Psychology Objective Sample Paper

Psychology Objective Sample Paper
Psychology Question Paper

1. Classical conditioning is also called
(a) Respondent conditioning
(b) Pavlovian conditioning
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

2. The attitude-behaviour relationship was conducted by
(a) La Piere
(b) Doob
(c) Freud
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)

3. Find out the correct statement
(a) Theory of stimulus substitution is an older theory about the nature of classical conditioning
(b) Information and Expectation theories are current ideas about the theory of classical conditioning
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

4. Production process which covers the final aspect of observational learning depends on
(a) One’s own physical abilities
(b) One’s capacity to monitor one’s own performance and adjust until it matches that of the model
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

5. The basic thrust of attribution theory is to make explicit the rules we all use in attempting to infer _____and to discover the biases and errors that plague our attempts to do so.
(a) Our motivation
(b) Our emotion
(c) The causes of behaviour
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)


6. Biofeedback is a technique
(a) That enables people monitor and self regulate certain bodily functions through the use of speialized equipment
(b) In which people regulate their mental activities
(c) That motivates people to feel happy
(d) In which people suppress the pressure of pain
Ans. (a)

7. _____ is a schedule of reinforcement in which reinforcement occurs only after a fixed number of responses have been emitted
(a) Fixed — Interval schedule
(b) Fixed — Ratio schedule
(c) Variable — Ratio schedule
(d) Schedules of Reinforcement
Ans. (b)

8. “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances if there is any reaction, both are transformed”, was stated by
(a) Carl Jung
(b) William James
(c) Sigmund Freud
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)


9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Form of conditioning) (Explanation)
A. Simultaneous conditioning 1. The onset of conditioning stimulus precedes the
on set of unconditioned stimulus, conditioned
stimulus ends before the end of the unconditioned
stimulus
B. Delayed conditioned 2. The on set of conditioned stimulus and
unconditioned stimulus are concurrent
C. Trace 3. On set and end of the conditioned stimulus
precedes the on set of unconditioned stimulus
with some blank time between the two
D. Backward conditioning 4. Unconditioned stimulus precedes the on set
of conditioned stimulus
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
Ans. (a)

10. ___reflected by its own art, religion and philosophy, it becomes its culture.
(a) Certain rules
(b) Certain prejudices
(c) Certain values
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

11. ____environment refers to the environment provided by other people to the individual, his role in society, his family’s status in the society and his own position in the family hierarchy.
(a) Psychological
(b) Social
(c) Ecological
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)


12. The unconditioned stimuli used in studies of classical conditioning are basically
(a) Appetitive
(b) Aversive
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

13. Consider the following statements
1. Appetitive classical conditioning is slower
2. Appetitive conditioning requires greater number of acquisition trials
3. Aversive conditioning is established in one, tow or three trials
4. Establishing Aversive conditioning is dependent on the intensity of the aversive unconditioned stimulus
Select the correct sentences from the following options
(a) l and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) l, 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (d)

14. ____ is a process that does not stop at a certain stage but continues throughout life and helps the person to function effectively within a given cultural or social group.
(a) Learning professional skills
(b) Learning skills of interaction
(c) Transmission of culture
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)

15. Operant conditioning was first investigated by:
(a) B F Skinner
(b) Pavlov
(c) Thorndike
(d) Tolman
Ans. (a)


16. Where a desired response is reinforced every time it occurs, it is called
(a) Intermittent reinforcement
(b) Continuous reinforcement
(c) Everlasting reinforcement
(d) Simply reinforcement
Ans. (b)

17. ___is the process by which an individual comes to define himself in terms of his nation, social class, religious group etc.
(a) Identification
(b) Internalization
(c) Imitation
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)

18. Find out the correct statement
(a) Use of punishment reduces or suppresser the response while a negative reinforces increases the probability of avoidance or escape response
(b) Punishment increases the response while negative reinforcer reduces the probability of avoidance or escape response
(c) Punishment and negative reinforcer both reduce the escape response
(d) Punishment and negative reinforcer both increase the escape response
Ans. (a)

19. Consider the following statements
1. Effects of punishment are quite complex
2. Mild and delayed punishment has no effect
3. The stronger the punishment, the more lasting is the suppression effect but not permanent
4. No punishment suppresses a response permanently
5. Punished person may develop dislike and hatred for the punishing agent or the person who administers the punishment
Select the correct answer from the options given below
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 5
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(d) 4 and 5
Ans. (c)

20. Psychologist____ has laid great stress on the child’s family position or birth order.
(a) Sigmund Freud
(b) Alfred Adler
(c) J.B . Watson
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)


21. Find out the incorrect information from the statements given below
(a) Classical and instrumental, both forms of conditioning are examples of simple learning
(b) Extinction and generalization can be applied to both classical and instrumental conditioning
(c) Discrimination cannot be applied to instrumental conditioning
(d) Classical conditioning was proposed by Pavlov
Ans. (c)

22. Find out the incorrect match
(a) Classical conditioning ……… Cs and Us are well defined
(b) Operant conditioning ………. Cs is not defined
(c) Operant conditioning ……….. Cs can be inferred
(d) Classical conditioning ………..Cs is not well defined
Ans. (d)

23. As____ noted in his famous book on prejudice, interracial contacts lead to decreased prejudice only when the participants are of equal status.
(a) Sigmund Freud
(b) Lewis Terman
(c) Gordon Allport
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

24. An US in classical conditioning
(a) Elicits the responses in the beginning
(b) Reinforces the stimulus to be associated later
(c) Elicits the responses later
(d) Reinforces the responses in the beginning
Ans. (a)

25. An adolescent’s____ has greater appeal to him than his parents, teachers and other olders because it is more interesting and easily available to them.
(a) Peer group
(b) Club
(c) Vocational group
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)