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DU MA in psychology

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When extinction takes place, the conditioned response [Question ID = 3583]
1. gets stronger [Option ID = 14329]
2. is actively `unlearned' [Option ID = 14331]
3. will probably never occur [Option ID = 14332]
4. just fades away [Option ID = 14330]
Correct Answer :-
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is actively 'unlearned' [Option ID = 14331]
On a _____ scale respondents who endorse one statement also agree with milder statements pertinent to the same underlying continuum. [Question ID = 3573]
1. Guttman [Option ID = 14290]
2. Likert [Option ID = 14289]
3. Thurstone [Option ID = 14291]
4. Osgood [Option ID = 14292]
Correct Answer :-

Guttman [Option ID = 14290]
A form of therapy that applies the principles of reinforcement to bring about desired is called [Question ID = 3550]
1. Cognitive therapy [Option ID = 14197]
2. Psychoanalysis [Option ID = 14200]
3. Fixed role therapy [Option ID = 14198]
4. Behaviour modification [Option ID = 14199]
Correct Answer :-

Behaviour modification [Option ID = 14199]
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Which of the following is NOT a conclusion that can be drawn from the Hawthorne studies? [Question ID = 3593]
1. Money motivates work group to perform to their full potential the study results [Option ID = 14371]
2. Work groups develop social norms about an acceptable level of output [Option ID = 14369]
3. Social relations at work matter a lot [Option ID = 14370]
4. The mere fact of knowing that they are participating in research can influence [Option ID = 14372]
Correct Answer :-

Money motivates work group to perform to their full potential the study results [Option ID = 14371]
Which of the following is not a method used in descriptive research? [Question ID = 3619]
1. Case study [Option ID = 14475]
2. Experiment [Option ID = 14474]
3. Survey [Option ID = 14473]
4. Naturalistic observation [Option ID = 14476]
Correct Answer :-

Experiment [Option ID = 14474]

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The technique used for children's development takes as a joint activity with adults is known as- [Question ID = 3553]
1. Intersubjetivity [Option ID = 14211]
2. Cooperative Learning [Option ID = 14212]
3. Scaffolding [Option ID = 14209]
4. Private Speech [Option ID = 14210]
Correct Answer :-
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Scaffolding [Option ID = 14209]
Collecting the same observations or measurement and finding the same results as were found previously is called _____ [Question ID = 3622]
1. Replication [Option ID = 14488]
2. Hypothesis [Option ID = 14486]
3. Data [Option ID = 14487]
4. Variable [Option ID = 14485]
Correct Answer :-

Replication [Option ID = 14488]
The _____ encompasses connection between micro-systems [Question ID = 30915]
1. Macrosystem [Option ID = 63655]
2. Exosystem [Option ID = 63653]
3. Mesosystem [Option ID = 63652]
4. Chronosystem [Option ID = 63654]
Correct Answer :-

Mesosystem [Option ID = 63652]
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The sequence of stages of oral reasonsing identified by Kohlberg are [Question ID = 3611]
1. Preconventional, conventional, postconventional [Option ID = 14443]
2. Preconceptual, conceptual, postconceptual [Option ID = 14441]
3. Preoperational, operational, postoperational [Option ID = 14442]
4. Preconformist, confirmst, postconfirmist [Option ID = 14444]
Correct Answer :-

Preconventional, conventional, postconventional [Option ID = 14443]
A stimulus associated with the delivery of reinforcement when an appropriate response is made is known as [Question ID = 3584]
1. reinforce [Option ID = 14333]
2. controlled stimulus [Option ID = 14335]
3. discriminative stimulus [Option ID = 14336]
4. discriminated reinforce [Option ID = 14334]
Correct Answer :-

discriminative stimulus [Option ID = 14336]

