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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Applications (BBA [CA]) , Bachelor of Banking and Insurance (BBI) .
Chapters
| 101. |
Which range best targets the number of "Central Traits" that have been identified? |
| A. | 5-8 |
| B. | 5-200 |
| C. | 17,000-18,000 |
| D. | 19,000-20,000 |
| Answer» A. 5-8 | |
| 102. |
Which of the following examples is most likely to have a negative correlation? |
| A. | Number of hours spent studying and test scores |
| B. | Amount of violent television viewed and number of aggressive acts committed |
| C. | How many times the subject smiles per day and their unhappiness level |
| D. | Weight and height |
| Answer» C. How many times the subject smiles per day and their unhappiness level | |
| 103. |
he Ancient Greeks hypothesized that there were 4 different personality characteristics. The four
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| A. | irritability, optimism, pessimism, calmness |
| B. | calmness, depression, pessimism, irritability |
| C. | depression, irritability, pessimism, optimism |
| D. | irritability, depression, optimism, calmness |
| Answer» D. irritability, depression, optimism, calmness | |
| 104. |
Sheldon proposed three different types of traits. The traits that would best describe a football
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| A. | mesomorph |
| B. | endomorph |
| C. | ectomorph |
| D. | actinomorphy |
| Answer» A. mesomorph | |
| 105. |
Which of the following would be an example of a correlational strategy of academic research? |
| A. | testing a hypothesis with an experimental group |
| B. | having a group fill out questionnaires |
| C. | using the scientific method |
| D. | a clinician diagnosing his/her patient |
| Answer» B. having a group fill out questionnaires | |
| 106. |
If you had a correlation of positive one, the related items would be: |
| A. | completely unrelated |
| B. | moderately correlated |
| C. | very highly correlated |
| D. | identical |
| Answer» D. identical | |
| 107. |
In analyzing data, measurements are sometimes categorical, for example "smiles" or "frowns". This type of measurement is called |
| A. | qualitative measurement |
| B. | quantitative measurement |
| C. | reliability |
| D. | validity |
| Answer» A. qualitative measurement | |
| 108. |
If you say that a movie is really good and you like it you would also assume that your best friend would like it. What implicit personality theory is this? |
| A. | stereotype |
| B. | perceived similarity |
| C. | Halo effect |
| D. | observer bias |
| Answer» B. perceived similarity | |
| 109. |
From the Big Five personality dimensions, behaviours such as speaking fluently, displaying
|
| A. | Agreeableness |
| B. | Openness |
| C. | Extraversion |
| D. | Conscientiousness |
| Answer» D. Conscientiousness | |
| 110. |
Psychologists seek to understand Robs personality through his thoughts, beliefs and their impact
|
| A. | trait approach |
| B. | humanistic approach |
| C. | cognitive approach |
| D. | psychoanalytic approach |
| Answer» C. cognitive approach | |
| 111. |
Devin's personality is researched through 3 factors: extraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism. This personality trait model is called |
| A. | Eysenck's Trait Model |
| B. | Myers-Briggs Type Indicator |
| C. | Smith Model |
| D. | Cattell's Sixteen factor Model |
| Answer» A. Eysenck's Trait Model | |
| 112. |
What type of personality focuses on how people adapt to everyday life and intervenes to improve
|
| A. | Academic psychology |
| B. | Clinical Psychology |
| C. | Practical Psychology |
| D. | Applied Psychology |
| Answer» B. Clinical Psychology | |
| 113. |
Which of the following would be a phenomenological approach to the study of personality? |
| A. | emphasize subject's feelings |
| B. | emphasize subject's thoughts |
| C. | emphasize the meaning that people ascribe to events, not simply the objective events themselves |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 114. |
What is the trait approach to personality? |
| A. | Assumes that people are motivated by unconscious emotional conflicts |
| B. | Assumes that each individual has stable personality characteristics |
| C. | Assumes that people�s thoughts and beliefs are central to personality |
| D. | Assumes that people have an innate tendency to become self-actualized |
| Answer» B. Assumes that each individual has stable personality characteristics | |
| 115. |
William Sheldon suggested that body build was associated with personality traits. Which one best
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| A. | conservative |
| B. | neurotic |
| C. | endomorph |
| D. | ectomorph |
| Answer» D. ectomorph | |
| 116. |
Natali . What is the difference between nomothetic and idiographic approaches to personality? |
| A. | nomothetic approaches seek to find generalized laws of behaviour that help us classify people in terms of their similarities, while idiographic approaches seek to find what makes people unique |
