| Post Name | Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) in Psychology - Kerala Higher Secondary Education |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 052/2022/OL |
| Category Code | 492/2019 |
| Date of Test | 26 July 2022 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
According to Guilford which one of the following is primary identifying feature of creativity?
Answer
B. Divergent Thinking
2
When the food container was opened dog begins to salivate. In this situation, the sound of the opening the metallic container is acting as what?
Answer
C. Conditioned stimulus
3
Which of the following test can measure the Need for Achievement?
Answer
C. TAT
4
All college students like ice cream. Sam is a college student; therefore, Sam like ice cream - This type reasoning is known as?
Answer
B. Deductive reasoning
5
Pain sensations in the skin, muscles and joints carried on large nerve ļ¬bres is known as?
Answer
A. Somatic pain
6
Meaningful interpretation of sensation is known as?
Answer
D. Perception
7
Name the phenomenon in which the use of processing knowledge to organize individual features into a uniļ¬ed whole?
Answer
A. Bottom-up processing
8
Which of the following are based on operant conditioning (i) Premack principle (ii) Aversion therapy (iii) Systematic desensitization (iv) Sensory preconditioning (v) Contingency management (vii) Token economy
Answer
B. (i), (v), (vi)
9
Which of the following theorists did not propose more than one factor of intelligence in his theory?
Answer
C. Binet
10
A salesman earns 5000/- rupees as an incentive for every car sold by him. which type of reinforcement schedule is this?
Answer
B. Fixed ratio
11
Match the following and select the correct matching pairs as answer (i) Phonemes (a) The rules for determining the meaning of words and sentence (ii) Semantics (b) The basic units of sound in language (iii) Syntax (c) Practical ways of communicating with others (iv) Pragmatics (d) The rules for combining words and phrases to form grammatically correct sentences
Answer
D. (i)-b, (ii)-a, (iii)-d, (iv)-c
12
The rails appearing to be meeting at a distance even though they are parallel. Which of the following explains this?
Answer
D. Linear perspective
13
Name the process of converting physical energy into electrical impulses in the sensory receptors?
Answer
D. Transduction
14
Latent learning explains that learning can occur
Answer
B. Without reinforcement
15
PASS model of intelligence consists of which of the following combination. Choose the correct one
Answer
C. Planning, Attention-Arousal, Simultaneous, Successive processing
16
Which part of the limbic system is primarily responsible for hunger motivation?
Answer
C. Hypothalamus
17
The tendency to search for evidence that ļ¬ts one's beliefs while ignoring any evidence that does not ļ¬t those beliefs is known as?
Answer
C. Conļ¬rmation Bias
18
Which theory explains afterimage?
Answer
C. Opponent process theory
19
Choose the correct answer from the combinations given below (i) Metacognition is higher order thinking (ii) Psycholinguistics is the study of language as it related to the human mind (iii) Concepts are ideas that represent a class or category of objects, events, or activities (iv) Prototype is an example of a concept that closely matches the deļ¬ning characteristics of the concept
Answer
C. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) are true
20
Which are the primary colours in trichromatic theory?
Answer
C. Red, Blue, Green
21
What are the four components of observational learning?
Answer
C. Attention,Retention, Reproduction, Motivation
22
The concept of emotional intelligence was ļ¬rst introduced by whom?
Answer
D. Salovey and Mayer
23
Radha enjoys oil painting. She often spends hours making beautiful paintings. her enjoyment in the task is her own. She does all those for her own happiness and not for money or approval. We can call this type of motivation as
Answer
B. Intrinsic
24
Alcohol abuse over a period can result in brain damage and memory disorder due to Vitamin B deļ¬ciency. The medical condition is known as
Answer
D. Korsakoļ¬'s syndrome
25
Which of the following is not an example of problem-solving methods? (i) Heuristics (ii) Algorithms (iii) Working Backward (iv) Functional ļ¬xedness (v) Subgoals
Answer
C. (iv) only
26
'Aha experience' is commonly associated with which type of learning?
Answer
D. Insight learning
27
Choose the TRUE statement
Answer
B. Jerome Bruner's intelligence theory is process oriented
28
According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory which one of the following relies on primary process?
Answer
B. Id
29
What is the method of transferring information from STM into LTM by making that information meaningful?
Answer
B. Elaborative rehearsal
30
Which of the following statements are TRUE (i) Learned helplessness was proposed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (ii) Learned helplessness is the tendency to fail to act to escape from a situation because of a history of repeat failure in the past (iii) Concept learned helpless can explain depression (iv) learned helplessness is due to a higher-level region of brain vmPFC which helps subjects determine what is controllable.
Answer
B. (ii), (iii), (iv)
31
What type of intelligence, according to Howard Gardner would be most likely to be present in psychologists characterized by the ability to understand other and social interactions?
Answer
C. Interpersonal
32
Name the step involves estimating the resources available to the person for coping with the threat in cognitive mediation theory of Lazarus?
Answer
B. Secondary Appraisal
33
Who proposed the Frustration-Aggression hypothesis?
Answer
D. John Dollard
34
Select the correct answer (i) Habituation is the decrease of a behavioural response to a stimulus after repeated stimulation (ii) Sensitization is an increase in response to mild stimuli as exposure to more intense stimuli (iii) In pruning unnecessary neural connections in the CNS are discarded (iv) Long term potentiation appears to be one form of Hebbian learning
Answer
D. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) are true
35
"I am trembling. therefore, I am afraid". Which theory best explain this statement?
Answer
B. James-Lange Theory
36
Item writing should not include which of the following guide lines
Answer
A. Use stereo typed words
37
Index of diļ¬culty is high for an item indicate
Answer
B. High discrimination
38
Which of the following is not a characteristic of random errors
Answer
D. Never tend to cancel each other
39
Every thing with regard to construct validity is true except
Answer
D. Not established by discriminant validation
40
TAT is which type of projective test?
Answer
B. Interpretative
41
Match the following (a) probaility sample (1) stratum of population drawn non randomly (b) Non probability sample (2) Area sampling (c) Cluster sample (3) Simple random sampling (d) Quota sample (4) Purposive sampling
Answer
C. a-3,b-4,c-2,d-1
42
Read the following Assertion (A) : Randomising, matching and counterbalancing eliminate extraneous variance Reason (R) Research design act as a control mechanism which enable the researcher to control unwanted variances
Answer
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of A
43
The fear to presence of crowds and diļ¬culty to escape to a safe place is more likely a symptom of
Answer
B. Agoraphobia
44
Which of the following is not a necessary diagnostic criteria for Dementia in Alzheimer's disease with early onset?
Answer
C. Family history of Alzheimer's disease
45
Which of the following is not a symptom of catatonic schizophernia?
Answer
D. Absence of violent excitement
46
A persistent instability of mood, involving numerous periods of mild depression and mild elation is a symptom of
Answer
B. Cyclothymia
47
The type of conduct disorder characteristically seen in children below age of 9 or 10 years is
Answer
C. Oppositional deļ¬ant disorder
48
Match the following (a) Paranoid personality (1) self-dramatization (b) Schizoid personality (2) perfectionism (c) Histrionic personality (3) High sensitiveness to setbacks (d) Anankastic personality (4) Emotional coldness
Answer
C. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
49
Read the following Assertion (A) : Pervasive developmental disorder is deļ¬ned by abnormal functioning in social interaction, communication and restricted, repetitive behaviour Reason (B) : The disorder manifest after the age of three years and occurs in girls three to four times more often than in boys
Answer
C. (A) is true but (R) is false
50
An early method of changing behaviour through unstructured group interaction
Answer
B. Sensitivity training
51
Read the following Assertion (A) : 360 degree feedback rely on feedback from co-workers, customers, and subordinates hoping to give every one a sense of participation in the review process and gain more accurate readings on employee performance but evidence on eļ¬ectiveness of 360 degree feedback in organisations is mixed Reason (R) : 360 degree feedback provides employees with a wider perpective on their performance, but many organizations don't spend the time to train evaluators in giving constructive criticism
Answer
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of A
52
The therapy technique used for dealing with both positively reinforced maladaptive behaviours and also avoidance behaviours
Answer
D. Extinction
53
Which of the following is not true with regard to Biofeedback technique?
Answer
D. Eļ¬ects easily generalized to outside lab settings
54
According to Health belief Model belief in health threat does not include
Answer
C. Perceived behavioural control
55
Highly stressed but healthy professional have a multifaced personality style called hardiness which does not include
Answer
B. Conļ¬dence
56
Match the following (a) Forensic Psychology (1) Energy management (b) Environmental psychology (2) Quality of life (c) Positive psychology (3) Disaster management (d) sports psychology (4) Brain mapping
Answer
A. a-4, b-3, c-2,d-1
57
According to social identity theory self is organized around which of the following
Answer
B. Social identity and personal identity
58
Which of the following is not true with regard to high social moniters?
Answer
C. Easily resist persuation
59
Giving people a chance to develop a resistance to persuasion by reminding them that they might someday receive a persuative message, and allowing them to practice how they will respond to inļ¬uence attempts is known as
Answer
B. Forewarning
60
Match the following (a) Door in the face technique (1) A persuasion attempt in which we ļ¬rst get the target to accept a rather minor request, and then ask for a larger request (b) Foot in the door technique (2) A persuasion attempt in which the persuader promises the target something desirable, with the intention of getting the target to imagine himself engaging the desired behavior before indicating that the desirable oļ¬er is actually not possible (c) Low ball technique (3) A persuasion attempt in which the target is oļ¬ered one product at very low price yet the product at low price is not actually available (d) bait and switch technique (4) A persuasion attempt in which we ļ¬rst get the target to accept a rather larger request, and then ask for minor request
Answer
C. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
61
Milgram's study in social psychology focused on the concept of
Answer
D. Conformity
62
Which of the following work against change in group?
Answer
C. Group think
63
Read the following Assertion (A) : Reciprocal altruism is one example of the general principle of social exchange Reason (R): Reciprocal altruism is the idea that, if we help other people now, they will return the favor should we need their help in the future
Answer
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
64
match the following (a) Life instinct (1) Investment of psychic energy (b) Death instinct (2) Form of psychic energy (c) Libido (3) Aggression (d) Cathexes (4) survival
Answer
A. a-4, b-3,c-2,d-1
65
According to jung the deepest level of the psyche containing the accumulation of inherited experience of human and pre-human species is
Answer
D. Collective unconscious
66
Read the following Assertion (A): According to Adler superiority complex is a condition that develops when a person overcompensates for normal inferiority feelings Reason (R) Striving for superiority is the urge toward perfection or completion that motivates each of us
Answer
B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
67
Which of the following does not include the four diļ¬erent ways we try to protect ourselves in childhood from basic anxiety according to Karen Horney
Answer
D. Being productive
68
According to Allport the most pervasive and powerful human traits are called
Answer
A. Cardinal traits
69
According to Cattel the stable and permanent traits that are the basic factors of personality, derived by the method of factor analysis are known as
Answer
B. Source traits
70
According to Bandura The idea that behavior is controlled or determined by the individual, through cognitive processes, and by the environment, through external social stimulus events is known as
Answer
A. Reciprocal determinism
71
Technology is becoming the prime platform for learning and students should have multiple opportunities in and out of the classroom to display theory ability to solve problems, create, collaborate and innovate. As a teacher, the best strategy that can be used for this to achieve is the
Answer
B. Blended learning strategy
72
Teacher eļ¬ectiveness can be enhanced fostering in them the belief that they can inļ¬uence how well students learn and has the capacity to be successful. This belief or conviction is termed as
Answer
D. self eļ¬cacy
73
Collaborative/ Social skills enable students to work well in groups and teachers can identify which skills the students possess and which skills they need to develop. For eļ¬ective academic learning, which categorisation can be chosen
Answer
A. team building, communication, leadership, conļ¬ict resolution
74
Self-regulated learning among pupils means
Answer
D. Ability to monitor and improve their own learning
75
Co-operative learning has been regarded as a best practice with today's students who have grown up with technology, the major elements of co-operative learning include
Answer
C. reļ¬ection, collaboration, higher order thinking, social skills
76
In behavioural research, when a research study is repeated at a diļ¬erent time of place or on a diļ¬erent sample or group
Answer
B. Comprehensiveness or generalization of results will be enhanced
77
The research process include the following stages. Choose the option indicating the most appropriate sequence of stages (i) Designing research process and Data collection (ii) Data analysis, interpretation and discussion (iii) Stating the research problem or question(s) based on the research gap(s) (iv) research outcomes, applicability and recommendations (v) addressing the research question(s) and objectives
Answer
C. (iii), (v), (i), (ii) and (iv)
78
Which of these is not a step in the problem identiļ¬cation process?
