EXAMINATION, ,2011
QUESTION PAPER BOOKLET
P.G. Diploma ia Coanlle!ing Psychology

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1. LaDrus' theory ofemotion is called
A. Appraisal theory
B. ArouSaI theory
C. Thalamic theory
D. Noneoftheabove
2. ImpairmentorlossofabilitytoartiaJlatewordsorcomprehend speechiscaIled
A. Aphaaia
B. Apraxia
C. Articulaca
D. Acomprehcnsia
3. The word 'genetic epistcrnology' is associated with
A. Freud
B. Bandura
C. Piaget
D. Skinner
4. Factors originating within the organism that affect behaviour arc known as
A. Indigenous
B. Androgenous
C. ExogCDOUs
D. EndOgCDouS
5. American Psychologist Robert Plutchik developed 'wbecI model' to describe
A. Perception
B. Motivation
C. Thinking
D. Emotion
6. When an event occun, a cognitive appraisal is made and based on the rcsuh of that appraisal, an emotion and physiological response foIlow. This theory is developed by
A. James and Lange
B. Lazarus
C. Kohler and Koftka
D. Taylor
7. Whic:h oftbe ill cetenwutioo7
A. GeotaIt
B. Rational Emotive
C. Behaviounl
D. Psycho Analytic
8. Whicb oftbe following indiCl1eS IIIliIocial personality?
A. Gulli and pride
B. Amonlity and impdsiveneu
C. Hallucinations and delusions
D. HaIred for society and revenge
9. The proceaa where brain blocb IIOIIIe ilIpJlI and leta ill some iIlprtl is discussed ill
A. Voluntary attention proceaa
B. Involuntary attention proceaa
C. Simultaneous mocIeJ proceaa
D. Fihering mocIeJ proceaa
10. Whicb oftbe following an: tbe cbaracteriatica ofbuman uniqueness?
Complexity Subjectivity iii) Ctpacity for growth iv) Individual difI'=nces
A. i, iii
B. ii, iv
C. iii, iv
D. All oftile above
II. Whicb ofthe following is not a typical symptom ofADHD
A. Easily diatracled
B. Mean and aggressive with other cbiJdren
C. Diffiadty playing games accordiDs to rules
D. ImpJlsive
12. Zone ofproxima1 development is associated witb
A. Lazarus
B. Piaget
C. Vygotaky
D. Scbachter
13. Out oftwo objects, ifone object is .......,Iddy visible IDd tbe other is portly cownd by it. tbe m. object is peroeiwd as _0.This pbeDomeoon is due to
A. Movement pan11ax
B. Interposition
C. Retinal dispuity
D. Embeddedness
14. During intense emotion offem. one gets goose pintples. This is called
A. Pilomotor response
B. Metabolic response
C. Papillary response
D. Kinetomotor response
IS. Which oftbe followingst_indicates a Cognitive approach
A. I understand bow DefVOUS IDd lJIXious you are feeling
B. Can you tell me bow you are going to benefit from your lJIXiety?
C. Let us look at what migbt be tbe imdiooaI thoughts that are responsible for this lJIXiety
D. Do you feel your parents have taken enough care of you during your childboocl?
16. Whichoftbe fullowing is not typical ofmania
A. Bunts ofactivity
B. Flight ofideas
C. Creation ofwild or very ambitious plans
D. Severe depression
11. Which oftbe fullowing is one oftbe early contributions in !be field ofstress?
A. Freud -Psychoanalysis
B. Selye -General Adaptation Syndrome
C. Maslow-Need Hiaarchy
D. Rogen -Humanistic theory
18. Which oftbe following is not a subjective determinant ofattention?
A. Motives and interests
B. Set or .-xpectancy
C. Socia1 suggestioo
D. Size and movement
19. Kelly ia uoocilted with
A Nomothetic opproach
B. Ideographic opproach
C. Factor Analysis
D. Penonal constroct
20. To motivate himaelfto Iludy, a sludcnt decides that Ifter learning a chapter ofthe study material, be will treat bimoelfto a moVie. In this situation, a movie is octing u a reinforcement fur Sludying. This situotit)D demonstrIIes which ofthe following
A Garcia effect
B. Zeigamik effect
C. Premack principle
D. Cross stimulation effect
21. One person debates between the purcbue ofa Scorpio and a Chevrolet. Forced to make a decision, be cbooees Scorpio. He then becomes more aware ofthe potentia1 problem associated with owning a CbeYrolet. Which theory does this best illustrate?
