Learning a task by repeating it over and over until it has been memorized refers to what kind of rehearsal?
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Correct answer: (A) Maintenance
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Question 102
Which of the following is a monocular cue?
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Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
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Question 103
Piaget’s theory of cognitive development suggests that during the preoperational stage, children exhibit:
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Correct answer: (A) The development of egocentrism and symbolic thought
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Question 104
A measure of the variability of scores in a group of individuals is called:
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Correct answer: (C) Standard deviation
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Question 105
Who proposed the attenuation model of selective attention?
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Correct answer: (B) Anne Treisman
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Question 106
When no language is used in an intelligence test, it is known as:
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Correct answer: (A) Performance test
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Question 107
Who among the following suggested the ‘Cocktail Party Problem’?
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Correct answer: (B) Colin Cherry
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Question 108
Match the following and choose the answer from the given codes: List I: 1. McDougall; 2. Cannon; 3. Hull; 4. Tinbergen. List II: a) Homeostatic; b) Drive; c) Intrinsic; d) Fixed action plan.
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 109
What is selective attention?
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Correct answer: (A) The process of intentionally focusing on specific information while ignoring other stimuli in the environment
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Question 110
Which theory stresses the interpersonal nature of careers and associated lifestyle?
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Correct answer: (C) Psychodynamic theory
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Question 111
Which context refers to the relationship between the sender and the receiver?
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Correct answer: (A) Social
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Question 112
In body language, what does a clammy handshake indicate?
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Correct answer: (B) Nervousness
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Question 113
Match the following learning styles and choose the correct answer. Relational style: 1. Perceive information as part of a total picture; 2. Exhibit improvisational and intuitive thinking; 3. More task-oriented concerning nonacademic areas; 4. Style conflicts with traditional school environments. Analytical style: i) Style matches most school environments; ii) More task-oriented concerning academics; iii) Focus on details; iv) Exhibit sequential and structured thinking.
Which of the following is not a facet of Neuroticism in the revised NEO Personality Inventory?
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Correct answer: (B) Assertiveness
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Question 115
Which of the following is not a characteristic of psychological disorders?
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Correct answer: (A) Disturbing
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Question 116
Depression is caused due to low activity of which of the following?
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Correct answer: (C) Serotonin
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Question 117
Who among the following developed the Cognitive Assessment System?
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Correct answer: (C) Das
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Question 118
Which component of the triarchic theory of intelligence correctly explains ‘street smartness’ or business sense?
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Correct answer: (B) Contextual intelligence
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Question 119
What research method did Cattell use extensively in his work on personality traits?
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Correct answer: (A) Factor analysis
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Question 120
The Oedipus complex is associated with which stage of psychosexual development?
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Correct answer: (C) Phallic stage
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Question 121
Which term refers to the process of activating a specific schema through exposure to related stimuli?
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Correct answer: (B) Schema priming
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Question 122
The perseverance effect can lead to:
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Correct answer: (C) Rigidity in belief
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Question 123
The ‘sunk cost fallacy’ refers to:
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 124
Which of the following is a characteristic of insight problem-solving?
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Correct answer: (A) Sudden realization of the solution
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Question 125
Test-retest reliability assesses:
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Correct answer: (B) Consistency of scores over multiple administrations of the same test
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Question 126
In a within-subject design, each participant:
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Correct answer: (B) Is exposed to multiple conditions in a random order
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Question 127
In classical conditioning, the unconditioned response (UCR) is:
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Correct answer: (A) The responses that occur naturally to the unconditioned stimulus
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Question 128
Procedural memory is responsible for storing. Choose the correct answer.
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Correct answer: (A) Motor skills, habits and learned behaviour
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Question 129
In the study of sound perception, which theoretical framework best elucidates the mechanism underlying the perception of medium-pitched sounds?
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Correct answer: (A) Volley theory
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Question 130
Consider the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Assertion (A): The Kuder-Richardson technique mitigates split-half reliability issues. Reason (R): This technique evaluates reliability in tests with dichotomous items, scored as 0 or 1. Use the codes below.
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Correct answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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Question 131
Who among the following wrote a famous book entitled ‘Choosing a Vocation’?
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Correct answer: (A) Frank Parsons
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Question 132
Which Eriksonian stage aligns with Freud’s latency stage in psychological development?
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Correct answer: (C) Industry vs. inferiority
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Question 133
Which communication has an emotional appeal?
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Correct answer: (C) Interpersonal communication
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Question 134
When someone uses past experiences and expectations to interpret ambiguous sensory information, they are engaging in:
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Correct answer: (A) Top-down processing
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Question 135
Who among the following believes that perceptual abilities are innate?
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 136
According to Vygotsky, what is the level at which a child can almost, but not fully, comprehend or perform a task on their own?
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Correct answer: (A) Zone of proximal development
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Question 137
Find the wrongly matched pair from the following and choose the correct answer.
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Correct answer: (A) Industry vs. role confusion
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Question 138
Match the following models of health behaviour with their features. 1. Health Belief Model; 2. Theory of Planned Behaviour; 3. Self-Determination Theory; 4. Transtheoretical Model. Features: i) Emphasizes satisfaction of basic psychological needs: autonomy, competence and relatedness; ii) Depicts behaviour change as a cyclical process, with stages from pre-contemplation to maintenance; iii) Health behaviour is the direct result of behavioural intention; iv) Attitudinal approaches to health behaviour change.
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Correct answer: (A) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
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Question 139
The two-step concept of attitude change was proposed by:
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Correct answer: (A) Mohsin
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Question 140
Choose the correct answer: Gestalt theory emphasized:
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Correct answer: (B) Tendency to see the pattern
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Question 141
On the basis of Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, the potential career choice for a person with spatial intelligence should be a:
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Correct answer: (A) Airline pilot
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Question 142
Which artificial intelligence program was able to beat world champion Garry Kasparov?
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Correct answer: (B) Deep Blue
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Question 143
Who among the following introduced the concept of adaptation?
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Correct answer: (C) Helson
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Question 144
A person who has lost touch with reality is suffering from which of the following?
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Correct answer: (B) Psychotic
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Question 145
Which statement about language properties is incorrect? (i) Language has a structured pattern where specific symbol sequences convey general meanings. (ii) Language structure can only be analysed at one level, either phonemic or morphemic. (iii) Language users can generate novel utterances despite structural constraints. (iv) Language allows communication among individuals sharing the same language. Choose the most appropriate code.
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 146
Which of the following is the last step in observational learning?
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Correct answer: (B) Consequences
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Question 147
What are the three stages of memory processing?
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Correct answer: (B) Encoding, storage, retrieval
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Question 148
Those children who are overprotected tend to display:
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Correct answer: (C) Negativism
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Question 149
Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment demonstrated that children learn aggressive behaviour by:
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Correct answer: (E) None of the above
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Question 150
Individuals receiving the message ask themselves the basic questions: I) Is the person giving the message trustworthy and sincere? II) Does the source know anything about the subject?