Sample Multiple Choice Exam Questions Psychology

Sample Multiple Choice Exam Questions Psychology
Psychology Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
Psychology Multiple Choice Questions Test Paper
Psychology
1. The sense of balance is controlled by:
(A) The semicircular canals
(B) The vestibule
(C) The organ of corti
(D) All of the above
Ans. (A)

2. Which scale makes it possible to say that the weight of a boy in the sixth grade is times that of a boy in second grade?
(A) The interval scale
(B) The ratio scale
(C) The nominal scale
(D) The ordinal scale
Ans. (B)

3. The nerve impulse is transmitted across the synapse by:
(A) Chemical intermediary
(B) Electrical activity
(C) Electrochemical activity
(D) Any of the above
Ans. (A)

4. χ (chi-square) test can be used in situations in which—
(A) K = 2, but some expected frequencies are less than 5
(B) It is greater than 1, but more than 20% of frequencies are smaller than 5
(C) Any expected frequency is smaller than 1
(D) None of the above is found to be a fact
Ans. (D)

5. The question to be answered by factorial analysis of the quantitative data is not—
(A) Is X related to ‘Y’ ?
(B) How is X related to Y
(C) How does X affect the dependent variable Y at different level of another independent variable K or M?
(D) How is X by K related to M?
Ans. (A)

6. Anything that elicite a response without prior learning is a—
(A) Conditioned stimulus
(B) Positive reinforcement
(C) Negative reinforcement
(D) Unconditioned stimulus
Ans. (D)

7. Calculate chi-square value from the following and write the correct answer—

(A) 175
(B) 17.25
(C) 12.7
(D) 17.0
Ans. (C)

8. When Mohari was one year old, he didn’t walk properly but reaching to two he moves perfectly, what was the reason?
(A) Maturation
(B) Learning
(C) Practice
(D) Growth
Ans. (A)

9, Interview is categorized in—
(A) Observation
(B) Projection
(C) Conversation
(D) None of these
Ans. (A)

10. Salivation produced by putting meat powder on dog’s tongue in case or Pavlov is a—
(A) Conditioned response
(B) Unconditioned response
(C) Learned response
(D) Positive response
Ans. (B)

11. First order conditioning is the result of—
(A) Primary reinforcement
(B) Natural reinforcement
(C) Natural response
(D) Positive reinforcement
Ans. (A)

12. The scale of measurement which provides information about how people vary on a particular attribute, but fails to tell how high or low they are in an absolute sense is the—
(A) Ordinal scale
(B) Nominal scale
(C) Interval scale
(D) Ratio scale
Ans. (C)

13. The principle of learning that an act which has a satisfying effect will be learned more quickly than one which has a dissatisfying
effect was put forth by—
(A) Watson
(B) Thorndike
(C) Skinner
(D) Gulthrle
Ans. (B)

14. Which of the following is not the reason underling the importance of research in Psychology—
(A) It is a tool for verifying, testing and validating knowledge
(B) It is a potent means of creating a new knowledge
(C) It has moved to the centre of the behavioral sciences
(D) It provides answer to many problems faced by psychologists
Ans. (C)

15. In which test there is a sufficient time limit for giving answer by all subjects?
(A) Essay test
(B) Power test
(C) Speed test
(D) Objective test
Ans. (B)

16. For efficient learning the learning task should be—
(A) Rewarding
(B) Interesting
(C) Adjusted to the learner’s level of maturity
(D) Lower than the learner’s level of maturity
Ans. (C)

17. A projective tests as technique is a method of collecting data about an idividua1’s personality which—
(A) Uses a short structured interview schedule
(B) Uses direct observation of individual’s behavior
(C) Uses unstructured stimulus situations such as ink-blots, photographs etc. to elicit individual’s reactions
(D) Uses on the spot participant observations for measuring an individual’s personality qualities.
Ans. (C)

18. Which pair is matched correctly?
(a) Habit strength — SHR
(b) Reaction Potential — SER
(c) Reactive inhibition—SIR
(d) Reaction Time—STR
Codes—
(A) a, b and c
(B) a, b and d
(C) b, c and d
(D) a, c and d
Ans. (B)

19. Which one is incorrect statement according to cross-sectional method?
(A) Sufficient saving of time
(B) Long time co-ordination between researchers
(C) Sufficient saving of money
(D) Collection of data for a particular period
Ans. (B)

20. If the US and CS are more closely paired, classical conditioning becomes more effective. The statement is—
(A) True
(B) False
(C) Sometimes false, sometimes true
(D) Neither true, nor false
Ans. (A)

21. Which is not correct about non-parametric tests of significance?
(A) They are distribution-free-techniques of analysis
(B) They make no assumptions about the parameters
(C) They do make certain assumptions, but there are fewer and less stringent
(D) They assume that groups should be homogeneous
Ans. (D)

22 An animal learns by trial and error when—
(A) There is a strong motivation
(B) The goal is clear
(C) The problem cannot be solved easily
(D) All of the above conditions are fulfilled
Ans. (D)

23. An eventual aspect of all learning is—
(A) Emotional
(B) Imitation
(C) Association
(D) Motivation
Ans. (D)

24. An important social consideration in evaluating the significance of the research problem is—
(A) The genuine interest of the researcher in the problem
(B) Practical value of the findings for educators, parents and social workers etc.
(C) Necessary skills, abilities and background of knowledge of the researches
(D) Possibility of obtaining reliable and valid data by the researcher.
Ans. (B)

25. An interval scale of measurement has all the following characteristic except—
(A) The rank ordering of objects is known with respect to an attribute
(B) The distance from a rational zero is known for each person
(C) It is known how far apart the objects are from one another with respect to the attribute
(D) No information is available about the absolute magnitude of an attribute for any object
Ans. (B)