Q.37.

The main difference between the Minnesota Multiphasic personality inventory (MMPI)
and the California personality inventory (CPI) is that
A. The CPI is more applicable to normal groups B. The MMPI is more applicable to normal
groups
C. The CPI is a projective test D. The MMPI is a projective test

Q.38. People are likely to invest less effort in a task when they are working with others. What is
this phenomenon called?
A. Social Facilitation B. Social Loafing
C. Deindividuation D. Sleeper Effect

Q.39. Which of the following was most closely associated with the structuralist school of
psychology?
A. Titchener B. James
C. Descartes D. Watson

Q.40. Which of the following is NOT categorized as a personality disorder according to the DSM
IV?
A. Narcissistic B. Antisocial
C. Impulsive D. Borderline

Q.41. The ________ complex is to girls as the ________ complex is to boys.

A. Electra, Oedipus B. Oedipus, Electra
C. Oral, Phallic D. Phallic, Oral

Q.42. Allport believed that traits could be organized into three levels:
A. Primary, Secondary, Tertiary B. Cognitive, Emotional, Physiological
C. Id, Ego, Superego D. Cardinal, Central, Secondary

Q.43. Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five traits?
A. Sense of humour B. Openness to experience
C. Conscientiousness D. Extraversion

Q.44. Which of the following is NOT an example of primary prevention of mental illness?
A. Drug abuse resistance education (DARE) B. Prenatal health care
C. Narcotics Anonymous D. Genetic screening

Q.45. Which of the following hormone is being secreted by adrenal gland:

A. Cortisol B. Epinephrine
C. A and B D. Melatonin

Q.46. Despite working fewer hours than her coworkers, Melanie receives a promotion and a
raise. Instead of feeling happy, Melanie feels guilty. This is best explained by
A. Social-exchange theory B. Gain-loss theory
C. Equity theory D. Foot-in-the-door phenomenon

Q.47. Which type of memory is being tested when you take a multiple-choice test?
A. Method of Loci B. Recognition
C. Savings method D. Free recall

Q.48. A high school teacher walks around the room more and speaks more clearly when being
observed by her principal. This is an example of
A. The Placebo effect B. The Hawthorn effect
C. The Availability heuristic D. A Double-blind experiment
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Q.49. A false belief maintained despite contradictory evidence or experience is an
A. Compulsion B. Delusion
C. Hallucination D. Obsession

Q.50. Single form of the test is administered twice on the same sample with a reasonable time
gap is called as?
A. Validity B. Test-retest reliability
C. Internal consistency reliability D. Alternate form reliability

Q.51. The therapies that use behaviour modification techniques but also incorporate procedure
designed to change maladaptive beliefs are called
A. Behavioural therapies B. Cognitive behaviour therapies
C. Psychoanalytic therapies D. Dynamic therapies

Q.52. Sympathetic nerves are projected from……

A. Brain B. Cervical- Sacral sections of spinal cord
C. Thoracic – lumbar sections of special cord D. All the sections of the spinal cord

Q.53. Which of the following is NOT a standard physiological measure of sleep?

A. Electrooculogram B. Electromyogram
C. Electrocardiogram D. Electroencephalogram

Q.54. Explicit or Declarative memory consist of which of the following types of memories?
A. Episodic memory B. Semantic memory
C. Autobiographical memory D. All of the above

Q.55. Psychotherapy is the treatment, by psychological means, of problems of an emotional

nature in which a trained person deliberately establishes a professional relationship with the
patient. Definition given by?
A. David Wechsler B. Wolberg
C. Carl Rogers D. Aron Beck

Q.56. Self-Efficacy is
A. A person’s mental model of his or her ability and attitudes.
B. A generalised evaluative attitude toward the self that influences both moods and behaviour
C. The process by which a person comes to know or perceive the personal attributes
D. A set of beliefs that one can perform adequately in a particular situation.

Q.57. A forensic psychologist would be most likely to study:

A. The accuracy of eyewitness memory B. The impact of advertising on shopping
behaviour
C. The effect of hormones on decision making D. Gender differences in learning styles

Q.58. Which of the following is not a defence mechanism?

