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DUET Last 10 Years 2011-2021 Question Papers With Answer Key || Delhi University Entrance Test conducted by the NTA


DU PhD in Psychology

Topic:- DU_J18_PHD_PSY_Topic01

  1. Which of the below given personalities is most associated with Social Representations Theory [Question ID = 18922]
    1. Serge Mascovici [Option ID = 45682]
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    3. Michael A.Hogg [Option ID = 45680]
    4. Roy F.Baumeister [Option ID = 45681]
    5. Mark E.Leary [Option ID = 45679]
    Correct Answer :- Serge Mascovici [Option ID = 45682]
  2. Which of the following statements does NOT resonate closely to the concept of 'reflexivity' [Question ID = 18919]
    1. Purposeful and meaningful self-directed behavior [Option ID = 45670]
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    3. Self-Awareness [Option ID = 45669]
    4. Self -monitoring [Option ID = 45667]
    5. Conscious of One's own worldview [Option ID = 45668]
    Correct Answer :- Purposeful and meaningful self-directed behavior [Option ID = 45670]
  3. Which of the following statements about correlation coefficient is NOT true? [Question ID = 18899]
    1. A negative correlation means that a higher score on measure is associated with a lower score on a second measure [Option ID = 45588]
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    3. Correlations of -.90 and +.90 are equally strong [Option ID = 45590]
    4. A correlation of -.23 is higher than a correlation of +.45 [Option ID = 45589]
    5. A correlation coefficient ranges from -1.00 to +1.00 [Option ID = 45587]
    Correct Answer :- A correlation of -.23 is higher than a correlation of +.45 [Option ID = 45589]
  4. Which of the following terms is used to explain the evolutionary advantages of helping unrelated individuals? [Question ID = 18912]
    1. Reciprocal altruism [Option ID = 45640]
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    3. Group Selection [Option ID = 45641]
    4. Egoistically motivated helping [Option ID = 45642]
    5. Kin selection [Option ID = 45639]
    Correct Answer :- Reciprocal altruism [Option ID = 45640]
  5. Which of the following leadership behaviours are identified by the path-goal theory [Question ID = 18897]
    1. Directive, participative, supportive, and laissez-faire [Option ID = 45582]
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    3. Achievement-oriented, supportive, humanistic, and directive [Option ID = 45580]
    4. Supportive, employee-oriented, laissez-faire and participative [Option ID = 45579]
    5. Participative, achievement-oriented, directive, and supportive [Option ID = 45581]
    Correct Answer :- Participative, achievement-oriented, directive, and supportive [Option ID = 45581]
  6. Which of the following research sampling has important research applications in relatively small business and industrial organizations where N is expected to be less than 100 [Question ID = 18886]
    1. Saturation Sampling [Option ID = 45535]
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    3. Double Sampling [Option ID = 45538]
    4. Snowball Sampling [Option ID = 45537]
    5. Dense Sampling [Option ID = 45536]
    Correct Answer :- Snowball Sampling [Option ID = 45537]
  7. As per Management by Objectives (MBO) what should be the nature of goals [Question ID = 18929]
    1. Tangible, verifiable and measurable [Option ID = 45708]
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    3. Achievable, controllable and profitable [Option ID = 45707]
    4. Hierarchical, attainable and effective [Option ID = 45710]
    5. Challenging, emotional and constructive [Option ID = 45709]
    Correct Answer :- Tangible, verifiable and measurable [Option ID = 45708]
  8. An item analysis that determines whether the people who have done well on a particular item have also done well on the whole test is called [Question ID = 18907]
    1. Item discrimination [Option ID = 45620]
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    3. Item difficulty [Option ID = 45619]
    4. Homogeneity [Option ID = 45621]
    5. Heterogeneity [Option ID = 45622]
    Correct Answer :- Item discrimination [Option ID = 45620]
  9. Encoding of new memories is most likely to be influenced by damage to [Question ID = 18893]
    1. Left frontal lobe [Option ID = 45563]
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    3. Hippocampus [Option ID = 45564]
    4. Amygdale [Option ID = 45566]
    5. Hypothalamus [Option ID = 45565]
    Correct Answer :- Hippocampus [Option ID = 45564]
  10. When a researcher wants to consider the relationship among combination of three or more variables, generally it is advised to use statistics of [Question ID = 18903]
    1. Multivariate analysis [Option ID = 45603]
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    3. Chi-square [Option ID = 45606]
    4. Univariate methods [Option ID = 45605]
    5. Standard deviation [Option ID = 45604]
    Correct Answer :- Multivariate analysis [Option ID = 45603]
  11. In a certain code, RIPPLE is written as 613382 and LIFE is written as 8192. How is PILLER written in that code? [Question ID = 18906]
    1. 618826 [Option ID = 45617]
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    3. 338816 [Option ID = 45618]
    4. 318286 [Option ID = 45616]
    5. 318826 [Option ID = 45615]
    Correct Answer :- 318826 [Option ID = 45615]
  12. In a __________ the experimenter creates a situation in which all the possible extraneous variables are controlled so that the variance produced by them is also controlled. [Question ID = 18889]
    1. Field Experiment [Option ID = 45548]
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    3. Case Study Research [Option ID = 45550]
    4. Laboratory Experiment [Option ID = 45547]
    5. Survey Research [Option ID = 45549]
    Correct Answer :- Laboratory Experiment [Option ID = 45547]
  13. According to the American Psychiatric Association, to be classified as 'mentally disordered' a person must be [Question ID = 18926]
    1. Judged to be mentally disordered by an impartial panel of three judges [Option ID = 45696]
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    3. Out of touch with reality [Option ID = 45697]
    4. Performing an illegal behavior. [Option ID = 45695]
    5. Personally distressed or incapable of functioning adequately [Option ID = 45698]
    Correct Answer :- Personally distressed or incapable of functioning adequately [Option ID = 45698]
  14. According to Socio-meter Theory, self esteem system evolved to monitor [Question ID = 18920]
    1. One's relational value to other people [Option ID = 45671]
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    3. The degree of Stereotype Threat [Option ID = 45673]
    4. The degree of intergroup competition [Option ID = 45674]
    5. The Stigmatized status of a group [Option ID = 45672]
    Correct Answer :- One's relational value to other people [Option ID = 45671]
  15. According to Woolgar (1988) in qualitative paradigm, reflection which maintains a positivist distinction between objects and representations and thereby aim to present an accurate representation of participant's accounts is called [Question ID = 18908]
    1. Introspection [Option ID = 45623]
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    3. Dasein [Option ID = 45625]
    4. Retrospection [Option ID = 45626]
    5. Benign introspection [Option ID = 45624]
    Correct Answer :- Benign introspection [Option ID = 45624]
  16. The 'Contact hypothesis' proposed by Allport (1954) is related to which of the following aspects? [Question ID = 18895]
    1. In-group Identification [Option ID = 45572]
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    3. Positive Intergroup Relations [Option ID = 45574]
    4. Self-Presentation [Option ID = 45573]
    5. Self-Verification [Option ID = 45571]
    Correct Answer :- Positive Intergroup Relations [Option ID = 45574]
  17. __________ is the organizing principle of human action, seeking to impose structure on the flow of experience. [Question ID = 18910]
    1. Dream analysis [Option ID = 45631]
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    3. Archetypes [Option ID = 45634]
    4. Narratives [Option ID = 45633]
    5. Social order [Option ID = 45632]
    Correct Answer :- Narratives [Option ID = 45633]
  18. __________ occurs throughout the research process to develop, raising the analytical level of emerging theory, identifying tentative categories, their properties and relationships and gaps in data collection. [Question ID = 18904]
    1. Field notes [Option ID = 45609]
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    3. Focused coding [Option ID = 45610]
    4. Saturating theoretical concept [Option ID = 45608]
    5. Memo writing [Option ID = 45607]
    Correct Answer :- Memo writing [Option ID = 45607]
  19. __________ enables the investigator to know how the various factors bring changes through time in the attitude of the sample being studied. [Question ID = 18892]
    1. Telephone survey [Option ID = 45562]
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    3. Panel Technique [Option ID = 45561]
    4. Mail Questionnaire [Option ID = 45560]