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Which form of therapy places emphasis on the assumption that maladaptive thoughts are the basis of many psychological disorders [Question ID = 3566]
1. Rational-emotive therapy [Option ID = 14261]
2. Psychoanalysis [Option ID = 14263]
3. Client centred therapy [Option ID = 14264]
4. Behaviour therapy [Option ID = 14262]
Correct Answer :-
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Rational-emotive therapy [Option ID = 14261]
The existence of seventh primary emotion suggested by some theorists is [Question ID = 3616]
1. Outrage [Option ID = 14462]
2. Gratitude [Option ID = 14464]
3. Contempt [Option ID = 14461]
4. Frustration [Option ID = 14463]
Correct Answer :-

Contempt [Option ID = 14461]
The term egocentricism refers to children's [Question ID = 3580]
1. Lack of a well developed superego [Option ID = 14317]
2. Persistent selfishness [Option ID = 14318]
3. inability to conserve [Option ID = 14320]
4. Tendency to see things only from their own perspective [Option ID = 14319]
Correct Answer :-

Tendency to see things only from their own perspective [Option ID = 14319]
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infant attachment has been explained in terms of all of the following except [Question ID = 3581]
1. innate behaviour [Option ID = 14323]
2. Imprint [Option ID = 14321]
3. comfort contact [Option ID = 14322]
4. rational thought [Option ID = 14324]
Correct Answer :-

rational thought [Option ID = 14324]
The structures that make up the immune system are [Question ID = 3568]
1. Carcinogens [Option ID = 14272]
2. Neuroendocrine system [Option ID = 14270]
3. Psychoneuroimmunology [Option ID = 14271]
4. Immune system [Option ID = 14269]
Correct Answer :-Full marks given to all who have attempted the question
The study of an individual perception and use of space, including territorial space, is called [Question ID = 30928]
1. Paralanguage [Option ID = 63707]
2. Proxemics [Option ID = 63705]
3. Dialectic [Option ID = 63706]
4. Kinesics [Option ID = 63704]
Correct Answer :-

Proxemics [Option ID = 63705]
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Thematic Apperception Test is based upon the defense mechanism of- [Question ID = 3578]
1. Projection [Option ID = 14311]
2. Sublimation [Option ID = 14312]
3. Reaction Formation [Option ID = 14310]
4. Repression [Option ID = 14309]
Correct Answer :-

Projection [Option ID = 14311]
While teaching a dog how to shake hands, which of the following reinforcement schedule would facilitate the most rapid learning? [Question ID = 3606]
1. fixed ratio [Option ID = 14422]
2. variable ratio [Option ID = 14423]
3. continuous [Option ID = 14421]
4. variable interval [Option ID = 14424]
Correct Answer :-

continuous [Option ID = 14421]

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A fixed interval schedule is one that is based on a [Question ID = 3559]
1. Varying number of responses [Option ID - 14235]
2. Varying period of time [Option ID = 14236]
3. Set number of responses [Option ID = 14233]
4. Set period of time [Option ID = 14234]
Correct Answer :-
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Set period of time [Option ID = 14234]
Individuals prone to depression often make_____ and _____attribution for their problems [Question ID = 3569]
1. Internal, stable [Option ID = 14273]
2. Internal, unstable [Option ID = 14274]
3. External, unstable [Option ID = 14276]
4. External, stable [Option ID = 14275]
Correct Answer :-

Internal, stable [Option ID = 14273]
During a normal night's sleep, how many times do we pass through the different stages of sleep? [Question ID = 3605]
1. 8-11 [Option ID = 14420]
2. 2-3 [Option ID = 14418]
3. 2 [Option ID = 14417]
4. 4-7 [Option ID = 14419]
Correct Answer :-

4-7 [Option ID = 14419]
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The lobe mostly concerned in keeping us physically oriented in our environment is [Question ID = 3556]
1. Frontal [Option ID = 14224]
2. Parietal [Option ID = 14223]
3. Dorsal [Option ID = 14221]
4. Temporal [Option ID = 14222]
Correct Answer :-

Parietal [Option ID = 14223]
Self-actualization over concern with attractiveness; tendency to irritability; temper outbursts if attention seeking is frustrated are symptoms of [Question ID = 30917]
1. Narcissistic Personality Disorder [Option ID = 63662]
2. Histrionic Personality Disorder [Option ID = 63660]
3. Anorexia Nervosa [Option ID = 63661]
4. Obsessive -Compulsive disorder [Option ID = 63663]
Correct Answer :-

Histrionic Personality Disorder [Option ID = 63660]

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the investment of psychic energy in an object or person is [Question ID = 3551]
1. cathexis [Option ID = 14202]
2. displacement [Option ID = 14204]
3. free association [Option ID = 14203]
4. catharsis [Option ID = 14201]
Correct Answer :-
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cathexis [Option ID = 14202]
_____ is Learning or strengthening behaviour of others, and the consequences of that behaviour, rather than experiencing the reinforcement or consequences directly [Question ID = 3549]
1. Vicarious reinforcement [Option ID = 14194]
2. Modelling [Option ID = 14195]
3. Observational learning [Option ID = 14193]
4. Disinhibition [Option ID = 14196]
Correct Answer :-

Vicarious reinforcement [Option ID = 14194]
The fact that the things people want and value most-good jobs, nice homes, high status-are always in short supply. It serves as foundation for what is perhaps the most oldest explanation of prejudice _____ [Question ID = 30926]
1. Norm violation theory [Option ID = 63697]
2. Identity theory [Option ID = 63699]
3. Realistic conflict theory [Option ID = 63696]
4. Intergroup conflict theory [Option ID = 63698]
Correct Answer :-
- Realistic conflict theory [Option ID = 63696]
- Intergroup conflict theory [Option ID = 63698]
Cultural harmony and reducing the salience of group identities can be achieved through, which of the following attempts at re-categorization? [Question ID = 30924]
1. Forgiveness [Option ID = 63691]
2. Segregation of shared spaces [Option ID = 63689]
3. Appealing to Humanity [Option ID = 63690]
4. Third Party Intervention [Option ID = 63688]
Correct Answer :-

Appealing to Humanity [Option ID = 63690]
the current approach to psychology most closely aligned with the structuralists in its interest in topics like consciousness, mental imagery and thought process is [Question ID = 3555]
1. neuroscience [Option ID = 14220]
2. cognitive psychology [Option ID = 14219]
3. behaviourism [Option ID = 14217]
4. functionalism [Option ID = 14218]
Correct Answer :-

cognitive psychology [Option ID = 14219]
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Individuals labelled as psychopaths are suffering from [Question ID = 3563]
1. Schizophrenia [Option ID = 14251]
2. Antisocial personality disorder [Option ID = 14250]
3. Borderline personality disorder [Option ID = 14249]
4. Obsessive-compulsive disorder [Option ID = 14252]
Correct Answer :-

Antisocial personality disorder [Option ID = 14250]
Prolonged use of antipsychotic drugs can bring on a neurological condition characterised by uncontrollable facial twitches and grimaces known as [Question ID = 3567]
1. Dementia [Option ID = 14267]
2. Tardive dyskinesia [Option ID = 14268]
3. Twitch syndrome [Option ID = 14265]
4. Muscular atrophy [Option ID = 14266]
Correct Answer :-

Tardive dyskinesia [Option ID = 14268]

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Directly observable characteristics are called [Question ID = 3574]
1. Phenotypes [Option ID = 14293]
2. Chromosomes [Option ID = 14295]
3. Epigenesis [Option ID = 14296]
4. Genotypes [Option ID = 14294]
Correct Answer :-
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Phenotypes [Option ID = 14293]
An independent variable that varies along with the ones of interest and could be the actual basis for what you are measuring is called _____ [Question ID = 3623]
1. Dependent [Option ID = 14490]
2. Independent [Option ID = 14491]
3. Confound [Option ID = 14492]
4. Control [Option ID = 14489]
Correct Answer :-

