Free Online Psychology Practice Exam
Psychology Model Test Paper
1. Concepts help in classifying and _____our world of experience.
(a) Judging
(b) Verifying
(c) Organising
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Random sequence of 1. Fantasy
ideas without external
cue or internal control
B. Thinking of another 2. Free association
private and pleasant
world with a theme of
one’s own
C. Thinking on a disturbed 3. Creative thinking
premise in an irrelevant thinking
way but having special
significance to the individual
D. Thinking which has a 4. Delusion
theme, is rational and
directly related to some
problem in the external, world
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 2 1 4 3
Ans. (d)
3. Match list-I (Stages of creative thought process) with List-II (Specification of creative thought process) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Preparation 1. Ideas are ascertained, checked and reassured by themselves and
by others confirming the validity of their-hypothesis.
B. Incubation 2. ‘Happy thoughts’ do not occur to lazy persons; they arise in well
prepared and well stocked minds
C. Illumination 3. The climax of the process of creative thinking dawns the saving-
guiding idea which is the forerunner of the final solution
D. Verification 4. The ‘hatching’ period in creative thought process is characterized by
restlessness and poorly coordinated activity accompanied by a feeling of
unease and frustration through unconscious thought processes.
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 1 2 4
Ans. (a)
4. A disjunctive concept represent _____ of the several attributes.
(a) Two
(c) Any one
(b) Three .
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
5. _________concepts denote relationships between features of objects or events.
(a) Conjunctive
(b) Disjunctive
(c) Relational
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
6. In order to pin down connotative meanings more precisely, a method of measurement called the_____has been developed.
(a) Connotative differential
(b) Denotative differential
(c) Semantic differential
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
7. The smallest meaningful units in the structure of a language are called
(a) Phonemes
(b) Morphemes
(c) Symbols
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
8. A child’s ability to use language corresponds closely to his ability to deal with______
(a) Symbols and relationships
(b) Concepts and relationships
(c) Thinking and relationships
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
9. In the stage of_____an idea for the solution occurs.
(a) Incubation
(b) Illumination
(c) Evaluation
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
10. Problem solving involves situations in which something is ________ the successful completion of a task.
(a) Guarding
(b) Controlling
(c) Blocking
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
11. Rules of multiplication, any mathematical and scientific formulae are the examples of _____
(a) Algorithms
(b) Heuristics
(c) Means-end analysis
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
12. ____ is useful in case of those problems where the goal has more information than the given problem and the nature of
the problem is such that the operations can be conducted in a forward and backward direction.
(a) Backward search
(b) Means-end analysis
(c) Heuristics
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
13. _____ involves two-fold activities, i.e. attribute discovery and rule discovery.
(a) Concept
(b) Concept formation
(c) Concept attainment
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
14. The particular example of the concept that readily comes to mind is called the __________
(a) Image of that concept
(b) Prototype of that concept
(c) Imitation of that concept
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
15. _______ thinking is aimed at solving problems and creating something new.
(a) Directed
(b) Autistic
(c) Private
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
16. Creative thinking proceeds in______-
(a) Four successive stages
(b) Five successive stages
(c) Six successive stages
(d) None of the above.
Ans. (b)
17. ____proposed that thinking is subvocal speech or a kind of ‘Silent talk’.
(a) Freud
(c) Watson
(b) Thorndike
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
18. The algorithms and heuristics we use in solving problems typically come from our ____with the solution of similar problems.
(a) Past experience
(b) Learning
(c) Motivation
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
19. _______ is a process by which individuals are encouraged to produce solutions of problems in a group.
(a) Incubation
(b) Attention span
(c) Brain storming
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
20. The study of languages as structured systems of rules; includes the study of the origin of language, the relationships among
languages, it is known as _______
(a) Linguistics
(b) Linguistic competence
(c) Linguistic relativity
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
21. Major sources of thinking errors is/are _______
(a) Rigid mental set
(b) Faulty logic
(c) Over simplification
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
22. Choose the typical stages of creative thinking in their correct order.
(i) Incubation
(ii) Preparation
(iii) Orientation
(iv) Illumination
(v) Verification
(a) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv) and (v)
(b) (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (i)
(c) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)
(d) (v), (iv), (iii), (ii) and (i)
Ans. (a)
23. Going from specific facts or observations to general principles is known as _______
(a) Deductive thinking
(b) Logical thinking
(c) Illogical thinking
(d) Inductive thinking
Ans. (d)
24. Going from general principles to specific situations is_________
(a) Deductive thinking
(b) Inductive thinking
(c) Logical thinking
(d) Illogical thinking.
Ans. (a)
25. _____ in creative thinking refers to how novel or unusual your suggestions are.
(a) Fluency
(b) Flexibility
(c) Originality
(d) Divergent thinking
Ans. (c)
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