Psychology Model Test Paper

Psychology Model Test Paper

Objective Psychology Test Paper

1. Assertion (A): Neurons are tremendously varied in appearance.

Reason (R): Most of the neurons consist of three basic parts.

(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. (b)

2. Nerve Cells in the human brain are

(a) Twelve billion

(b) Twelve million

(c) Eleven billion

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

3. Assertion (A): Near its end, the axon divides in to several small branches.

Reason (R): The round end structures of an axon are called axon terminals

(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. (b)

4. Consider the following statements about Mental processes a,

(1) Mental processes are purely physiological activities

(2) Mental processes are related only to mental representations

(3) Mental processes are significantly linked with the activities existing in the outer world

(4) Mental processes are both subjective as well as objective

Select the correct answer from the options given below

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(b) 2 and 4

(c) 3 and 4

(d) I, 3 and 4

Ans. (c)

5. Which of the following neurons is directly responsible for all the movements and

responses we make?

(a) Sensory neuron

(b) Inter neuron

(c) Motor neuron

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

6. In India Modern Western psychology was first introduced in

(a) Calcutta University

(b) Allahabad University

(c) Bombay University

(d) Agra University

Ans. (a)

7. Consider the following statements

1. Psychology has evolved out of philosophy

2. Psychology has evolved out of physiology

3. Psychology has evolved out of combined influence of natural science and the branch of philosophy called epistemology or the theory of knowledge

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) Only 2

(c) Only 3

(d) 1,2and4

Ans. (c)

8. Which of the following is the symptom of patients with damage to Broca’s area?

(a) Comprehension of spoken and written language is intact

(b) Minor problems in repetition and naming

(c) Difficulty with the fluency of speech

(d) All of the above

Ans. (d)

9. According to Carl Rogers the relationship between what we feel we are is our ‘self’ and what we feel we should he is our

(a) True self

(b) Ideal self

(c) Ideal approach

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

10. Assertion (A): Action potential is the most basic signal in the nervous system

Reason (R): Action potential is a rapidly moving wave of depolarization that travels along the cell membrane of a neuron

(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. (b)

11. Yesterday I saw Ritu fighting wildly with her younger sister over a small matter for trivial reason. Which of the following approaches of Psychology will help me to understand Ritu’s behaviour?

(a) Cognitive approach

(b) Psychodynamic approach

(c) Humanistic approach

(d) Evolutionary approach

Ans. (b)

12. The Indian Psychoanalytic Society was founded by

(a) Girindra Shekhar Bose

(b) Brajendra Nath Seal

(c) N. N. Sengupta

(d) Sigmund Freud

Ans. (a)

13. A ________ is an organ that is specialized for the secretion of various substances.

(a) Neuron

(b) Brain

(c) Gland

(d) Spinal Cord

Ans. (c)

14. According to dualism

(a) Mind and body are distinct entities

(b) Mind and body interact through pineal gland

(c) Pineal gland is found deep within the brain

(d) All of the above

Ans. (d)

15. Consider the following statements about Functionalism

1. Functionalism was strongly influenced by Darwin’s theory of natural selection

2. The proponent of Functionalism argued that since consciousness is a uniquely human characteristic it must serve important functions for us

3. Functionalists therefore focused on understanding the functions of consciousness

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) Only 1

(b) 1and2

(c) 1,2and3

(d) 1and3

Ans. (c)

16. Psychodynamic perspective of psychology focuses on the role of i

(a) Unconscious motives

(b) Internal processes

(c) Hidden and often unconscious processes

(d) All of the above

Ans. (d)

17. Which of the following areas of the brain deals with psychological processes like reasoning and memory?

(a) Motor

(b) Promoter

(c) Association

(d) Sensory

Ans. (c)

18. Assertion (A): Dendrites carry information toward the cell body, whereas axons carry in formation away from it

Reason (R): Neurons are one way channels of communication

(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. (a)

19. Assertion (A): Graded potential is a basic type of signal within neurons.

Reason (R): Stimulation of the dendrite produces graded potential

(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. (b)

20. Which is the central core in the medulla and the pons, consisting of a dense network of inter connected neurons that lays a key role in sleep, arousal and cardiac reflexes

(a) RAF

(b) IAF

(c) RAS

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

21. Evolutionary psychology suggests that our behaviour is influenced by

(a) Inherited tendencies

(b) Unconscious motives

(c) Learning

(d) Society

Ans. (a)

22. Which of the following statements is correct about ‘Amygdale’?

(a) A limbic system structure involved in aspects of emotional control and formation of emotional memories

(b) In animals, damage to this structure can produce striking differences in behaviour

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

23. _______ is a method for studying the intact brain in which technicians obtain images by exposing the brain to a strong magnetic field

(a) MRI

(b) CT

(c) EEG

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

24. The applied side of psychology is often used to solve

(a) Scientific problems

(b) Real life problems

(c) Mental problems

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

25. Name of the study of nervous system and its function is -

(a) Physiological psychology

(b) Neurobiology

(c) Clinical psychology

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)