Psychology Objective Question Paper
Solved Psychology Practice Test
1. One of the oldest and most widely used projective tests
is
(a) The Rorschach Inkblot Test
(b) The Thematic Apperception Test
(c) Only (b)
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)
2. Maslow called the less powerful but humanly important
actualization motives as _____.
(a) Basic needs
(b) Growth needs
(c) Meta — needs
(d) All of the above
Ans. (c)
3. Maslow estimated that only about ____ person in ten
is/are primarily motivated by self — actualization needs. Most are more
concerned with esteem, love, or security.
(a) Ten
(b) Eight
(c) Five
(d) One
Ans. (d)
4. Another popular projective test is the “Thematic
Apperception Test (TAT)” developed by Harvard psychologist and personality
theorist …………….
(a) Cattel
(b) Melvin Lee
(c) Philip Zimbardo
(d) Henry Murray
Ans. (d)
5. When you undertake an activity for enjoyment, to
demonstrate competence, or to gain skill, your motivation is usually_____.
(a) Intrinsic
(b) Extrinsic
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)
6. A tendency to generalize a favourable or unfavourable
impression to unrelated details of personality, is called ………..
(a) Halo effect
(b) Behavioural assessment
(c) Aggressiveness
(d) All of the above
Ans. (a)
7. Intrinsic motivation is closely related to the _____ of
Maslow’s hierarchy.
(a) Lower levels
(b) Middle levels
(c) Higher levels
(d) All of the above
Ans. (c)
8. A ……… trait is so basic that all of a person’s activities
can be traced to the trait’s existence.
(a) Central
(b) Secondary
(c) Cardinal
(d) Individual
Ans. (c)
9. The need for achievement can be described as a desire to
meet an internalized _____ of ______.
(a) Standard, excellent
(b) Excellent, standard
(c) Excellent, Excellent
(d) All of the above
Ans. (a)
10. “If a stimulus causes strong emotion, such as fear or
pleasure, an opposite emotion tends to occur when the stimulus end” is the
concept of _____.
(a) Opponent process theory
(b) Biorhythm theory
(c) Arousal theory
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)
11. Cattel’s source traits are measured by a test called the
……….
(a) Sixteen personality factor questionnaire
(b) Fifteen personality factor questionnaire
(c) Twenty six personality factor questionnaire
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)
12. If the ‘lateral hypothalamus’ is activated electrically,
even a well-fed animal will
Immediately begin ______.
(a) Fasting
(b) Sleeping
(c) Eating
(d) All of the above
Ans. (c)
13. ………... tend to be high achievers, responsible,
hardworking and disciplined persons with high levels of pride and self-esteem.
(a) First borns
(b) Later borns
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
14. ‘Ventromedial hypothalamus’ refers to the _____ of the
hypothalamus.
(a) Bottom
(b) Bottom low
(c) Bottom middle
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (c)
15. The _____ of motivation also assumes that the ideal
level of arousal varies from one person to the next and that individual learns
to seek a particular arousal level.
(a) Opponent process theory
(b) Biorhythm theory
(c) Arousal theory
(d) All of the above
Ans. (c)
16. The word ‘Androgyny’ literally means ……….
(a) Man-Man
(b) Woman-Woman
(c) Man-Woman
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)
17. Innate motives based on biological needs that must be
met for survival are _____.
(a) Stimulus motives
(b) Primary motives
(c) Learned motives
(d) Secondary motives
Ans. (b)
18. Motives based on learned psychological needs is known as
______
(a) Secondary motives
(b) Stimulus motives
(c) Learned motives
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Ans. (d)
19. Needs provide the _____ of motivation, whereas
incentives provide the _____.
(a) Pull, Pull
(b) Push, Push
(c) Pull, Push
(d) Push, Pull
Ans. (d)
20. The physical foundation of personality, including
prevailing mood, sensitivity, energy levels, and so forth, is called
(a) Personality
(b) Character
(c) Temperament
(d) Traits
Ans. (c)
21. Who concluded that “Hunger is nothing more than stomach
contractions”?
(a) Cannon and Washburn (1912)
(b) Friedman and Stricker (1976)
(c) Hoyenga and Hoyenga (1984)
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)
22. Needs cause a Psychological state or feeling called a
_____
(a) Drive
(b) Need
(c) Response
(d) Goal
Ans. (a)
23. A series of actions have been designed to attain a _____
that satisfy the need.
(a) Drive
(b) Need
(c) Response
(d) Goal
Ans. (d)
24. Innate need for stimulation and information to nervous
system is called _____.
(a) Primary motive
(b) Stimulus motive
(c) Secondary motive
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)
25. A specific state within the organism that may elicit
behaviour appropriate to the need (often related to the depletion of essential
bodily substances or the disruption of homeostasis) is known as _____.
(a) Drive
(b) Need
(c) Response
(d) Goal
Ans. (b)
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