A Balance theory
B. Cognitive dissonance
C. Self-perception
D. Attribution theory
22. Attitudes are said to be made up ofthree components. Identify the correct combination from the following alternatives.
A Cognition, affect, behaviour
B. Cognition, emotion, belief
C. EmOtion, learning, cognition
D. Practice, cognition, belief
23. Where chronic a1coboliam produces both IdrOllJwIe and IDIerogrIde amnesi., it ia called
A Konakotrs syndrome
B. Klinefelder's syndrome
C. Amnesia syndrome
D. Dementia syndrome
24. Ellis's concept ofcatlstrophizing involves
A Over-reocting to life events
B. Involving tbemseIves in catlstropbes.
C. Enjoying risks and being adventurous
D. High achievement orientation
25. What ucderticiw?
A. Ambiguity in a tbenpy
B. Shock tbenpy IIBCld in certain cues
C. Using techniques from cliffereut lIOUI'Ctl&
D. A way ofcriticizing a tbenpy
26. Claaaic desensitization invented by Wolpe involves a "fear hierarchy" which is
A. A diagram showing reIlItionahipa between various emotions and feelinga
B. A relaxation trdJnique to ovacome phobia
C. Progresaively inaeosing feorful experiences
D. A direct exposure to the real fear provoking stimulus
27. Challenging events llIe stressful if
A. Locus ofcontrol is external
B. Locus ofcontrol is internal
C. Locus ofcontrol is realistic
D. None ofthe above
28. Coping may be
A. lconic:/cchoic
B. Semantic:/phonetic
C. Expaience bued/Fantasy based
D. Emotional/Cognitive
29. Which ofthe following ueas u thought to be triggered by lying and analysed by lie detector tests?
A. Sympathetic nervous system
B. Autonomic nervous system
C. Parasympathetic nervous system
D. Somatic nervous system
30. Two major dimensions ofPcrsona1ity hypothesized by Hans Eysenck llIe
A. Extravenion and Introvenion
B. Stability and introversion
C. Interna1 and extemaJ control
D. Stability and masculinity
31. The major distinction between inferiority feelings and infaiority complex in AdIa-'s theory is
A. Inferiority complex is univa-aal
B. Inferiority feelings llIe intm..
C. Inferiority feelings llIe nonnaI and univa-aal
O. Inferiority complex is doe to cbild raJiD& but the feelings llIe not
32. In UGC NET PIyc:hoioKY eum, alllndeat would -....-a cp.-ioD about 1uDg more quic:kJyifit were pleceded by .....1... 1uII& than ifit were preceded by a cp.-ioD about Edncational Psycbology. TbiJ effect is clue to
A Top-OOwnprocessing
B. Atmosphore effect
c. lWoefl'ect
D. Semantic priming
33. For performaDec ofa given task. the opimal level ofarousal varies with the complexity oftbetuk. The more compIeoo:thetask. the lower is the optima1 arousal level. Which ofthe following explains the above?
A Yerkes Dodson Law
B. Law ofbelongingness
C. Law ofexercise
D. Spread ofeffect
34. Match the foDowing
Psycho suaaJ..... Ale Anal 5 years to puberty iJ) Oral 8 moDlbs to 30 moDlbs iii) PbalJic birth to 8 moDlbs iv) Latency 30 moDlbs to 5 years
A i)b ii)c iii) a iv)d
B. i)b ii)c iii) d iv) a
C. i)c ii)b iii)d iv)a
D. i)c ii) b iii) a iv) d
35. Match the foDowing
Schools of thought PIoueen Hormic Homey ii) GeataIt Titchrw iii) Strueturaliam Me Dougall iv) Neo-Freudian Kofl1<a
A i)d ii) c iii) a iv) b
B. d ii) c iii) b iv) a
C. i)c ii)d iii) a iv) b
D. i)c ii)d iii) b iv) a
36. From the fOur IItematiYeI, comet bicnrcbicallllnlclure oftbe followintl perU ofla....
SENTENCES -SOUNDS -WORDS -MEANINGFUL UNITS -PHRASES
A Meoningful units -Sounds -Words -l'!lI.--Sentences
B. Words -l'!lI.--Senteoces Meaningful units -Sounds
C. Sound. -Meaningful units -Words -Phrases -Sentences
D. Senteoces -Phrases -Words -Sounds -Meaningful units
37. Indicste whether the following two__regarding the relationship between intelligence and creativity are trw orfi:ibe.

Highly intelligent people are almost always creative.


Creativity is seldom found in perIODS ofoormal intelligence.


. .
A True, True
B. True,False
C. False, True
D. False, False
38. An advertising agency pain 10ft cIrinb with oIInCtive models. The audience like the models and develop a stronger liking for the product. This happens because of
A Classical conditioning
B. Opennt conditioning
C. Observational learning
D. Insightful learning
39. Which oftbe following is a correct match?
A Warm, supportive relatiooohip between Therapist and Client-Client Centered Therapy Modificstion ofinner speech -Cognitive Behavior Therapy Analyzing problems u Conditioned EmotiooaI Responses -Behaviour Therapy Events from the individual's put -Psychodynamic Therapies.
B. Warm, supportive reIatiooohip and ClieDt-Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Modification ofinner speech -Psychodynamic Therapies Analyzing problems u Conditioned EmotiooaI Responses -Client Centered
Therapy .
Events from tbe individual's put-Behavior Therapy

C. Warm, supportive reIatiooohip between therapist and client-Behaviour Therapy Modification ofinner speech -Psychodynamic Therapies
V-3b

AnaIyziDg poblemi u (b.ljlioaed Fmotiorlll Centered Tberapy EYeulI from the individual's put -CognitM Bebaviour therapy
D. Warm, supporti..e reJatiooship bet"em tbenpist IIIId client-Psycbodynamic Therapies Modification ofinner opea;h -Behavior Tbenpy Analyzing problems u CoDditioned EmotionaJ Responses -Cogniti..e Bebaviour Tbenpy EYeulI from the individual's put -Client Centered Tbenpy
40. Which oftile following is tile correct match?
A Loner by choice -Schizoid pcnooaIity disorder Lack ofremorse or guilt -Antisocial pcnooaIity disorder Rambling speech -Schizophrenia
Anger IIIId suspicion -Paranoid penonaIity disorder
B. Loner by choice -Antisocial pcnooaIity disorder Lack ofI emotSe or guilt -Paranoid penonaJity disorder Rambling speech -Schizoid penonaIity disorder Anger IIIId suspicion -Schizophrenia
C. Looer by choice -Paranoid personality disorder Lack ofremorse or guilt -Schizophrenia Rambling speech -Schizoid personality disorder Anger IIIId suspicion -Antisocial personality disorder
D. Loner by choice -Paranoid personality disorder Lack ofremor>e or guilt -Schizophrenia Rambling speech -Antisocial personality disorder Anger and suspicion -Schizoid personality disorder
41. Which oftile following is healthy?
A V stress
B. U stress
C. Eustress
D. Sustress
42. Which ofthe following explains negati..e reinforcement?
A Chinnu is told that she would IIllt gel her ice <nam UDless she finishes her homework.
B. Whenever Venkat felt an urge for he was administeml an electric shock
C. layanth contimwl to gel the pricks 011 his f'otearm until he switched offthe T.V.
D. Prakaah was applauded by his'mends fortNsiD8 the girls .
43. foIIowiDg
Lobel hlldlou Pllrietal RecOgnising visual stimuli ii) Tempcnl Abstncl thought iii) Occipital 0riemaIi0n in space iv) Frontal Auditory system
A i)e ii)a iii)b iv)d
B. i)e ii)b iii) d iv) a
c.
i)d ii)e iii)a iv)b

