230 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with Answers on “Psychological Research Methods” for Psychology Students – Part 2:
101. Which one of the following is regarded as the very breath of an experiment?
(a) Independent Variable
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(b) Dependent Variable
(c) Controlled Variable
(d) Experimental Control
(e) None of the above
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102. When large groups of interconnected facts are considered together in a consistent manner, we get a/an:
(a) Scientific theory
(b) Non-scientific theory
(c) Social theory
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(d) Authentic theory
(e) None of the above
103. Experimental method starts with some problems which have:
(a) No solution for a brief time span
(b) No adequate solution
(c) An immediate solution
(d) No hypothesis
(e) None of the above
104. When we assign numbers to objects, events or mental phenomena, we obtain a:
(a) Scale
(b) Rule
(c) Test
(d) Measure
(e) None of the above
105. Interval Scales have:
(a) Equal appearing units
(b) No equal appearing units
(c) No statistical value
(d) No mathematical Design
(e) None of the above
106. We find a true zero in a/an:
(a) Interval Scale
(b) Ordinal Scale
(c) Rating Scale
(d) Ratio Scale
(e) None of the above
107. Method of rating or Method of successive catagories is otherwise called as:
(a) Interval Scale
(b) Method of Introspection
(c) Method of Observation
(d) Method of graded dichotomies
(e) None of the above
108. The first rating scale was developed by:
(a) Starch (1910)
(b) Diggory (1953)
(c) Ebbinghaus (1885)
(d) Galton (1883)
(e) J. B. Watson (1913)
109. The method of ranking was formerly known as the method of:
(a) Order of Merit
(b) Order of Steps
(c) Sequential Order
(d) Constant Intervals
(e) None of the above
110. The method of ‘paired comparison’ was introduced by:
(a) Watson
(b) Galton
(c) Cohn
(d) Weber
(e) Fechner
111. While studying colour preferences, the method of ‘paired’ comparison’ was introduced by Cohn in:
(a) 1148 AD
(b) 1481 AD
(c) 1984 AD
(d) 1894 AD
(e) 1418 AD
112. From the following, who is the first scientist to undertake systematic and statistical investigations of individual differences?
(a) 1. P. Pavlov
(b) C. E. Spearman
(c) J. B. Watson
(d) Francies Galton
(e) William Mc Dougall
113. The term “mental tests” was first employed by:
(a) Spearman
(b) Binet
(c) James
(d) Cattell
(e) Mc Daugall
114. According to P. T. Young, a comprehensive study of a social unit be that a person, a group, a social institution, a district or a community is called a:
(a) Case study
(b) Cultural study
(c) Class study
(d) Group Study
(e) None of the above
115. Ex-Post Facto Research is a systematic empirical enquiry in which the scientist does not have direct control of:
(a) Independent Variables
(b) Dependent Variables
(c) Both Independent and Dependent Variables
(d) Controlled Variables
(e) None of the above
116. A laboratory experiment is a research study in which the variance of all the possible influential independent variables not pertinent to the immediate problem of the investigations is kept at a:
(a) Maximum
(b) Constant level
(c) Highest Point
(d) Minimum
(e) None of the above
117. A research study in a realistic situation in which one or more independent variables are manipulated by the experimenter under as carefully controlled conditions as the situation permit is known as:
(a) A field experiment
(b) A situational experiment
(c) A case study
(d) Observational study
(e) None of the above
118. The variables in a field experiment operate more strongly than those used in:
(a) Case study
(b) Introspective method
(c) Laboratory Experiment
(d) Observational Method
(e) None of the above
119. The field experiments have the advantage of investigating more fruitfully the dynamics of interrelationships of:
(a) Small groups of Variables
(b) Large groups of Variables
(c) Both small and large groups of Variables
(d) Independent Variables
(e) Dependent Variables
120. Which type of research is approached through the methods of personal interviews, mailed questionnaires and personal discussions besides indirect oral investigation?