Confound [Option ID = 14492]
The socio-cognitive approach to personality suggests the idea that one's experiences can [Question ID = 3561]
1. Encourage personality to remain stable [Option ID = 14241]
2. Affect both personality stability and change [Option ID = 14243]
3. Eliminate the effects of biology on personality [Option ID = 14244]
4. Brings about change in personality [Option ID = 14242]
Correct Answer :-

Affect both personality stability and change [Option ID = 14243]
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In which of the following therapies clients are encouraged to express their true thoughts and feelings and become their true selves in [Question ID = 3564]
1. Psychodynamic therapy [Option ID = 14254]
2. Psychoanalysis [Option ID = 14253]
3. Behaviour therapy [Option ID = 14255]
4. Client-centred therapy [Option ID = 14256]
Correct Answer :-

Client-centred therapy [Option ID = 14256]
The first step in developing a training program includes [Question ID = 3587]
1. Designing the training program [Option ID = 14346]
2. Training needs analysis [Option ID = 14348]
3. Evaluating the training program [Option ID = 14347]
4. choosing the training method [Option ID = 14345]
Correct Answer :-

Training needs analysis [Option ID = 14348]

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Oversimplified attitudes about the entire groups of people are called [Question ID = 3571]
1. Prejudices [Option ID = 14284]
2. Stereotypes [Option ID = 14281]
3. Prototypes [Option ID = 14282]
4. Negative instances [Option ID = 14283]
Correct Answer :-
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Stereotypes [Option ID = 14281]
Aphasia is neurobiological disorder symptomatized is [Question ID = 3557]
1. Difficulty localising objects in space [Option ID = 14225]
2. Language breakdown [Option ID = 14227]
3. Inability to recognize people from their faces [Option ID = 14226]
4. Insensitivity to pain [Option ID = 14228]
Correct Answer :-

Language breakdown [Option ID = 14227]
The cerebral cortex is divided into two split halves known as the right and the left [Question ID = 3558]
1. Cerebellum [Option ID = 14231]
2. Corpus Callosum [Option ID = 14232]
3. Cortices [Option ID = 14229]
4. Cerebral hemispheres [Option ID = 14230]
Correct Answer :-

Cerebral hemispheres [Option ID = 14230]
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Psychologists in the area of _____ focus on man machine interaction, physical fatigue and strain and workplace design [Question ID = 30934]
1. Training in development [Option ID = 63729]
2. Industrial psychology [Option ID = 63728]
3. Developmental Psychology [Option ID = 63731]
4. Ergonomics [Option ID = 63730]
Correct Answer :-

Ergonomics [Option ID = 63730]
Therapies that focus on the self talk, problem-solving strategies and belief systems of clients are referred to as .........therapies [Question ID = 3565]
1. Cognitive [Option ID = 14260]
2. Psychodynamic [Option ID = 14258]
3. Psychoanalytical [Option ID = 14257]
4. Behavioural [Option ID = 14259]
Correct Answer :-

Cognitive [Option ID = 14260]

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Geetanjali conforms to the idea of visiting a museum as most people in her class have voted for the same. The basis of her conformity is - [Question ID = 3603]
1. Ignorance [Option ID = 14410]
2. Callousness [Option ID = 14411]
3. Normative [Option ID = 14412]
4. Informational [Option ID = 14409]
Correct Answer :-
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Normative [Option ID = 14412]
A friend mentions to you that “she remembers everything that ever happens to her.” What concept from memory research most directly contradicts this belief? [Question ID = 3608]
1. recovered memory [Option ID = 14432]
2. selective attention [Option ID = 14429]
3. Eidetic memory [Option ID = 14430]
4. constructive memory [Option ID = 14431]
Correct Answer :-

selective attention [Option ID = 14429]
When a large number of persons respond to questions about their attitudes or behavior, it is called [Question ID = 30919]
1. Survey method [Option ID = 63670]
2. Systematic observation [Option ID = 63668]
3. Experimental method [Option ID = 63671]
4. Correlational method [Option ID = 63669]
Correct Answer :-

Survey method [Option ID = 63670]
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When a group of employees who work on voluntarily on company time to address work related problems such as quality control, cost reduction, production, planning, product designing and techniques are called [Question ID = 30918]
1. Quality Circles [Option ID = 63664]
2. Kaizens [Option ID = 63666]
3. Employees Assistance [Option ID = 63665]
4. ISO 9000 [Option ID = 63667]
Correct Answer :-

Quality Circles [Option ID = 63664]
The brain structure that plays an important role in feelings of hunger is [Question ID = 3614]
1. hippocampus [Option ID = 14455]
2. hypothalamus [Option ID = 14456]
3. parietal lobe [Option ID = 14453]
4. thalamus [Option ID = 14454]
Correct Answer :-

hypothalamus [Option ID = 14456]

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In a scientific method, specifying a problem involves [Question ID = 3627]
1. Collecting Data [Option ID = 14505]
2. Defining the variable [Option ID = 14508]
3. Posing questions about the phenomenon [Option ID = 14507]
4. Analyzing Data [Option ID = 14506]
Correct Answer :-
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Posing questions about the phenomenon [Option ID = 14507]
In experimental design, the variable that is manipulated is the _____ [Question ID = 3620]
1. Independent [Option ID = 14478]
2. Confounding [Option ID = 14480]
3. Dependent [Option ID = 14477]
4. Control [Option ID = 14479]
Correct Answer :-

Independent [Option ID = 14478]
a persons view of his or her own worth is called [Question ID = 3617]
1. self-esteem [Option ID = 14468]
2. self-efficacy [Option ID = 14466]
3. self-actualization [Option ID = 14465]
4. self-concept [Option ID = 14467]
Correct Answer :-

self-esteem [Option ID = 14468]
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_____ skills relate to a leader's knowledge and ability in any organizational functional area. [Question ID = 3599]
1. Interpersonal [Option ID = 14395]
2. Technical [Option ID = 14396]
3. Managerial [Option ID = 14394]
4. Conceptual [Option ID = 14393]
Correct Answer :-

Technical [Option ID = 14396]
_____ validity is determined by the degree to which the questions or items on a test are representative of the universe of behaviour the test was designed to sample. [Question ID = 3576]
1. Convergent [Option ID = 14303]
2. Concurrent validity [Option ID = 14301]
3. Criterion [Option ID = 14302]
4. Content [Option ID = 14304]
Correct Answer :-

Content [Option ID = 14304]

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Our belief that social influence plays a smaller role in shaping our own action than it does in shaping the actions of others is known as- [Question ID = 30931]
1. Auto-kinetic phenomenon [Option ID = 63719]
2. Normative Social Influence [Option ID = 63717]
3. Cognitive Dissonance [Option ID = 63716]
4. Introspection Illusion [Option ID = 63718]
Correct Answer :-
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Introspection Illusion [Option ID = 63718]
Just before the doors of the elevator close, Sheela, a classmate you dislike, enters the elevator. You immediately leave, whispering about having forgotten something. Your behavior will have a consequence of _____ for you. [Question ID = 3607]
1. punishment [Option ID = 14426]
2. shaping [Option ID = 14428]
3. positive reinforcement [Option ID = 14425]
4. negative reinforcement [Option ID = 14427]
Correct Answer :-

negative reinforcement [Option ID = 14427]
Arrange the steps followed in Behavior Modelling method of training in the correct order [Question ID = 3588]
1. Social reinforcement, Role playing, modelling, transfer of training [Option ID = 14351]
2. Modelling, role playing, social reinforcement, transfer of training [Option ID = 14349]
3. Modelling, role playing, transfer of training, social reinforcement [Option ID = 14352]
4. Role playing, modelling, social reinforcement, transfer of training [Option ID = 143
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