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Psychology Sample Paper
1. According to psychoanalytic theory the sexual energy that underlies the biologically based urges is called the:
(a) Ego
(b) Defense mechanisms
(c) Libido
(d) Oedipus
Ans. (c)
2. ______ based his ideas about personality on innate or inborn, sexual and aggressive urges or drives.
(a) William James
(b) Sigmund Freud
(c) B. F. Skinner
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Motive) List-II (Goal)
A. Power 1. Striving for success
B. Achievement 2. Controlling people and activities
C. Affiliation 3. Having executive privileges
D. Status 4. Maintaining harmonious relationship
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 2 1 3 4
Ans. (b)
4
(a) The mouth
(b) The anus
(c) The genitals
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
5. of motivation say that we are motivated to seek goals which give us good emotional feelings and to avoid those resulting in displeasure.
(a) Rationalist views
(b) Empiricist views
(c) Hedonistic views
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
6. In Freud’s theory is the fundamental technique people use to allay anxiety caused by conflicts.
(a) Projection
(b) Reaction formation
(c) Repression
(d) Regression
Ans. (c)
7. We tend to drink more than the body needs, but it is easy for the _____ to get rid of the excess fluid.
(a) Skin
(b) Bladder
(c) Kidneys
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
8. Who among the following psychologists divided all personalities into introverts and
extraverts?
(a) Freud
(b) Carl Jung
(c) Adler
(d) Erikson
Ans. (b)
9. The idea that cellular dehydration and hypovolemia contribute to thirst and drinking is called the:
(a) Double — motivation hypothesis
(b) Double — emotion hypothesis
(c) Double — depletion hypothesis
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
10. Emotions tend to operate over a:
(a) Short span of time
(b) Medium span of time
(c) Long span of time
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
11. A ………. refers to any characteristic in which one individual differs from another in a relatively permanent and consistent way.
(a) Personality
(b) Trait
(c) Humanistic
(d) Concept
Ans. (b)
12. During emotional states, the detectable changes in the electrical properties of the skin can he measured by means of an instrument called a:
(a) Thermometer
(b) Galvanometer
(c) Neurotransmitter
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
13. The goal objects which m9vate behavior are known as_____.
(a) Biological motives
(b) Psychological motives
(c) Incentives
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
14. The ……. is working ‘in the service of the reality principle’, according to Freud.
(a) Ego
(b) Id
(c) Super ego
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
15. The correct sequence of motivational events is
(a) Need —> Drive —> Goal Directed Behaviour —>Goal achievement —> Drive reduction
(b) Drive —> Need —> Goal Directed behaviour—> Drive —> Goal achievement —> Drive reduction
(c) Need —> Goal Directed behaviour —> Drive—>Goal achievement —> Drive reduction
(d) Drive —> Goal Directed behaviour —> Drive reduction —> Need —> Goal achievement
Ans. (a)
16. Freud used the concept of the ‘……‘to explain why people often act in ways that seem irrational.
(a) Unconscious
(b) Conscious
(c) Preconscious
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
60. We …… ides, memories, feelings or motives from consciousness that are especially
unacceptable to us.
(a) Repress
(b)Restore
(c) Reorganise
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
17. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Hypothalamus Coordinates the activities critical to survival and monitors the
state of our body, particularly its fluid level
(b) Neural activity in
the lateral
Hypothalamus Excites eating behaviour
(c) Ventromedial
Hypothalamus Inhibits eating
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
18. We …….. to repress an idea or impulse, it just happens, whenever the idea or impulse is so painful and anxiety-arousing that we must escape from it.
(a) Select
(c) Are ready
(b) Do not choose
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
19. Freud believed that repressed material is not …….but active in unconscious, often painful ways.
(a) Dormant
(b) Dominant
(c) Conscious
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
20. Consider the following statements:
1. Achievement motivation refers to the desire of a person to net standards of excellence
2. The need to achieve, also known as n— Ach energises, directs behaviour and influences perception of situations
3. People differ in the degree to which they experience the need to achieve. Thematic Apperception Test is used for its measurement.
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) l, 2 and 3
Ans. (d)
21. According to Freud, in the …….. stage, the infant obtains sensual pleasure first by sucking and later by biting.
(a) Oral
(b) Anal
(c) Phallic
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
22. Basic to the theory is the observation that many emotional — motivating states are followed by opposing, or opposite states
(a) Opponent — process
(b) Incentive
(c) Hedonistic
(d) Optimal process
Ans. (a)
23. In phallic stage, boy develops sensual feelings toward his mother which is known as
(a) Electra complex
(b) Oedipus complex
(c)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
24. According to Plutchik (1984) there are eight basic emotions, made up of four pairs of opposites.
Which one of the following pairs is not proposed by Plutchik?
(a) Joy — Sadness
(b) Fear — anger
(c) Surprise — anticipation
(d) Anticipation — Fear
Ans. (d)
25. …….wrote, personality consists of “the distinctive patterns of behaviour that characterize each individual’s adaptation to the situations of his or her life”.
(a) Gordon Allport
(b) Walter Mischel
(c) Sigmund Freud
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
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