Answer
C. Finance and accounting of research
79
The diļ¬erence between a research and scientiļ¬c inquiry is that
Answer
A. the use of scientiļ¬c inquiry is possible without research and no research is possible without scientiļ¬c inquiry
80
Which among the following signiļ¬es the application of experimental method?
Answer
D. Study of subject under carefully controlled conditions
81
Which Articles of the constitution of India lays down the procedure for the impeachment of the president of India?
Answer
B. Article 61
82
Which year the Indian parliament passed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act passes?
Answer
D. 23rd August 2005
83
Which fundamental right is described in the Article 14 to 18 of the Indian constitution?
Answer
A. Right to Equality
84
Which year protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act passed by the parliament?
Answer
C. 2005
85
National Food security Act (NFSA)-The basic concept of food security globally is to ensure that all people, at all times, and should get the access to the basic food for theory active and healthy life passed on
Answer
B. July 5 2013
86
Environmental Protection Act, Act of the parliament of India in the wake of the Bhopal gas Tragedy or Bhopal disaster enacted this Act of 1986 under which Article of the constitution passe in May 1986?
Answer
D. Article 253
87
The former freedom of information Act 2002 replaced it as The Right to Information Act, which year the parliament of India passed?
Answer
B. 15th June 2005
88
Which part of the constitution of India contained the Emergency provisions?
Answer
A. Part 18
89
Which is the highest law oļ¬ce of the country?
Answer
C. Attorney General
90
Who among the following has the power to amend the Indian constitution?
Answer
C. The parliament
91
Which among the following work(s) is/are not written by C V Kunhiraman? (a) 'Ramadevanum Janakiyum' (b) 'Ratnamanikal' (c) 'Vanalola' (d) 'KaviBharatam'
Answer
D. (b), (d)
92
'Navodhanathinte Surya Thejas' is a biographical book written by Babu Thomas. This book is about
Answer
B. Kurumban Daivathan
93
In which place Ayyankali started a Magazine 'Sadhujana Paripalanam' in 1916?
Answer
D. Changanassery
94
Which among the following is not a short story of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer?
Answer
C. 'Manthrikapoocha'
95
Match the following 1. 'Jathi Nasini Sabha' (a) Karat Govinda Menon 2. 'Ananda Maha Sabha' (b) Ananda Shenoy 3. 'Atma Vidhya Sangam' (c) K Ayyappan 4. 'Vidhya Poshini Sabha' (d) V K Gurukkal
Answer
C. 1b, 2a, 3d, 4c
96
Kerala Tourism department launched the 'STREET' project to the unexplored rural hinterland, the initiative would help visitors to experience the diversity of life and culture of locals. The STREET is an acronym for
Answer
A. Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism hubs
97
The ļ¬rst President of Barbados, which is the world's newest republic
Answer
B. Dame Sandra Mason
98
India's newest Tiger reserve, Indravati Tiger Reserve is situated in which state?
Answer
C. Chattisgarh
99
Recently Uttarpradesh government has changed the name of Jhansi Railway station to
Answer
B. Veerangana Laxmibai railway station
100
India's ļ¬rst digital food museum is started at
Answer
A. Thanjavur, TamilNadu
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