Psychology · UNIT 09 · MOCK TEST

Mock 4 – Mixed Practice

Unit 9: Human Development & Interventions · 15 questions · about 18 minutes. Press End Mock any time to see your score and the correct answers.

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Rahul, a 22-year-old university student, had always feared public speaking. As a child, he once froze on the stage during a school recital, and since then the thought of speaking in front of an audience made him anxious. In college, his fear became a serious obstacle when he had to give presentations for his classes. His palms would sweat, his heart would race and his mind would go blank. After discussing his problem with a counselor, Rahul learned that he was experiencing performance anxiety. He was advised by the therapist to start with simple steps like speaking in front of a mirror, and then to a small group of friends. Gradually, he progressed to deliver short talks in his classroom. Over time, Rahul gained confidence and even began to enjoy public speaking. He learned to challenge negative thoughts and replace them with positive self-talk.

Q1.

Rahul's fear of public speaking can be classified as.

AAgoraphobia BAnthrophobia CGlossophobia DHematophobia

Q2.

While Carkhuff's model describes communication skills as pre-processing skills, Ivey and Ivey call ita

ABasic communication skills BLife Skill model CMicro- Skill approach DDASIE model

Q3.

Which of the following are community based protective factors for resilience among children

A. Ties to pro-social organisations

B. Authoritative parenting

C. Organised home environment

D. Neighborhood with high collective efficacy

E. Effective schools

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

AA, C, D only BA, D, E only CC, D, E only DB, C, D only

The researchers assumed that older adults are different from younger adults in their suicidal ideation and in their reasons for thinking about committing suicide because of differences in life experiences and coping competence. Hence, they used cross-sectional research and recruited 150 older adults (60–95 years) who were matched with 150 younger adults (17–34 years) on gender, ethnicity, religion and self-reported health status. Beck's scale for suicidal ideation was used to measure suicidal ideation. They used a 't' test for comparison of variables and found no significant difference. According to Siegler, neither cross-sectional nor longitudinal studies provide much information about how those changes occur over time. He discussed a method that involves carefully observing behaviour during periods when rapid change is occurring and collecting both quantitative and qualitative information.

Q4.

What is the method Siegler discussed for studying the process of change?

AMacrogenetic method BExogenetic method CChromogenetic method DMicro genetic method

Q5.

Brainstorming is technique in Gerard Egan's problem management approach to helping. Which of the statements given below is NOT a characteristics feature of brainstorming.

ADevelop 'wild' possibilities BSuspend judgement CUse one idea as a takeoff point for another DSet of time frame

Q6.

Which of the following are the identity statuses of James Marcia's theory :

(A) Identity achievement

(B) Identity fore closure

(D) Identity crisis

(E) Identity moratorium

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A(A), (B), (C), (E) only B(A), (B), (C), (D) only C(B), (C), (D), (E) only D(C), (D) only

Q7.

Simple skills develop in infants separately and independently and later develop into more complex skills. Which governing principle of growth is applied here?

AProximodistal principle BCephalocaudal principle CPrinciple of hierarchical integration DPrinciple of independence of the systems

Q8.

As indicated by reflexes, a new born baby responds to touch around the area of

A. Head, Neck and mouth

B. Belly. Foot and neck

C. Mouth, Calf and head

D. Mouth and foot

E. Palm

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

AA, B only BB, E only CC, E only DD, E only

Q9.

Etiological models of psychopathology includes :

A. Nervous system going awry

B. Social conflicts

C. Intrapsychic conflicts

D. Learning dysfunctional behaviour

E. Indulgence in religion.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

AA, B, C only BB, C, D, E only CA, C, D only DA, C, D, E only

Q10.

Match List I with List II

List I	List II
A. Object permanence	I. Pre-operational
B. Abstract thinking	II. Sensory motor
C. Egocentrism	III. Concrete operational
D. Conservation	IV. Formal operational

AA-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I BA-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III CA-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III DA-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Q11.

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: Project Head start and other preschool quality programme boost children's chances of success in future by increasing their school readiness.

Reason R : Genes and experience together determine cognitive and social skills.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

ABoth A and B are true and R is the correct explanation of A BBoth A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A CA is true but R is false DA is false but R is true

Q12.

Which of the following statements reflects the argument made by cognitive social learning theory ?

ASelf regulation is more important than advanced reasoning BSocial construction is the way children learn morality CHumans since long had capacity to develop moral behaviour DHumans are born with innate disposition shaped by our genes

Q13.

Young adults who return after leaving home for some period, to live in their middle aged parents home are known as:-

ASandwich children BBenevolent children CBoomerang children DCompliant children

Q14.

Which among the following does not refer to Social Referencing?

(A) Intentional search for information about others' feelings, to help explain the meaning of uncertain circumstances and events

(B) It occurs around the age of 2 – 3 years

(D) Infants need to understand the significance of other's behavior within the context of a specific situation

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:-

A(B) only B(A) and (C) only C(B) and (C) only D(A) and (D) only

Q15.

The cognitive theory contends dependency behaviours to be arising, from and being maintained by cognitive distortions and maladaptive thought processes. Which of the following are associated with cognitive distortions?

A. Availability

B. Hindsight bias

C. Flexible attribution

D. Illusion of control

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

AA, B, C and D only BA, B and C only CB, C and D only DC and D only