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54. PU Ph D Applied Psychology

1 of 100
213 PU_2015_157
A number calculated with complete population data and quantifies a characteristic of the population is
called as ____________.
Datum
Parameter
Population
Statistic

2 of 100
105 PU_2015_157
Any deception involved in the experiment is explained to participants:-
before they agree to participate in the experiment
in the informed consent
during the experimental session
in the debriefing session

3 of 100
184 PU_2015_157
Motive for manipulation is a:-
Secondary motive
Primary motive
Tertiary
General motive

4 of 100
128 PU_2015_157
Bogus Pipeline is used for measuring:-
Cognitive Dissonance
Attitude
Persuasion
Personality

5 of 100
193 PU_2015_157
Maximum resources are used at which stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome model?
Exhaustion stage
Resistance stage
Preliminary stage

55. Alarm stage

6 of 100
204 PU_2015_157
Among the following, which can be considered as a categorical variable?
annual income
age
Gender
grade point average

7 of 100
110 PU_2015_157
___________ refers to research in which the observer becomes part of the group being studied.
Participant observation
correlational research
Naturalistic observation
archival research

8 of 100
178 PU_2015_157
Which of the following method is the most quantitative method of Job Evaluation?
Factor Comparison
Ranking
Point Ranking
Classification Method

9 of 100
205 PU_2015_157
The strongest evidence for causality comes from which of the following research methods?
Correlational
Ethnography
Experimental
Causal-comparative

10 of 100
169 PU_2015_157
Central Executive which is hypothised to focus attention during information processing is a part of:-
Sensory memory
Short term Memory
Long Term Memory

56. Working Memory

11 of 100
177 PU_2015_157
Which of the following method of Performance Appraisal is based upon the principle of normal
distribution?
Critical Incident Method
360 Degree feedback method
Checklist Method
Forced Distribution Method

12 of 100
139 PU_2015_157
Individuals who are good at understanding and communicating with others are higher at which type of
intelligence?
Naturalistic
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Linguistic

13 of 100
192 PU_2015_157
Humanistic perspective of psychology focuses upon:-
Inherited tendencies
Unconscious process
Cultural factors
Personal growth

14 of 100
100 PU_2015_157
Which of the following is the first step in a research process?
coming up with the hypothesis
conducting the experiment
data analysis
conducting the literature review

15 of 100
159 PU_2015_157
The number that shows a score's deviation from the mean in standard deviation units is called:-
U score
T score

57. Z score
X score

16 of 100
189 PU_2015_157
Need for self-understanding, as per the expanded model of Maslow's need hierarchy, is part of
___________.
Cognitive need
Aesthetic need
Self-Actualization need
Esteem need

17 of 100
129 PU_2015_157
Which Personality Disorder show dramatic, emotional and erratic personality?
Paranoid PD
Borderline PD
Dependent PD
OCPD

18 of 100
211 PU_2015_157
Which among the following sampling technique will give a more accurate representation of the
population?
A small sample based on simple random sampling
A large sample based on the convenience sampling technique
A large sample based on simple random sampling
A small cluster sample

19 of 100
166 PU_2015_157
Variables that invalidate a study are called:-
Contigent variables
Contaminating variable
Categorical variables
Independent variable

20 of 100
209 PU_2015_157
Among the following, which technique would yield a simple random sample?

58. Numbering all the elements of a sampling frame and then using a random number table to pick cases
from the table
Choosing students from a particular class room to participate
Listing the individuals by department wise and choosing a proportion from within each department at
random
Randomly selecting classes, and then sampling everyone within the class

21 of 100
154 PU_2015_157
Which of the following is a parametric test?
Sign test
U test
T test
Chi-square

22 of 100
157 PU_2015_157
F ratio is a part of which of the following statistics?
T-test
Pearson correlation coefficient
Chi-square
ANOVA

23 of 100
123 PU_2015_157
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory – 2 was developed using a method called:-
factor analysis
empirical keying
multiple regression
structural equation modelling

24 of 100
156 PU_2015_157
Subset of a population is called:-
Parameter
Sample
Populace
Statistic

25 of 100

59. 208 PU_2015_157
Open-ended questions generally provide ______ data.
Quantitative
Confirmatory
Correlational
Qualitative

26 of 100
190 PU_2015_157
Self-Determination theory was propounded by __________.
Carruthers and Hood
Fromm
Ryff and Singer
Ryan and Decci

27 of 100
185 PU_2015_157
Which of the following psychologist advocated Nurturant- Task theory for leadership?
JBP Sinhna
Iswar Dayal
RC Tripathi
Uday Pareek

28 of 100
140 PU_2015_157
A problem solving strategy where individuals produce numerous ideas and evaluate them only after all
ideas have been collected is:-
Functional analysis
Brainstorming
Convergent thinking
Deductive thinking

29 of 100
183 PU_2015_157
In which of the following group decision making method there is no face-to-face interaction at all among
the group members?
Brainstorming
Nominal Group Technique
Delphi Technique
Interactive Group Technique

60. 30 of 100
167 PU_2015_157
An ABAB design is also known as:-
Reversal design
Backward design
Forward design
Experimental design

31 of 100
127 PU_2015_157
Which is not a cause of Memory Distortion?
Motives
Schemas
Source monitoring
Reality monitoring

32 of 100
106 PU_2015_157
Rotter's social learning theory emphasizes the following:-
Behavioral potential
motivation
A reinterpretation of Freud's theory
expectancy

33 of 100
111 PU_2015_157
Quantitative research is more concerned with __________ and qualitative research is more concerned
with _________.
details and emotions; generalities
generalities; interobserver reliability
generalities; details and emotions
grounded theory; logic

34 of 100
141 PU_2015_157
Which of the following monitor blood and oxygen flow in the brain to identify areas of high activity?
FMRI
EEG
CAT

61. ECG

35 of 100
215 PU_2015_157
How many dependent variables are used in multiple regression?
Two
One
Three
Above four

36 of 100
218 PU_2015_157
________ is the standard deviation of a sampling distribution.
Sample standard deviation
Replication error
Standard error
Meta error

37 of 100
147 PU_2015_157
Which one of the following choices gives a correct example of a poly-genetic trait with the correct reason?
A zygote; created by the union of a sperm and egg, both of which have 23 chromosomes each
Skin color; inherited down generations
A carrier of a disease; the person received one gene from one parent, and a different one from the
other, making the two genes in a specific pair different.
Eye color; affected by numerous genes

38 of 100
206 PU_2015_157
Among the following, which correlation has the strongest value?
-1.00
-.93
+.94
+.20

39 of 100
138 PU_2015_157
The phrase "know thyself" reflects which type of knowledge?
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal

62. Naturalistic
Linguistic

40 of 100
212 PU_2015_157
Among the following sampling techniques, in which, does the researcher might ask the research
participants to identify other potential participants?
Quota
Snowball
Purposive
Convenience

41 of 100
216 PU_2015_157
Partial correlation analysis involves:-
Matching participants on potential confounding variables
Examining the relationship between two or more variables controlling for additional variables
statistically
Including only one group in a correlational analysis
Limiting the sample to individuals at a constant level of an extraneous variable

42 of 100
197 PU_2015_157
Which among the following is a form of research typically conducted by teachers, counselors, and other
professionals to answer questions they have and to specifically help them solve local problems?
Action research
Pure research
Basic research
Predictive research

43 of 100
207 PU_2015_157
Among the following, which can be described as data that were originally collected at an earlier time by a
different person for a different purpose?
Field notes
Secondary data
Experimental data
Primary data

44 of 100
170 PU_2015_157
Whorf's hypothesis that language determines the way we think is called:-

63. Linguistic Deductionism
Linguistic Determinism
Linguistic Reductionism
Linguistic Connectionism

45 of 100
137 PU_2015_157
The basic conflict during adolescence according to Erikson's theory is:-
Initiative vs guilt
Identity vs role confusion
Trust vs mistrust
Intimacy vs isolation

46 of 100
191 PU_2015_157
Which of the following is called poor man's stratified sampling?
Purposive sampling
Cluster sampling
Quota sampling
Simple random sampling

47 of 100
155 PU_2015_157
Which of the following is a non parametric test?
ANOVA
Chi-square test
T test
Pearson correlation

48 of 100
210 PU_2015_157
Among the following which analysis is more suitable when the dependent variable is measured as
categories?
Factor analysis
Regression analysis
Discriminant analysis
Structural analysis

49 of 100
198 PU_2015_157

64. The development of a solid foundation of reliable knowledge typically is built from which type of research?
Action research
Basic research
Orientational research
Evaluation research

50 of 100
124 PU_2015_157
Dichotic listening has been used extensively as an experimental technique in the study of:-
Selective attention
Ponzo illusion
Memory
Transposition

51 of 100
143 PU_2015_157
Neurotransmitters drift away after being released into the synaptic cleft and some are inactivated by
enzymes. Some are reabsorbed into the pre-synaptic neuron. This process is called:-
Reionize
Reuptake
Recycle
Reabsorb

52 of 100
116 PU_2015_157
________ validity refers to the degree to which the score on a test corresponds with another measure of
the designated trait.
content
concurrent
criterion
split-half

