous
conditioning
3. CS appears
first but also
present when
the US
appears.
(d) Backward
conditioning
4. When US is
presented first
and after the
disappearance
of US, CS is
presented.
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 1 4 2
50. According to conceptual peg
hypothesis, recall of paired
associates depend upon the type of
concept. There, highest to lowest
order of recall is
(A) concrete-concrete, abstractconcrete,
concrete-abstract,
abstract-abstract.
(B) concrete-concrete, concreteabstract,
abstract-concrete,
abstract-abstract.
(C) concrete-abstract, concreteconcrete,
abstract-concrete,
abstract-abstract.
(D) concrete-concrete, abstractabstract,
abstract-concrete,
concrete-abstract.