(a) Case Study
(b) Field Study
(c) Survey Research
(d) Observation
(e) Experimentation
121. Which type of research is a product of developmental programming that has been adopted on a very large scale in the recent years more practically particularly after Second World War when most of the Third World Countries emerged on the development scene?
(a) Case Study
(b) Survey Research
(c) Experimentation
(d) Evaluation Research
(e) None of the above
122. A research through launching of a direct action with the objective of obtaining workable solutions to the given problems is known as:
(a) Action Research
(b) Survey Research
(c) Evaluation Research
(d) Experimentation
(e) None of the above
123. A proposition which can be put to determine its validity is called:
(a) Variable
(b) Error
(c) Hypothesis
(d) Problem
(e) None of the above
124. The least noticeable value of a stimulus is called:
(a) Stimulus Threshold
(b) Response Threshold
(c) Hypothesis
(d) Problem
(e) None of the above
125. Which method is regarded as the most preferred method of psychology?
(a) Observation
(b) Introspection
(c) Case Study
(d) Experimental Method
(e) Action Research
126. “I bet this will happen if I do this” design of experimentation otherwise known as:
(a) Exploratory Experimentation
(b) Case Study
(c) Hypothesis Testing
(d) Survey Research
(e) None of the above
127. To ensure that the influence of all relevant variables is the same for all the subjects and does not change during the experimental period is the main objective of:
(a) Experimental Error
(b) Experimental Control
(c) Experimental Variables
(d) Hypothesis Testing
(e) None of the above
128. Field Study method is the method of:
(a) Laboratory Observation
(b) Situational Observation
(c) Naturalistic Observation
(d) Occasional Observation
(e) None of the above
129. In studying the public opinion:
(a) Field Study method is applied
(b) Action Research is applied
(c) Survey Research is applied
(d) Scaling method is applied
(e) None of the above
130. Which scale represents the lowest level of measurement and imparts the least information?
(a) Nominal Scale
(b) Ordinal Scale
(c) Interval Scale
(d) Ratio Scale
(e) None of the above
131. Which Scale has an absolute zero at the point of origin?
(a) Ordinal Scale
(b) Interval Scale
(c) Nominal Scale
(d) Ratio Scale
(e) None of the above
132. The method of selecting a portion of the universe with a view to drawing conclusion about the universe ‘in toto’ is known as:
(a) Scaling
(b) Leveling
(c) Randomizing
(d) Sampling
(e) None of the above
133. How many samples out of 100 samples drawn from a given population, the researcher wants, should represent the true population estimates is known as:
(a) The confidence level
(b) The sampling level
(c) The situational level
(d) The experimental level
(e) None of the above
134. The most common method of sampling in marketing researches and election polls is:
(a) Random Sampling
(b) Stratified Random Sampling
(c) Quota Sampling
(d) Proportionate Stratified Sampling
(e) Cluster Sampling
135. Itemized rating scales are otherwise known as:
(a) Numerical Scales
(b) Rank Order Scales
(c) Graphic rating Scales
(d) Comparative Scales
(e) None of the above
136. The men of medicine of the ancient as well as the modern tribal groups are masters in the techniques of:
(a) Suggestion and Hypnosis
(b) Experimentation
(c) Introspection
(d) Field Study
(e) None of the above
137. In India, the first psychological laboratory was started in the year 1916 in Calcutta University and the second in 1923 in Mysore University. Both these laboratories are the result of the endeavour of:
(a) Prof. K. Kautilya
(b) Prof. B. Sinha
(c) Prof. B. N. Seal
(d) Prof. R. N. Rath
(e) None of the above
138. In Observation Method, there is a tendency to read one’s own thought and feeling into other’s mind. This may be otherwise called:
(a) Projection
(b) Sublimation
(c) Identification
(d) Rationalization
(e) None of the above
139. In the field of sensation, psychologists can easily gather valuable information’s by the help of:
(a) Survey Method
(b) Introspection Method
(c) Experimentation
(d) Clinical Method
(e) None of the above
140. When a person is becoming angry, if he starts observing and studying his state of mind simultaneously, he will not be able to show his anger. The moment he starts observing his own anger, it may subside. This problem can be partially solved by observing the experience after it is over. This is popularly known as:
(a) Retrospection
(b) Introjection
(c) Projection
(d) Identification
(e) None of the above
141. There are some people in the world who can move objects which are away from them without using any form of physical force. In psychology, this phenomenon is called:
(a) Psychoanalysis
(b) Telepathy
(c) Precognition
(d) Psychokinesis
(e) Leviation
142. The story of the Bible affirms that St. Peter walked on the surface of water. Among the Indian mystics, Padmapada, a disciple of Adi Sankar is reported to have walked across water, his steps being supported by lotus flowers. In psychology, this form of mysterious behaviour is popularly known as:
(a) Leviation
(b) Telepathy
(c) Psychokinesis
(d) Precognition
(e) None of the above.