53 of 100
217 PU_2015_157
GLM refers to which of the following?
General Logit Model
General Lab Model
General Linear Model
General Limited Model

65. 54 of 100
168 PU_2015_157
Law of effect in the context of learning was given by:-
Tolman
Skinner
Pavlov
Thorndike

55 of 100
104 PU_2015_157
Reasoning that proceeds from specific cases to general theories is referred to as:-
the principle of falsifiability
serendipity
inductive logic
deductive logic

56 of 100
219 PU_2015_157
A post hoc test is ____________.
A test to determine regression to the mean
A follow-up test to the analysis of variance when there are three or more groups
A follow-up test to the independent t-test
A test to compare two or more means

57 of 100
142 PU_2015_157
The neural impulse is fired in the pre-synaptic neuron:-
When a lot of excitatory PSP builds up
When the charge of the neuron reaches -70 mill volts
When a lot of inhibitory PSP builds up
When sodium ions rush in at stimulation and create an action potential

58 of 100
182 PU_2015_157
Which of the following communication networks permit all group members to actively communicate with
each other?
Wheel
All-Channel
Grapevine
Chain

66. 59 of 100
202 PU_2015_157
Among the following, identify the research paradigm which is least concerned about generalizing its
findings?
Quantitative research
Mixed research
Experiments
Qualitative research

60 of 100
203 PU_2015_157
What is the key characteristic feature of experimental research?
extraneous variables are never present
a negative correlation among variables
a positive correlation among variables
manipulation of the independent variable

61 of 100
222 PU_2015_157
A fundamental assumption of chi square test is that no more than ________ % of cells can have an
expected frequency of less than _______.
5; n
4; 1
75; 95
25; 5

62 of 100
229 PU_2015_157
Split brain surgery is performed to prevent which of the following?
Impaired motor skills
Epileptic seizures
Autism
Strokes

63 of 100
254 PU_2015_157
In experimental research, the primary goal is to isolate and identify the effect produced by the
__________.
Extraneous variable
Dependent variable

67. Confounding variable
Independent variable

64 of 100
234 PU_2015_157
Removal or destruction of brain tissue in a surgical procedure is called:-
Lobotomy
Ablation
Dissection
Excoriation

65 of 100
237 PU_2015_157
According to Piaget, the inability of a child to take other's perspectives into consideration is called:-
Selfish thought
Eccentric Thought
Intuitive thought
Egocentric Thought

66 of 100
235 PU_2015_157
Deep sleep, slow delta waves, bedwetting & sleepwalking occur at which stage of sleep?
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 1
Stage 4

67 of 100
236 PU_2015_157
Two factor theory of Emotion was given by:-
Zajonc –Lazarus
Scachter-Singer
Canon-Bard
James-Lange

68 of 100
220 PU_2015_157
History effects are associated with:-
criterion validity
split-half reliability

68. test-retest reliability
content validity

69 of 100
247 PU_2015_157
If a test consists of very difficult items, then the scores from a sample will have _________ distribution.
Positively skewed
Leptokurtic
Negatively skewed
Platykurtic

70 of 100
252 PU_2015_157
When a extraneous variable systematically varies with the independent variable and influences the
dependent variable, it is known as:-
Unreliable variable
Reliable variable
Confounding variable
Second dependent variable

71 of 100
238 PU_2015_157
The support that is provided to children so that they reach their maximum potential is called:-
Servicing
Shouting
Scouting
Scaffolding

72 of 100
232 PU_2015_157
In problem solving, trial and error works best when:-
There are many unambiguous choices
There is unlimited number of choices
There are many ambiguous choices
There are only a limited number of choices

73 of 100
251 PU_2015_157
World Mental Health Day is observed on _____.
December 10

69. October 10
September 10
November 10

74 of 100
231 PU_2015_157
Thinking is a synonym for:-
Sensation
Learning
Perception
Cognition

75 of 100
253 PU_2015_157
Which of the following is NOT a type of reliability?
Internal consistency
Test-retest
Split-half
Content

76 of 100
246 PU_2015_157
Crowd behavior can be best studied through the method of _______.
Case history,
Survey research
Observation
Experimentation

77 of 100
221 PU_2015_157
What is Cramer's V used for?
Cramer's V is used instead of χ
2
in analysis which are bigger than 2×2
Cramer's V is a way of reporting the ratio between the observed and expected scores
Cramer's V is used when assumptions for conducting chi square are violated
Cramer's V is a measure of effect used for tests of association

78 of 100
233 PU_2015_157
Rating different choices on each of several criteria in decision making is known as:-
Functional elasticity

70. Means-ends analysis
Non binding modeling
Compensatory modeling

79 of 100
242 PU_2015_157
"Childhood anxiety triggers our desire for love and security" was said by:-
Alfred Adler
Heinz Kohut
Karen Horney
Anna Freud

80 of 100
230 PU_2015_157
Sound heard in the left ear is registered:-
Only in the right hemisphere
Faster in the right hemisphere
Both hemispheres at an equal pace
Faster in the left hemisphere

81 of 100
261 PU_2015_157
False positive errors:-
are in inverse proportion to false negative errors
are unlikely in most practical situations where tests are employed
should invariably be minimized
may be less costly in some situations than false negative errors

82 of 100
293 PU_2015_157
Who among the following is a central figure in Family Therapy?
Virginia Satir
Richard Bandler
Viktor Frankl
Karen Horney

83 of 100
298 PU_2015_157
Among the following which is not an Experiential Training activity?
Role play

71. Sensitivity training
Internship
Audio visual learning

84 of 100
264 PU_2015_157
In computing item discrimination indices, the best strategy from a statistical point of view is to compare:-
upper 27% versus the lower 27%
those above the median versus those below
"A" students versus failing students
those with delta scores of above 50 versus below 50

85 of 100
262 PU_2015_157
Tacit knowledge is:-
declarative knowledge gained through instruction
knowledge of how to do well on tests
knowledge of tacits
procedural knowledge gained through experience

86 of 100
268 PU_2015_157
Cross-cultural guidelines for how and when to express emotions are called:-
Cultural relativity
Emblems
Display rules
Cultural sensitivity

87 of 100
271 PU_2015_157
The tendency to view outcomes as inevitable and predictable after we already know the outcome is
known as:-
Framing
Confirmation bias
Hindsight Bias
Counterfactual thinking

88 of 100
270 PU_2015_157
Different languages predispose those individuals who speak to them to think about the world in different
ways is a proposition by:-

72. Jacques Lacan
Benjamin Whorf
Noam Chomsky
Skinner

89 of 100
272 PU_2015_157
Long term potentiation refers to:-
The impact of overlearning on retention
An automatic tendency to recall emotionally significant events
An increased neural readiness for impulse transmission
The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of memory system

90 of 100
277 PU_2015_157
Which of the following is an important concept of Gestalt therapy?
Cognizance
Unfinished business
Ultimate meanings
Existential dilemma

91 of 100
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Which of the following is not necessary for the construction of a questionnaire?
Validity
Reliability
Difficulty Index
Discrimination Index

92 of 100
269 PU_2015_157
"I'm crying, so I must be sad" best relate to theory of emotion proposed by:-
Canon-Bard
Schacter-Singer
James-Lange
Lazarus

93 of 100
281 PU_2015_157
Albert Ellis was the founder of which of the following therapies:-

73. Solution-Focussed Therapy
REBT
Cognitive therapy
Depression Therapy

94 of 100
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Item-generation techniques are easy to apply to:-
figural ability items
open-ended questions
verbal items
projective tests

95 of 100
283 PU_2015_157
Insisting on just the opposite of what one wants is called:-
Projection
Paradoxing
Relabeling
Prescribing the symptom

96 of 100
289 PU_2015_157
The type of power which originates from the obligation of the individual to accept the leader and be
influenced is _________ power.
Legitimate
Coercive
Referent
Reward

97 of 100
260 PU_2015_157
According to classical test score theory, what happens to the true score variance as error in a measure
increases?
it increases
classical test score theory makes no statement on this point
it decreases
it remains constant

98 of 100

74. 282 PU_2015_157
The process of being in contact and emotionally separate from others is known as:-
Triangulation
Differentiation
Detriangulation
Coaliations

99 of 100
299 PU_2015_157
Shame Attacking exercise is used in ________ therapy.
Systematic Desensitisation
Aversion Therapy
REBT
CBT

100 of 100
284 PU_2015_157
As per the Max-min-con principle, research design attempts to minimize _____________ variance.
Systematic variance
Error Variance
Extraneous variance
True variance

75. 157 PU Ph D Applied Psychology

1 of 100
100 PU_2016_157N_E
Which of the following is not generally studied by cognitive psychologists?
Problem solving
Memory distortion
Decision making
Social interaction

2 of 100
102 PU_2016_157N_E
_______ memory is memory for personally experienced events, while ______ memory refers to
knowledge about the world.
Episodic; Semantic
Implicit; Explicit
Semantic; Episodic
Explicit; Implicit

3 of 100
140 PU_2016_157_E
Forced Distribution method is a method of __________.
HR Supply forecast
Performance Appraisal
Job Evaluation
Job Analysis

4 of 100
125 PU_2016_157_E
Which of the following type of conflict is extremely disruptive?
Approach-Approach
Avoidance-Avoidance
Relational inconsistency
Approach-Avoidance

