MAHA SET 2015 Question Paper 2 Psychology

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Psychology
Paper II

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Time Allowed : 75 Minutes] [Maximum Marks : 100
Note : This Paper contains Fifty (50) multiple choice questions, each question
carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
(50) (2)

1. Adler’s theory is labelled as : 1.
(A) Analytical psychology
(B) Interpersonal psychoanalytic (A)
theory (B)
(C) Individual psychology (C)
(D) Psychoanalysis (D)
2. Prosopagnosia is the loss of : 2.
(A) Depth perception
(B) Colour perception (A)

(C) Face recognition (B)

(D) Size judgement (C)

3. The conditioned stimulus gets its (D)
reinforcing power from association 3.
with the :
(A) Unconditioned response (A)
(B) Unconditioned stimulus (B)
(C) Discriminative stimulus (C)
(D) Generalised stimulus (D)
3 [P.T.O.

4. Tulving proposed the distinction 4.
between the ....................... memory.

(A) episodic and semantic (A)

(B) deep and shallow (B)

(C) event related and generalized (C)

(D) short-term and long-term (D)

5. A concept that is made of several 5.
characteristics is known as :

(A) Disjunctive concept (A)

(B) Conjunctive concept (B)

(C) Natural concept (C)

(D) Relational concept (D)

6. A person wants to buy an expensive 6.
sports car but he is apprehensive
that his financial budget may be
collapsed.

The conflict faced is :

(A) Approach-approach (A)

(B) Approach-avoidance (B)

(C) Avoidance-avoidance (C)

(D) Double approach-avoidance (D)

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7. Which kind of thinking is assessed 7.
by traditional IQ tests ?

(A) Divergent thinking (A)

(B) Convergent thinking (B)
(C) Creative thinking (C)
(D) Autistic thinking
(D)
8. While computing the split-half
8.
reliability, the correlation between
the odd and even parts was 0.50.
What would be the reliability
coefficient of the test after Spearman-
Brown correction ?
(A) 0.50
(A) 0.50
(B) 0.62
(B) 0.62
(C) 0.67
(C) 0.67

(D) 0.76 (D) 0.76

9. Sagittal plane of the brain allows us 9.

to see the brain :

(A) as bisected into R and L halves (A)

(B) as viewed from behind (B)

(C) as seen from the front (C)

(D) as seen from above (D)

5 [P.T.O.

10. If you stare at a single spot of light 10.
in a completely dark room, the light
will appear to move about in an
erratic manner after a few seconds.
This is due to :

(A) Stroboscopic motion (A)
(B) Phi-phenomenon
(B)
(C) Autokinetic effect
(C)
(D) Defective visual perception
(D)
11. The plateau point in a learning
11.
curve is the point at which :

(A) physiological limit of capability
(A)
has been reached

(B) incubation is occurring and
(B)
performance will increase later

(C) response has been extinguished
(C)
(D) spontaneous recovery occurs
(D)
12. The phenomenon of TOT is
connected with that theory of 12. TOT
forgetting in which ......................... is
the basis.

(A) Retroactive inhibition (A)

(B) Proactive inhibition (B)

(C) Trace change (C)

(D) Retrieval failure (D)
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13. The mental function which does not 13.

help in problem solving is :

(A) hypothesis formulation (A)

(B) means end analysis (B)

(C) insight (C)

(D) functional fixedness
(D)
14. The brain structure capable of
14.
responding to an alarming situation

before the cortex does is :

(A) Hypothalamus
(A)
(B) Amygdala
(B)
(C) Insula
(C)
(D) Hippocampus
(D)
15. The following is not a scoreable
15.
subarea of the vineland social

maturity scale :

(A) Self-direction (A)

(B) Occupation (B)

(C) Communication (C)

(D) Adaptation (D)

7 [P.T.O.

16. The person is competitive, 16.
aggressive, hostile, impatient
......................... . He finds waiting in
lines quite annoying.

The person would be considered as (A) ‘B’
having :
(B)
(A) Type B personality
(C)
(B) Cyclothymic personality

(C) State-anxiety (D) ‘A’

(D) Type A personality 17.

17. Twelve attitude statements are to be
scaled by the method of paired
comparison. What would be the
possible number of pairs of
statements ? (A) 144
(A) 144
(B) 132
(B) 132
(C) 72
(C) 72
(D) 66
(D) 66

18. During depolarisation the 18.
membrane opens :
(A)
(A) Sodium gates
(B)
(B) Potassium gates
(C)
(C) Chlorine gates

(D) Calcium gates (D)

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19. Match List I with List II and select 19. I II
the correct answer using codes given
below :
I
List I
(Organizational Law)
(P)
(P) Closure
(Q)
(Q) Proximity
(R)
(R) Similarity
(S)
(S) Simplicity
List II II

(Meaning)
(1) Elements close together are (1)
grouped together
(2) Patterns are perceived in the (2)
most basic direct manner
possible
(3)
(3) Groupings are made in terms of
complete figure
(4)
(4) Elements similar in appearance
are grouped together
Codes :
(P) (Q) (R) (S)
(P) (Q) (R) (S)
(A) (3) (1) (4) (2) (A) (3) (1) (4) (2)

(B) (2) (3) (1) (4) (B) (2) (3) (1) (4)

(C) (1) (2) (3) (4) (C) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(D) (4) (1) (2) (3) (D) (4) (1) (2) (3)

9 [P.T.O.

20. Gambler’s fallacy is largely the 20.
result of :
(A)
(A) Variable ratio schedules
(B)
(B) Variable interval schedules
(C)
(C) Fixed ratio schedules
(D) Fixed interval schedules (D)

21. According to the levels of processing 21.
model a memory will last longer :
(A) if maintenance rehersal occurs (A)
(B) it is processed at acoustic level (B)
(C) it is processed semantically
(C)
(D) it is processed according to
sensory qualities (D)

22. Which of the following statements 22.
are correct of Inductive reasoning ?
(1) Processes by which one comes (1)
to conclusion that are probable
(2) Reasoning involves generating
(2)
hypotheses and then rejecting
or accepting them
(3) Reasoning can be expressed by (3)
syllogisms
(4) Reasoning involves reasoning (4)
from a general level to specific
conclusion
Codes :
(A) (1) (3)
(A) (1) and (3) only
(B) (2) and (4) only (B) (2) (4)

(C) (3) and (4) only (C) (3) (4)
(D) (1) and (2) only (D) (1) (2)
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23. According to cognitive labeling 23.
theory, Mohan’s heart is racing,
since he just ran 5 kms, and does
not experience any emotion because :
(A)
(A) he knows that arousal stems
from the exercise
(B)
(B) his heart rapidly returns to its
normal state as soon as he stops
running (C)
(C) he does not have satisfactory
explanation for why his heart
is racing (D)
(D) he is too tired to think about
anything
24. Match the information from List I 24. I II
and List II and choose the correct
answer by using the codes given
below :
I
List I
(Psychologists)
(P)
(P) Guilford
(Q)
(Q) Thurstone
(R)
(R) Spearman
(S)
(S) Stern
II
List II
(Concepts)
(1) Primary mental abilities (1)
(2) ‘S’ and ‘G’ factors of intelligence (2) ‘S’ ‘G’
(3) Content, process and product (3)
dimensions of intelligence
(4) Ratio I.Q. (4)
Codes :
(P) (Q) (R) (S) (P) (Q) (R) (S)
(A) (2) (3) (1) (4) (A) (2) (3) (1) (4)
(B) (3) (1) (2) (4) (B) (3) (1) (2) (4)
(C) (1) (2) (4) (3) (C) (1) (2) (4) (3)
(D) (4) (2) (3) (1) (D) (4) (2) (3) (1)
11 [P.T.O.