| B. | nomothetic approaches view only the differences between people, while ideographic approaches seek to find similarities |
| C. | ideographic approaches try to categorize people, while nomothetic approaches don’t |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» A. nomothetic approaches seek to find generalized laws of behaviour that help us classify people in terms of their similarities, while idiographic approaches seek to find what makes people unique | |
| 117. |
D What is one of the main assumptions of the trait approach to personality? |
| A. | traits are not very stable across the lifespan and are therefore weak predictors of personality |
| B. | traits stay relatively stable across the lifespan |
| C. | traits change drastically around the age of 6 years, which has to be taken into account when predicting personality |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» A. traits are not very stable across the lifespan and are therefore weak predictors of personality | |
| 118. |
Which of the following is NOT given as a criticism of the Type A/B personality theory? |
| A. | most of the research on Type A personality is purely correlational |
| B. | there is a lack of cross-cultural research |
| C. | the questionnaires that claim to measure Type A personality have poor internal reliability scores |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» C. the questionnaires that claim to measure Type A personality have poor internal reliability scores | |
| 119. |
What is meant by ‘interactionism’ in personality psychology? |
| A. | the view that the interaction between people shapes their personalities |
| B. | the view that there is reciprocal interaction between personality, situations and the environment |
| C. | the view that children should interact with other children as much as possible to shape a personality that will benefit them in their later lives |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» B. the view that there is reciprocal interaction between personality, situations and the environment | |
| 120. |
There are ———- trait dimensions did Cattell propose? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 117 |
| Answer» C. 16 | |
| 121. |
Which of the following are the aim of behavioural genetics is to learn about: |
| A. | the possibility of eradicating behavioural problems in children |
| B. | the ability of animals to learn the language |
| C. | the extent to which geneticists can modify people’s behaviour |
| D. | the genetic and environmental influences on human behaviour |
| Answer» D. the genetic and environmental influences on human behaviour | |
| 122. |
Which of the following characteristics describe someone who, according to Maslow, is selfactualized? |
| A. | creativity |
| B. | confidence |
| C. | Spontaneity |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 123. |
Which of the following is not a defence mechanism? |
| A. | ingratiation |
| B. | regression |
| C. | projection |
| D. | Sublimation |
| Answer» A. ingratiation | |
| 124. |
The MMPI is used to measure: |
| A. | leadership potential |
| B. | the Big Five traits |
| C. | personality and psychological disorders |
| D. | unconscious drives |
| Answer» C. personality and psychological disorders | |
| 125. |
Which of the following would NOT be useful to a behavioural geneticist? |
| A. | case studies |
| B. | family studies |
| C. | adoption studies |
| D. | twin studies |
| Answer» A. case studies | |
| 126. |
Which one best describes a person. who is sensitive and intellectual? William Sheldon suggested that body build was associated with personality traits. |
| A. | endomorph |
| B. | neurotic |
| C. | conservative |
| D. | ectomorph |
| Answer» D. ectomorph | |
| 127. |
Sheldon proposed the traits that would best describe a football player would be: |
| A. | ectomorph |
| B. | endomorph |
| C. | mesomorph |
| D. | activomorph |
| Answer» C. mesomorph | |
| 128. |
One trait that dominates a personality so much that it influences nearly everything a person does is a |
| A. | Global Trait |
| B. | Central Trait |
| C. | Specific trait |
| D. | Cardinal Trait |
| Answer» D. Cardinal Trait | |
| 129. |
——— is an external, unstable attribution for why something happens to a person? |
| A. | hard wok |
| B. | bad mood |
| C. | the weather |
| D. | fate |
| Answer» C. the weather | |
| 130. |
which of the following is the Humanistic psychologists embraced the idea of: |
| A. | repression |
| B. | the id |
| C. | unconscious drives |
| D. | free will |
| Answer» D. free will | |
| 131. |
Adler described that Someone who feels as though they are not living up to expectations would be |
| A. | an inferiority complex |
| B. | low self-realization |
| C. | an Adlerian complex |
| D. | low actualization |
| Answer» A. an inferiority complex | |
| 132. |
Which of the following statements is true |
| A. | In small quantities, stress is good |
| B. | Too much stress is harmful |
| C. | All stress is bad |
| D. | Only ‘1’ & ‘2’ are right |
| Answer» D. Only ‘1’ & ‘2’ are right | |