    5. Personal Interview [Option ID = 45559]
    Correct Answer :- Panel Technique [Option ID = 45561]
  20. __________ is defined as any factors that allow a company to differentiate its product and service from those of its competitors to increase market share. [Question ID = 18911]
    1. SWOT analysis strategy [Option ID = 45638]
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    3. Competitive advantage [Option ID = 45636]
    4. Competitive strategy [Option ID = 45635]
    5. Corporate level strategy [Option ID = 45637]
    Correct Answer :- Competitive advantage [Option ID = 45636]
  21. In Grounded Theory Research, the process of selecting the core category, systematically relating to other categories, validating the relationships, filling the categories with further refinement and development is [Question ID = 18916]
    1. Focused coding [Option ID = 45656]
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    3. Selective coding [Option ID = 45657]
    4. Axial coding [Option ID = 45655]
    5. Line by line coding [Option ID = 45658]
    Correct Answer :- Selective coding [Option ID = 45657]
  22. If Flag: Nation, then [Question ID = 18918]
    1. Honour: Status [Option ID = 45665]
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    3. Insignia: Rank [Option ID = 45666]
    4. Emblem: Prosperity [Option ID = 45663]
    5. Wealth: Prestige [Option ID = 45664]
    Correct Answer :- Insignia: Rank [Option ID = 45666]
  23. If Fox: Cunning, then [Question ID = 18887]
    1. Cat: Playful [Option ID = 45540]
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    3. Horse: Runner [Option ID = 45539]
    4. Vixen: Cure [Option ID = 45542]
    5. Ant: Industrious [Option ID = 45541]
    Correct Answer :- Ant: Industrious [Option ID = 45541]
  24. Memories of facts are contained in __________ memory; memories of action are contained in __________ memory [Question ID = 18909]
    1. Procedural: action [Option ID = 45627]
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    3. Procedural: declarative [Option ID = 45629]
    4. Factual: declarative [Option ID = 45628]
    5. Declarative: procedural [Option ID = 45630]
    Correct Answer :- Declarative: procedural [Option ID = 45630]
  25. A process in which new words are associated with their meaning after a brief exposure [Question ID = 18928]
    1. Fast mapping [Option ID = 45704]
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    3. Word explosion [Option ID = 45703]
    4. Language sensitivity [Option ID = 45706]
    5. Building schema [Option ID = 45705]
    Correct Answer :- Fast mapping [Option ID = 45704]
  26. A type of explanation used in positivist social science in which the explanation relies heavily on causal laws and law like statements and inter relationships are called [Question ID = 18917]
    1. Parsimonious [Option ID = 45661]
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    3. Nomothetic [Option ID = 45659]
    4. Ideographic [Option ID = 45660]
    5. Hermeneutics [Option ID = 45662]
    Correct Answer :- Nomothetic [Option ID = 45659]
  27. Psychotherapists attempt to do all except [Question ID = 18914]
    1. Ensuring that clients are well liked by everyone [Option ID = 45650]
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    3. Providing some relief from anxiety, depression and other symptoms [Option ID = 45647]
    4. Helping client develop a sense of adequacy and self-esteem [Option ID = 45649]
    5. Improving clients understanding of their own feelings [Option ID = 45648]
    Correct Answer :- Ensuring that clients are well liked by everyone [Option ID = 45650]
  28. Axis III of DSM-IV-TR subsumes disorders such as [Question ID = 18921]
    1. Migraine headache [Option ID = 45678]
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    3. Alzheimer's disease [Option ID = 45676]
    4. Schizophrenia [Option ID = 45675]
    5. Marital problems [Option ID = 45677]
    Correct Answer :- Migraine headache [Option ID = 45678] Alzheimer's disease [Option ID = 45676]
  29. An advantage that heuristics generally have algorithms is that [Question ID = 18923]
    1. Heuristics are relatively less time consuming [Option ID = 45685]
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    3. Heuristics do not require any planning [Option ID = 45686]
    4. Heuristics guarantee reaching the solution [Option ID = 45683]
    5. Anyone can use heuristics, whereas algorithms can be quite challenging [Option ID = 45684]
    Correct Answer :- Heuristics are relatively less time consuming [Option ID = 45685]
  30. Habituation develops through [Question ID = 18930]
    1. Interpersonal interaction [Option ID = 45711]
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    3. The development of language [Option ID = 45713]
    4. The fact that attention declines as an event is presented repeatedly [Option ID = 45712]
    5. The foundation for physical development [Option ID = 45714]
    Correct Answer :- The fact that attention declines as an event is presented repeatedly [Option ID = 45712]
  31. For a three year old- a cat with a dog mask would bark like a dog and wag its tail. For the child the cat has been transformed into a dog. The root of this belief is [Question ID = 18915]
    1. Egocentrism [Option ID = 45651]
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    3. Operation [Option ID = 45654]
    4. Centration [Option ID = 45652]
    5. Transformation [Option ID = 45653]
    Correct Answer :- Centration [Option ID = 45652]
  32. Uncertainty about duties and responsibilities is called [Question ID = 18933]
    1. Weak organizational culture [Option ID = 45725]
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    3. Occupational stress [Option ID = 45723]
    4. Role ambiguity [Option ID = 45724]
    5. Role overload [Option ID = 45726]
    Correct Answer :- Role ambiguity [Option ID = 45724]
  33. Life is to Death as Hope is to... [Question ID = 18901]
    1. Despair [Option ID = 45596]
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    3. Pain [Option ID = 45597]
    4. Sad [Option ID = 45595]
    5. Cry [Option ID = 45598]
    Correct Answer :- Despair [Option ID = 45596]
  34. The Wason Selection Task (1966) is a test of [Question ID = 18905]
    1. ILL-defined problem [Option ID = 45613]
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    3. Inductive reasoning [Option ID = 45611]
    4. Conditional reasoning [Option ID = 45612]
    5. Well defined problem [Option ID = 45614]
    Correct Answer :- Conditional reasoning [Option ID = 45612]
  35. The 'Peter Principle' states that, in a hierarchy every employee [Question ID = 18932]
    1. Tends to challenge the views of their senior managers [Option ID = 45721]
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    3. Tends to rise to their natural level of competence [Option ID = 45719]
    4. Tends to rise to their natural level of incompetence [Option ID = 45720]
    5. Tends to look for upward mobility [Option ID = 45722]
    Correct Answer :- Tends to rise to their natural level of incompetence [Option ID = 45720]
  36. The processes by which people's self views are influenced by their perceptions of how others view them is popularly known as [Question ID = 18927]
    1. Self-Presentation [Option ID = 45701]
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    3. Self-Efficacy [Option ID = 45700]
    4. Self-Definition [Option ID = 45702]
    5. Looking-glass self [Option ID = 45699]
    Correct Answer :- Looking-glass self [Option ID = 45699]
  37. The concept of psychological adequacy refers to [Question ID = 18934]
    1. An individual's sense of self-efficacy [Option ID = 45728]
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    3. How successfully people adjust to and cope with their environment [Option ID = 45727]
    4. Whether a person is mentally competent to stand trial [Option ID = 45729]
    5. The criteria for release of an individual from a mental institution [Option ID = 45730]
    Correct Answer :- How successfully people adjust to and cope with their environment [Option ID = 45727]
  38. The graphical representation of data on which researcher plots each case of observation, where each axis represents the value of one variable is called [Question ID = 18900]
    1. Histogram [Option ID = 45592]
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    3. Polygon [Option ID = 45591]
    4. Normal Probability curve [Option ID = 45593]
    5. Scattergram [Option ID = 45594]
    Correct Answer :- Scattergram [Option ID = 45594]
  39. The 'Barnum effect' is a reference to [Question ID = 18931]
    1. Testimony given by the 'hired guns' in forensic assessment situations [Option ID = 45715]
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    3. Empty promises made by clinicians before the evaluation [Option ID = 45716]
    4. Vague personality description applicable to almost anyone [Option ID = 45717]
    5. Insufficient demographic data provided in psychological reports [Option ID = 45718]
    Correct Answer :- Vague personality description applicable to almost anyone [Option ID = 45717]
  40. The method associated with Interpretative social science and which originates in religious and literary studies of textual material is called [Question ID = 18888]