143. Some people are able to know and predict events long before others can. This process is popularly known as:
(a) Telepathy
(b) Precognition
(c) Leviation
(d) Psychokinesis
(e) None of the above
144. Some people in this world who are able to understand the thought processes of other individuals who are far away and perhaps even influence them without any form of contact. In psychology, this phenomenon is popularly known as:
(a) Telepathy
(b) Precognition
(c) Leviation
(d) Psychokinesis
(e) None of the above
145. A recent development of “Applied Social Psychology” which is concerned with the application of psychology in solving the problems of particular communities of people like village community, the urban community and the socially backward community etc. is popularly known as:
(a) Community Psychology
(b) Group Psychology
(c) Educational Psychology
(d) Criminal Psychology
(e) None of the above
146. Non-naturalistic observations on children may be contrived in a:
(a) Society
(b) Group
(c) Laboratory
(d) School
(e) None of the above
147. Projective test is a:
(a) Non-naturalistic Observation
(b) Naturalistic Observation
(c) Self Observation
(d) Internal Observation
(e) None of the above
148. The qualitative changes occurring in behavioural characteristics of the child leading towards maturity is otherwise known as:
(a) Development
(b) Growth
(c) Maturation
(d) Learning
(e) Intelligence
149. The earlier concepts of “Child Development” started with the:
(a) Birth of the Child
(b) Death of the Child
(c) Conception
(d) Phallic Stage
(e) Second year of the Child
150. The concept which refers to the consistency of scores obtained by the same persons when re-examined with the same test on different occasions is known as:
(a) Validity
(b) Reliability
(c) Standard Error
(d) Error Variance
(e) None of the above
151. Experimental Analysis enables us to discern lawful relationships between antecedents and consequents involved in:
(a) Behaviour
(b) Experience
(c) Habit
(d) Attitude
(e) None of the above
152. When large groups of interconnected facts are considered together in a consistent manner, we get a:
(a) Scientific Theory
(b) Critical Problem
(c) Combined Result
(d) Confirmed Fact
(e) None of the above
153. Suppose you have a glass of milk and with a measuring glass you continue to add half a c.c. of plain tea at every step, till your friend reports a change in judgement in the colour of the milk. The quantity of tea added, has just crossed what is just termed as:
(a) Illusion
(b) Absolute Threshold
(c) Colour Blindness
(d) Just Noticeable Difference
(e) None of the above
154. Suppose one Experimenter (E) in psychology firmly believes that Brahmin children are inherently superior to the Harijan children. Naturally he would never think of home environment as an explanation. This is a very obvious example of:
(a) Experimenter’s Bias
(b) Subject’s Bias
(c) Stimulus Error
(d) Response Error
(e) None of the above
155. Which one of the following approaches tries to analyze human behaviour in terms of stimulus-response units acquired through the process of learning, mainly through instrumental conditioning?
(a) Cognitive Approach
(b) Dynamic and Psychoanalytic Approach
(c) Stimulus-Response-Behaviouristic Approach
(d) Existential Approach
(e) Organismic, Wholistic and Self Approach
156. The approach which has its roots in Gestalt Psychology is popularly known as:
(a) Wholistic Approach
(b) Stimulus-Response-Behaviouristic Approach
(c) Dynamic and Psychoanalytic Approach
(d) Cognitive Approach
(e) None of the above
157. Which approach emphasises the role of instinctual processes and their modification in the course of interaction with the society?
(a) Dynamic and Psychoanalytic Approach
(b) Cognitive Approach
(c) Wholistic Approach
(d) Stimulus-Response-Behaviouristic Approach
(e) None of the above
158. Which approach placed emphasis on human existence—the need to establish a sense of personal identity and to build meaningful links with the world?
(a) Cognitive Approach
(b) Dynamic and Psychoanalytic Approach
(c) Wholistic Approach
(d) Existential Approach
(e) None of the above
159. Existentialism tries to reach modern man, offer him help in terms of clarifying his values, work out a meaningful and purposive existence. Psychologists who shaped this approach were:
(a) Rollo May, R. D. Laing and Erick Fromm
(b) G. W. Allport, R. B. Catell and H. J. Eysenk
(c) Erickson and Sullivan
(c) Piaget, Bruner and Witkin
(e) None of the above
160. The system which still survives very nearly in its rigid forms is:
(a) Cognitive Approach
(b) Dynamic and Psychoanalytic Approach
(c) Wholistic Approach
(d) Existential Approach
(e) None of the above
161. Which approach tells us that under normal conditions the Organism is not a passive recipient of stimuli but an active, seeking and striving entity trying to master the environment and also master itself?
(a) Organismic, Wholistic and Self Approaches
(b) Dynamic and Psychoanalytic Approach
(c) Cognitive Approach
(d) Existential Approach
(e) None of the Above
162. Psychologists are sometimes interested to study consciousness even though they have no method of observing it directly except by using:
(a) ‘Inference’ as the only tool
(b) ‘Experimentation’ as the only tool
(c) ‘Observation’ technique
(d) ‘Introspection’ technique
(e) None of the above
163. The term “unconscious motivation” describes the key idea of:
(a) Structuralism
(b) Functionalism
(c) Psychoanalysis
(d) Behaviourism
(e) None of the above
164. The psychologists who are especially concerned with increasing the efficiency of learning in school by applying their psychological knowledge about learning and motivation to the curriculum are popularly known as :
(a) Experimental Psychologists
(b) Clinical Psychologists
(c) Physiological Psychologists
(d) Educational Psychologists
(e) Social Psychologists
165. In some developed countries like U.S A. and U.K. many psychologists are engaged for diagnosing learning difficulties and trying to remedy them. These psychologists are popularly called:
(a) School Psychologists
(b) Social Psychologists
(c) Experimental Psychologists
(d) Industrial Psychologists
(e) Organisational Psychologists
166. Today, private and public organizations also apply psychology to problems of management and employee training, to supervision of personnel, to improving communication within the organization, to counselling employees and to alleviating industrial strife. The applied psychologists who do this work are sometimes called:
(a) Personnel Psychologists
(b) Organizational Psychologists
(c) Experimental Psychologists
(d) Social Psychologists
(e) None of the above
167. A person who uses the particular psychotherapeutic techniques which originated with Sigmund Freud and his followers is called:
(a) A psychoanalyst
(b) A psychiatrist
(c) A child psychologist
(d) A clinical psychologist
(e) None of the above
168. Finding the causes of behaviour from a number of observations is called:
(a) Inductive reasoning
(b) Observational technique
(c) Deductive reasoning
(d) Introspection
(e) None of the above
169. The clinical method is ordinarily used only when people come to psychologists with:
(a) Social problems
(b) Personal Problems
(c) Organizational problems
(d) Internal problems
(e) None of the above
170. The technique of regulating various variables in an experiment is called:
(a) Independent Variable
(b) Dependent variable
(c) Experimental control
(d) Controlled variable
(e) None of the above
171. Psychologists with the Biological perspective try to relate behaviour to functions of:
(a) Body
(b) Mind
(c) Soul
(d) Unconscious
(e) Subconscious
172. A little girl Leny pushed Bapula, her brother, off his tricycle. She learned to behave this way because the behaviour paid off in the past, in other words, she learned to act aggressively in certain situations because she was rewarded for such behaviour in the past. With which perspective, a psychologist can study this type of problem?
