Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
The tendency to divide the social world into two separate categories: our ingroup (‘us’) and various outgroups (“them”) -
A)
Social generalization
B)
Sociat discrimination
C)
Social categorization
D)
None of the above
Option A is correct: Social generalization.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
People’s evaluations of their lives in terms of both their thoughts and their emotions and how happy they are is called -
A)
Happiness
B)
Mental Health
C)
Subjective well-being
D)
Quality oflife
Option C is correct: Subjective well-being.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
Health is best defined as
A)
The absence of illness or pain
B)
A body condition with no current physical disease or injury
C)
A positive state of mental, social, and physical well being
D)
A body condition with no risk of physical iliness
Option C is correct: A positive state of mental, social, and physical well being.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
One way to reduce intergroup prejudice is to get all members to spend more time together, a technique known as
A)
Decategorization
B)
Cooperative Learning
C)
Contact hypothesis
D)
Talking things through
Option C is correct: Contact hypothesis.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
Which of the following symptoms is not a hallmark of Autistic Spectrum Disorder?
A)
Repetitive Behavior
B)
Limited social interaction
C)
Lack of emotional expressivity
D)
Depressed mood
Option D is correct: Depressed mood.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
Individual differences are seen in many areas, notably in
A)
Intelligence, personality and aptitude
B)
Intelligence, attitude and memory
C)
Personality, attitude and memory
D)
Aptitude, memory and development
Option A is correct: Intelligence, personality and aptitude.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
Which of the following physical process is not present during anger?
A)
Dilated pupils
B)
Release of adrenaline
C)
Rise in blood pressure
D)
Blood moving towards the guts
Option D is correct: Blood moving towards the guts.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
Social Psychology plays an important role in addressing social problems by providing insight into
A)
The causes and consequences of social issues
B)
Individual relationship to others
C)
Relationship between various groups
D)
Cultural change
Option C is correct: Relationship between various groups.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
In ————— leadership, there is a complete centralization of authority in the leader
A)
democratic
B)
autocratic
C)
freerein
D)
bureaucratic
Option B is correct: autocratic.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
Decreased in-person communication has led to individuals
A)
To become more stress free
B)
To have more frustration and anger issues
C)
To be less able to pick up in social cues
D)
To be more invested in their work
Option B is correct: To have more frustration and anger issues.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
The term ‘Fight or Flight’ was coined by
A)
Hans Selye
B)
Walter Canon
C)
Peter Salovey
D)
Daniel Goleman
Option B is correct: Walter Canon.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
Which of the following is not an issue in social psychology?
A)
Attitudes
B)
Prosocial Behavior
C)
Social Influence
D)
Self-Awareness
Option A is correct: Attitudes.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
The level of measurement in which there is the property of magnitude but not of equal intervals or an absolute zero
A)
Ordinal scale of measurement
B)
Nominal scate of measurement
C)
Interval scale of measurement
D)
Ratio scale of measurement
Option A is correct: Ordinal scale of measurement.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
The branch of psychology concerned with person environment interactions and the ways society affects individual and community functioning
A)
Community psychology
B)
Sociology
C)
Group psychology
D)
Psychology of society
Option A is correct: Community psychology.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
“ are social inventions for accomplishing goals through group efforts”
A)
management
B)
organization
C)
leadership
D)
behaviour
Option B is correct: organization.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
Hallmarks of Interpersonal approaches include
A)
Leadership roles in a group setting
B)
Depending on other people
C)
Relying in other people to improve one’s situation
D)
Interpersonal communication and relationships
Option D is correct: Interpersonal communication and relationships.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
The diminished response to alcohol or other drugs over the course of repeated or prolonged exposure is called -
A)
Tolerance
B)
Withdrawal
C)
Abuse
D)
Addiction
Option A is correct: Tolerance.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
A study of human behaviour in organizational settings is
A)
individual behaviour
B)
group behaviour
C)
organizational behaviour
D)
none of these
Option C is correct: organizational behaviour.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
The most direct effect of Anti-Retroviral Therapy is
A)
Removal of HIV RNA
B)
Reduction of symptoms
C)
Maximal suppression of HIV RNA
D)
Strengthening of immunological function
Option C is correct: Maximal suppression of HIV RNA.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
Negative attitudes toward the members of specific social groups
A)
prejudice
B)
discrimination
C)
stereotype
D)
conflict
Option A is correct: prejudice.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
Who developed the motivation’s dual structure approach?
A)
Alderfer
B)
Mc Gregor
C)
Maslow
D)
F Herzberg
Option D is correct: F Herzberg.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
A form of therapy that attempts to restructure a person’s belief system into a more realistic, rational and logical set of views
A)
Rational- emotive behaviour therapy
B)
Psychoanalytic therapy
C)
Humanistic therapy
D)
Client-centered therapy
Option A is correct: Rational- emotive behaviour therapy.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
Some drugs alter sensory perception, often striking in dramatic ways, and produce peculiar experiences. These drugs are termed -
A)
depressants
B)
paravetamol
C)
hallucinogens
D)
painkillers
Option C is correct: hallucinogens.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
____ personalities are at a greater risk for coronary heart disease.
A)
TypeD
B)
TypeB
C)
TypeC
D)
TypeA
Option D is correct: TypeA.
Psychologist • 2024 • Psychology Paper-II
A meditative practice that promotes relaxation, reduces stress and anxiety, and promotes a positive mental state through gentle touch
A)
Grounding
B)
Reiki
C)
Mindfulness
D)
Yoga
Option B is correct: Reiki.
