List of top Psychology Questions

Festinger and Carlsmith conducted a famous experiment in the field of social psychology. This experiment was related to:
Who has proposed two-step concept to describe the process of attitude change?
Which one of the following is NOT a significant property of attitude?
Who used the concept of 'balance' in his theory of attitude change?
Tinku has been undergoing Rational Emotive Therapy (RET). Identify the correct sequence of the therapeutic process:
(A) Negative emotions and behaviours as consequences of the antecedent event are identified and noted
(B) Client's irrational beliefs which are distorting present reality are identified
(C) Antecedent events which caused psychological distress are noted
(D) The irrational beliefs are refuted by the therapist through non-directive questioning
(E) Eventually, the client is able to replace the irrational beliefs with the rational ones.
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What is the full form of PTSD?
Who developed theThematic Apperception Test (TAT)?
Who is NOT associated with the trait approach of personality?
The client-centered therapy developed by Carl Rogers is based on:
As an actor, the self actively engages in the process of knowing itself. This status of self is called ________
Tendency of the subject to agree with items irrespective of their content is called:
According to Jung's analytical psychology, 'God' and 'Mother earth' are examples of:
Which technique of personality assessment puts individuals into certain categories in terms of their behavioural qualities?

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List-IList-II
(A) Interactional approach(I) Understands personality in relation to the features of ecological and cultural environment
(B) Type approach(II) Focuses on identifying primary characteristics of the people
(C) Trait approach(III) Situational characteristics play an important role in determining our behaviour
(D) Cultural approach(IV) Examines certain broad patterns in the observed behavioural characteristics of the individuals


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Source traits are:
(A) stable
(B) result of the interaction between surface traits
(C) considered as the building blocks of personality
(D) quite generalised dispositions
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Arrange the psychosexual stages of personality development in the correct sequence:
(A) Anal
(B) Oral
(C) Genital
(D) Latency
(E) Phallic
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Which of the following can be categorised under the verbal test?
(A) Stanford-Binet Test
(B) Alexander's Passalong Test
(C) Raven's Progressive Matrices
(D) Draw-a-Man Test
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An in-depth study of the individual in terms of his/her psychological attributes, psychological history in the context of his/her psycho-social and physical environment is known as:

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List-IList-II
(A) Poets and writers(I) Intrapersonal
(B) Scientists(II) Bodily-Kinaesthetic
(C) Philosophers and spiritual leaders(III) Logical-Mathematical
(D) Athletes, dancers and gymnasts(IV) Linguistic


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Identify the facets of intelligence in the Indian tradition from the following options:
(A) Cognitive capacity
(B) Social competence
(C) Emotional competence
(D) Individualistic orientation
(E) Entrepreneurial competence
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Arshiya has an I.Q. of 135. She is an all-rounder. She not only scores at the top of her class but is also an international chess player and a remarkable beat player as well. Arshiya can be classified as:
Kohs Block Design Test contains a number of wooden blocks to be arranged in a design within a given time period. This test is an example of:
The ability to monitor one's own and other's emotions, to discriminate among them and to use the information to guide one's thinking and actions is called:
Ananya is pursuing the science stream and aims to be a doctor some day. However, Ananya strums her guitar and sings along whenever she is free. Although she is not a great singer, her spirits lift when she sings along. What is this attribute called?
An advertisement for cooking food in a pressure cooker points out that this saves fuel and is economical. What message characteristic is being highlighted in the advertisement?