List of top Psychology Questions asked in Common University Entrance Test

An 18-year-old male had a severe dislike for touching door knobs. He feared contamination and spent hours washing his hands if he had to open a door at his office. He spent more than 3-4 hours taking a shower and spent a lot of time cleaning surfaces after "incidental contaminations." Eventually, he stopped waking up in the morning as it was not worth the effort. Identify the disorder he is suffering from:

When an alcoholic is given a mild electric shock and asked to smell the alcohol repeatedly to form an association between the two, this form of treatment is known as:

An adolescent started therapy a week back. Based on formulating the adolescent's problem, the therapist feels that the boy will be capable of arriving at solutions through a process of personal growth. The therapist's approach to therapy is in an accepting environment. Identify the type of therapy being provided:

"How happy were you with your job on the whole?" Identify the type of question:

Before running a marathon, David experiences a sudden surge of energy, heightened awareness and excitement, which he recognizes as a precursor of good performance on the ground. Identify the term in which David's feelings can be categorized:

Identify the correct sequence according to the General Adaptation Syndrome.
(A) Resistance
(B) Presence of a noxious stimulus
(C) Alarm Reaction
(D) Exhaustion

Psychoneuroimmunology studies the effects of stress on the immune system. Identify the correct statements describing its working:
(A) The Leucocytes within the immune system identify and destroy antigens such as viruses
(B) Stress does not affect natural killer cell cytotoxicity
(C) Stress leads to the production of antibodies
(D) There are several kinds of Leucocytes including the T cells, B cells and natural killer cells
(E) D-cells produce antibodies

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) Task-Oriented Strategy	(I) Dynamic situation specific reaction to stress
(B) Emotion-Oriented Strategy	(II) Maintaining a time schedule
(C) Avoidance-Oriented Strategy	(III) Worry about what I am going to do
(D) Coping	(IV) Talking to friends or watching T.V.

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Which personality theorist emphasized on the concept of fully-functioning person and ideal self?

Which level of IQ is considered as Profound Level of Intellectual Disability?

"I am one who easily gets hurt," is an example of which aspect of 'Self'?

Which characteristic does not determine the effect of noise on task performance?

Arrange in correct sequence the stages of processing on the basis of PASS Model of Intelligence:
(A) The teacher announces a class test
(B) Focusing attention on reading, learning, and revising the content of the chapters in the syllabus
(C) Planning a time schedule, group studies, etc.
(D) Simultaneously and successively processing the information given in the textbook as well as the notes
(E) If the planning is not effective, it is modified.

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) Intellectual deficiency	(I) Prodigy
(B) Intellectually gifted	(II) Below IQ score of 70
(C) Remarkable ability in a specific field	(III) IQ above 130
(D) Highly talented	(IV) Talent

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According to Nature vs. Nurture studies, arrange the I.Q. of twins and siblings in order of high to low correlation:
(A) Identical twins reared in different environments
(B) Fraternal twins reared together
(C) Identical twins reared together
(D) Siblings reared apart
(E) Siblings reared together
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Agastya is a highly motivated executive who lacks patience, feels short of time, and is forever burdened with work. He finds difficulty in slowing down. Identify his personality type on the basis of Friedman and Rosenman's Classification.

Individuals with high ___ have been found to stop smoking the moment they decide to do so. What aspect of self is highlighted in this example?

Read the given case-study carefully and answer the question that follow
According to Lazarus and his colleagues, people have a tendency to appraise any situation as positive, negative or neutral. When Vikram lost his job as event manager, he perceived the situation as negative but he didn't lose heart and decided to start a food joint as he was handling similar projects in the past. Whereas Vikas who also lost his job as a marketing manager, started feeling helpless and hopeless and consumed alcohol regularly. He started coming up with excuses for not doing anything. He could not even think of starting his own venture as he had no money to invest. He would often become very angry or would start crying bitterly

Read the passage and answer the question that follow :
Namita is studying in London. Being an Indian she faces a variety of discriminatory behavior on an everyday basis. For instance, Namita had an Economics examination in the morning. While she was revising her notes outside the exam hall one of her classmates, Jessica commented that, "You are from a country of snake charmers, I do not think advanced Economics concepts are your cup of tea". Namita felt bad and started to think it over. Although she was prepared well for her exam but due to nervousness, she was not able to perform well in the exam and failed. Seeing her result, other students started to call her "Know Nothing Namita'. Some students started bullying other Indian students also without provocation. This instance lead the students of other nationalities to believe that there must be some truth in what everyone says about Indians.

The goal of reducing prejudice can be accomplished by:
(A) Correcting stereotypes related to specific target group 
(B) Highlighting group identity 
(C) Tackling problem of a strong in-group bias 
(D) Increasing intergroup contact 
(E) Not highlighting individual identity 
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match LIST I with LIST II

List-I		List-II
A	Psychological issues pertaining to human environment interaction	I	Environmental design
B	Study of relation between living beings	II	Ecology and environment
C	All that is around us	III	Environment
D	Built environment	IV	Environmental Psychology

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The characteristics of noise which does not effect task performance is :

What is not required for a psychological test?

In the company of like minded people, when our view is favoured and validated by the public then it is a sort of effect.

Type of yoga therapy that is effective in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder, and is a combination of pranayama with chanting of mantra, is commonly known as :