5 of 100
116 PU_2016_157_E
Among the following sampling techniques, in which, does the researcher might ask the research
participants to identify other potential participants?
Purposive
Snowball

76. Convenience
Quota

6 of 100
119 PU_2016_157_E
How many dependent variables are used in multiple regression?
Above four
Three
Two
One

7 of 100
111 PU_2016_157N_E
The focus of Fredricksons' broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions is on:-
emotions associated with simple sensory pleasures such as eating and sex.
discrete positive emotions such as joy, love, interest and contentment.
positive feelings associated with being in a good mood.
all of the above

8 of 100
135 PU_2016_157N_E
Which of the following is the type of psychology that explains behaviour in terms of functional brain units,
regardless of their anatomical representation?
cognitive psychology
neuropsychology
behavioral neuroscience
clinical neuropsychology

9 of 100
152 PU_2016_157_E
Psychiatrists endorse _______________ model of illness.
Social
Psychological
Behavioural
Biological

10 of 100
137 PU_2016_157_E
Crowd behavior can be best studied through the method of:-
experimentation

77. case history
observation
survey research

11 of 100
124 PU_2016_157N_E
Low reliability of the variables reduces the correlation coefficient because:-
It adds random noise to the computations.
The Z scores are less likely to follow a normal curve.
It reduces random influences that would otherwise add to the overall variance.
The cross-products of the Z scores are less likely to follow a normal curve.

12 of 100
109 PU_2016_157_E
The strongest evidence for causality comes from which of the following research methods?
Ethnography
Experimental
Causal-comparative
Correlational

13 of 100
149 PU_2016_157_E
Groups that are focused on providing information that can be used to facilitate human growth and
development and prevent problems from occurring:-
Discussion groups
Encounter groups
Growth groups
Psycho education groups

14 of 100
107 PU_2016_157N_E
Which of the following is the best example of a behaviourally based attitude?
Manini votes for her state representative because she likes him.
Pallavi finds herself sketching in her spare time and realizes she must love to draw.
Sheila tastes chocolate for the first time and loves it!
Nageshwari exercises every day because he knows that it is good for his health.

15 of 100
144 PU_2016_157N_E
Counterconditioning is an exposure therapy technique which involves:-

78. Helping the client to see that their behaviour is counterproductive.
Learning that one negative event may be linked to another.
Learning that an event or situation is no longer threatening.
Exposing the client to the feared stimulus.

16 of 100
113 PU_2016_157_E
Among the following, which technique would yield a simple random sample?
Numbering all the elements of a sampling frame and then using a random number table to pick cases
from the table
Listing the individuals by department wise and choosing a proportion from within each department at
random
Randomly selecting classes, and then sampling everyone within the class
Choosing students from a particular class room to participate

17 of 100
122 PU_2016_157N_E
The comparison distribution for a t test for independent means is a:-
Distribution of differences between means.
Distribution of proportional variance scores.
Poisson distribution.
Z distribution (that is, a normal curve).

18 of 100
121 PU_2016_157N_E
In the formula for estimating the population variance from the sample, the sum of squared deviations is
divided by:-
The number of participants in the population.
The number of participants in the population minus one.
The number of participants in the sample.
The number of participants in the sample minus one.

19 of 100
156 PU_2016_157_E
Dexamethasone suppression test is associated with ____________ levels.
Dopamine
GABA
Nor epinephrine
Cortisol

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155 PU_2016_157N_E
Which of the following nonverbal cues seems to be most important in establishing rapport with a patient?
gestures
nods
body alignment
smiles

21 of 100
121 PU_2016_157_E
GLM refers to which of the following?
General Lab Model
General Logit Model
General Limited Model
General Linear Model

22 of 100
145 PU_2016_157_E
As far as job-designing is considered, which method is most effective?
Job-Engineering
Job Rotation
Job-Enlargement
Job-Enrichment

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112 PU_2016_157N_E
The emergence of positive psychology in the late 1990s had much to do with cultural trends, or zeitgeist,
captured in the phrase:-
The misery index.
The paradox of affluence.
Tired of the negative.
Money doesn't buy happiness.

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The stage in the process of counseling in which the client and the counsellor come close to each other is
_______________________________.
Intervention
Assessment
Rapport establishment

80. Termination

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Type II error appears, if we _________.
Accept the null hypothesis, when it is true
Accept the null hypothesis, when it is false
Reject the null hypothesis, when it is true
Reject the null hypothesis, when it is false

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Maxmincon principle refers to:-
maximization of extraneous variance, minimization of error variance and control of systematic
variance
maximization of systematic variance, minimization of error variance, and control of extraneous
variance
maximization of systematic variance, minimization of extraneous variance, and control of error
variance
maximization of extraneous variance, minimization of systematic variance, and control of error
variance

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Which of the following is a dangerous result of non-adherence?
long incubation period
latent content
high self-efficacy
antibiotic resistance

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The correct sequence in organizational socialization is ________.
Prearrival→ Metamorphosis →Encounter
Prearrival→ Encounter →Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis →Prearrival→Encounter
Metamorphosis →Encounter →Prearrival

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Attempt to praise others by flattering is known as _______.
Identification

81. Ingratiation
Procrastination
Individuation

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Cyclothymia is a ____________ disorder as per DSM IV.
Major depression
Unipolar
Substance induced mood
Bipolar

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Four-C model of creativity was proposed by:-
Robert Baran
Robert J. Sternberg
James Kauffman
R B Cattel

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114 PU_2016_157_E
Among the following which analysis is more suitable when the dependent variable is measured as
categories?
Factor analysis
Structural analysis
Regression analysis
Discriminant analysis

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148 PU_2016_157N_E
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is generally perceived as:-
Phenomenological.
Evidence-based.
Psychodynamic.
Humanistic.

34 of 100
105 PU_2016_157_E
Among the following approaches of knowledge generation, to which approach is Rene Descartes is
associated with?

82. Expert opinion
Rationalism
Pragmatism
Idealism

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According to researcheson Integrity, the most frequently occurring ethical offenses involved:-
Completely fabricating (i.e., making up) details of studies that were never actually conducted.
Plagiarizing by claiming that another researcher's data were the offender's own data.
Departing from protocols for randomly assigning participants to groups.
Falsifying or fabricating data.

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Linguistic relative hypothesis views that ___________.
Thought shapes language
Thought shapes behaviour
Language shapes thought
Behaviour shapes thought

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Maximum resources are used at which stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome model ________.
Exhaustion stage
Preparatory Stage
Resistance stage
Alarm stage

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A patient comes late to the session many times. From psychodynamics perspective this might be
______________.
Hatred
conditioning
Retardation
Resistance

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83. Which of the following would be used to reveal a dysrhythmia in brain activity?
MRI
EEG
PET scan
CAT scan

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Phenomenological approach to patients is emphasized by ________________.
Socio-cultural approach
Psychoanalysis
Behaviourism
Existentialism

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A post hoc test is ___.
A follow-up test to the independent t-test
A test to determine regression to the mean
A follow-up test to the analysis of variance when there are three or more groups
A test to compare two or more means

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131 PU_2016_157_E
Factorial design is best suited for:-
survey research
experimental study
longitudinal study
field study

43 of 100
132 PU_2016_157N_E
Dr. Ranjan, a psychiatrist, takes a biopsychosocial viewpoint of psychopathology. Which of the following
treatments is he most likely to suggest for Julia's current state of depression?
A combination of psychological therapy and antidepressant drugs
Family therapy and a change in her work environment
A prolonged vacation
Intense psychotherapy

44 of 100

84. 120 PU_2016_157N_E
Based on the scores 1, 9, 3, 6, 1, 2, 6, 2, 2, and 8, a score of 4 is the:-
Mean.
Mode.
standard deviation
Median.

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Which of the following journal is published by National Academy of Psychology (India)?
Psychological Studies
Journal of Psychological Researches
Psychology & Developing Societies
Journal of Applied Psychology

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127 PU_2016_157N_E
In a counseling relationship, the "Battle for Structure" involves ___________.
motivation for change
client responsibility
issues of administrative control
the physical arrangement of the counseling room

47 of 100
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Antisocial personality problems were first written about and described by the ________.
Ancient Greeks.
Mesopotamians.
Ancient Egyptians.
Hebrews.

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The most successful clients in counseling are often referred to by the acronym __________.
YAVIS
HOUNDS
DUDS
SOLER

49 of 100

85. 105 PU_2016_157N_E
Which of the following is an example of social influence?
You didn't do well on the test because you stayed up all night cramming.
You feel guilty because you lied to your trusting professor about your assignment
You almost fall asleep at the wheel, so you pull off the road to take a short nap.
When you get hungry, you have trouble concentrating

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There was a quarrel between the husband and wife. The wife shifted her anger to their small child over a
trivial matter. This is an example of _________.
Reaction formation
Projection
Displacement
Introjection

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Which of the following is a Cluster B personality disorder?
Borderline
Paranoid
Schizoid
Depressive

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The loss in the ability to write is known as _____.
Agraphia
Dyslexia
Alexia
Agrammatism

53 of 100
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From a biological and evolutionary perspective, the effect of negative emotions, like fear and anger, is
described by the idea of specific action tendencies, meaning that negative emotions:-
Depend on the temperament of the person.
Tend to narrow the focus of our thoughts and possible actions.
Result in a consistent pattern of body reactions.
Are usually socially caused, resulting from the specific actions of others.