A. Projection B. Regression
C. Ingratiation D. Sublimation

Q.59. Which of the following is the third stage of Selye’s general adaptation syndrome?
A. Alarm B. Exhaustion
C. Resistance D. Mobilization

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Q.60. Visual cliff experiment demonstrated that
A. Depth perception is most likely acquired B. Depth perception is most likely innate
C. Shape perception is most likely acquired D. Size perception is most likely acquires

Q.61. The structuralist intended to identify the buildings blocks of

A. Consciousness B. Subconsciousness
C. Unconsciousness D. None of the above

Q.62. The smallest change in the stimulus that a person is able to detect:
A. DL B. AL
C. Webber’s Law D. All of the above

Q.63. Rorschach ink blot test is based on which types of projective technique:
A. Constructive B. Completion
C. Associative D. Expressive

Q.64. In Rorschach, Card no. 1,4,5,6,7 are representative of:

A. Chromatic B. Achromatic
C. Semi Chromatic D. None of the above

Q.65. Computer provided a new way to conceptualise mental processes and to develop detail
theories which is known as
A. Cognitive Approach B. Behavioural Approach
C. Gestalt Approach D. Information Processing Approach

Q.66. A person who is impatient, compulsive, and competitive is likely to be diagnosed as having
A. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder B. Type A personality
C. Type B personality D. Machiavellian personality

Q.67. Which of the following is NOT true about Ex Post Facto Research?
A. The dependent variable have already occurred
B. The independent variables have already occurred
C. The investigator have not control over independent variable
D. Researcher will conduct the study after the event has occurred

Q.68. How many clinical scales are there in Luria?

A. 10 B. 11
C. 12 D. 13

Q.69. Which of the following methods is generally concerned with causal relationship?
A. Field Experiment B. Field Study
C. Field Survey D. Laboratory Experiment

Q.70. Which One of the following scales takes measure from true zero?
A. Nominal B. Ordinal
C. Interval D. Ratio

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1. You hypothesize that pediatric cases of 7. Find the mode and median in the set of
Autism in your clinic are due to maternal data provided for weights of 8 children:
vaccination with a Vaccine which was 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 50, 55, 60
popular few years ago. The design of your
study which is ethically acceptable and A. Mode 30; Median 50
provides the information in a reasonable B. Mode 47.5; Median 50
time is: C. Mode 50; Median 47.5
A. Prospective Cohort study D. Mode 60; Median 50
B. Case-Control study
C. Descriptive study 8. From the list below, the highest level of
D. Randomized control trial evidence in scientific literature is
generated by
2. In a Cohort Study design the following is A. Expert committee recommendations
TRUE: B. Observational studies
A. It selects people who already have a C. Randomized controlled trials
disease D. Systematic review of correlation
B. It involves a small study population studies
C. It is useful for study of rare
disorders 9. The mean temperature of 25 patients is
D. It provides information on incidence 100 °F and the Standard deviation 0.5
rates Calculate the standard error of the mean:
A. 0.02
3. The term sensitivity in statistics while B. 0.05
using measurement instruments is defined C. 0.1
as: D. 2.0
A. Ability to identify a case correctly
B. Ability to identify those without 10. Cognitive behaviour therapy was first
disease developed by
C. Positive predictive value A. Beck
D. Negative predictive value B. Freud
C. Erickson
4. The example of a continuous variable is: D. Piaget
A. Height
B. Gender 11. The symptom that is more suggestive of
C. Blood Group Mania than Severe depression is:
D. Number of children A. Overconfidence
B. Persecutory delusions
5. .The following is not a measure of central C. Weight loss
tendency in statistics: D. Psychomotor retardation
A. Mean
B. Median 12. An accident victim loses his right hand
C. Mode and this results in his being unemployed.
D. Variance This situation is best explained by the term
A. Handicap
6. The frequency distribution of continuous B. Disability
variables can be depicted by a graphic C. Impairment
representation called: D. Illness
A. Histogram
B. Composite Bar chart 13. In Psychological Rehabilitation, the main
C. Correlation line aim is to .
D. Linear regression A. Restore social relations
B. Provide financial support
C. Restore personal confidence
D. Restore capacity to earn livelihood

