MCQ PSYCHOLOGY

 MCQ PSYCHOLOGY

1. The trial and error theory is proposed by

a) Skinner b) Pavlov

c) Thondike d) Koffka

2. Classical Conditioning is propose by

a) Ivan Pavlov b) EL Thorndike

c) John Dewey d) BF Skinner

3. The highest level of Abraham Maslow’s Need theory is

a) Self esteem b) Love and belongingness

c) Physiological needs d) Thirst and hunger

4. The theory of libido is proposed by

a) BF Skinner b) Sigmund Freud

c) Jacques Lacan d) Koffka

5. The most appropriate meaning of learning is

a) Inclusion of knowledge b) Modification of behaviour

c) Personal Adjustment d) Acquisition of skills

6. Founder of Achievement Motivation

a) David Mcclelland b) David A Kohlb

c) David Marks d) David Krasky

7. Examples of primary motives are

a) Achievement b) Power and status

c) Hunger and thirst d) Belongingness

8. What is the meaning of learning?

a) Learning is a continuous process b) Learning is related to environment

c) Learning is universal d) All of the above

9. Which learning transfer of a particular task interferes with the learning of a subsequent task?

a) Sequential transfer b) Positive transfer

c) Vertical transfer d) Negative transfer

10. Concave shaped curve is called _______

a) Negatively accelerated learning b) Positively accelerated learning

c) Learning curve d) None of these

11. Who introduced self actualisation theory?

a) David b) Maslow

c) Atkinson d) Robert Glaser

 1. The formation of mental image is called _______

a) Sensation b) Concept

c) Perception d) Insight

2. Deliberate act on the part of the individual to overcome their difficulties is called

a) Reasoning b) Thinking

c) Meta cognition d) Problem solving

3. Who coined the term cognitive neuroscience?

a) Pavlov b) Thorndike

c) Lewin d) Michael Gazzania

4. Which one is the simplest form of cognition?

a. Conception b. Perception

c. Sensation d. Affection

5. Insight learning was proposed by ____________

a. Edward C. Tolman b. Kurt Lewin

c. Max Wertheimer d. Wolfgang Kohler

6. The first practical intelligence test was invented by

a. Alfred Binet b. Spearman

c. David Wechsler d. Francis Galton

7. Perception level learning is from __________

a. Concrete to abstract b. Know to unknown

c. Seen to unseen d. Simple to complex.

8. Which among the following is not a type of illusion?

a) Verbal illusion b) Visual illusion

c) Auditory illusion d) Tactile illusion

9. Which is not a type of thinking?

a) Concrete thinking b) Divergent thinking

c) Native thinking d) Convergent thinking

10. Metacognition means _______

a) Thinking in between b) Thinking about self

c) Thinking beyond d) Thinking critically

1. The approach that interprets learning as the change in the field consisting of the learner and

environment

a) Information processing b) Constructivism

c) Behaviourism d) Cognitivism

2. Which theory introduced the word locomotion?

a) Trial and error theory b) Constructivist theory

c) Theory of learning d) Expository learning

3. The theory that gave importance to change mechanism

a) Social cultural theory b) Expository learning

c) Operant conditioning d) Information processing

4. Vygotsky emphasized the significance of the role played by which of the following factors in the

learning of children?

a. Hereditary b. Moral

c. Physical d. Social

5. Which of the following is a law of learning?

a. Law of readiness b. Law of exercise

c. Law of effect d. All the above

6. The trial and error theory of learning was propounded by

a. Newton b. Pavlov

c. Thorndike d. Homer

7. Thorndike put a hungry ___________ in a puzzle box for his experiment.

a. Dog b. Rat

c. Cat d. None of the above

8. Pavlov was born in

a. Western Germany b. Central Russia

c. United Kingdom d. United States of America

9. Who propagated cognitive theory of teaching?

a. David Berliner b. Donald T. Campbell

c. Egon Brunswick d. N. L. Gage

10. Piaget’s theory deals with ______ development

a) Affective b) Cognitive

c) Social d) Psychomotor

1. Special ability or specific capacity distinct from the intellectual ability?

a) Interest b) Attitude

c) Aptitude d) None of these

2. Identify the children of IQ 130

a) Exceptional b) Slow learners

c) Mentally retarded d) Gifted children

3. Which learning difficulty involves problems with movement and coordination?

a) Autism b) Dyslexia

c) Dyspraxia d) Dysgraphia

4. Which is suitable for slow learners?

a. Creative writing b. Rote learning

c. Role playing d. Mechanical repetition of an action

5. The educational programme in which exceptional children attend classes with normal children on

either a part or full time basis is called

a) Inclusive education b) Imported education

c) Integrated education d) Exclusive education

6. Which one is associated with impaired handwriting?

a) Dyscalculia b) Dysgraphia

c) Dyspraxia d) Dyslexia

7. Dyslexia deals with

a) Writing b) Speaking

c) Calculating d) Listening

8. Type of learning disability which deals with difficulty in calculations

a) Dyslexia b) Dysgraphia

c) Dyscalculia d) Dyspraxia

9. Which learning disability involves a person struggling with distinguishing similar sounds?

a) Dyslexia b) Dyspraxia

c) Auditory processing disorder d) Dysgraphia

10. Expand ADHD

a) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

b) Attention decreased hyperactive disorder

c) Attitude deficit hyper disease

d) Attitude decreased hyper disease