    1. Positivist Research [Option ID = 45543]
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    3. Ideographic [Option ID = 45545]
    4. Hermeneutics [Option ID = 45546]
    5. Constructionist Orientation [Option ID = 45544]
    Correct Answer :- Hermeneutics [Option ID = 45546]
  41. The researcher identifying relevant categories of people can decide how many to get in each category. The number of people in various categories of the sample is fixed. This is called [Question ID = 18891]
    1. Purposive sampling [Option ID = 45558]
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    3. Quota sampling [Option ID = 45556]
    4. Accidental sampling [Option ID = 45555]
    5. Snowball sampling [Option ID = 45557]
    Correct Answer :- Quota sampling [Option ID = 45556]
  42. The corresponding measure which is usually unknown and is based directly upon the population is known as [Question ID = 18935]
    1. Statistic [Option ID = 45731]
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    3. Statistical Inference [Option ID = 45734]
    4. Parameter [Option ID = 45732]
    5. Sample [Option ID = 45733]
    Correct Answer :- Parameter [Option ID = 45732]
  43. The regression equation gives a predicted value of 'Y' for each value of 'X'. In addition to these predicted values there are observed values of Y. The difference between the predicted value and observed value is called [Question ID = 18896]
    1. Biserial value [Option ID = 45575]
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    3. Residual [Option ID = 45577]
    4. Phi-coefficient [Option ID = 45576]
    5. Point bi-serial value [Option ID = 45578]
    Correct Answer :- Residual [Option ID = 45577]
  44. The Pre-verbal communication sounds that appear around 2-3 months in children is called [Question ID = 18924]
    1. Babbling [Option ID = 45690]
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    3. Cooing [Option ID = 45687]
    4. Phonemes [Option ID = 45689]
    5. Morphemes [Option ID = 45688]
    Correct Answer :- Cooing [Option ID = 45687]
  45. The following is NOT a characteristic of Narrative Analysis [Question ID = 18898]
    1. Characters [Option ID = 45586]
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    3. Specificity [Option ID = 45585]
    4. Peripetia [Option ID = 45583]
    5. Voice [Option ID = 45584]
    Correct Answer :- Specificity [Option ID = 45585]
  46. The process of broadening and enriching mythological images, symbols, motifs etc in the light of divergent and analogous material is called [Question ID = 18902]
    1. Archetypal amplification [Option ID = 45602]
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    3. Active imagination [Option ID = 45600]
    4. Enantiodromia [Option ID = 45601]
    5. Participation mystique [Option ID = 45599]
    Correct Answer :- Archetypal amplification [Option ID = 45602]
  47. The significant statements and themes from the data used to write a description of the participants experience is [Question ID = 18913]
    1. Structural description [Option ID = 45644]
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    3. Themes [Option ID = 45645]
    4. Textural description [Option ID = 45643]
    5. Mimes [Option ID = 45646]
    Correct Answer :- Textural description [Option ID = 45643]
  48. One of the disadvantages of cross-sectional studies is that the result can be influenced by [Question ID = 18925]
    1. Random assignment [Option ID = 45691]
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    3. Socio-economic difference [Option ID = 45694]
    4. Participant attrition [Option ID = 45692]
    5. Cohort differences [Option ID = 45693]
    Correct Answer :- Cohort differences [Option ID = 45693]
  49. One evening before sunset, Rekha and Hema were talking to each other face to face. If Hema's shadow was exactly to the right of Hema, which direction was Rekha facing? [Question ID = 18890]
    1. Data Inadequate [Option ID = 45554]
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    3. North [Option ID = 45551]
    4. East [Option ID = 45553]
    5. South [Option ID = 45552]
    Correct Answer :- South [Option ID = 45552]
  50. One possible explanation for the Muller-Lyer illusion involves the phenomenon of [Question ID = 18894]
    1. Size constancy [Option ID = 45570]
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    3. Retinal images [Option ID = 45567]
    4. Brightness constancy [Option ID = 45569]
    5. The proofreader's illusion [Option ID = 45568]
    Correct Answer :- Size constancy [Option ID = 45570]

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