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    1.

    Psychology is defined as the science of:


    a) Sensation and perception
    b) Experience and mental illness
    c) Culture and group dynamics
    d) Behaviour and mental processes
    Answer- D

    2. Who is considered the "father of psychology" by his


    establishment of the first psychology lab?
    a) Wilhelm Wundt
    b) William James
    c) Sigmund Freud
    d) E. B. Tichener
    Answer- A

    3. Which of the following is considered the founder of


    the psychodynamic perspective in psychology?
    a) Wilhelm Wundt
    b) William James
    c) Sigmund Freud
    d) E. B. Tichener
    Answer-C

    4. The behaviourists believed:


    a) Psychology should emphasize the study of healthy
    people.
    b) Psychology should only study observable and objectively
    described acts.
    c) Psychology should study the self examination of inner
    ideas and experiences.
    d) All of the above.
    Answer-B
    5. The psychological school of thought that stressed the
    whole or complete view of a situation was:
    a) Structuralism.
    b) Functionalism.
    c) Behaviourism.
    d) Gestalt.
    Answer-D

    1. Which of the following is not a core value that the field of


    social psychology
    is committed to?
    a. open-mindedness
    b. objectivity
    c. intuition
    d. accuracy
    1. Which of the following is not a core value that the field of
    social psychology
    is committed to?
    a. open-mindedness
    b. objectivity
    c. intuition
    d. accuracy
    1. Which of the following is not a core value that the field of
    social psychology
    is committed to?
    a. open-mindedness
    b. objectivity
    c. intuition
    d. accuracy
    1. Which of the following is not a core value that the field of
    social psychology
    is committed to?
    a. open-mindedness
    b. objectivity
    c. intuition
    d. accuracy
    1. Which of the following is not a core value that the field of
    social psychology
    is committed to?
    a. open-mindedness
    b. objectivity
    c. intuition
    d. accuracy
    1. Which of the following is not a core value that the field of
    social psychology
    is committed to?
    a. open-mindedness
    b. objectivity
    c. intuition
    d. accuracy
    1. Which of the following is not a core value that the field of
    social psychology
    is committed to?
    a. open-mindedness
    b. objectivity
    c. intuition
    d. accuracy
    1. Which of the following is not a core value that the field of
    social psychology
    is committed to?
    a. open-mindedness
    b. objectivity
    c. intuition
    d. accuracy
    1. Which of the following is not a core value that the field of
    social psychology
    is committed to?
    a. open-mindedness
    b. objectivity
    c. intuition
    d. accuracy
    1. Which of the following is not a core value that the field of
    social psychology
    is committed to?
    a. open-mindedness
    b. objectivity
    c. intuition
    d. accuracy
    1. Which of the following is not a core value that the field of
    social psychology
    is committed to?
    a. open-mindedness
    b. objectivity
    c. intuition
    d. accuracy
    1. Which of the following is not a core value that the field of
    social psychology
    is committed to?
    a. open-mindedness
    b. objectivity
    c. intuition
    d. accuracy
    6. Social Psychology deals with ________.
    a) Behaviour of an individual at work
    b) Behaviour and experience in social situations
    c) Behaviour of ethnic groups
    d) Abnormal Behaviour of people
    Answer-B

    7. Psychology is the science studying the behaviour of


    _________.
    (a) Mankind
    (b) Living Organism
    (c) Animals
    (d) Plants
    Answer-B
    8. Some of the most useful knowledge of human
    perception has borrowed from _________.
    a) Chemistry
    b) Physics
    c) Sociology
    d) Zoology
    Answer-B

    9. A major part of developmental psychology is devoted


    to the understanding of behaviour of _________.
    a) Children
    b) Adolescents
    c) Women
    d) Old people
    Answer-A

    10. Who is the founder of ‘Individual Psychology’?


    a) David Hull
    b) Thorndike
    c) Alfred Binet
    d) Alfred Adler
    Answer-D

    11. Abnormal Psychology is concerned with


    _________.
    a) Developmental stages of individual
    b) Diagnosis of abnormal behaviour
    c) Abnormal behaviour and its causes
    d) Treatment of abnormal behaviour
    Answer-C
    12. Social Psychology deals with ________.
    a) Behaviour of an individual at work
    b) Behaviour and experience in social situations
    c) Behaviour of ethnic groups
    d) Abnormal Behaviour of people
    Answer-B
    13. Psychology is the science studying the behaviour
    of _________.
    a) Mankind
    b) Living Organism
    c) Animals
    d) Plants
    Answer-B

    14. Some of the most useful knowledge of human


    perception has borrowed from _________.
    a) Chemistry
    b) Physics
    c) Sociology
    d) Zoology
    Answer-B

    15. Who is recognised as the father of


    psychoanalysis?
    a) Sigmund Freud
    b) Tolman
    c) Alfred Adler
    d) William James
    Answer-A

    16. Who is the Founder of Gestalt Psychology


    _________?
    a) Kurt Koffka
    b) Max wertheimer
    c) Kurt Lewin
    d) Wolfgang Kohker
    Answer-B
    17. _________ field of psychology focuses on the
    potential role of evolution in behaviour.
    a) Developmental Psychology
    b) Physiological Psychology
    c) Evolutional Psychology
    d) Cognitive Psychology
    Answer-C
    18. Which perspective of psychology emphasizes the
    overt behaviour of the individual?
    a) Developmental Perspective
    b) Behaviouristic Perspective
    c) Humanistic Perspective
    d) Psychoanalytic Perspective
    Answer-B
    19. Thought process is the main component of
    _________ perspective.
    a) Gestalt Perspective
    b) Biological Perspective
    c) Humanistic Perspective
    d) Cognitive Perspective
    Answer-D

    20. _________ perspective focuses on changes in


    behaviour and cognitive processes over the life span.
    a) Developmental Perspective
    b) Biological Perspective
    c) Humanistic Perspective
    d) Psychoanalytic Perspective
    Answer-A

    21. The functionalist strongly influenced by


    ________.
    a) Willhelm Wundt
    b) Charles Darwin
    c) J. B. Watson
    d) William James
    Answer-B
    22. Who is credited for setting up the first
    psychological laboratory in United States?
    a) Willhelm Wundt
    b) Charles Darwin
    c) J. B. Watson
    d) William James
    Answer-D

    23. What is the meaning of ‘Flock’ according to


    Gestalt psychology?
    a) The whole
    b) Perceptual unit
    c) Perception
    d) Closure
    Answer-B

    24. Who is the father of psychodynamic theory?


    a) Willhelm Wundt
    b) Charles Darwin
    c) Sigmund Freud
    d) William James
    Answer-C

    25. Self actualisation is the proposed by ________.


    a) Carl Roser
    b) Abraham Mashlow
    c) Sigmund Freud
    d) William James
    Answer-B

    26. Compared to psychological testing, psychological


    assessment is usually
    a) undertaken to answer more complex referral questions
    b) undertaken in two sessions
    c) cheaper
    d) less time consuming
    Answer-C
    27. What is psychological assessment primarily used
    for?
    a) legal decision making
    b) report writing
    c) research
    d) answering referral question
    Answer-D

    28. _____ is a subprocess of _____.


    a) psychological testing; observation
    b) psychological testing; interviewing
    c) interviewing; psychological assessment
    d) psychological assessment; observation
    Answer-C

    29. Psychological tests are better than other means of


    psychological assessment because they
    a) are cheaper
    b) have norms
    c) have face validity
    d) are suitable for measuring all psychological constructs
    Answer-D

    30. Which of the following is not usually used in


    psychological assessment?
    a) psychological testing
    b) counselling
    c) interviewing
    d) observation
    Answer-D

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