D.
i)a ii)b iii) e iv) d


44. following
Typesor..ava Dep.., oralel1ll... Beta alert and active ii) Alpha deep sIetp iii) Deha day drtaming iv) Theta Pltasurable f..,lings ofwellbeing
A a ij) d iii) b iv) e
B. i)b ii) e iii) d iv) a
C. i)a ii)d iii) e iv) b
D. i)d ii)a iii)b iv)e
45. A neuron in the arm baa fired. The neuron completes its aboolute refroctory period and then is in the relative refracIory period. At this point, the neuron i. stimulated by a stronger stimulus and it fires again. Wbieb ofthe following is true ofthat neuron?
A The second action potential will beofl_intenaity !ban the first.
B. The second action potential will be ofgn:ater intmsity !ban the first.
C. The second action potential will be ofthe same intensity as the first.
D. The action potential will not be oompleted heea"se ofthe refractory period
46. Wbicb ofthe following Psychologist is most inclined towards a situaIiooaJ view ofpenonality
A Raymond Cattell
B. Gordon Allport
C. Walter Miscbel
D. Han. Eysenck
47. a.oc-the correct option
Most ofthe major clecisioDl ofHfe inwlve goab with positive and negative
valeDcea.
Individuals take deciaioDl by weiahins the relative IlmIgIN ofall the positive
and ""8"1i.evalences iDwIved.

A is tIUe but is fidse
B. i. false but i. true .
C. Both and are true and is an explanation for
D. Both and are true, but is an explanation for
48. Match the following
CODtribations Pbenomenology ComwI Lorenz ii) Introspection Kantz iii) Ethology Francis Gabon iv) Individual differencel Tltcbner
A. b ii) d iii) a iv) c
B. i)b ii) d iii) c iv) a
C. i)d ii) a fu) c iv) b
D. i)d 0)b iii) a iv) c
49. The tendency to consider a personaJ delocription accume ifit is staled in very general terms is called
A. Spread ofeffect
B. Hawthorne effect
C. Law ofeffect
D. Barnum effect
50. The cbildren in the neighbowbood used to play near a neighbour's garden, where then: was a small tunnel. ODe day, Xrislma, who was faUerthan the others, got stuck halfway in the tunnel He somehow got out, but after that be did not want to play in tunnels again. Aft« • few years, it was Krishna still has an intense fear not ooIy for Immels, but ofcloeed spKes in general. Label the part of !be classical oonditiooing process in Xrislma's fear produced by gdlins stuck.
A. Unconditioned stimulus
B. Unoonditioned response
C. Conditioned response
D. Conditioned stimulus
51. !luppoe a bell aDd.-powdor are pmed. UIII:iI a c:onditioned salivary respooae
0CCUI'I1o the bell. Then the bell with a cIic:I<iDg IllUIId. Which otimnlus acta sa the UCS UDder this new arrangemem?
A Clicking sound
B. Meat powder
C. Bell
D. Salivary response
52. Match the schedules with examples (I. n. IV).
a.
Fixed Ratio

b.
Variable Ratio

c.
Fixal Interval

d.
Variable Interval



A rat i. reinforced, 00 the average, fur the first responJe fullowing a three-minute interval.


A rat is reinforced wbeneYer it bas presaed the b8r exactly twenty times.
A rat is always reinforced fur the first Jesponse!bot fullows a tw<Hninute gap.



A rat is reinforced fur pressing a b8r. 00 the average, twenty times.


A a-n. d-IV
B. d-ll
C. a-n. d-l
D. d-IV
53. From the following, recognise the four procesaes that Bsndura bas identified sa crucial compooeuts ofobservationaIleaming.
A Seosation, Atteotioo, paception, Retention
B. Reca1l, Recognition, IleproducIion, Relearning
C. paception, Attention, Recognition, Reproduction
D. Attention, Retention, Reproduction, MoIiVltion
54. Wbat phenomenon is illustrated wben a child says, "The is spelh backwsrd"?
A Holophrue
B. Overextension
C. Metalinguistic awareness
D. Telegraphic speech
55. Which oftile fullowing problem lIOIviDg techniques wou1d be most epplicable in lIOIviDg Ibis problem: 'While <lpCI.in8 your car do« you drop tile key. The keys bit your foot and bounce tile car, too fiIr to reach. Just then you observe that it stopped nUning. So you cIooe your umbrella and ponder how to get your
A Search for analogies
B. Fonn sub-goals
C. Work backward
D. None ofthese
56. Match the key people with their findings
a.
Tversky and Kahneman

b.
Skinner

c.
Simon

d.
Chomsky



Won the Nobel Prize for his research on decision making and artificial
intelligence.



Proposed that children learn language through tile establiahed principles of
learning.



Proposed that children learn language through a biologically built-in language acquisition device.
Have shown that people hue probability estimates on heuristics that do not
always yield reasonable estimates ofsuccess.