(a) Biological Perspective
(b) Behavioural Perspective
(c) Cognitive Perspective
(d) Social Perspective
(e) Developmental Perspective
173. The perspective which is concerned with characteristic changes that occur in people as they mature is known as:
(a) Developmental Perspective
(b) Biological Perspective
(c) Humanistic Perspective
(d) Psychoanalytic Perspective
(e) Cognitive Perspective
174. A person’s sense of self is emphasized by:
(a) Psychoanalytic Perspective
(b) Biological Perspective
(c) Developmental Perspective
(d) Cognitive Perspective
(e) Humanistic Perspective
175. A key psychodynamic idea is that when unconscious impulses are unacceptable or when they make us anxious; to reduce anxiety, we use:
(a) Defense Mechanisms
(b) Super ego
(c) Instincts
(d) Dreams
(e) Frustration
176. The distinction between a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist is that:
(a) A clinical psychologist normally holds a Ph.D. or M.A. degree or Psy. D. (Doctor in Psychology) and a psychiatrist holds an MD degree
(b) A clinical psychologist holds a Ph.D. degree in Psychology and a psychiatrist holds both Psy. D. degree and Ph.D. degree
(c) A clinical psychologist holds a special degree in Psychology and a psychitrist holds a Ph.D. degree in Psychology
(d) A clinical psychologist has a special training in psychotherapy and a psychitrist holds M.A. degree in Psychology
(e) A clinical psychologist holds an M.A. degree in Psychology and a psychiatrist holds Ph.D. degree in Psychology
