Psychology, Human Behavior Model Test Paper

Psychology, Human Behavior Model Test Paper

MCQ Paper Psychology

1. _____ consists of a system of symbols we use to communicate with each others.

(a) Perception

(b) Concepts

(c) Language

(d) Thinking

Ans. (c)

2. ___ is a kind of problem solving which we are presented with several alternatives among which we must choose.

(a) Algorithms

(b) Heuristics

(c) Decision making

(d) Weighing alternatives

Ans. (c)

3. The thinking of the scientists or inventors is an example of:

(a) Reflective thinking

(b) Creative thinking

(c) Concrete thinking

(d) Conceptual thinking

Ans. (b)

4. Experiences or learning in any form is the starting process of:

(a) Reasoning

(b) Concept formation

(c) Problem solving

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

5. ___ are strategies, usually based on our past experience with problems, that are likely to lead to a solution but do not guarantee

success.

(a) Alogorithms

(b) Heuristics

(c) Means-end-analysis

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

6. What we think, understand, reason and Judge is, to a great extent, .controlled by our:

(a) Language

(c) Reasoning

(b) Concepts

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

7. During the___ stage of creative thinking the thinker often experiences sudden appearance of the solution of his problem.

(a) preparation

(b) Incubation

(c) Inspiration or illumination

(d) Verification or revision

Ans. (c)

8. Cognitive psychology is a new approach to the study of:

(a) Behavioural processes

(b) Mind and mental processes

(c) Perceptional processes

(d) S-R theory

Ans. (b)

9. Metacognition is the knowledge and understanding of:

(a) The world

(b) One’s own mental processes

(c) Other individuals

(d) Scientific processing of behaviour

Ans. (b)

10. The elapsed time between presentation of stimulus and response to it is called:

(a) Reaction time

(b) Recognition time

(c) Paradigm

(d) Elapsed time

Ans. (b)

11. Heuristics are strategies, usually based on our past experience with problems, that are likely to lead to a:

(a) Solution

(b) Solution but not guarantee success

(c) Solution and guarantee success

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

12. Benjamin Lee Whorf was of the view that:

(a) Language determines the contents of thought

(b) Thought determines the contents of language

(c) Languages differ in how they label various conceptual categories

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

13. Prosodic cues in speech:

(a) Help the listener to understand what the speaker is saying

(b) Are more frequently used in naturally occurring speech

(c) Are rarely used in naturally occurring speech

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

14. Who among the following psychologists suggested that children are born with a powerful language-acquisition device (LAD)?

(a) Noam Chomsky

(b) B.F. Skinner

(c) Piaget

(d) Adler

Ans. (a)

15. 1. Judgement and decision-making are interrelated processes

2. Judgements involve evaluating information about the world

3. Decision-making is a kind of problem- solving

which of the above statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. (d)

16. Morpheme is the:

(a) Smallest string of sound that gives meaning to what we say or hear

(b) Basic sound by which language is composed

(c) Rule for combining words

(d) Study of meaning of words

Ans. (a)

17. Semantics refers to the:

(a) Study of meaning of words and sentences

(b) Rules for combining words

(c) Study of the sound system

(d) Smallest string of .sounds

Ans. (a)

18. Consider the following statements about babbling

1. Babbling involves prolonged repetition of a variety of consonant and vowel sounds

2. Early babblings are random or accidental in nature

3. Later babblings seem to be imitative,

which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) Only I

(b) 1 and 2

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) Only 2

Ans. (c)

19. A particular kind of set that can point thoughts in the wrong direction has been called:

(a) Functional fixedness

(b) Functional accuracy

(c) Functional error

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

20. Reasoning is

(a) Cognitive activity in which we transform information in order to reach specific conclusions

(b) Emotional activity to draw specific conclusions

(c) Metacognition

(d) Metaphysics

Ans. (a)

21. Algorithm is:

(a) A strategy for solving problems based on applying solutions

(b) To look at future with hope

(c) A rule that guarantees a solution to a specific type of problem

(d) Previously successful solution

Ans. (c)

22. Hindsight effect is a tendency:

(a) To think that we will perform better in near future

(b) To assume that we would have been better at predicting actual events than is really true.

(c) To think that past is the best phase of life

(d) To look at future with hope

Ans. (b)

23. Which of the following characteristics of a child during his daily life actions are indicators of creativity?

1. Fluency

2. Commonality

3. Divergency

4. Originality

5. Convergency

6. Flexibility

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 2, 3 and 6

(b) 1, 4 and 5

(c) 1, 2, 5 and 6

(d) 1, 3, 4 and 6

Ans. (d)

24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I List-II

(Type of (The implied distortion variable)

communication)

A. Verbal 1. Socio-cultural Factor

B. Written 2. Language fluency

C. Physical gesture 3. Implied meaning

D. Symbols 4. Cognitive ability

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 4 2 3 1

(b) 2 4 1 3

(c) 2 4 3 1

(d) 4 2 1 3

Ans. (b)

25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I List-II

(Psychological state) (Mental process involved)

A. Perception 1. Stimulus awareness

B. Thinking 2. Stimulus generalization

C. Concept 3. Symbolic manipulation Formation of past stimulation

D. Illusion 4. Stimulus misrepresentation

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 3 4 2 1

(c) 1 3 2 4

(d) 3 4 1 2

Ans. (c)