25. The validity scales of the MMPI are 25.
represented by the following
alphabets : (A)
(A) T, F, C
(B)
(B) L, F, K
(C)
(C) M, P, R
(D)
(D) Y, N, C
26. Match List I with List II and 26. I II
indicate your answer using the codes
given below : I
List I
(Scaling method) (P)
(P) Paired comparison (Q)
(Q) Equal appearing intervals (R)
(R) Summated ratings
(S)
(S) Scalogram
II
List II
(Features)
(1) Assesses unidimensionality of (1)
the scale
(2) Suitable for assessing (2)
multidimensional attitudes
(3) Uses Thurstone’s law of (3)
comparative judgment for
computing scale values
(4)
(4) Suitable for scaling large
number of attitude statements
Codes :
(P) (Q) (R) (S) (P) (Q) (R) (S)
(A) (3) (2) (4) (1) (A) (3) (2) (4) (1)
(B) (3) (4) (2) (1) (B) (3) (4) (2) (1)
(C) (4) (3) (2) (1) (C) (4) (3) (2) (1)
(D) (3) (4) (1) (2) (D) (3) (4) (1) (2)
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27. Which two of the following 27.
statements are usually true for

punishment ?

(1)
(1) Punishment decreases the

likelihood of a particular

behaviour
(2)
(2) Punishment increases the

likelihood of a particular

behaviour (3)

(3) Punishment leads to
(4)
undesirable consequences

(4) Punishment is used to promote

adaptive behaviour

Codes :
(A) (1) (2)

(A) (1) and (2) only
(B) (2) (3)
(B) (2) and (3) only
(C) (1) (3)
(C) (1) and (3) only

(D) (2) and (4) only (D) (2) (4)

13 [P.T.O.

28. Match the statements with memory 28. I II
models and choose the correct
answer by using the following code :
List I I
(Models)
(P) Attribute model
(P)
(Q) Prototype model
(Q)
(R) Exempler model
(R)
(S) Associative network model
(S)
List II
II
(Statements)
(1) Concepts are represented by
nodes (1)
(2) Concepts are represented by list (2)
of attributes
(3) Concepts are represented as an (3)
abstraction of characteristic
features
(4)
(4) Concepts are represented as
specific instances
Codes :
(P) (Q) (R) (S) (P) (Q) (R) (S)

(A) (1) (3) (4) (2) (A) (1) (3) (4) (2)

(B) (2) (4) (3) (1) (B) (2) (4) (3) (1)

(C) (4) (1) (2) (3) (C) (4) (1) (2) (3)
(D) (3) (2) (1) (4) (D) (3) (2) (1) (4)
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29. Fluency, flexibility and originality 29.
are characteristics of :
(A) Convergent thinking
(A)
(B) Divergent thinking
(B)
(C) Symbolic thinking
(C)
(D) Critical thinking
(D)
30. Read the following statements
regarding heredity and environment 30.
controversy and select the correct
statements :
(1) Genetic differences could
(1)
account for many of the
observed differences between
individuals
(2) Environment effects could (2)
account for observed differences
between groups
(3) Genetic differences could not (3)
account for differences in IQ
among individuals to an
appreciable extent
(4) Environmental factors play (4)
significant role in IQ
Codes :
(A) (3) and (4) only (A) (3) (4)
(B) (1), (2) and (4) only (B) (1), (2) (4)
(C) (2), (3) and (4) only
(C) (2), (3) (4)
(D) (1), (3) and (4) only
(D) (1), (3) (4)
15 [P.T.O.

31. Match List I with List II and select 31. I II
your answer by using the codes
given below :
I
List I
(Nature of Intelligence Measure)
(P) Measure of intelligence that (P)
takes into account both the
person’s chronological and
mental ages (Q)

(Q) Tests predict a person’s ability
in a specific area (R)
(R) Intelligence which reflects
reasoning, memory and
(S)
information processing
capabilities
(S) Model of intelligence presented II
by J.P. Das
List II
(1)
(Measured aspect)
(1) Information processing (2)

(2) Fluid intelligence (3)
(3) Aptitude (4)
(4) I.Q.
Codes :
(P) (Q) (R) (S)
(P) (Q) (R) (S)
(A) (4) (3) (2) (1)
(A) (4) (3) (2) (1)
(B) (3) (4) (1) (2)
(B) (3) (4) (1) (2)
(C) (1) (2) (4) (3) (C) (1) (2) (4) (3)

(D) (2) (1) (3) (4) (D) (2) (1) (3) (4)
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32. In the item analysis of an ability 32.

test, item remainder correlation is

employed. Which one of the

following correlations should be

used for this purpose ?