A d-ll
B. d·n
C. d-ll
D. d-ll
57. What does latitude ofoca:ptmee refer to?
A If the audience is reJatjvely neutral and you have strong arguments, let the audience draw the conclusion
B. If you know that someone is going to attempt to persuade you on a particular topic, you will be less easy to be penuaded
C. People will be persuaded only jf their view is not too different from that of the message
D. None oftbe above
58. Match the per-. cI) with the their ideu ll;
a. Kelley
b.Festiup
c.
Heida­

d.
Milgram



Devised a theory that identifies lIllIIIe of the importmt facton people conaida­when making internal or elrt<mal attribution..


Studied the tendency to obey the authority figure. Propounded balance theory.


Promulgated cognitive dissonance theory.


A d-IV
B. d-lll
C. d-ffi
D. d-D
59. Which ofthe measures below might produce the best CODSlIUCl validity ofa penon', attitude to the e1derly'l
A. Answa-s to a questionnaire
B. What they say in an informal interview
C. What they say to a close friend in conversation
D. The numba-ofelderly people they count as close friends
60. In a happiness!nlit distribution, where the mean is 100 and standard deviation 15, what is the z-score ofa penon whose score is 120?
A 1.73
B. 1.33
C. 13.23
D. 3.13
SectioaB
61. Choose the correct
A Too much cooking spoil the broth
B. Oil and doesn't mix
C. There', nothing permanent except change
D. Him who lives by the sword dies by the sword
62. Cbooe the ClJITeCt
A Tbece was a match between Bombay and Madras
B. Tbece was a match between Bombay against Madras
C. Tbece was a match ofBombay with Madras
D. Tbece was a matc:h ofBombay and Madras
63. Choose the word which is the similar in meaning to the word 'Logistics'
A ReasoniDg
B. Philosophy
C. StudYing
D. Op...tion
64. Put the words in a correct orderto make a meaningful oenteDce
i. Karon ii. that will iii. a door hell iv. he v. ifthere's
A v,iii, ii, iV,i
B.


C. iV,iii,ii,i
D. ii, iii,i
65. What is the antoIIym for the word
A Melancholy B Sick C Heahhy D Sombre
66. Which ofth< following conveys the meaning for 'Sporadic'?
A Continuous
B. Intennitteut
C. Spontaneous
D. Problematic
67. Which ofth< following ststements is correct?
A This paper is inferior than that
B. This paper is inferior to that
C. This paper is inferior below that
D. This paper is inferior fiom that
68. Which one oftile fulJowiDg is conect?
A. No lIOOner I ente:nld tile cIusroom tbco tile teocher came
B. No lIOOner I ente:nld tile cIusroom will the teacber come . C. No lIOOner did I ente:nld the classroom than tile teacbe< came
D. No IIOllIler did I ........ tile clusroom than tile tmcher came

69. Which i. the correct spelling
A. Manoeuvre
B. Manouevre
C. Manouvre
D. Manoeuvere
70. Which ofthe following is tile correct match?
i. Go bad I. Obey the law
ii. Go fur it 2. Fail
iii. Go overboard 3. Exoggerate
iv.
Go straight 4. Try

v.
Gowrong 5. Rot


A iii-3, v-S
B. iii-3, v-2
C. iii-2, v-4
D. ii-4. iii-5, v-2
71. What is tile meening oftile word 'csreered'?
A. Slowed
B. Go
C. Move uncoJllrollably
D. Careful
72. Gujal1lt is c:oasl of1Ddia.
ADo
BAt
C To
DIn
73. Choose the correct fur the fullowing sentence.
Her aunt while she (spend) her holidays in hostel
A. Died, was spending
B. Wu dying, was spending
C. Died, has spent
D. Wu dying, spent
74. Chooee the c:orrec:t spelling
A Saboteon
B. Saboteurs
c.
Saboteurs

D.
Saboteon


75. FoUowing is a aentence ofwbich lOme parts have been jumbled up. You are required to reaJTIlII8e the parts to procb:e the c:orrec:t sentence. CbooIe the correct oequence out ofthe four altematiVCl
in literacy, the IDlDlber ofilliterates despite !be rise
due to eoonnous rise in population has gone up

A SRPQ
B. QPRS
C. SPRQ
D. QRPS