Personality, Motivation, Emotion, Stress & Coping – Previous Year Questions
75 questions from past UGC NET Psychology papers, each with the correct answer. Open any question for its explanation.
Topic-wise mock tests
- Study of Values prepared by all port, Vernon and lindzey has some basic areas which of the following areas are included in it ? (A) Moral (B) Aesthetic (C) Cognitive (D) Religions (E) Economic Choose the correct answer…
- The theoretical positions about personality whose development have been heavily dependent on factor analysis are : (A) RB. Cattell (B) Spearman (C) Hy. Eysenck (D) J.P. Guilford (E) Howard Gardner Choose the correct ans…
- Frend believed that at times Ego is unable to control impulses of ID so uses various defense mechanism such as : (A) Fixation (B) Repression (C) Rationalization (D) Displacement (E) Projection Choose the correct answer…
- Match List-I with List-II. List I List II A. Secondary traits I. Traits that dominate an individual's entire personality B. Cardinal traits II. Key dimensions of personality that underlie many other traits C. Central tr…
- Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Sexcual derive is one of the physilogical need. Reason (R): — Human beings cannot live without g…
- 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"?
- 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 Choose the most appropriate answer from the opt…
- The structural components of the collective unconscious (Jung) are called by different names. A. Archetypes B. Imagoes C. Creative ego D. Libido E. Dominants Choose the most appropriate from the options given below:
- Match List I with List II List I List II A. Sigmund Freud I. Genetic view B. B. F. Skinner II. Psychoanalytic view C. Carl Rogers III. Behavioural view D. Hans Eysenck IV. Humanistic view
- 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…
- 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. In the light of the a…
- Sensation seeking among adolescents is best described by.
- The first response that people typically express when frustrated is to:
- Match List I with List II List I List II A. Actualizing tendency I. Organism continuously weighs the experiences in terms of its ability to satisfy B. Subjective frame of reference II. Organism attempts to fulfil the in…
- Match List I with List II List I – Approach to personality List II – Key feature A. Psychodynamic I. Learned drives B. Humanistic II. Social learning C. Cognitive III. Inner forces D. Behaviouristic IV. Self-actualizati…
- Match List I with List II List I – Psychologist List II – Key concept A. C. L. Hull I. Need B. S. Freud II. Drive C. H. Murray III. Instinct D. D. C. McClelland IV. Fantasy
- Match List I with List II List I List II A. Self determination I. D. O. Hebb B. Contact comfort II. Hans Selye C. Cell assembly III. Edward Deci D. General Adaptation Syndrome IV. Harry Harlow
- Find the correct sequence of events in reference to James-Lange theory of emotions A. The feedback received constitutes feeling of emotions B. The emotion producing situation is interpreted by the cortex C. The brain re…
- Given below are two statements Statement I: Stress is experienced in relatively ordinary life conditions. Statement II: Any life event that requires people to change, adapt or adjust can result in stress. In light of th…
- Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A : Drive reduction was proposed to explain the actions of people taken to reduce tension created by needs.…
- A Woman who learns that she has been deprived of promotion to a higher job in a company, may storm into her boss's office and have temper tentrum. It exemplifies :
- Who among the following proposed that different emotional stimuli induce different patterns of ANS activity and that these different patterns produce different emotional experiences?
- Persons inclined to be verbally aggressive have:-
- Discovery and understanding of our own abilities brings happiness but also brings fear of new responsibilities and duties. It is called:-
- Qualities such as calmness, tolerance, sociability, love of comfort and easy goingness depict, which of the following?
- Who of the following emphasised nomothetic approach in personality research?
- Ethological approach to motivation mainly explains (A) biological aspects of behaviour. (B) evolutionary history of behaviour. (C) causation of behaviour in terms of stimulus, hormonal and neurobiological events. (D) pr…
- Which of the following characteristics are applicable to emotions that are considered to occur as a result of interaction among subjective and environmental factors and neural and hormonal processes? (A) Emotions give r…