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1.

Children who are doing poorly in their school often criticize their teachers for it. This adjustment mechanism is called -

A. Compensation
B. Sublimation
C. Rationalization
D. Projection
Answer» E.
2.

According to Mayer and Salovey, which of the following processes is not an aspect of emotional intelligence?

A. Understanding
B. Perception
C. Management
D. Construction
Answer» E.
3.

In Carl Rogers’ theory, the main structure of personality is the

A. ego
B. superego
C. self
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
4.

A psychological test should be valid. In the following terms one does not pertain to validity:

A. Face validity
B. Content validity
C. Split half validity
D. Construct validity
Answer» D. Construct validity
5.

Projective tests are also called:

A. Death methods
B. Unstructured tests
C. Self report inventories
D. Both 1 & 2
Answer» C. Self report inventories
6.

OCEAN theory is a

A. theory of perception
B. theory of personality
C. theory of intelligence
D. None of the above
Answer» C. theory of intelligence
7.

An androgynous personality—

A. refers to men with feminine traits
B. has a balance of what are generally considered masculine and feminine traits
C. tends to be assertive and arrogant
D. adheres to stereotypical gender roles prevalent in society
Answer» C. tends to be assertive and arrogant
8.

Concept of Emotional Quotient was given by:

A. Mohsin & Rice
B. Long & Mehta
C. Vygotsky
D. Salovey & Mayer
Answer» E.
9.

According to AAMD and APA what is the I.Q. range of severe mental retardation children?

A. 52 to 67
B. 36 to 51
C. 20 to 35
D. below 20
Answer» D. below 20
10.

Id, Ego, Super Ego are the three part structures of:

A. Mind
B. Personality
C. Body
D. Nervous system
Answer» C. Body
11.

Likert’s scale is an

A. attitude scale
B. intelligence scale
C. ability scale
D. None of the above
Answer» B. intelligence scale
12.

If a child has the mental age of 5 years and chronological age of 4 years then what will e the I.Q. of a child?

A. 125
B. 80
C. 120
D. 100
Answer» B. 80
13.

If CA denotes chronological age and MA denotes mental age, then to determine intelligent quotient (IQ), the mathematical formula is

A. \(IQ = \frac{{CA}}{{MA}} \times 100\)
B. \(IQ = \frac{{MA}}{{CA}} \times 100\)
C. \(IQ = \frac{{MA \times CA}}{{100}}\)
D. None of the above
Answer» C. \(IQ = \frac{{MA \times CA}}{{100}}\)
14.

Normal distribution curve of different mental traits of individuals ts given be- low. What type of individuals’ mental traits does It indicate?

A. Individuals of same intelligence
B. Individuals of low intelligence
C. Individuals of high intelligence
D. Individuals of different intellgence
Answer» B. Individuals of low intelligence
15.

Multiple Intelligence theory was propounded by -

A. Spearman
B. Thurstone
C. Cattle
D. Gardner
Answer» E.
16.

Characteristics of creativity is:

A. Originality
B. Fluency
C. Flexibility
D. All given options
Answer» E.
17.

For which of the following fairs does the group of devotees from all over the world called ‘Jamaat’ come to attend?

A. Fair of Barman
B. Fair of Mahamrityunjay
C. Aalami Tableegi Ijtima
D. Simhastha
Answer» D. Simhastha
18.

According to whom, human intelligence is composed of three dimensions, viz., operations, contents and products, as detected by factor analysis?

A. Alfred Binet
B. L. L. Thurstone
C. E.L. Thorndike
D. None of them
Answer» E.
19.

First Intelligence Test was developed by

A. Charles Edward Spearman
B. Alfred Binet
C. Robert Sternberg
D. None of them
Answer» C. Robert Sternberg
20.

If a child has mental age of 5 years and chronological age of 4 years, then what will be the IQ of the child?

A. 100
B. 125
C. 130
D. None of the above
Answer» C. 130
21.

According to Margaret Mead, the most important factor for individual differences is

A. biological
B. psychological
C. homologous
D. cultural
Answer» E.
22.

Cattell's Culture Free Test of intelligence is a type of -

A. Individual Verbal Test
B. Group Verbal Test
C. Non - Verbal Test
D. Verbal and non-verbal Test both
Answer» D. Verbal and non-verbal Test both
23.

Creativity and intelligence are generally

A. negatively correlated
B. not correlate
C. correlated
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
24.

Introversion-Extraversion trait of personality is propounded by

A. Hans Eysenck
B. R.B. Cattle
C. Gordon Allport
D. Carl Jung
Answer» B. R.B. Cattle
25.

Concept of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) has been presented by -

A. Wount
B. Gilbert
C. William Stern
D. Simon
Answer» D. Simon
26.

A child of 16 years scores 75 in an IQ test: his mental age will be ____ years.

