List of top Psychology Questions asked in CUET (UG)

The client-centered therapy developed by Carl Rogers is based on:
Which technique of personality assessment puts individuals into certain categories in terms of their behavioural qualities?
As an actor, the self actively engages in the process of knowing itself. This status of self is called ________
According to Jung's analytical psychology, 'God' and 'Mother earth' are examples of:

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(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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Tendency of the subject to agree with items irrespective of their content is called:
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:
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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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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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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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?
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:
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?
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:
Which psychological disorder is characterized by persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of specific objects or situations?
What is the ‘fundamental attribution error’ in social psychology?
In the context of memory, what is the ‘serial position effect’?
What is the Hawthorne effect?
What is the significance of the ‘bystander effect’ in social psychology?
In the context of cognitive psychology, what is the ‘Stroop effect’?
Which theory suggests that people are motivated to maintain an optimal level of arousal?
Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for regulating emotions and memory?