UGC NET Psychology Paper 2 – June 2023 (15 Jun) – Question Paper with Answer Key

______ Vidya is the disciplined and systematic knowledge of the self and the environment attained through precise observation and critical reasoning.

The Bhagvadgita has 18 chapters (Adhyaya) named after some form of Yoga. Which is not the correct adhyaya out of the following?

Paedocentrism is:

There are three types of post-modern therapies, Which out of the following is not a part of post- modern therapy.

To conduct a study on Anganwadi workers, the researcher randomly selected five districts out of 30 districts of a state and collected data from each and every Anganwadi worker from these five districts. This is an example of

One sports psychologist wanted to carry out a biographical study by writing and recording the experiences of a hockey legend. This is an example of ______ approach.

"The present article describes a qualitative study of the career development of 16 prominent, highly achieving Indian women across six occupational fields. Our overall aim was to explore critical influences on the career development of these women, particularly those related to their attainment of professional success." The above-mentioned purpose statement indicates a:

Standard deviation of sampling distribution is known as

The test requires someone to demonstrate his/her tailoring ability is best classified as:

A basic set of beliefs that guide action is called:

A researcher carried out an analysis in which he looked for underlying theoretical structures in his construct. Which one of the following design he used?

The formula used to estimate how many homogeneous test questions should be added to a test to raise its reliability to the described level is:

Which parts of the brain are connected by the cerebral Aqueduct?

A unipolar neuron found in the somato sensory system are sensitive to:

Amygdala, part of the Limbic system, is specifically responsible for one of the following functions:

Which one of the following areas is not located in the Temperal Lobe ?

What is meant by stroboscopic motion?

What is Thorndike's law of effect?

When lightning flashes nearby, we wince and start to prepare ourselves for the thunder to follow. This response to impending thunder is known as:

Which among the following is true about process of extinction of behaviour in classical conditioning?

What is meant by stroop effect?

Which of the following is not a metacognitive activity?

Which of the following is true about the concept of heritability?

Which of the following is not a chromosomal disorder characterized by subaverage intellectual functioning?

as per Values in Action (VIA), classification of character strengths and virtues are as under:

Three stage model of chronic stress formulated by Hans Selye is called

The emergence of the Oedipus and Castration complexes are the chief events of which stage of development in the Freudian theory.

Who is the author of the book "Escape from Freedom"?

Women are likely to gain more number of valued positions during the time of crisis. This is referred as

Efforts to cope with the knowledge that we will die is known as

Which therapeutic approach to counselling is based on the premise "You are the architect of your life'?

Late adulthood often involves a gradual withdrawal from the world on physical, psychological and social levels. Which theory supports this?

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

Which of the following is not correct about REBT?

Which of the following is correct about the impact of stress on immune system of an individual?

Which of the following contributes to maintaining a health risk behaviour ?

Which of the following describes resilience?

Which of the following does not come under Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)?

Which one of the following is not a principal characteristic of the REM sleep?

Which of the following behaviours is not a stage of observational learning?

The basic aspects of the philosophy of early Buddhism fall into

A. Theory of Knowledge

B. Theory of Society

C. Theory of Reality

D. Theory of Perception

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Existentialism is associated with which of the following names.

A. Soren Kierkegaard

B. Vlademier

C. Friedrich Nietzsche

D. Husserl

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Which of the following should be assured before going for parametric analysis of variance?

A. Independence of scores of the subjects

B. Categorical dependent variable

C. Random assignment of subjects to the treatments

D. Homogeneity of variance of the subjects' scores

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Which of the following are true about Multiple Regression?

A. It is linear regression

B. There are more than one criterion.

C. There are more than one predictor

D. It doesn't have intercept constant.

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Which of correct about Multitrait - Multimethod design?

A. Investigates construct validity

B. Associates with Coombs and Holladay

C. Associates with Campbell and Fiske

D. Investigates Composite reliability

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In the context of the formula for Cohen's Kappa, which of the following are correct?

A. κ = (Σfo − Σfe) / (N − Σfe)

B. fo = observed frequency

C. fe = expected frequency

D. N = overall total of data points in the frequency matrix

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A specific brain region can be destroyed by some of the following methods. Choose the correct answer.

A. Immunocytochemical method

B. Radio frequency lesion method

C. Extitotoxic lesion method

D. Fluorogold method

E. experimental ablation method.

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Which of the following is true about negative reinforcement?

A. It strengthens a response

B. It works by reducing or removing something undesirable or unpleasant

C. Fastening a seatbelt in car to turn off beeping sound is an example of negative reinforcement

D. It weakens a response

E. It works by increasing desirability and pleasantness of a stimulus

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Which of the following are true about perceptual constancy ?

A. It applies to perception of size and colour only

B. Many visual illusions may be explained by the various constancies

C. Constancies occur in all sensory modalities

D. It keeps the appearance of objects the same inspite of large variations in the initial representation of the stimuli received by the sense organs that are engendered by various environmental factors.

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What is meant by theory of mind?

A. People's idea about feelings perceptions and thoughts of self and others, and the behaviour these might predict

B. A term first coined by Daniel Goleman

C. People's ideas about their own and other's mental states

D. By the age of six months, children worldwide display an advanced level of theory of mind acquisition

E. People with autism are said to have an impaired theory of mind.

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Which of the following is true about a Phoneme?

A. It refers to the disrupted language of a patient with aphasia

B. Every language has its own set of phonemes

C. A phonema is a category of speech sounds

D. It is the smallest unit of language that carries meaning.

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Self-determination theory of Deci and Ryan focused on the following basic needs to explain well-being:

A. Creativity

B. Engagement

C. Competence

D. Relatedness

E. Autonomy

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The structural components of the collective unconscious (Jung) are called by different names.

A. Archetypes

B. Imagoes

C. Creative ego

D. Libido

E. Dominants

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In late adulthood, retirement from job follows specific stages, as per Atchley (1982)

A. Honeymoon

B. Disenchantment

C. Craving for money

D. Reorientation

E. Social withdrawal

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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

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Etiological models of psychopathology includes :

A. Nervous system going awry

B. Social conflicts

C. Intrapsychic conflicts

D. Learning dysfunctional behaviour

E. Indulgence in religion.

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Conflicts are readily kindled and fueled by

A. Competition

B. Conciliation

C. Cooperation

D. Misperception

E. Social Dilemmas

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What is meant by bottom-up processing?

A. It always distorts our observations

B. Sensory analysis that starts at the entry level

C. When our experience and expectations guide our perception

D. Higher level mental processes are involved

E. Helps to detect the lines, angles and colours

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Robert Sternberg proposed a triarchic theory of following intelligence types

A. Creative

B. Analogical

C. Analytical

D. Emotional

E. Practical

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Which of the following is/are related to Developmental screening Tests?

A. Gesell Developmental Schedule

B. Denver Developmental Screening Test

C. Holland Developmental Schedule

D. Bruner Developmental Screening Test

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Human personality is analysed into five factors as viewed by Buddhism. Choose the correct factors included in personality

A. Material, Perception, Feeling

B. Disposition, Consciousness

C. Thinking, Belief, Intelligence

D. Memory. Attention

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Which of the following is true about stimulus generalization ?

A. People's emotional reactions to one stimulus generalize to similar stimuli

B. With repeated exposure and reinforcement dogs can differentiate between types of sounds

C. Normally desirable foods, such as cakes and pastries are unappealing when shaped to resemble dog's feces

D. Sudden appearance of forgotten response.

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Which of the following does not come under the matrix reasoning subtest of WAIS IV

A. Visuospatial reasoning

B. Psychomotor speed

C. Abstract reasoning

D. Visual Organization

E. Ability to follow directions.

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Identify the components of the 'Ethical Decision Making'

A. Moral Awareness

B. Moral Anxiety

C. Moral Intent

D. Moral Judgement

E. Moral Context

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Informed consent, as suggested by Diener and Crandall includes the components:

A. Voluntarism

B. Researcher's competence

C. Information

D. Comprehension

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Arrange Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development and basic strengths:

A. Trust vs mistrust

B. Initiative vs guilt

C. Industriousness vs inferiority

D. Autonomy vs doubt, shame

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Prepare the steps involved in Action Research in correct sequence with reference to behavioural science

A. Action

B. Observation

C. Plan

D. Reflection

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Arrange the following statements in the correct sequence of the movement of ions during the action potential

A. Na+ channels open, Na+ begins to enter cell

B. K+ continues to leave cell. causes membrane potential to return to resting level

C. K+ channels open, K+ begins to leave cell

D. K+ channels close. Na+ channels reset

E. Nat channels become refractory, no more Nat enters the cell

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Correctly arrange the components of emotion as explained in the two-factor theory of Schachter and Singer. 1962.

A. Stimulus

B. Cognitive appraisal of arousal

C. General physiological arousal

D. Subjective experience of emotion

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What would be the correct order of the steps involved in prosocial behaviour?

A. Accept the responsibility for helping

B. Noticing something unusual

C. decision about possession of required knowledge or skills

D. Interpreting the event as emergency

E. deciding to actually help

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Arrange the following in sequence as per Development model of Counselling

A. Identification of blind spots

B. Brain storming

C. Developing possibilities

D. Force-field analysis

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Arrange the following physiological response to stress sequentially

A. Release of Adrenocorticotropin hormone from pituitary gland

B. Release of CRF from hypothalamus

C. Perception of stress

D. Suppression of immune system functioning

E. Glucocorticoid release from Adrenal gland

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Arrange 'Pancha Kosha' in order :

A. Annamaya Kosha

B. Maanomaya Kosha

C. Vijnanamaya Kosha

D. Pranamaya Kosha

E. Anandamaya Kosha

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Arrange the emergence of following leadership approaches in a chronological order:

A. Behavioural approach

B. Transformational approach

C. Trait approach

D. Contingency Approach

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Sequentially arrange the sections of the vertebrae of the spinal column from top to bottom.

A. Thoracic vertebrae

B. Sacral vertebrae

C. Cervical vertebrae

D. Lumbar vertebrae

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

Assertion A : There are five universal human needs according to reality therapy

Reason R: These needs are - survival, love & belonging, power, freedom and fun

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

Assertion A: To eliminate the impact of an extraneous independent variable, the researcher can choose participants who are homogeneous on that independent variable.

Reason R : 'Matching' is one of the method to control extraneous variance.

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

Assertion A: Monozygotic twins are called fraternal twins. who share half of their genes. Both members of the twins may be males or females.

Reason R : Dizygotic twins develop from two different eggs and share the genes like a brother and sister. One of the twins may be a male and the other one may be a female.

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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.

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Given below are two statements:

Statement I : Motivation is a condition that energizes behaviour but gives no direction.

Statement II Motivational States arise only from external incentive factors.

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What are the degrees of freedom for the test?

What statistical test should be used to analyze the data?

Rejection of the null hypothesis indicates:

Which of the following is correct about a directional hypothesis?

Which of the following is correct about the interval scale?

The theory of Vygotsky is called:

The ZPD stands for:

ZPD is defined by Vygotsky as:

The instructional process in which the more knowledgeable partner adjusts the amount and type of support he offers to fit with the child's learning needs over the course of interaction is called:

The psychological tools and signs such as language, counting, mnemonics, algebraic symbols, art and writing that facilitate and direct the thinking process are called by Vygotsky: