Psychology Objective test

Psychology Objective test
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Psychology Free Objective Test
1. When cold water (0—5°C) is Circulated through one coil and warm water (40 —44°C) through another interwining coil, the
subject on grasping the coils experience the following sensation—
(A) An ambivalent sensation of hot and cold
(B) Cold, freezing sensation
(C) Hot, burning sensation
(D) Warm, comfortable sensation
Ans. (C)


2. Perceptions are not affected by—
(A) Behavior
(B) Tension and anxiety
(C) Suggestions
(D) Hunger
Ans. (A)

3. The law of perception were formulated by the—
(A) Behaviorists
(B) Psychoanalysts
(C) Gestaltists
(D) Existentialists
Ans. (C)

4. The following is not a law of perceptual organisation—
(A) Proximity
(B) Similarity
(C) Pregnanz
(D) Contract
Ans. (D)


5. The following are the internal factors that direct attention—
(A) Motives
(B) Preparatory set
(C) Needs
(D) All of the above
Ans. (D)

6. If you mark off three equally distant points on the back of a person’s hand, touch a pencil on the first two points, and pause
slightly before you touch the third, the person will report that first two points were closer together than the second and third. This
perception illustrates grouping of tactile stimuli according to—
(A) Nearness in space
(B) Nearness in time
(C) Continuation in time
(D) Closure in time
Ans. (B)



7. Which of the following is not correct about monocular cues of depth perception?
(A) Monocular cues are movement related
(B) Monocular cues are without movement
(C) Monocular cues are both with and without movement
(D) Monocular have nothing to do with depth perception
Ans. (D)

8. Experiments using special glasses (or prisms) in which the subject adopted his visual motor habits in a visually rearranged
environment indicated the role of learning in—
(A) Location constancy
(B) Size constancy
(C) Shape constancy
(D) All of the above
Ans. (A)


9. When we look at a figure for sometime and then look at another figure, the perception of the second figure is distorted. This
phenomenon is referred to as—
(A) After image
(B) Illusion
(C) The figure after effect
(D) Distorted perception
Ans. (C)

10. The moon is often seen moving behind the clouds. This is an example of—
(A) Real-motion
(B) Phi-phenomenon
(C) Auto kinetic motion
(D) Induced motion
Ans. (D)

11. The neurons in the visual cortex that respond only to stimuli of particular orientation and specific length and width are called—
(A) Simple cells
(B) Complex cells
(C) Hyper complex cells
(D) Hypocomplex cells
Ans. (C)

12. All of the following are true about perceptual constancy except—
(A) In different individuals and in different stimulus situations varied levels of perceptual constancy are found
(B) Perceptual constancy increase with the increased difference between the standard object and comparison object
(C) Perceptual constancy increases with age
(D) Perceptual constancy is determined by innate neural organisation
(E) Perceptual constancy is an artifact of experimental variety
Ans. (E)

13. Which of the following statement is not correct? Perceptual learning—
(A) Can be learned from books
(B) Is observed when we study the increased auditory and factual sensitivity of the blind people
(C) Has practical and adaptive value
(D) Illustrates the plasticity of perception
Ans. (A)

14. Which of the following statement regarding hypnosis is false?
(A) Under hypnosis, attention becomes highly selective
(B) The EEG of the hypnotic, state is that of sleeping
(C) The hypnotised subject readily enacts unusual roles
(D) The ability to be hypnotised may have a hereditary component
Ans. (B)

15. Drug use should be discouraged. Which of the following is not a primary reason for discouraging drug use? Drug use is—
(A) Dangerous to health and even to life
(B) Is costly and likely to lead to illegal activities to maintain a supply
(C) May lead to dry dependency
(D) May result in unpleasant experiences
Ans. (D)

16. Galton developed tests of intelligence by measuring tasks requiring—
(A) Reasoning
(B) Perceptual Motor Skills
(C) Problem solving
(D) All of the above
Ans. (B)


17. To predict the outcome of training the following test (s) are most useful—
(A) Aptitude test
(B) Achievement tests
(C) Intelligence tests
(D) None of the above
Ans. (A)


18. In Thurston theory of intelligence, many factors are developed, shown in symbols, which one were not included—
(A) N
(B) R
(C) M
(D) H
Ans. (D)

19. All of the following are factor theories of intelligence except—
(A) Spearman Two factor theory of intelligence
(B) Thurston’s group factor theory of intelligence
(C) Thorndike’s multiple factor theory of intelligence.
(D) Càtell’s Theory of intelligence.
(E) Gardner’s theory of intelligence
(F) Hierarchical theory of intelligence.
(G) Stenberg’s Triarchic theory of intelligence
Ans. (G)

20. “Closer the blood relation between two groups, the smaller the difference between their I.Qs.” Which of the following is not
correct about this statement?
(A) This is a widely accepted generalization.
(B) This is a research based conclusion.
(C) This is a statement made by psychologists like Wing Field and others.
(D) This is a statement not backed by sufficient evidence.
Ans. (D)


21. Consider Spearman’s theory of intelligence and select untrue statement—
(A) G factor is important in intelligence than S factor
(B) G factor does not effected by education and training.
(C) Nature of S factor are unchangeable.
(D) S factor is effected by experience and training.
Ans. (C)


22. “A condition or set of characteristics indicative of ability to learn’ is the definition of—
(A) Intelligence
(B) Aptitude
(C) Motivation
(D) Interest
Ans. (B)


23. When high correlation exist between different type of mental capacity test, which factor is important according to Spearman—
(A) G factor
(B) S factor
(C) V factor
(D) W factor
Ans. (A)


24. Mental deficiency is characterised by the I. Q. range—
(A) 0—25
(B) 0—50
(C) 0—70
(D) 0—100
Ans. (C)

25. Guilford propounded structure-of-intellectmodel of intelligence in which he describes three dimensions. Which one is not it?
(A) Content
(B) Element
(C) Product
(D) Process
Ans. (B)