86. 54 of 100
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The biomedical model of illness is:-
a) reductionistic
b) dualistic
c) monistic
d) reductionistic and dualistic

55 of 100
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While neurological assessment procedures evaluate the brain's physical properties, neuropsychological
assessment focuses on ________.
Brain activity.
Client performance.
Brain functioning.
Self-reported changes in cognitive and perceptual functioning.

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________ are the cognitive structures we use to organize our knowledge of the social world.
Counterfactuals
Schemas
Cognitive filters
Heuristics

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A class of 35 students was separated into two categories, men and women. The total number of
individuals in each category was tallied, and of the 35 students there were 10 men and 25 women. What
scale of measurement was used to organize the data?
Nominal
Ratio
Interval
Ordinal

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110 PU_2016_157_E
Among the following, which correlation has the strongest value?
-1.00
+.0.2

87. -0.93
+.94

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Which of the following is NOT true of good questions?
they are not leading in any way
they are phrased simply, without medical jargon
they are phrased in a non-accusatory way
they are long and detailed

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Which of the following is not a Behaviour Therapy technique?
Flooding.
Systematic desensitisation
Counter transference.
Counterconditioning.

61 of 100
246 PU_2016_157_M
For which of the following types of tests interscorer reliability is relevant?

1.Objective personality inventories
2. Projective tests
3. Achievement tests with descriptive items
4. Intelligence tests
1 and 3 only
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
2 and 4 only

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A manager doing performance appraisals gives more weight to recent employee behaviors than to
behaviors of six or nine months earlier. This shows that the manager's perception is affected by a(n)
________ bias.
impact
distinction
self-serving bias
availability

88. 63 of 100
252 PU_2016_157_M
Oversimplified assumptions about the nature of men and women are:-
Sex differences
Sex roles
Sexual scripts
Gender stereotypes

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Which function of the management process requires a manager to establish goals and standards and to
develop rules and procedures?
staffing
planning
organizing
leading

65 of 100
253 PU_2016_157_M
People who possess the personality traits traditionally called "male" and "female" are called?
Flexible
Adenoidal
Androgynous
Bisexual

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________ is a pure marker of low positive affect.
Nervous
Boredom
Relaxation
Stress

67 of 100
255 PU_2016_157_M
Which of the following are classified as a paraphilia or sexual deviation?
Sexual communication disorder
Lack of sexual desire
Sexual identity disorder
Fetishism

89. 68 of 100
244 PU_2016_157_M
Reliability can be defined as?
(True score variance) / (Total variance)
(Error variance) / (Total variance )
(Error variance) / (Total score variance )
(True score variance) / (Error variance )

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251 PU_2016_157_M
The research findings indicate that stress and performance have:-
No correlation
Direct positive relationship
Inverted U relationship
Direct negative relationship

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259 PU_2016_157_M
Tamizhmani is below normal intelligence but he is able to tell you the exact day of the week of September
13, 1957. She has __________ syndrome.
Giftedness
Calendar assessment
Savant
Genius

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What is the first step in the recruitment and selection process?
building a pool of candidates
performing initial screening interviews
performing candidate background checks
deciding what positions to fill

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Selective breeding for desirable characteristics is called:-
Cretinism
Microcephaly
Eugenics

90. Adaptive behavior

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Which of these statements is true?
Existence needs are the highest order needs.
Maslow is known for his early work on Classical Conditioning
Alderfer developed a needs theory based on Pavlov's early work.
Relatedness reflects people's need to be valued by others.

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Pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, and frotteurism are all examples of:-
. Sexual misconduct
Sexual problems
Sexual difficulties
Paraphilias

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__________ refers to the number of factors in an organization's environment and how they are
interrelated.
Environmental uncertainty
Environmental flexibility
Environmental complexity
Environmental stability

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All aspects of the training program come together in the:-
Implementation phase.
Design phase.
Analysis phase.
Development phase.

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The international labor organization was established in: -
April 9, 1919
May 20,1920

91. April 19,1949
April 19,1919

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________ defines the nature of the company's business in terms of how it will match its internal strengths
and weaknesses with its external opportunities and threats in order to maintain a competitive position.
Financial auditing
Employee testing
Employee benchmarking
Strategic planning

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The first union was recognized in: -
1890
1920
1884
1918

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Which form of retardation can be controlled by a special diet?
Hydrocephaly
PKU
Microcephaly
Down syndrome

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289 PU_2016_157_D
DOI means:-
Direct Odd Identifier
Digital Odd Index
Direct Object Index
Digital Object Identifier

82 of 100
293 PU_2016_157_D
Which of the following is NOT a component of the working memory model?
Central executive

92. Articulatory loop
Visuo-spatial scratchpad
Iconic store

83 of 100
291 PU_2016_157_D
In a single group pretest-posttest design, which one of the following statistical method can be best
employed to evaluate the mean differences of pre and posttests?
Mann-Whitney U test
Chi-Square
Repeated measures ANOVA
Randomized ANOVA

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When working with a family, the clinician must establish a therapeutic alliance with:-
The person who initially sought counseling for the family.
The adults in the family only.
The identified patient.
Each person in the family equally.

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Which theory of counseling has no specific model of human development?
Psychoanalytic
Cognitive
Existentialism
Gestalt

86 of 100
299 PU_2016_157_D
Manimozhi's cherished beliefs are going to come under attack via a persuasive communication. Which of
the following theories would be most relevant in helping Manimozhi resist this imminent challenge to her
beliefs?
Balance theory
Social judgment theory
Inoculation theory
Adaptation-level theory

87 of 100
297 PU_2016_157_D

93. A male robin in his own territory responds aggressively when an intruding male robin challenges him with
a display of red breast feathers. In this situation, the red breast feathers are referred to by ethologists as:-
Negative incentives
Aversive stimuli
Conditioned stimuli
Sign stimuli

88 of 100
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The study of unspoken rules for the use of interpersonal space is called:-
Psychoecology
Territoriality
Kinesics
Proxemics

89 of 100
290 PU_2016_157_D
In a journal reference 40(3), 33-39 represents:-
Issue (Volume), Pages
Pages (Issue Number), Journal
Volume (Issue Number), pages
Journal (page), volume

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Mental health counselors focus on the treatment of personal disorders and dysfunctions as well as the
_______________.
modification of the environment
prevention and promotion of mental health
community feedback and dialogue
crisis management

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Research on counseling effectiveness:-
Is difficult to apply to unique situations.
Tends to be biased in favor of counseling.
Shows that counseling is usually effective.
Shows that short-term therapy is more effective than long-term therapy.

94. 92 of 100
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Rogers believed that the highest authority in guiding treatment should be the:-
Clinician's judgment.
Treatment plan developed by the clinician.
Client's life script.
Client's direct experience.

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Creation of superordinate goals has been shown to be effective in reducing:-
Intergroup conflict
Cognitive dissonance
Authoritarianism
Social posturing

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Clinical mental health counselors are often employed in _________ organizations.
educational
mental health
depression-oriented
crisis-oriented

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Existential counselors believe that ______ is the primary mechanism of change.
the client's courage
the client's defense mechanism
the counselor's expertise
the relationship

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Which theory of counseling has a PESSIMISTIC view of human motivation?
Gestalt
Neo-analytic
Person-Centered
Reality Therapy

95. 97 of 100
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Stress inoculation training (SIT) assumes that:-
Clients need to re-experience stressors in order to successfully cope with them.
If people can learn to cope with mild stressors, they will eventually be able to cope with more severe
ones.
Most client goals can be accomplished in 6-8 weekly sessions.
External reinforcements are more important than internal reinforcements.

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Those who study cognitive development have observed that young children are often unable to separate
their own perspective from another person's point of view and instead confuse the two. According to Jean
Piaget's developmental theory, the confusion results from the youngchild's:-
Immature ego development
Limited short-term memory capacity
Tendency to overregularize
Pervasive egocentrism

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The employment of such words as "good," "bad," "right," and "wrong" are associated with
_________________.
morality
attitude
law
criminal liability

100 of 100
296 PU_2016_157_D
An individual's misuse of valuable natural resources could be an example of:-
Compliance
Group sanctions
Groupthink
A social trap

96. Sr No. PhD Applied Psychology
1Which fraction comes next in the sequence
Alt19/32
Alt210/17
Alt311/34
Alt412/35
2Choose the missing term out of the given options:
Ac__cab__baca__aba__acac
Alt1aacb
Alt2acbc
Alt3babb
Alt4bcbb
3Leaf is related to Sap in the same way as Bone is related……………?.............
Alt1Fluid
Alt2Blood
Alt3Marrow
Alt4Calcium
4Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words:
Rotate: Gyrate
Alt1Putrefy: Reject
Alt2Anachronism: Cubism
Alt3Accolade: Criticism
Alt4Absolve: Exonerate
5Choose the alternative, which is similar to the given words:
Liver : Heart : Kidney
Alt1Blood
Alt2Nose
Alt3Lung
Alt4Urine
6Spot the defective segment from the following:
Alt1The more you read
Alt2the more will you
Alt3get to know
Alt4about more things

