Human Psychology MCQ Paper

Human Psychology MCQ Paper

Solved Psychology Question Paper

1. Assertion (A) : By objectivity of item is meant that the items should be phrased in such a manner that they are interpreted in exactly the same way by all those who take the test.

Reason (R) : Objectivity is related with subjectivity

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true hut R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Ans. (c)

2. Aphasia refers td

(a) A deficit, due to brain damage, in the ability to communicate with or to understand speech or writing

(b) A deficit, due to bodily damage, in the ability to communicate

(c) A deficit in the ability to see

(d) A deficit in the ability to hear

Ans. (a)

3. Saying “Streeb” instead of “street” is an example of

(a) Damaged Wernicke’s area

(b) Overactive Wernicke’s area

(c) Damaged Broca’s area

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

4. When a person gets a score of zero in a numerical ability test, it doe not mean that

he has no knowledge of numerical operations at all. It refers to

(a) True zero point

(b) Arbitrary zero point

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

5. Consider the following statements about prefrontal patients

1. Prefrontal patients are deficient in planning courses of action

2. The behaviour of such patients seem to lack direction

3. They face difficult in formulating sequencing of actions

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) Only 3

(b) l, 2 and 3

(c) l and 2

(d) 1 and 3

Ans. (b)

6. Correlation study is preferred over other strategies when

(a) The focus of the investigation is new and we have very limited knowledge about

The relevant variables

(b) It is impossible to manipulate the variables

(c) It is unethical to manipulate the variables

(d) All of the above

Ans. (d)

7. ‘Contralateral Neglect’ refers to

(a) Symptoms of damage to the right parietal association cortex

(b) Symptoms of damage to the left parietal cortex

(c) Damage to temporal lobe

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

8. Turner’s syndrome refers to

(a) Females with only one X Chromosome

(b) Males with only one X chromosome

(c) Males with only one Y chromosome

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

9. Correlation coefficient indicating internal consistency is known as

(a) Coefficient of stability

(b) Alpha coefficient

(c) Coefficient of reliability

(d) Coefficient of validity

Ans. (b)

10. Klinefelter’s syndrome refers to

(a) An individual with XXY chromosome

(b) A female with only one X chromosome

(c) A male with one Y chromosome

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

11. A loud sound or bright light produces graded potentials of

(a) Softer magnitude

(b) Greater magnitude

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Ans. (b)

12. Match List-I with List-IT and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.

List-I                                       List-II

A. Item validity                      1. Is concerned with

whether the test

items represent

measurement in

the intended

content area

B. Sampling validity               2. Is concerned with

            the extent to

            which test samples

            the total content area

3. The extent to                       C. Content validity

which items on a test

are related in a straight

forward way to the

characteristics the test

aims to measure

Codes:

A         B         C        

(a)        1          2          3

(h)        2          3          1

(c)        3          1          2

(d)       2          1          3

Ans. (a)

13. Find out the incorrect statements

(a) All behaviour depends upon interaction between heredity and environment

(b) Heredity and environment are important in shaping behaviour

(c) Researchers are interested to find out how heredity limits the individual’s potential and to what degree environmental conditions can change the inherited potential

(d) Heredity is more important than environment because environment can not change the potentiality level set by heredity.

Ans. (d)

14. HPA stands for

(a) Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis

(b) High-performance-activity

(c) High-power-awareness

(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)

15. ________ produces milk in pregnant and nursing mothers

(a) Prolactin hormone

(b) Growth hormone

(c) Insulin

(d) Oxytocin

Ans. (b)

16. Assertion (A) : Test ‘S’ is free from the subjective element and there is complete interpersonal agreement among experts regarding the meaning of the items and scoring of the test.

Reason (R): Test ‘S’ is objective

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Ans. (a)

17. Consider the following statements

1. The temporal-lobe language region is termed as Wernicke’s area

2. The upper temporal lobe language region is termed as Broca’s area

3. The lower frontal lobe language area is termed as Wernicke’s area

4. The language region in the lower frontal lobe is termed as Broca’s area

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 4

(c) 2 and 3

(d) Only 4

Ans. (b)

18. The drawback of ordinal measurement is the

(a) Ordinal measures are not absolute quantities

(b) Ordinal measurements are not equal- interval measurement

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of these

Ans. (c)

19. Which of the following statements is not correct about physical and psychological measurement?

(a) In physical measurement there is a true zero point whereas in psychological measurement there is an arbitrary zero point

(b) In physical measurement there is an arbitrary zero point whereas in psychological measurement there is a true zero point

(c) Physical measurement is more accurate than psychological measurement

(d) Physical measurement is direct whereas psychological measurement is indirect

Ans. (b)

20: For a better measurement of true capacity or potential ability of people test constructors try

(a) To maximize the effects of people’s past experience

(b) To minimize the effects of people’s past experience by giving unfamiliar tasks to

test-takers

(c) To normalize people’s experiences

(d) All of the above

Ans. (b)

21. Anurag is a right handed person. While thinking about the spatial arrangement of the furniture of his living room, Anurag’s ________ will be more active

(a) Left hemisphere

(b) Right hemisphere

(c) Both of them

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

22. Psychological test are

(a) Standard ways of generating samples of people’s behaviour

(b) Magical

(c) Very mysterious

(d) Non-interpretable

Ans. (a)

23. The consistency of scores obtained upon testing and retesting is referred to as the of a test

(a) Internal consistency

(b) Temporal stability

(c) Split half reliability

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

24. Which of the following statements is correct about visual agnosia?

1. Even though there is no blindness, temporal lobe patients may have trouble identifying pictures of common objects and recognizing faces

2. Visual agnosias may occur after damage to the occipital lobe association cortex

3. Visual agnosias are more common after right temporal lobe damage

4. Visual agnosias are equally common after right occipital lobe damage

(a) 2, 3 and 4

(b) l, 3 and 4

(c) Only 4

(d) l, 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (d)

25. The correlation coefficient indicating temporal stability is known as

(a) Coefficient of stability

(b) Alpha coefficient

(c) Internal coefficient

(d) Simple co-efficient

Ans. (a)