A. 12
B. 8
C. 14
D. 15
Answer» B. 8
27.

In some of the cases chidren shows less mental ability as compared to their parents and vise-versa, this rule of heredity is known as what?

A. Law of Regression
B. Law of selective traits
C. Law of maternal and paternal lines
D. Law of chance
Answer» B. Law of selective traits
28.

"Intelligence is a global and aggregate capacity of an individual to think rationally, act purposefully and deal effectively" has been defined by:

A. Binet
B. Wechsler
C. Sternberg
D. Gardner
Answer» C. Sternberg
29.

Mental age and chronological age of a student are 8 and 8 respectively. Then his IQ would be

A. above average level
B. of average level
C. below average level
D. None of the above
Answer» C. below average level
30.

According to Sheldon which of the following is not the type of personality?

A. Endomorphy
B. Mesomorphy
C. Ectomorph
D. Esthomorphy
Answer» E.
31.

Psychologist Gardner mentioned seven types of intelligence. Which of the following is not one of them?

A. Interpersonal intelligence
B. Musical intelligence
C. Spatial intelligence
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
32.

Due to which development at the age 4 to 5 years male child shows affectionate behaviour towards his mother and opposite to his father?

A. Pituitary gland
B. Thyroid gland
C. Electra complex
D. Oedipus complex
Answer» E.
33.

If learners display individual differences, the teacher should-

A. provide a variety of learning experiences
B. enforce strict discipline
C. Increase number tests
D. insist on uniform pace of learning
Answer» B. enforce strict discipline
34.

A teacher should know the cross-cultural understanding of the community where the school is. This can be done through which of the following?I. Exploring about the diversity in communityII. Avoiding bias and preconceptions

A. Neither I nor II
B. Both I and II
C. Only I
D. Only II
Answer» C. Only I
35.

__________ is a set of actions of a person.

A. Event
B. Value
C. Criteria
D. Role
Answer» E.
36.

On the Wechsler Scale moderately retarded people have the IQ range of:

A. 25-39
B. 40-54
C. 53-68
D. 20-35
Answer» C. 53-68
37.

According to Guilford's intelligence model which is not included in the mental processes?

A. Evaluation
B. Synthesis
C. Divergent thinking
D. Convergent thinking
Answer» C. Divergent thinking
38.

How many cards are the T.A.T (Thematic Apperception Test)?

A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
Answer» D. 40
39.

______ intelligence according to Gardener enables individuals the capacity for reflective understanding of others.

A. Visual spatial
B. Intra-personal
C. Logic mathematics
D. Inter-personal
Answer» E.
40.

A child's attitude 'I do not care' is a type of behaviour which can be called

A. Defence
B. Aggression
C. Retrogression
D. Denial
Answer» E.
41.

A student’s chronological age is 12 years and mental age is 14 years. His/Her IQ will be

A. 116·66
B. 115·66
C. 120·83
D. None of the above
Answer» B. 115·66
42.

In order to maintain gender equality in the classroom, a teacher should

A. provide the same opportunity to both the boys and girls
B. discourage the girls to take part in cocurricular activities
C. provide analytical work to the girls
D. None of the above
Answer» B. discourage the girls to take part in cocurricular activities
43.

IQ can be measured by which of the following formulae?

A. \(\frac {Age}{Mental \; Age} \times 100\)
B. \(\frac {Mental\;Age}{Chronological \; Age} \times 100\)
C. \(\frac {Mental\;Age}{Chronological \; Age} \times 10\)
D. None of the above
Answer» C. \(\frac {Mental\;Age}{Chronological \; Age} \times 10\)
44.

If the mental age is less than the chronological age of an individual, then to what category docs he belong ?

A. Below average intelligence
B. Exceptional intelligence
C. High intelligence
D. Superior intelligence
Answer» B. Exceptional intelligence
45.

Persons having below 70 IQ are called

A. intellectually superior
B. intellectually average
C. mentally retarded
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
46.

H. Sheldon divided all human beings into endomorphic, mesomorphic and ectomorphic categories of physical dimensions. This theory of personality is called -

A. Type theory
B. Trait theory
C. Psychoanalytic theory
D. Phenomenological theory
Answer» B. Trait theory
47.

A person with strong sexual urges channelizes the energy into religious fervour. He is using:

A. Projection
B. Reaction Formation
C. Rationalization
D. Regression
Answer» C. Rationalization
48.

16 PF test is based on

A. Eysenck’s theory
B. Cattell’s theory
C. Allport’s theory
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Allport’s theory
49.

________ intelligence according to Gardener helps individuals to recognize and make distinction about others’ feelings, intentions and respond accordingly

A. Musical
B. Inter-personal
C. Intra-personal
D. Linguistic
Answer» C. Intra-personal
50.

Cloud picture test is used to measure which of the following?

A. Intellignece
B. personality
C. Aptitude
D. Interest
Answer» C. Aptitude