180+ Personality Development Solved MCQs

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51.	People with different body types have different personalities has been:
A.	supported by research
B.	discredited
C.	shown to be accurate for thin people but not overweight people
D.	shown to be accurate for women but not for men
Answer» A. supported by research

52.	Which of the following is not a defence mechanism?
A.	projection
B.	regression
C.	ingratiation
D.	sublimation
Answer» D. sublimation

53.	Rohan is self-disciplined, focused on achievement and keen to do his duty. He would be expected to score highly on:
A.	neuroticism
B.	agreeableness
C.	extraversion
D.	conscientiousness
Answer» D. conscientiousness

54.	________ are the basic biological units that transmit characteristics from one generation to the next:
A.	genes
B.	neurons
C.	glia
D.	instincts
Answer» B. neurons

55.	Which of the following would NOT be useful to a behavioural geneticist?
A.	family studies
B.	case studies
C.	adoption studies
D.	twin studies
Answer» D. twin studies

56.	Thinking oneself very different is…..
A.	superego
B.	self motivation
C.	pleasure
D.	reality,
Answer» A. superego

57.	Lana is friendly, always willing to help others and compassionate. We would expect Lana to score highly on:
A.	extraversion
B.	agreeableness
C.	neuroticism
D.	openness to experience
Answer» A. extraversion

58.	A syllogism is a form of
A.	inductive reasoning
B.	illogical reasoning
C.	independent reasoning
D.	deductive reasoning
Answer» D. deductive reasoning

59.	Most people categorize most rapidly at the _____ level of hierarchy
A.	hyperordinate
B.	superordinate
C.	subordinate
D.	basic
Answer» B. superordinate

60.	Humans think using
A.	emotions and feelings
B.	emotions and images
C.	mental images and concept
D.	feelings and concept
Answer» C. mental images and concept

61.	Which of the following is the smallest unit within a language system?
A.	sentence
B.	grapheme
C.	morpheme
D.	phoneme
Answer» D. phoneme

62.	What is the nature of the relationship between language and thought according to the strong version of linguistic relativity hypothesis?
A.	there is two directional interaction between language and thought
B.	language interacts with thought
C.	thought is required for language
D.	language determines thought
Answer» D. language determines thought

63.	What is the nature of the relationship between language and thought according to the weak version of linguistic relativity hypothesis?
A.	there is two directional interaction between language and thought
B.	language only interacts with thought
C.	there is two directional interaction between language and thought
D.	language determines thought
Answer» B. language only interacts with thought

64.	Damage to which area of brain can impair general planning ability according to Owen?
A.	hippocampus
B.	cerebellum
C.	prefrontal cortex
D.	hypothalamus
Answer» C. prefrontal cortex

65.	Reasoning involving moving from specific facts to a conclusion is also known as
A.	conditional reasoning
B.	ill-defined problem
C.	deductive reasoning
D.	inductive reasoning
Answer» D. inductive reasoning

66.	All of the following represent components of natural language use except
A.	syntax
B.	pragmatics
C.	mnemonics
D.	semantics
Answer» C. mnemonics

67.	When related sentences are put together to make a sensible message, this is referred to as
A.	context
B.	semantics
C.	pragmatics
D.	discourse
Answer» D. discourse

68.	The common term used to describe all types of language loss is
A.	dyslexia
B.	aphasia
C.	dysphasia
D.	lexphasia
Answer» B. aphasia

69.	Which of the following is an example of people's reliance on the representativeness heuristics to make decisions or judgements?
A.	people report that they did more than 50% of the work in domestic situations
B.	people tend top overestimate car accidents
C.	people are more likely to attribute a case of heartburn to spicy food than bland food
D.	people tend to underestimate death from diabetes
Answer» C. people are more likely to attribute a case of heartburn to spicy food than bland food

70.	All of the following qualities describe reasoning by intuition except
A.	occurs automatically
B.	fast analysis of information
C.	strong feeling of conviction
D.	logical analysis
Answer» D. logical analysis

71.	The temporary inability to retrieve a word that is well known to us is referred to as
A.	recency effect
B.	tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
C.	wernicke\s aphasia
D.	broca\s aphasia
Answer» B. tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon

72.	Availability heuristic is not
A.	influenced by imagination
B.	influenced by information stored in memory
C.	subject to hindsight bias
D.	influenced by the underlying possibilities
Answer» D. influenced by the underlying possibilities

73.	Chomsky proposed that children learn a language
A.	because they possess learnt words
B.	because they possess an innate language acquisition device
C.	language and thought are separate and independent processess
D.	one\s thought determines the nature of one\s language
Answer» B. because they possess an innate language acquisition device

74.	The term cognition includes
A.	thinking, problem solving, reasoning and dreaming
B.	classical and instrumental conditioning
C.	attention and perception
D.	use of memory systems
Answer» A. thinking, problem solving, reasoning and dreaming

75.	A student taking multiple choice test by reading the stem of each item, generating the correct response closest to the answer is using
A.	vicarious problem solving
B.	semantics
C.	heuristics
D.	ideal solution
Answer» C. heuristics

180+ Personality Development Solved MCQs

People with different body types have different personalities has been:

Which of the following is not a defence mechanism?