97. 7Choose the meaning of the idiom/phrase from among the options given:
A rainy day
Alt1a holiday
Alt2a difficult time
Alt3a fine day
Alt4a wet day
8The villagers plan to ------- the elections in protest.
Alt1avoid
Alt2ignore
Alt3neglect
Alt4boycott
9Choose the option closest in meaning to the given word:
PUERILE
Alt1vulgar
Alt2perverse
Alt3childish
Alt4young
10Choose the antonymous option you consider the best:
OBTUSE
Alt1fast
Alt2sharp
Alt3reliable
Alt4lucid
11    In a Cricket tournament, each of the six teams will play every other term exactly once during the league 
phase. How many matches will be played during the league phase in total ?
Alt112
Alt236
Alt315
Alt424
12    A walks 10 metres in front and 10 metres to the right. The every time turning to his left, he waks 5, 15 and 15 
metres respectively. How far is he now from the starting point ?
Alt1 15 metres
Alt25 metres
Alt310 metres
Alt430 metres
13 The sum of the income of A and B is more than that of C and D taken together. The sum of the income of A and
C is the same as that of b and D taken together. Moreover, A earns half as much as the sum of the income of b
and D. Whose income is he highest ?
Alt1A
Alt2B

98. Alt3C
Alt4  D
14  Five boys A, B, C, D and E are seated on a bench. A is to the left of C. b is to the immediate right of D and there 
are two people between C and D. E is to the extreme right of the row. Who is exactly at the middle of this group
?
Alt1 A
Alt2B
Alt3C
Alt4   E
15    A man is facing south. He turns 1350 in the anticlockwise direction and then 1800 in the clockwise direction. 
Which direction is he facing now?
Alt1North East
Alt2North West
Alt3South East
Alt4 South West
16Find the number which when added to itself 17 times becomes 126.
Alt113
Alt27
Alt39
Alt418
17Ravi is exactly 9999 days old today. How old is he?
Alt127
Alt228
Alt326
Alt429
18A Maths teacher usually has 21 students in his class. A,B & C are asleep. D&E are in the bathroom and the
teacher has sent F&G to the principal's office. How many students are left in the classroom?
Alt118
Alt219
Alt315
Alt417
19JIPMER is coded as 589142;
AIPMT is coded as 78910;
Then JEE is coded as
Alt1910
Alt2544
Alt3789
Alt4914

99. 20    Mr. Arvind drove 90 km at 30 kmph and then an additional 90 km at 45 kmph. What is his average speed over 
his 180 km ?
Alt137.5 kmph
Alt235 kmph
Alt336 kmph
Alt438 kmph
21According to the psychodynamic view dream analysis is one of the central tenets of:-
Alt1Humanistic therapy.
Alt2Cognitive behaviour therapy.
Alt3Client centred therapy.
Alt4Psychoanalysis.
22Which one of these is not a "Graphic representation"?
Alt1Bar Chart
Alt2Histogram
Alt3Table
Alt4Pie Chart
23The occurrence of a conditioned response after experimental extinction has been followed by a period of rest is
called:-
Alt1Spontaneous recovery
Alt2Disinhibition
Alt3Stimulus generalization
Alt4Relearning
24The process of organic and intellectual self regulation is called:-
Alt1Assimilation
Alt2Equilibrium
Alt3Accommodation
Alt4Equilibration
25A major disadvantage of the experimental method is that:-
Alt1Private funding can never be obtained
Alt2There is a certain amount of artificiality attached to it
Alt3Subjects are difficult to find for research projects
Alt4APA Ethical Review Committees often do not approve of the research techniques
26Professor Kumar is interested in the effects of physical attractiveness on how others interpret the appearance
and behaviors of attractive versus unattractive people. Professor Kumar is most likely to be interested in:-
Alt1Attribution theory.
Alt2Lie detection.
Alt3Social encoding.
Alt4Social perception.
27The process called semantic priming is used to study which of the following phenomena?

100. Alt1Subliminal perception
Alt2Field dependence and independence
Alt3Signal detection ability
Alt4Locus of control
28A genetically-induced lack of an enzyme that is a cause of a type of mental retardation describes:-
Alt1Microcephaly
Alt2Phenylketonuria
Alt3Cretinism
Alt4Hydrocephaly
29Post-attentive processes:
Alt1Require little attention
Alt2Would include the perceptual grouping processes proposed by Gestalt psychologists
Alt3Occur before attention is focused
Alt4Are effortful and conscious
30In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?
Alt1Descriptors for the Science of the Mind
Alt2Diagnostic Science of the Mind
Alt3Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
Alt4Disorders, Science, and the Mind
31The concept of nurturant- task leadership has been propounded by ____.
Alt1SP Sinha
Alt2A K Sinha
Alt3JBP Sinha
Alt4D N Sinha
32Das, J.P. (2002). Participative decision making: Issues and concerns. Organization Decision Processes, 21 (4), pg.
412-428. In this reference, Organization Decision Processes is a __________.
Alt1Thesis
Alt2Journal
Alt3Book
Alt4Edited Book
33In operant conditioning a schedule of reinforcement that reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals is
the case of:-
Alt1Fixed interval schedule
Alt2Variable interval schedule
Alt3Variable ratio schedule
Alt4Fixed ratio schedule

101. 34Which scaling methods employ Law of Comparative Judgment to obtain scale values?
1.Method of successive intervals.
2. Summated ratings method.
3.Magnitude estimation method.
4. Paired comparison method.
Alt11 and 4 only
Alt24 only
Alt32 and 3 only
Alt43 and 4 only
35With aging there is a decline of __________ intelligence, but not of __________ intelligence.
Alt1Fixed; fluid
Alt2Fluid; crystallized
Alt3Fluid; fixed
Alt4Crystallized; fluid
36Which one of these is not associated with behavioural observation?
Alt1Spatial analysis
Alt2Linguistic analysis
Alt3Non-verbal analysis
Alt4Data Anaylsis
37___________ was the founder of the Boston Vocational Bureau and is sometimes referred to as the "Father of
Guidance".
Alt1Clifford Beers
Alt2Frank Parsons
Alt3John Dewey
Alt4Jesse B. Davis
38Which of the following personality tests are considered to be the projective in nature?
1.Thematic Apperception Test
2. Kent-Rosenoff Word Association Test
3. NEO Five-Factor Inventory
4. Ro er's Incomplete Sentence Blank
Alt11 only
Alt21 and 2 only
Alt32, 3 and 4 only
Alt41, 2 and 4 only
39Which of the following is a Criterion-related validity?
Alt1Content validity
Alt2Predictive validity
Alt3Construct validity
Alt4Face Validity
40One of the difficulties with the survey method is:-
Alt1The relatively small number of subjects use

102. Alt2That subjects may give dishonest or inaccurate responses
Alt3The impossibility of getting a representative sample
Alt4Inability to examine changes over time.
41Who first introduced the biopsychosocial model of health and illness?
Alt1Engel
Alt2Osler
Alt3Freud
Alt4Hippocrates
42Superego is_____.
Alt1Pleasure principle
Alt2Morality principle
Alt3Principle of Veracity
Alt4Reality principle
43The sampling type that involves selecting a sample from a population based on certain specific set of
characteristics for one's research study is known as _____.
Alt1Convenience sampling
Alt2Snowball sampling
Alt3Quota sampling
Alt4Purposive sampling
44Vertical expansion of jobs is involved in _____________ type of job design.
Alt1Job rotation
Alt2Job enlargement
Alt3Flextime
Alt4Job enrichment
45What is the key characteristic feature of experimental research?
Alt1manipulation of the independent variable
Alt2extraneous variables are never present
Alt3a positive correlation among variables
Alt4a negative correlation among variables
46Family-oriented alcohol prevention programs have been developed because ________.
Alt1Most underage alcohol use occurs at home.
Alt2Teen views of alcohol typically reflect those of their parents.
Alt3Teen drinking frequently starts when problems in the home have become unmanageable.
Alt4Parents need to help their children resist peer pressure.
47"Psychopathology is the product of social pathology" This view is given by _______________ approach.
Alt1Socio pathology
Alt2Social psychology
Alt3Socio economic
Alt4Socio cultural

103. 48Which country had the highest conformity percentage when Asch's conformity experiment was conducted
overseas?
Alt1Hong Kong
Alt2Brazil
Alt3Lebanon
Alt4Zimbabwe
49"Any activity can be a reinforcer if a contingency schedule constrains an animal's access to that activity." This is
known as:-
Alt1Premack principle
Alt2Concurrent reinforcement schedule
Alt3Instinctual drift
Alt4Disequilibrium hypothesis
50In the course of learning their first language, young children may say "goed" (for "went") and "Mans" (for
"men"). These kinds of errors suggest that young children tend to:-
Alt1Pay little attention to what they hear
Alt2Produce words that they do not comprehend
Alt3Overgeneralize the regularities that they hear in language
Alt4Use correct grammatical forms only after they have developed a large vocabulary
51Which of the following is NOT a way to increase the accuracy of a patient's response during the medical
interview?
Alt1communicate with the patient in a judgmental or punitive way
Alt2decrease patient's anxiety
Alt3let the patient know what kind of information is desired
Alt4eliminate the possibility that the patient will be embarrassed
52______________ is the father of stress research.
Alt1Gary Schwartz
Alt2Jay Weiss
Alt3Freud
Alt4Hans Selye
53Consider the following three types of psychological researches:
1.Field experiment
2. Laboratory experiment
3. Ex post facto study
Arrange these typical investigations in descending order in terms of the researcher's ability to control secondary
variance.
Alt13, 1, 2
Alt21, 2, 3
Alt32, 1, 3
Alt43, 2, 1
54Which one of these is related to relative measure of variation?

104. Alt1Variance
Alt2Range
Alt3Coefficient of variation
Alt4Mean deviation
55To estimate the degree of the relationship between birth order and achievement motivation, a researcher
would do a(n) __________ study.
Alt1Experimental
Alt2Introspective
Alt3Correlational
Alt4Naturalistic
56What do you mean by information processing?
Alt1
A presumed mode of attention that concerns the non-temporal information processing demands of a task and its activation
shortens temporal awareness
Alt2The number of cycles completed within one second
Alt3The study of the relation between physical stimulation and subjective experience
Alt4The magnitude model
57What is the idea behind Maslow's famous pyramid?
Alt1it showed the three factors underlying self-actualization, one on each corner
Alt2the road to enlightenment consists of many small steps
Alt3as one takes care of basic needs, the "higher needs" become more relevant
Alt4it was a sort of temple or meeting place for his students
58Group therapy can be advantageous when an individual:-
Alt1May acquire therapeutic benefit from observing and watching others.
Alt2May need comfort and support from others.
Alt3
May need to work out their problems in the presence of others (e.g. in the case of emotional problems relating to
relationships, feelings of isolation, loneliness and rejection).
Alt4all of these.
59After termination of the therapy, a patient calls the therapist for small issues in life frequently. This is known as
____________.
Alt1Transference
Alt2Counter transference
Alt3Dependency
Alt4Independence
60Which one of these represents symmetrical distribution?
Alt1Mean = Median = Mode
Alt2Mean < Median < Mode
Alt3mean < Median > Mode
Alt4Mean > Median > Mode
61Which of the following would NOT be an example of tangible social support?
Alt1a ride to the grocery store

105. Alt2a referral to a doctor
Alt3a ride to the doctor's office
Alt4a loan of money
62Among the following, which can be described as data that were originally collected at an earlier time by a
different person for a different purpose?
Alt1Primary data
Alt2Experimental data
Alt3Secondary data
Alt4Field notes
63In Roger's theory, psychologically healthy persons who live life to the fullest are known as ____________.
Alt1Fully functioning person
Alt2Successful person
Alt3satisfied
Alt4Complete personality
64If a test consists of very easy items, then the scores from a sample will have _________ distribution.
Alt1Leptokurtic
Alt2Negatively skewed
Alt3Positively skewed
Alt4Platykurtic
65In DSM IV to qualify Dysthymia diagnosis, a person should have depressed mood for ____________ period.
Alt1Two weeks
Alt2Two months
Alt3Two years
Alt4Six months
66Who is a visionary leader?
Alt1One who has medium-term perspective
Alt2One who has short term perspective
Alt3One who take initiative for need satisfaction
Alt4One who has long term perspective
67Research done to examine the findings of someone else using the "same variables but different people" is
known as ___________.
Alt1Replication
Alt2Empiricism
Alt3Exploration
Alt4Hypothesis
68It is generally considered that Cognitive behavioural therapy changes:-
Alt1Thoughts and behaviour

106. Alt2Thought processes.
Alt3Behaviour.
Alt4Mood states
69Phase II of GAS model represents ______________________.
Alt1Alarm reaction
Alt2Exhaustion
Alt3Burn out
Alt4Resistance
70Partial correlation analysis involves:-
Alt1Examining the relationship between two variables controlling for additional variables statistically
Alt2Matching participants on potential confounding variables
Alt3Including pre and post group in a correlational analysis
Alt4Limiting the sample to individuals at a constant level of an extraneous variable
71The effect of stress and emotion on memory seems to depend on the attentional mode of control that is
present when an emotional event, such as a crime, occurs. In the _______ mode, novel, surprising and
interesting events will be remembered best.
Alt1Arousal
Alt2Activation
Alt3Misinformation
Alt4Encoding
72An observation that the higher the air temperature, the lower the activity of test animals would be an example
of a:-
Alt1Positive correlation
Alt2Negative correlation
Alt3Zero correlation
Alt4Causal relationship
73What is meant by the term "metacommunication?"
Alt1one-sided communication
Alt2communication about communication
Alt3long-winded communication
Alt4verbal communication
74The chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance is called:-
Alt1Memory
Alt2Intelligence Quotient
Alt3Mental age
Alt4Maturation
75ADHD in children is most often treated with the drug:-
Alt1Valium
Alt2Ritalin
Alt3Thorazine

107. Alt4Haldol
76________ is the standard deviation of a sampling distribution.
Alt1Replication error
Alt2Sample standard deviation
Alt3Standard error
Alt4Meta error
77Which of the following might be considered as the central tenets of Client-CentredTherapy:-
Alt1Empathy.
Alt2Congruence.
Alt3Unconditional positive regard.
Alt4all of these.
78What is the role of receptors in the eye?
Alt1They accept messages from the brain via the retinal ganglion cells.
Alt2To send messages to the brain via the optic nerve.
Alt3To synapse on bipolar cells, whose axons leave the retina via the optic nerve.
Alt4To convert light energy into neural responses.
79Suppose you were hired for conducting a research on homosexuality. For this research which type of sampling
will be more effective?
Alt1Random sampling
Alt2Snowball sampling
Alt3Area sampling
Alt4Stratified sampling
80Among the following which approach doesn't have a theory of motivation?
Alt1CBT
Alt2Client centered
Alt3Humanistic
Alt4Psychoanalysis
81Which of the following dimensions of the Big Five model indicates a person's ability to withstand stress?
Alt1emotional stability
Alt2openness to experience
Alt3extraversion
Alt4agreeableness
82Thinking in either-or conditions is known as ____________.
Alt1Inferential thinking
Alt2Generalization
Alt3Dichotomous thinking
Alt4Cognitive lapse
83The person who leads a focus group discussion is called a __________.

108. Alt1Trainer
Alt2Facilitator
Alt3Moderator
Alt4Anchor
84In a situation where leader-member relation is good, task structure is high and position power is strong, which
type of leaders will have better performance?
Alt1Laissez-fair type
Alt2Task oriented
Alt3Relationship oriented
Alt4Nurturant
85Employee's feeling of obligation to stay with the organization is known as __________.
Alt1Affective commitment
Alt2Work commitment
Alt3Continuance commitment
Alt4Normative commitment
86The concept of psychological capital was advocated by _____.
Alt1Caplan
Alt2Baron
Alt3Luthans
Alt4Seligman
87The belief that heterosexuality is better or more natural than homosexuality is called:-
Alt1Homogenism
Alt2Sexual orientation
Alt3Heterosexism
Alt4Homophobia
88Aphasia's pertains to:-
Alt1Personality defects
Alt2Emotional disorders
Alt3Language disorder
Alt4Behavioural defects
89CBT is known as ______________ approach to therapy.
Alt1Scientific
Alt2Methodical
Alt3Process
Alt4Content
90Training methods can be divided into _____ and _____ approaches.
Alt1KSA; lecture
Alt2Strategic; skill
Alt3Procedural; strategic
Alt4Cognitive; behavioral

109. 91__________ is known as meaning making cognitive structures.
Alt1Representation of fact
Alt2Mode
Alt3Self schema
Alt4Schema
92The range of correlation coefficient varies in between ____________.
Alt10 and 1.00
Alt2- ∞ and + ∞ 
Alt30 and ∞ 
Alt4-1.00 and +1.00
93Which of the following is the method of trade union:-
Alt1Collective bargaining
Alt2Political action
Alt3Mutual insurance
Alt4All of these
94Which area Industrial Relations does not cover?
Alt1Economic development
Alt2Collective bargaining
Alt3Machinery for resolution of industrial dispute
Alt4Role of management, union and government
95Which of the following measures reliability by administering two different yet comparable tests and then
comparing the two test scores?
Alt1retest estimate
Alt2equivalent form estimate
Alt3criterion validity measurement
Alt4internal comparison estimate
96What is the correct sequence of stages in group formation in Tuckman's five stage model?
Alt1Performing, storming, forming, norming, adjourning
Alt2Norming, forming, storming, adjourning, performing
Alt3Storming, forming, adjourning, norming, performing
Alt4Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning
97While preparing a graph the proportion of X axis to Y axis should be _________.
Alt14:3
Alt23:4
Alt33:2
Alt42:3
98If two groups are administered the same test with a time gap of two to three weeks, we would be able to
compute:-
Alt1Test-retest reliability

110. Alt2Parallel form reliability
Alt3Interscorer reliability
Alt4odd-even reliability
99Speed and power tests cannot be differentiated on the basis of:- 1. Time limit
2. Verbal content
3. Non-verbal content
4. Difficulty level 
Alt11 and 4
Alt22 and 4
Alt32 and 3
Alt41, 2, and 4
100Annual or semi-annual ratings of each employee's performance, coupled with feedback about the ratings they
receive are referred to as:-
Alt1Graphic rating scales
Alt2Rating inventories
Alt3Performance appraisals
Alt4Behaviourally anchored rating scales