(A)
(A) Tetrachoric correlation

(B) Phi-coefficient (B)

(C) Point biserial correlation (C)

(D) Contingency coefficient (D)

33. Which of the following is released
33.
maximally during the first few hours

of sleep ?

(A)
(A) Cortisol

(B)
(B) Testosterone

(C) Growth hormone (C)

(D) Melatonin (D)

17 [P.T.O.

Question Nos. 34 to 38 :

In the following questions, each

question has two statements —

Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read (Assertion or A)

(Reason or R).
each question carefully and decide

whether Assertion and Reason are

individually correct or not, and if

they are correct, whether the Reason

is a valid explanation of the

Assertion. For each question, before

the corresponding question number,
(A) (A) (R)
indicate your answer using the
(R)
following codes :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(B) (A) (R)
(R) is the correct explanation
(R)
of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but
(C) (A) (R)
(R) is not the correct explanation

(C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) (A) (R)

(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
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34. Assertion (A) : 34. (A) :
Eysenck’s theory would predict that
a person high on Neuroticism may
be highly extrovert moderately
extravert or introvert.

Reason (R) :

According to Eysenck Extraversion (R) :
and Neuroticism are orthogonal
factors.

35. Assertion (A) :

Illusions are instances in which 35. (A) :

perception yields false interpretation
of physical reality.

Reason (R) :
(R) :
Illusions are influenced by cultural
experiences.

36. Assertion (A) : 36. (A) :
A strong visual illusion is created
by the Ames room, wherein an
individual walking backwards and
forwards appears to grow and shrink
as he moves.
(R) :
Reason (R) :

The Ames room has a sloping floor,
and a rear wall which is not at right
angles to the adjoining walls.

19 [P.T.O.

37. Assertion (A) : 37. (A) :
Neurons cannot fire during the
absolute refractory period.

Reason (R) :

Dale’s principle states that a neuron (R) :
can release only one neuro-
transmitter.

38. Assertion (A) :

In the classical test theory, 38. (A) :

according to true score model, the
observed variance of test scores is
the sum of true variance and error
variance.

Reason (R) :
(R) :
The random errors of measurement
are assumed to be uncorrelated with
the true scores.

Instructions for questions 39 to 43 :

Read the following paragraph and
answer the five questions following
it :

Paragraph : A researcher wanted
to study the effectiveness of a new
antidepressant drug, developed by a
pharmaceutical company, for the
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treatment of depression. The
researcher hypothesized that the
new drug would be useful in the
treatment of depression. Thirty-five
depression patients were randomly
selected from a pool of newly
admitted depression patients in a
state hospital for psychiatric
disorders. The severity of depression
was assessed for each patient by a
suitable depression symptom check-
list, the higher score being
associated with depression.
Afterwards, for a period of two
weeks, each patient received a daily
specific dose of the new drug. At the
end of the two weeks, again each
patient was assessed by the same
depression symptom check-list. The (means)
mean depression symptoms were 16
and 22 for the first and second
assessment respectively. The
corresponding standard deviations
were also obtained. The mean
difference was evaluated by the
appropriate statistical test and the
difference was statistically
significant at 0.1 level.

21 [P.T.O.

39. Which of the following conclusions 39.
can be drawn on the basis of the
present study ?
(1)
(1) The new drug has adverse effect
in the treatment of depression.
(2) The null hypothesis has been (2)
rejected (3)
(3) The researcher’s hypothesis has
(4)
been accepted
(4) From the given data, none of the
above inferences can be drawn
Choose the correct option : (A) (4)
(A) (4) only (B) (1) (2)
(B) (1) and (2) only (C) (1) (3)
(C) (1) and (3) only
(D) (2) (3)
(D) (2) and (3) only
40.
40. Which of the following statistical
tests can be applied in the above
study for evaluating the mean
difference ? (1)
(1) Independent samples t-test (2)
(2) Repeated measures ANOVA
(3)
(3) Paired samples t-test
(4)
(4) Kruskal-Wallis H-test
Choose the correct option :
(A) (3)
(A) (3) only
(B) (1) and (2) only (B) (1) (2)

(C) (2) and (3) only (C) (2) (3)

(D) (3) and (4) only (D) (3) (4)
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41. In the above study, depression can 41.
be labelled as :

(1) Continuous variable (1)
(2) Dependent variable (2)
(3) Stimulus variable (3)
(4) Organismic variable (4)
Choose the correct option :

(A) (2) only
(A) (2)
(B) (1) and (2) only
(B) (1) (2)
(C) (1), (2) and (4) only
(C) (1), (2) (4)
(D) (2), (3) and (4) only
(D) (2), (3) (4)
42. Which name/s can be employed for
42.
the design used in the present
study ?
(1)
(1) Matched groups design
(2)
(2) Randomized groups design with
pretest and posttest

(3) Repeated measures design (3)

(4) Pretest-posttest design (4)

Choose the correct option :

(A) (4) only (A) (4)

(B) (2) and (4) only (B) (2) (4)

(C) (1) and (3) only (C) (1) (3)

(D) (3) and (4) only (D) (3) (4)
23 [P.T.O.

43. The present study can be best 43.

regarded as an example of a :

(A) Quasi-experiment (A)

(B) Multivariate experiment (B)

(C) Controlled experiment (C)

(D)
(D) Multivariate field experiment
44.
44. Which of the following equations is
correct according to Emmart’s law ?
(A) =
(A) Retinal image size = Perceived
×
distance × perceived size
(B) =
(B) Perceived size = Retinal image
×
size × Perceived distance
(C) = ×
(C) Real size = Perceived size ×
Real distance
(D) = ×
(D) Perceived distance = Real size
× Retinal image size
45.
45. ‘Token economy’ is based on :

(A) Classical conditioning (A)

(B) Operant conditioning (B)

(C) Purposive behaviourism (C)

(D) Observational learning (D)

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46. Which of the brain part is 46.

responsible for consolidation of

memories ?
(A)

(A) Hypothalamus
(B)
(B) Hippocampus
(C)
(C) Thalamus
(D)
(D) Cingulate cortex
47.
47. You see a dog on the street and you

do not know if it is friendly. You

have a dog at home. It is friendly,

you have a dog at your next door

and that is friendly too. You decide

that this dog on the street must be

friendly too. This is an example of :

(A)
(A) Means-end thinking

(B) Functional fixedness (B)

(C) Inductive reasoning (C)

(D) Deductive reasoning (D)

25 [P.T.O.

48. Match List I with List II and select 48. I II
your answer from the codes given
below :
I
List I
(Approaches to Motivation)
(P)
(P) Cognitive approach
(Q)
(Q) Instinct approach
(R)
(R) Arousal approach
(S)
(S) Humanistic
List II II

(Characteristics)

(1) We try to increase the level of (1)
stimulation if it is low

(2) Expectancy of value motivates (2)
individuals
(3)
(3) People need a safe, secure
environment to function
effectively
(4)
(4) Motivation is the result of an
inborn pattern of behaviour
Codes :
(P) (Q) (R) (S)
(P) (Q) (R) (S)
(A) (1) (2) (3) (4) (A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(B) (2) (4) (1) (3) (B) (2) (4) (1) (3)

(C) (4) (3) (2) (1) (C) (4) (3) (2) (1)

(D) (3) (1) (4) (2) (D) (3) (1) (4) (2)
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49. Deviation I.Q. as a form of 49.

normalized standard score was first

used in :

(A) Stanford Binet Scale (A)

(B) Wechsler Intelligence Scale (B)

(C) Jenkin’s Intelligence Scale (C)

(D) Sternberg’s Intelligence Scale (D)

50. Form level rating is used in : 50.

(A) Thematic apperception test

(A)
(B) House tree person test

(B)
(C) Rosenzweig Picture frustration

test (C)

(D) Rorschach Inkblot method (D)

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