177. The Subject “Psychology” was formally recognised in Germany in the year:
(a) 1789
(b) 1668
(c) 1879
(d) 1897
(e) 1968
178. To study Abnormal Psychology means, to study mainly the nature of:
(a) Conscious Mind
(b) Unconscious Mind
(c) Subconscious Mind
(d) Normal Mind
(e) Abnormal Mind
179. Sigmund Freud is regarded as the father of:
(a) Psychoanalysis
(b) Behaviourism
(c) Functionalism
(d) Gestalt Psychology
(e) Stnicturalism
180. The unit of Sociology is the ‘Group’, whereas the unit of Psychology is the:
(a) Stimulus
(b) Individual
(c) Animal
(d) Institution
(e) None of the above
181. The branch of psychology which (teals with the study of animal behaviour is known as:
(a) Social Psychology
(b) Abnormal Psychology
(c) Differential Psychology
(d) Comparative Psychology
(e) None of the alxrve
182. The father of ‘Experimental Psychology’ is:
(a) Wilhelm Wundt
(b) Sigmund Freud
(c) C.G. Jung
(d) E. B. Titchener
(e) William James
183. For the first time, the word ‘Psychology’ was used by:
(a) Rudolf Goeckle
(b) Sigmund Freud
(c) William James
(d) E. B. Titchener
(e) C.G. Jung
184. The literal meaning of ‘Psychology’ is:
(a) Science of Behaviour
(b) Science of Soul
(c) Science of Consciousness
(d) Science of Mind
(e) Science of Temperament
185. Rudolf Goekle used the word ‘Psychology’ for the first time in:
(a) 1590 AD
(b) 1950 AD
(c) 1095 AD
(d) 1509 AD
(e) 1905 AD
186. Psychology as the ‘Science of Mind’ was defined by:
(a) Psychoanalysis
(b) Behaviourists
(c) Functionalists
(d) Ancient Greek Philosophers
(e) None of the above
187. Scientific Psychology came into existence during:
(a) 19th Century
(b) 20th Century
(c) 18th Century
(d) 17th Century
(e) 15th Century
188. E. B. Titchener (1867-1927) defined ‘Psychology’ as the science of:
(a) Soul
(b) Mind
(c) Experience
(d) Conscious Experience
(e) Behaviour
189. J. B. Watson defined ‘Psychology’ as the science:
(a) Soul
(b) Behaviour
(c) Mind
(d) Consciousness
(e) Experience
190. Psychology was defined as the “Science of Behaviour” by:
(a) Functionalists
(b) Structuralists
(c) Gestalt Psychologists
(d) Behaviourists
(e) None of the above
191. Who defined ‘Psychology’ as the scientific study of activities of the organism in relation to its environment?
(a) J. B. Watson
(b) Sigmund Freud
(c) C. G. Jung
(d) William James
(e) Woodworth
192. Any systematically organised body of verified knowledge about a certain class of facts and events is known as:
(a) Science
(b) Experiment
(c) Hypothesis
(d) Fact
(e) Theory
193. Psychology is:
(a) A social Science
(b) A Natural Science
(c) A Biological Science
(d) Both Natural and Social Science
(e) None of the above
194. Behaviouristic School was established by:
(a) William James
(b) W. Kohler
(c) J.B. Watson
(d) K. Koffka
(e) I. P. Pavlov
195. The most effective method of studying psychology is:
(a) Experimental Method
(b) Observation Method
(c) Introspection Method
(d) Survey Method
(e) Clinical Method
196. Anything which evokes a response in the Organism is called:
(a) Stimulus
(b) Thing
(c) Situation
(d) Incidence
(e) None of the above
197. A systematic study of facts according to a reliable and correct method of study is called a:
(a) Biological Study
(b) Social Technique
(c) Scientific Study
(d) Methodology
(e) None of the above
198. That, which cannot be observed by another person, is called:
(a) Experience
(b) Activity
(c) Action
(d) Exercise
(e) Event
199. The first psychological laboratory was established in Leipzig by Wilhelm Wundt in the year:
(a) 1789
(b) 1879
(c) 1899
(d) 1798
(e) 1897
200. “S-R” concept was first established by:
(a) J. B. Watson
(b) Wilhelm Wundt
(c) William James
(d) C. G. Jung
(e) 1. P. Pavlov
201. Who defined psychology as the science of immediate experience with consciousness being the main subject matter?
(a) E. B. Titchener
(b) Wilhelm Wundt
(c) Sigmund Freud
(d) William James
(e) Only (a) and (b)
202. Rejecting the concept of “S-R” connectionism, “S-O-R” concept was developed by:
(a) Sigmund Freud
(b) C. G. Jung
(c) E D. Titchener
(d) Woodworth
(e) J.B. Watson
203. Woodworth’s approach to define Psychology is:
(a) Constant
(b) Fluctuating
(c) Dynamic
(d) Complex
(e) Simple
204. The occurrence of ‘O’ in “S-O-R” concept is responsible in regulating the behaviour of the Organism and making psychological activity:
(a) Complex
(b) Fixed
(c) Dynamic
(d) Puzzled
(e) Complex to certain extent
205. Who defined Psychology as the Science of Consciousness to be studied by introspection for the purpose of answering three basic questions, ‘What’, “How” and “Why”?