111. Examination: Ph.D. Applied Psychology
Section 1 - Section 1
Question No.1 4.00
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Perceving a rope as a snake is
Perception
Sensation
Hallusination
Illusion
Question No.2 4.00
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_________ represents a general principle that guides problem solving, though it does not guarantee
a correct solution.
Insight
Trial and error
Algorithm
Heuristics
Question No.3 4.00
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If Road is coded as WTFI, what is the code for BEAT
GJFY
ABCD
DEFG
HIGZ
Question No.4 4.00
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In a study of gender effects on career choice among emerging adults in a government college , the
independent variable is ___
Age
Type of college
Gender
Career choice
Question No.5 4.00
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When the bus was at full speed, its brakes failed and an accident was _______
inevitable
infallible
undeniable
essential
Question No.6 4.00
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The title of a formal, written research report should be about ______ words in length.
5-15
10-20
5-10
10-12

112. Question No.7 4.00
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Sampling method that focuses on important subpopulations and allows use of random sampling
techniques for different subpopulations is _________
Stratified sampling
Cluster sampling
Quota sampling
Accidental sampling
Question No.8 4.00
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People in the age group of 40 to 50 years are more likely to purchase ice cream and are more likely
to purchase it in large amounts than are members of any other age group. The general perception that
teenagers eat more ice cream than adults must, therefore, be incorrect.
The argument is flawed primarily because the author
depends on popular belief rather than on documented research findings
does not specify the precise amount of ice cream purchased by any demographic group
fails to distinguish between purchasing and consuming
discusses ice cream rather than more nutritious and healthful foods
Question No.9 4.00
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Testing hypothesis is _______
Data analysis
Data preparation
Inferential statistics
Descriptive & statistics
Question No.10 4.00
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Which of the following statements about the qualitative-quantitative debate is incorrect?
Positivism stresses the importance of observable and observed facts in the accumulation of
knowledge.
Positivism applies to quantitative methods.
Qualitative researchers often fail to recognize positivism as the epistemological basis of their
work.
It became equated with relatively crude and quantified methods.
Question No.11 4.00
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Which of the following is not an axis I disorder?
Schizotypal Personality disorder
Schizophrenia
Bipolar disorder
Anxiety disorder

113. Question No.12 4.00
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According to Csikszentmihalyi, ______ is the outcome of High challenge level when there is low skill
level?
Boredom
Apathy
Anxiety
Arousal
Question No.13 4.00
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Vicarious trauma is,
Reliving trauma
Witnessing a trauma
Social learning of trauma situation
Emotional residue of trauma exposure
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A method by which an individual’s expectations about others or themselves eventually cause actions
in ways that confirm those expectations
Counterfactual thinking
Belief perseverance
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Correspondence bias
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Use of seatbelts and bike helmets is considered as _____
Secondary prevention
Zero-order prevention
Primary prevention
Tertiary prevention.
Question No.16 4.00
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Which part of the brain controls eating, drinking, body temperature and provides a link between the
brain and the endocrine system?
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Temporal lobes
Hypothalamus
Question No.17 4.00
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We’re late again for the test, _______?
aren’t we?
are we?
isn’t it?
is it?

114. Question No.18 4.00
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A man makes 150 pots per minute. If 30 pots are packed in a case how many cases will be made
ready by the Man in one hour?
200
1000
300
250
Question No.19 4.00
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Which one of the following does not come under prevention act of human trafficking in India
Awareness generation and legal literacy on economic rights
Addressing culturally sanctioned practices like the system of devadasis, jogins, bhavins etc.
Anti-poverty schemes such as Swadhar, Swayamsidha, Swa-Shakti, Swawlamban, Balika
Samridhi Yojana etc. to vulnerable sections.
HIV/AIDS awareness program
Question No.20 4.00
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Who argued that “Inner most core of human personality is forward moving, socialized, rational and
realistic”?
Rogers
Jung
Freud
Adler
Question No.21 4.00
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Freud’s pleasure principle and Maslow’s hierarchical needs model represent _______ approach to
happiness.
Need and goal satisfaction theories
Instinct theories
Process theories
Genetic theories.
Question No.22 4.00
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Integral yoga describes yoga as
Union of universe
Group of physical practices or disciplines
Methodized effort towards self-perfection
Patanjali sutras
Question No.23 4.00
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Viktor Frankl is the founder of _________
Logo-therapy
Gestalt therapy
Behaviour Therapy
Person-centered therapy

115. Question No.24 4.00
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Study the following information carefully and answer the question below it
The Director of an MBA college has decided that six guest lectures on the topics of Motivation,
Decision Making, Quality Circle, Assessment Centre, Leadership and Group Discussion are to be
organised on each day from Monday to Sunday.
(i) One day there will be no lecture (Saturday is not that day), just before that day Group Discussion
will be organised.
(ii) Motivation should be organised immediately after Assessment Centre.
(iii) Quality Circle should be organised on Wednesday and should not be followed by Group
Discussion
(iv) Decision Making should be organised on Friday and there should be a gap of two days between
Leadership and Group Discussion
On which day the lecture on Leadership will be organised?
Monday
Saturday
Thursday
Tuesday
Question No.25 4.00
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______ is a “sequence of remedial actions that individuals undertake to rectify perceived ill-health
Health hazardous behavior
Health Awareness
Health Behavior
Health seeking behavior
Question No.26 4.00
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Find the odd one out?
Thrive
Renovate
Flourish
Blossom
Question No.27 4.00
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The term statistical significance refers to
inference from representative of a normal population
analysis with positive results
inference that the results are unlikely to be due to chance
significance of the test used
Question No.28 4.00
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As a response, forgiveness may be understood as
Pardoning and forgetting
Condoning and denial
Reconciliation
Prosocial change

116. Question No.29 4.00
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KAIZEN is a Japanese term which can be interpreted as ______________
TQC
TQM
Quality circles
Continuous improvement
Question No.30 4.00
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Sex ratio of India according to 2011 census is
940F - 1000 M
930 F - 1000 M
960 F - 1000 M
950F - 1000 M
Question No.31 4.00
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Variability refers to
Exact mid point of the distribution
Spread of a scores around their central tendency
Convergence of scores towards a line
Geometrical distribution of the scores around he central point
Question No.32 4.00
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Ten most common positive emotion as joy, gratitude, serenity, interest, hope, pride, amusement,
inspiration, awe and love was identified by
James Lange
Schachter- Singer
Frederikson
Cannon Bard
Question No.33 4.00
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Which of the following is against the research ethics
Debriefing
Confidentiality
Deception
Informed consent
Question No.34 4.00
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Individual’s behavior both influences and influenced by personal factors and the social environmental
is called______
Self-actualization
Reciprocal determinism
Observational learning
Reinforcement

117. Question No.35 4.00
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Which of the following leadership style creates valuable and positive change in the followers with the
end goal of developing followers into leaders?
Charismatic leadership
Transformational leadership
Bureaucratic leadership
Autocratic leadership
Question No.36 4.00
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According Adler, ____ is a central personality dynamic reflecting the growth and forward movement of
life?
Inferiority complex
Collective unconscious
Fictional finalism
Defense mechanism
Question No.37 4.00
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Health psychology focuses on how
Psychological foactors influence on health and illness
Social factors influences on health and illness
Biological factors influences on health and illness
Bilogical, Social and Psycholgocial factors influence on health and illness
Question No.38 4.00
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Teaching the skills, knowledge and competencies that are needed for employees to perform a
specific job within the workplace and work environment is called
Lecture method
T-group
Off-the job training
On-the Job training
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Suppose you are tossing a fair coin and it comes up heads on the first five tosses. The probability of it
coming up heads again on the sixth toss is
1:6
1:36
1:2
1:180

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A systematic forecasting method that involves structured interaction among a group of experts on a
subject without disclosing the identity is called________.
Focus group method
Interacting group method
Nominal group method
Delphi technique
Question No.41 4.00
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Which of these measures can be used to present dispersion of data?
Mean, median and Mode
SD, IQR and Range
Median, Alpha and SD
Range, Median and Deviation
Question No.42 4.00
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Select the Pair that best respresents the relationship that is given in the question:
Slapstick:Laughter
Clown: Comical
Horror:Fear
Satire: Sarcasm
Mimicry:Laughter
Question No.43 4.00
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Rahul was working in the farm and saw a snake. This lead to widening of pupils, increase in heartbeat
and sweating. This indicates the activation of ______
Sympathetic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
Central nervous system
Question No.44 4.00
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Study the following information carefully and answer the question below it:
P, Q, R, S T went on a picnic. P is son of Q but Q is not the father of P. R is the son of S, who is the
brother of P. T is the wife of S.
How is P related to S?
Brother
Father
Nephew
None of these
Question No.45 4.00
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This pup is very naughty. It is always _____some mischief or the other.
out for
up at
in for
up to

119. Question No.46 4.00
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Which of the following school of thought rejects the existence of permanent, unchanging soul?
Sankhya
Buddhist
Vedanta
Yoga
Question No.47 4.00
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Which one is not a projective test
Thematic aperception test
Draw a person
Sentence completion test
letter concellation test
Question No.48 4.00
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Blood test failing to detect the disease it was designed to detect, is an example of what?
Type I error
Null hypothesis testing
Type II error
Chance factor
Question No.49 4.00
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A Systematic way of determining the value/worth of a job in relation to other jobs in an organization is
called_____________
Job specification
Job enlargement
Job rotation
Job evaluation
Question No.50 4.00
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Reflex are controlled by
ANS
Brain
CNS
Spinal cord
Question No.51 4.00
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Which of the following is not a Psychosomatic disease
Peptic ulcer
Bronchial asthama
Rheumatoid arthritis
Venseral disease

120. Question No.52 4.00
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Conduct disroder usually diagnosed in
Adolescence and middle age
Adolescence only
Childhood and adolescence
Adolescence and old age
Question No.53 4.00
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Psychoanalytic theory and personality was propounded by
Jung
Freud
Eysinck
Adler
Question No.54 4.00
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Plagiarism is
Use of a writer's ideas without giving due credit
Originality
Referring and quoting too many authors
Data manipulation
Question No.55 4.00
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Memories that are outside of conscious awareness are called
Retroactive memories
Explicit memories.
Implicit memories
Proactive memories
Question No.56 4.00
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____________ is the process of estimating the future human resource requirement of right quality
and right number
Human resource accounting
Human Resource Planning
Job description
Job analysis
Question No.57 4.00
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The standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual or group.
Life style
Self-concept
Quality of life
Health promoting behaviour

121. Question No.58 4.00
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Health seeking behaviour defiend as sequence of remredial actions that individual under takes to
Perceived psycholgocial health
Perceived psycho- social health
Perceived ill health
Perceived social health
Question No.59 4.00
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Which of the following act is not considered as corporal punishment?
banging head against the wall
Scapegoat
Remedial class
Humiliation
Question No.60 4.00
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Find the odd one out?
Birds : Horticulture
Fish : Pisiculture
Silkworm: Serculture
Bees : Apiculture
Question No.61 4.00
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Exhausted: Tired
Arrogant: Docile
Progressive: Regressive
Considerate: Rude
Depressed : Sad
Question No.62 4.00
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Contemporary brain theory is _____.
Materialistic
Mentalistic
Sequential Programming
Non-materialistic
Question No.63 4.00
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Multimodal therapy is proposed by________
Aaron Beck
Fritz Perls
Irvin Yalom
Arnold Lazarus

122. Question No.64 4.00
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Trait theory of personality was propounded by
Cattell
Allport
Freud
Eysinck
Question No.65 4.00
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Leadership traits can be assessed best by
Interview
Conference method
Role playing techniques
Projective techniques
Question No.66 4.00
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Choose the best antonym of the italicized word.
There has always been a feeling of rancour between the two families.
friendliness
suspicion
competition
rivalry
Question No.67 4.00
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Which of the following is the main, comprehensive criminal code of India?
Juvenile Justice Act
Criminal law code
Indian Penal code
Indian Evidence Act and the Code
Question No.68 4.00
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We must always try to adapt ourselves _________ our circumstances.
with
in
to
by
Question No.69 4.00
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When neither experimenter nor subject knows who is assigned to the experimental and control
groups, it is called ______
Placebo effect
Double-blind technique
Type I error
Single-Blind technique

123. Question No.70 4.00
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People will ___________ when they perceive it as a threat.
Understand change
Make change
Resist change
Accept Change
Question No.71 4.00
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Which of the following is most common psychiatric diagnosis in HIV- infected (AIDS) individuals
Dementia
Adjustment reaction
Delirium
Paranoid psychosis
Question No.72 4.00
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Which of the following act replaced the Indian lunacy act?
PWD 1995
Mental health act 1987
Well being act 1990
Mental Health act 1993
Question No.73 4.00
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I don’t care if she comes to my house or not.
The underlined word is a
gerund
pronoun
conjunction
verb
Question No.74 4.00
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Which of the following is not a specific objective of Integrated Child Protection scheme
to enhance capacities at all systems and persons involved service
to report child marriages and arrange family planning programs
to raise public awareness about child rights and child protection services
to institutionalize essential services and strength structures
Question No.75 4.00
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When an individual displays a deficit in the comprehension of speech involving difficulties in
recognizing spoken words and converting thoughts into words is known as
Thought disorder
Prosopagnosia
Broca’s aphasia
Wernicke’s aphasia

124. Question No.76 4.00
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Which of the following part of the brain functions as a switching station between STM and LTM
Engram switching center
Cerebral cortex.
RS
Hippocampus
Question No.77 4.00
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A cognitive bias that limits a person to use an object only in the way it is traditionally used.
Structural fixedness
Limitational fixedness
Functional fixedness
Traditional fixedness
Question No.78 4.00
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Statement: The Company has recently announced a series of incentives to the employees who are
punctual and sincere.
Assumptions:
I.Those who are punctual will get motivated.
II. The Productivity of the company may increase.
If only assumption II is implicit
If neither I nor II is implicit
If both I and II are implicit
If only assumption I is implicit
Question No.79 4.00
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What is the antithesis of Positive Psychology?
Abandoning the language of the illness ideology
Emphasizing human strengths
DSM’s categorizing and pathologizing of human experience
Reconstruction of our views of psychological health
Question No.80 4.00
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Replication of an experiment means,
Reanalyzing the study using renewed design
Repeating the original experiment
Reporting similar findings.
Reanalyzing the data using qualitative methods
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Social Impact Evaluation (SIE) is carried out ____
To evaluate the efficacy of R&R Plan implementation
To extend interactions with the project affected persons
To create a baseline data of prospective Project Affected Persons
To assess the impact of the project on the society

125. Question No.82 4.00
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The personality aspect that is greatly disturbed in schizophrenia is the
Id
Ego
Super ego
Libido
Question No.83 4.00
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Which of the following theory was developed by Michael White?
Art therapy
Narrative therapy
Multimodal therapy
Solution-focused therapy
Question No.84 4.00
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Social sterotypes typically involve categories defined by an
Personal dimention
Electic dimention
Catanotic dimention
Ethnic dimension
Question No.85 4.00
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What statistical test would be used with interval or ratio data with multiple dependent variables?
ANCOVA
Repeated measures of ANOVA
MANOVA
Mixed ANOVA
Question No.86 4.00
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The study and application of positivily oriented human resource strenghts and psychological
capacities that can be increased, developed and effectively managed for performance improvement
in todays work place called as
Positive Culture
Positive organizationall behaviour
Positive behaviour
Positive organizational development

126. Question No.87 4.00
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In the following question, the first two words (given in italics) have a definite relationship. Choose
one word out of the given four alternatives which will fill the blank space and show the same
relationship with the third word as between the first two.
Hear is to Deafas as Speak is to ………?………….
Silent
Talkative
Listen
Dumb
Question No.88 4.00
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New National Education Policy was introduced in the year
1986
1976
2006
1996
Question No.89 4.00
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Rehabilitation Psychologists provide services with the goal of _____
Increasing function and reducing disability
Increase activity limitations
To re-teach habits
To restrict societal participation
Question No.90 4.00
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Analysis of variances method is used when
Comapre two means
When means are independent
When means are dependent
More than two means are compared
Question No.91 4.00
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In testing Null hypothesis, if the findings are significant then null hypothesis is
Rejected
Reviewed
Accepted
Cancelled
Question No.92 4.00
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Correct the error in the italicized part of the sentence by choosing the most appropriate option.
Leaving aside little room for misinterpretation, the senior politician offered clarifications about his role
in the party elections.
Leaving for little room to
Having left less room for
Leaving less room for
Leaving little room for

127. Question No.93 4.00
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Which of the following is not a symptom of anxiety disorders
Sleep problem
Panic
Sadness
Heart palpitation
Question No.94 4.00
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Who proposed Expectancy theory of motivation?
Vroom
Herzberg
Maslow
Alderfer
Question No.95 4.00
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Choose the synonym of the italicized word. Many cities were incinerated during the war.
attacked
burnt
bombed
destroyed
Question No.96 4.00
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DSM V refers to
Diagnostic and statisitcal methods of mental disorders
Diagnostic and methods of mental disorders
Diagnostic and systems of mental disorders
Diagnostic and Statistcial Manual of mental disorders
Question No.97 4.00
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Statement: Warning: Cigarette smoking is injurious to Health
Assumptions:
I. Non-Smoking Promotes Health
II. This warning is not necessary
If only assumption II is implicit
If only assumption I is implicit
If both I and II are implicit
If neither I nor II is implicit
Question No.98 4.00
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A cognitive restructuring method in which client and therapist become investigators by examining the
evidence to support or reject the patient’s cognitions
Guided discovery
Downward arrow technique
Socratic questioning
Collaborative empiricism

128. Question No.99 4.00
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________ deals with attitudes and behavioral patterns of a group i.e., how groups are formed, what is
their structure and which processes are followed in their functioning etc.
Group polarization
Group Influence
Group Dynamics
Group cohesiveness
Question No.100 4.00
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Which one is not a probability sampling method
Random sampling
Cluster sampling
Purposive sampling
Stratified sampling