Psychology MCQ Paper Practice Test Paper

Psychology MCQ Paper Practice Test Paper

Sample paper of  Psychology

1. The Rorschach Inkblot Test was developed by Swiss Psychologist ………. in the 1920s.

(a) Henry Murray

(b) Dahlstrom & Dahlstrom

(c) Hermann Rorschach

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

2. A Person whose survival needs are met, but whose meta needs are unfulfilled, falls into a ______.

(a) Syndrome of decay

(b) Experiences despair

(c) Apathy

(d) Alienation

(e) All of the above

Ans. (e)

3. The Rorschach Inkblot test consists of a set of ………. standardized inkblots. These vary in colour, shading, form, and complexity.

(a) 5

(b) 7

(c) 9

(d) 10

Ans. (d)

4. Which test is built on the assumption that people’s stories reveal important aspects of their needs and self perceptions as well as their views about significant others’ in their

lives.

(a) Rorschach Inkblot test

(b) Thematic Apperception Test

(c) MMPI

(d) 16 PF

Ans. (b)

5. Although projective tests have been popular with clinical psychologists, their validity is considered …………. among tests of personality.

(a) Highest

(b) Moderate

(c) Lowest

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

6. A person who is likeable or physically attractive may be rated more mature, intelligent, or adjusted than he or she actually is, is an example of ………

(a) Preconceptions

(b) Life style

(c) Halo effect

(d) None of these

Ans. (c)

7. ______ Stems from obvious external factors, such as pay, grades, rewards, obligations and approval.

(a) Intrinsic motivation

(b) Extrinsic motivation

(c) Motivation

(d) All of the above

Ans. (b)

8. Psychologists working with hospitalized mental patients may find ………helpful to record the frequency of patient’s aggression, self-care, speech, and unusual behaviour.

(a) Behavioural assessments

(b) Personality questionnaire

(c) Rating scale

(d) Observation

Ans. (a)

9. Possessive, autonomous, artistic, dramatic, self-centered, trusting are under the category of ……….

(a) Central traits

(b) Secondary traits

(c) Cardinal traits

(d) Common traits

Ans. (a)

10. _____ are acquired in complex ways through socialization and cultural conditioning.

(a) Motives

(b) Social motives

(c) Biological motives

(d) All of the above

Ans. (b)

11. …………..  traits show how people from a particular nation or culture are similar.

(a) Individual traits

(b) Cardinal traits

(c) Surface traits

(d) Common traits

Ans. (d)

  

12. A second major approach to the study of traits is illustrated by the work of ……...

(a) Raymond B. Cattel

(b) Loevinger & Knoll

(c) Rorer & Widiger

(d) Harris

Ans. (a)

13. …………. can be very helpful for obtaining a ‘picture’ of an individual personality or for making comparisons between the personalities of two or more persons.

(a) Surface traits

(b) Source traits

(c) Trait profile

(d) Trait

Ans. (c)

14. A second area within the hypothalamus seems to be part of _____ for eating.

(a) Feeding system

(b) Set point

(c) Satiety system

(d) All of the above

Ans. (c)

15. Most psychologists now agree that traits interact with to determine behaviour.

(a) Person

(b) Society

(c) Situation

(d) Others

Ans. (c)

16. Aggressive, ambitious, analytical, assertive, athletic, competitive, decisive, dominant, forceful, independent, individualistic, self- reliant and willing to take risks, are the traits of ………..

(a) Feminine

(b) Androgyny

(c) Masculine

(d) All of the above

Ans. (c)

17. _____ of motivation assumes that there is an ideal level of arousal for various activities and that individual behave in ways that keep arousal near this ideal level.

(a) Arousal theory

(b) Opponent — process theory

(c) Biorhythm theory

(d) All of the above

Ans. (a)

18. Affectionate, cheerful, childlike, compassionate, flatterable, gentle, gullible, loyal, sensitive, shy, soft-spoken, sympathetic, tender, understanding, warm and yielding, are the traits of ……......

(a) Feminine

(b) Masculine

(c) Androgyny

(d) None of these

Ans. (a)

19. Motives ______, sustain, and direct activities.

(a) Initiate

(b) Stimulate

(c) Motivate

(d) All of the above

Ans. (a)

20. A system that classifies all people as either introverts or extroverts is an example of a ……….approach to personality.

(a) Yuppie type

(b) Type

(c) Motherly type

(d) Athletic type

Ans. (b)

21. Categories are used to describe personality. Each category represents a collection of related traits, it is ……….

(a) Personality type

(b) Personality theory

(c) Traits

(d) Character

Ans. (a)

22. Many motivated activities can be thought of as beginning with a

(a) Drive

(b) Need

(c) Response

(d) Goal

Ans. (b)

23. Who was deeply interested in ‘Personality’ and identified several kinds of traits?

(a) Cattel

(b) Allport

(c) Conley

(d) None of these

Ans. (b)

  

24. Drives activitate a ——

(a) Drive

(b) Need

(c) Response

(d) Goal

Ans. (c)

25. The Psychological represen’1tion of internal need states; for exa9ple, hunger, thirst and so forth, is called ______.

(a) Goal

(b) Need

(c) Drive

(d) Response

Ans. (c)