Rohan is self-disciplined, focused on achievement and keen to do his duty. He would be expected to score highly on:

________ are the basic biological units that transmit characteristics from one generation to the next:

Which of the following would NOT be useful to a behavioural geneticist?

Thinking oneself very different is…..

Lana is friendly, always willing to help others and compassionate. We would expect Lana to score highly on:

A syllogism is a form of

Most people categorize most rapidly at the _____ level of hierarchy

Humans think using

Which of the following is the smallest unit within a language system?

What is the nature of the relationship between language and thought according to the strong version of linguistic relativity hypothesis?

What is the nature of the relationship between language and thought according to the weak version of linguistic relativity hypothesis?

Damage to which area of brain can impair general planning ability according to Owen?

Reasoning involving moving from specific facts to a conclusion is also known as

All of the following represent components of natural language use except

When related sentences are put together to make a sensible message, this is referred to as

The common term used to describe all types of language loss is

Which of the following is an example of people's reliance on the representativeness heuristics to make decisions or judgements?

All of the following qualities describe reasoning by intuition except

The temporary inability to retrieve a word that is well known to us is referred to as

Availability heuristic is not

Chomsky proposed that children learn a language

The term cognition includes

A student taking multiple choice test by reading the stem of each item, generating the correct response closest to the answer is using

Set of rules for structuring sentences is called

______ thinking goes from general principles to specific facts

A perceptual set that causes one to become hung up on wrong solutions or remain blind to alternatives is called

General 'mental short cuts' or quick decision making rules could be considered what type of problem solving strategy?

Which of the following is the final step in problem solving?

Which of the following is the first step in problem solving?

In order for something to be creative, it should be useful,

Creativity includes

Unconscious thought process involved in creative thinking is at work in this stage

Incoming sensory information must go through this sequence in order to be remembered

Which of the measures of retention is considered the most sensitive?

How to measure explicit memory?

The entry point of memory- the initial stage of the memory system in which all of the stimuli that bombard our senses are retained in their original sensory form for a very brief time

Rehearsal is the process of actively manipulating information so that it can be retained in memory. There are two main types of rehearsal, they are

The process of linking new information in a meaningful way with information already stored in memory or with other new information; to aid in its storage and retrieval from long term memory

The relatively permanent memory system that holds vast amount of information for a long period of time

Psychologists have distinguished between two types of long term memory storage. They are called

The declarative memory system that holds information about specific events or personal experiences; the declarative memory system that stores the information we have about the world

A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event

The persistence of learning over time through the encoding , storage and retrieval of information

Unconscious encoding of incidental information

The most common effortful processing technique where information is repeated

Encoding information from its sound

Encoding information by picturing it in our mind

Organizing items into familiar, manageable units

Rohan is self-disciplined, focused on achievement and keen to do his duty.
He would be
expected to score highly on:

The entry point of memory- the initial stage of the memory system in which all of
the stimuli that bombard our senses are retained in their original sensory form for a
very brief time

The process of linking new information in a meaningful way with information
already stored in memory or with other new information; to aid in its storage and
retrieval from long term memory

The declarative memory system that holds information about specific events or
personal experiences; the declarative memory system that stores the information we
have about the world

76.	Set of rules for structuring sentences is called
A.	grammar
B.	linguistic determinants
C.	morphemes
D.	phonemes
Answer» A. grammar

77.	______ thinking goes from general principles to specific facts
A.	divergent
B.	inductive
C.	deductive
D.	convergent
Answer» C. deductive

78.	A perceptual set that causes one to become hung up on wrong solutions or remain blind to alternatives is called
A.	fixation
B.	incubation
C.	creative thinking
D.	conditional thinking
Answer» A. fixation

79.	General 'mental short cuts' or quick decision making rules could be considered what type of problem solving strategy?
A.	heuristics
B.	ideal strategy
C.	brainstorming
D.	graphical representations
Answer» A. heuristics

80.	Which of the following is the final step in problem solving?
A.	identify the problem
B.	selecting one effective solution
C.	generate potential solution
D.	evaluation of each solution
Answer» B. selecting one effective solution

82.	In order for something to be creative, it should be useful,
A.	self-explanatory and clever
B.	original and surprising
C.	flexible and inspiring
D.	valuable and unique
Answer» B. original and surprising

83.	Creativity includes
A.	convergent thinking
B.	divergent thinking
C.	deductive thinking
D.	inductive reasoning
Answer» B. divergent thinking

84.	Unconscious thought process involved in creative thinking is at work in this stage
A.	illumination
B.	evaluation
C.	incubation
D.	preparation
Answer» C. incubation

85.	Incoming sensory information must go through this sequence in order to be remembered
A.	storage, encoding, retrieval
B.	storage, encoding, retrieval
C.	encoding, storage, retrieval
D.	encoding, retrieval, storage
Answer» C. encoding, storage, retrieval

86.	Which of the measures of retention is considered the most sensitive?
A.	recognition
B.	free recall
C.	recall
D.	relearning
Answer» D. relearning