| 133. |
Stress management is about learning |
| A. | How to avoid the pressures of life |
| B. | How to develop skills that would enhance our body’s adjustment when we are subjected to the pressures of life |
| C. | Both ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. How to develop skills that would enhance our body’s adjustment when we are subjected to the pressures of life | |
| 134. |
Which of the following statements is true about stress management |
| A. | Stress management is learning about the connection between mind and body |
| B. | Stress management helps us control our health in a positive sense |
| C. | Stress management teaches us to avoid all kinds of stress |
| D. | Only ‘1’ & ‘2’ are right |
| Answer» D. Only ‘1’ & ‘2’ are right | |
| 135. |
Which of the following are the basic sources of stress |
| A. | The Environment |
| B. | Social Stressors |
| C. | Physiological |
| D. | Thoughts |
| Answer» D. Thoughts | |
| 136. |
Examples of environmental stressors are |
| A. | Weather |
| B. | Traffic |
| C. | Financial problems |
| D. | Substandard housing |
| Answer» D. Substandard housing | |
| 137. |
The following are the characteristics of Positive Stress |
| A. | It improves performance |
| B. | It feels exciting |
| C. | It motivates |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 138. |
The following are the characteristics of Negative Stress |
| A. | It causes anxiety |
| B. | It feels unpleasant |
| C. | It decreases performance |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 139. |
Which of the following statements is true |
| A. | Positive stress is short-term |
| B. | Negative stress can be short or long-term |
| C. | Negative stress can lead to mental as well as physical problems |
| D. | Negative stress is perceived within our coping abilities |
| Answer» D. Negative stress is perceived within our coping abilities | |
| 140. |
Which of the following statements is true |
| A. | Habitual behaviour patterns like over scheduling, procrastination, etc. Can cause negative stress |
| B. | Thoughts like fear, worrying about future etc. can cause negative stress |
| C. | Both ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true | |
| 141. |
Which of the following are stress busters |
| A. | Trying to find something funny in a difficult situation |
| B. | Developing a support network |
| C. | Taking a mindful walk |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 142. |
Which of the following is true about ‘deep breathing relaxation technique’ |
| A. | It can be self-taught |
| B. | It releases tension from the body and clears your mind |
| C. | You have to do this under-water |
| D. | Only ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true |
| Answer» D. Only ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true | |
| 143. |
Which of the following are true about ‘mini-relaxation exercises’ |
| A. | You can do them anywhere |
| B. | You can do them without eliciting attention from others around you |
| C. | It is most beneficial if you do it on a regular basis |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 144. |
Which of the following Mindfulness meditation techniques can help relieve stress |
| A. | Body Scan |
| B. | Walking Meditation |
| C. | Mindful Eating |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 145. |
Which of the following is true about eliciting the relaxation response |
| A. | Repetition of a word |
| B. | Passive disregard of everyday thoughts |
| C. | Both ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true |
| D. | Doing weight training |
| Answer» C. Both ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true | |
| 146. |
What are the questions you need to ask yourself while you are assessing yourself for stress |
| A. | Where do you feel stress in your body |
| B. | How do you know when you are stress |
| C. | How do you react to stress |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 147. |
The following are true about the effects of stress |
| A. | Hair loss and baldness |
| B. | Spasmodic pains in the neck and shoulders |
| C. | Hypertension |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 148. |
The symptoms of stress can be divided in to the following categories |
| A. | Cognitive |
| B. | Emotional |
| C. | Physical |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 149. |
Which of the following are the basic sources of stress? |
| A. | The Environment |
| B. | Social Stressors |
| C. | Physiological |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 150. |
Which of the following statements is false? |
| A. | Stress is the imbalance between the demands of everyday life and the ability to cope. |
| B. | Too much stress can affect a person’s ability to function effectively. |
| C. | Stress is caused by external pressures, such as work. |
| D. | Stress can involve any interference that disturbs a person’s emotional and physical wellbeing |
| Answer» C. Stress is caused by external pressures, such as work. | |
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