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14. The fluctuation of a disease trend that 21. The basic Laws of Gestalt Psychology
occurs over a long period of time (years) is include
defined by: A. Rationalization
A. Seasonal trend B. Perceptual grouping
B. Cyclic trend C. Psycho-analysis
C. Secular trend D. Behaviorism
D. Propagated trend
22. The following is a part of the Peripheral
15. Confounding Bias in a case-control Nervous System:
scientific study can be removed by: A. Midbrain
A. Matching B. Cerebellum
B. Purposive sampling C. Intercostal nerves
C. Accurate recall D. Thalamus
D. Performing studies in different
hospitals 23. The neurotransmitter that is decreased in
anxiety disorders is:
16. A study on the experiences of 100 slum- A. Glutamate
dwelling post-partum women in the first 4 B. Gamma amino butyric' acid
weeks after delivery of live-born baby by C. Serotonin
use of a questionnaire is an example of: D. Acetylcholine
A. Experimental study
B. Cohort study 24. Hypocalcemic tetany can occur with
C. Qualitative study disorder of:
D. Interventional study A. Pituitary gland
B. Adrenal gland
17. The first experimental psychology C. Thyroid gland
laboratory was established in: D. Parathyroid gland
A. Johns' Hopkins, USA
B. University of Leipzig, Germany 25. The following is a correct term in
C. King's College, London Substance Use Disorder regarding
D. The Sorbonne, Paris Psychological Dependence:
A. Kindling
18. The part of the brain that is involved in B. Craving
speech production is called: C. Withdrawal symptoms
A. Broca's area D. Tolerance
B. Wernicke's area
C. Foramen of Monro 26. Identify the correct statement
D. Sylvian fissure A. Illusion cannot occur in normal
people
19. The following system is responsible for B. External stimuli are absent in
the "fight or flight" response: Hallucination
A. Limbic system C. External stimuli are absent in
B. Sympathetic nervous system Illusion
C. Hippocampus D. Hallucinations are common in
D. Parasympathetic nervous system normal persons

20. If you are analyzing causes of rebirth, then 27. The process of learning involving "Trial
the field of this study is: and Error' was based on work of:
A. Developmental psychology A. Bloom
B. Para-psychology B. Pavlov
C. Social psychology C. Skinner
D. Precognition D. Thorndike

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 34. Vygotsky's theory of the zone of proximal
28. In Pavlov's classical conditioning, the development indicates that children can
ringing of the bell is: perform at higher level by:
A. Unconditioned stimulus A. Regularly participating in
B. Conditioned stimulus competitive tests
C. Neutral stimulus B. Support of teachers and capable
D. Negative conditioning peers
C. Support and encouragement by
29. In a picture of a room, two lines have a parents
similar length in reality BUT appear to D. Attending extra tuition classes on
have different lengths to the observer, it is the subject
called:
A. Visual Hallucination 35. The parenting styles identified by Diana
B. Poggendorf illusion Baumrind include the following term:
C. Muller-Lyer illusion A. Democratic
D. Refractory error B. Secure
C. Protective
30. You shift to a new neighborhood near an D. Authoritative
Air Force Base. You meet your new
neighbor, and talk to him for some time. 36. A patient underwent a neurosurgical
When you return your wife asks you, procedure resulting in cutting of the
"What does he do for a living?". You had corpus callosum. He is made to sit in front
not asked his profession. You say, "He is of a TV monitor with the word PUNJAB
in the Air Force". Your interpretation has written across the screen. On being asked
been based on: what he sees, he will say
A. Rational thinking A. PUNJAB
B. Heuristics B. JAB
C. Critical thinking C. PUN
D. Hypothesis generation D. UNJA

31. The following is a part of a neuron: 37. The speeding laws in Chandigarh are very
A. Sarcolemma strict. No one can drive over 50 km/hour.
B. Axon Kamal drives his car so that the speed
C. Myoglobin never exceeds 50 km/hour so he never gets
D. Intercalated discs a speeding ticket. This is an example of
A. Positive reinforcement
32. The following part of the brain is affected B. Negative reinforcement
in Parkinson's disease: C. Extinction
A. Thalamus D. Structured reinforcement
B. Limbic system
C. Substantia nigra 38. A person sees a snake, runs away and feels
D. Hypothalamus afraid. This sequence of stimulus,
physiologic response followed by
33. Type A and Type B behaviour pattern can emotional response is based on the
be measured by: following theory of emotion:
A. Jenkins Activity Survey A. Cannon-Bard
B. CT of the Brain B. Schacter-Singer
C. Rorschach inkblot test C. James-Lange
D. Galvanic skin response D. Opponent process