(a) E. B. Titchener
(b) J. B. Watson
(c) William James
(d) Wilhelm Wundt
(e) C.G. Jung
206. After E. B. Titchener’s definition, which relationship, to serve the very purpose of Psychology, was lost?
(a) “S-R”
(b) “S-O-R”
(c) Cause-Effect
(d) “S-P-R”
(e) None of the above
207. The study of the interaction of heredity and environment is made by:
(a) Physiological Psychologists
(b) Child Psychologists
(c) Comparative Psychologists
(d) Educational Psychologists
(e) Industrial Psychologists
208. In recent years, physiological psychology is getting attached to the developing science of:
(a) Psychology
(b) Sociology
(c) Anthropology
(d) Physiology
(e) Neurophysiology
209. Introspective Method is otherwise known as:
(a) Self Observation Technique
(b) Subjective Observation
(c) Objective Observation
(d) Experimentation
(e) Only (a) and (b)
210. Field Observation is always:
(a) Subjective
(b) Objective
(c) Neutral
(d) Complex
(e) Very Simple
211. The simplest experimental method is that in which the “E” manipulates:
(a) One Variable
(b) Two Variables
(c) Three Variables
(d) Four Variables
(e) Five Variables
212. Regulating the “Relevant Variable” is called:
(a) Hypothesis
(b) Constant Error
(c) Experimental Control
(d) Antihypothesis
(e) None of the above
213. When more than one independent variable works in an experimental situation, it is called:
(a) Situational Crisis
(b) Interaction
(c) Multisituational Effect
(d) Variable Crisis
(e) None of the above
214. It does not possible or even desirable to rule out the differential effects of all relevant variables by means of experimental control. In such instances psychologists employ controlled conditions by mathematical methods. This is called:
(a) Statistical Control
(b) Mathematical Control
(c) Psychological Control
(d) Physiological Control
(e) Experimental Control
215. Gestalt School was founded by:
(a) Max Wertheimer (1880-1943)
(b) Wolfgang Kohler (1887-1937)
(c) Kurt Koffka (1886-1941)
(d) Kurt Lewin (1890-1947)
(e) None of the above
216. The Behavioristic School was established by J. B. Watson in the year:
(a) 1914
(b) 1915
(c) 1913
(d) 1916
(e) 1910
217. The theory of evolution was propounded by:
(a) William James (1842-1910)
(b) Kurt Lewin (1890-1947)
(c) Sir Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
(d) John Deway (1859-1952)
(e) None of the above
218. The central theme of “Structural Psychology” was borrowed from:
(a) Physics and Biology
(b) Biology and Chemistry
(c) Sociology and Neurology
(d) Physics and Chemistry
(e) None of the above
219. The founder and principal exponent of psychoanalysis is:
(a) Sigmund Freud
(b) E. B. Titchener
(c) C.G. Jung
(d) Alfred Adler
(e) None of the above
220. Clinical Psychology deals with the practical aspect of:
(a) Experimental Psychology
(b) Educational Psychology
(c) Child Psychology
(d) Abnormal Psychology
(e) Comparative Psychology
221. Who has constructed the first intelligence test as a psychologist and made important contributions to our understanding of the thought process?
(a) William James
(b) Alfred Binet
(c) William Mc Dougall
(d) J.B. Watson
(e) None of the above
222. In 1913, C. G. Jung has established his own school which was popularly known as:
(a) Psychoanalysis
(b) Individual Psychology
(c) Analytical Psychology
(d) Child Psychology
(e) None of the above
223. The concepts like “Introspection” and “Conscious Experience” are associated with:
(a) Functionalism
(b) Behaviourism
(c) Structuralism
(d) Gestalt Psychology
(e) Psychoanalysis
224. Which Law deals with the least noticeable differences in different stimuli?
(a) Gestalt Law
(b) Weber-Fechner Law
(c) Watson’s Law
(d) James Law
(e) Binet Law
225. A provisional theory to explain observed facts is known as:
(a) Construct
(b) Theory
(c) Hypothesis
(d) Event
(e) Fact
226. Wilhelm Wundt setup the first psychological laboratory in 1879 at the University of:
(a) L.N.M.U.
(b) Toronto
(c) Queens
(d) Leipzig
(e) None of the above
227. A German Psychologist, H. Ebbinghaus, had done pioneering experiments on:
(a) Perception
(b) Memory
(c) Learning
(d) Thinking
(e) Emotion
228. An experiment has been aptly described as a:
(a) Question put to self
(b) Question put to
(c) Question put to psychologists
(d) Question put to nature stimuli
(e) None of the above
229. An experiment is set up to confirm or refute some:
(a) Hypotheses
(b) Questions
(c) Enquiry
(d) Events
(e) None of the above
230. Psychology has come into existence as a separate discipline a little over:
(a) A hundred years ago
(b) Two hundred years ago
(c) Three hundred years ago
(d) Four hundred years ago
(e) None of the above
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