List of top Psychology Questions

Low activity of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmitter has been linked to:

The "Hardiness" trait of personality was given by:

Identify the correct statement related to stress and its impact on immune system:
A. Stress can cause illness by impairing the function of the immune system.
B. Stress can affect natural killer cell cytotoxicity.
C. Stress hormones weaken the immune system and thereby affect mental and physical health.
D. Optimal Stress always enhances the functioning of immune system.
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The A-B-C analysis in Rational Emotive Therapy stands for:

During stressful situations, the adrenal gland releases large amounts of into the blood stream.

What level of stress is suitable for optimal performance?

Match LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I	LIST-II
A. Inkblot Test	I. Cattell
B. Picture-Frustration Study	II. Morgan and Murray
C. Thematic Apperception Test	III. Rorschach
D. 16 PF	IV. Rosenzweig

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Which of the following is NOT considered as a dimension of stress?

Which of the following tests can be grouped under self-report measures?
A. Rosenzweig's Picture-Frustration Study
B. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
C. Sentence Completion Test
D. Eysenck Personality Questionnaire
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In which stage of Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome, the presence of noxious stimulus or stressor leads to the activation of the adrenal-pituitary-cortex system?

A person with strong sexual urges channels his or her energy into religious fervor. This is a classic example of:

Personality is characterized by which of the following features?
A. It has both physical and psychological components.
B. It changes easily with time.
C. It is dynamic in the sense that some of its features may change due to situational demands.
D. Its expression in terms of behavior is fairly unique in a given individual.
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The Greek physician Hippocrates classified people into four types based on fluids or humors. Which one of the following is NOT a type proposed by him?

Jodhpur Multiphasic Personality Inventory (JMPI) was developed by:

Which one of the following methods was NOT used by Sigmund Freud to understand the internal functioning of the mind:

Which personality type is characterized by proneness to depression?

The way we perceive ourselves and the ideas we hold about our competencies and attributes is called .

A person who believes that he or she has the ability or behaviors required by a particular situation demonstrates high .

Which of the following characteristic is NOT possessed by gifted children?

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Levels of Intellectual Disability)	LIST-II (IQ Range)
A. Mild	I. (IQs 35-40 to approximately 50-55)
B. Moderate	II. (IQs 55 to approximately 70)
C. Severe	III. (IQs 20-25 to approximately 35-40)
D. Profound	IV. (IQs below 20-25)

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Twins separated early in childhood also show considerable similarity in their intellectual, personality and behavioural characteristics. The intelligence of identical twins reared in different environments correlate to about:

Identify the Verbal Intelligence Tests developed in India:
A. The Bihar Test of Intelligence by S. M. Mohsin
B. Group Test of General Mental Ability by S. Jalota
C. Test of General Mental Ability by M. C. Joshi
D. Draw-a-Man Test by Parmila Pathak
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The structure-of-intellect model classifies intellectual traits among three dimensions. How many factors have been classified under 'operations' dimension?

Who was one of the first psychologists to work on intelligence?

According to Robert Sternberg, Creative intelligence is also known as: