Psychology Questions Answers
Q1. Who is the first man to define Psychology
(a) William James
(b) Wilhelm Wundt
(c) Alfred Adler
(d) William McDougall
Answer: (b) Wilhelm Wundt
Q2. The third dimension of space is
(a) length
(b) breadth
(c) depth
(d) solidity
Answer: (c) depth
Q3. Who is the founder of cognitive theory of emotion
(a) Lazarus
(b) Lindsley
(c) Solomon
(d) Schachter-Singer
Answer: (d) Schachter-Singer
Q4. The major area of Gestalt Psychology is
(a) Perception
(b) Learning
(c) Motivation
(d) Sensation
Answer: (a) Perception
Q5. Who has developed Inkblot test of personality
(a) Murray
(b) Rorschach
(c) Galton
(d) Moreno
Answer: (b) Rorschach
Q6. Perception of movement is called
(a) Stereopsis
(b) Phi phenomenon
(c) Depth constancy
(d) Size constancy
Answer: (b) Phi phenomenon
Q7. When anxiety is unrelated to any known realistic factor, it is called
(a) free floating anxiety
(b) panic
(c) a phobia
(d) depression
Answer: (a) free floating anxiety
Q8. Which Psychologist gave more importance to insight learning
(a) Maslow
(b) Thorndike
(c) Rogers
(d) Kohler
Answer: (d) Kohler
Q9. Who has given the concept of "General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)"
(a) Moos
(b) Wolpe
(c) Lazarus
(d) Selye
Answer: (d) Selye
Q10. The chief characteristic of neuroses is
(a) depression
(b) anxiety
(c) tension
(d) worry
Answer: (b) anxiety
Q11. Writing "Gratitude Diary" is part of __________
(a) Positive psychology
(b) Psychotherapy
(c) Humanistic psychology
(d) Counselling
Answer: (a) Positive psychology
Q12. Physiological theory of perception is associated with
(a) Hebb
(b) Lashley
(c) Von Senden
(d) Broca
Answer: (a) Hebb
Q13. The author of famous book on "Authentic Happiness" is
(a) Peterson
(b) Sheldon
(c) Seligman
(d) Fredrickson
Answer: (c) Seligman
Q14. Historically, the term positive psychology was coined by
(a) Martin Saligman
(b) Rick Snyder
(c) Ed Diner
(d) Abraham Maslow
Answer: (d) Abraham Maslow
Q15. Drive reduction theory of learning is given by
(a) Maslow
(b) Hull
(c) Murray
(d) Herzberg
Answer: (b) Hull
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