List of top Psychology Questions asked in Common University Entrance Test

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow :-
The problem of household garbage is common in most Indian cities. Despite the increasing concern for clean environment we do not know to what extent citizens are aware about how to dispose the garbage at home. Sanyogita, a high school teacher took the lead to organise a team comprising of her colleagues in school and started going door to door in the nearby colonies to educate people on how to separate domestic waste and hand it over to the garbage collection agencies. She also avidly read about methods used by other developed countries and felt distressed when she observed how callous some people were towards keeping a clean environment. The local newspapers appreciated Sanyogita's efforts and applauded her publicily. Sanyogita's students and children joined her mission to segregate garbage and send the bio- degradable waste to the nearby recycle plant.

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow :-
Major Chandra, an infantry soldier, was posted in the border area with his unit. One day, an informer gave a message that terrorists have entered in a school and are threating to blow it,if some of their terrorist prisoners are not released. The major entered the school premises along with other soldiers, but was shocked to see the terrorists armed with the latest weapons. Soon the firing started, as the terrorists had an advantageous position so they immediately shot down a few soldiers without caring for their life. Major Chandra entered the school and started firing which led to killing of the terrorists and he got badly injured. Though the Major has recovered, still he gets flashback and recurring nightmares.

Which one of the following is not a core/basic skill in the field of psychological services?

Dhruv has been consuming alcohol for many years. Recently he has joined an alcohol rehabilitation center. During his group therapy session, Dhruv shared that the amount of alcohol he could drink to feel 'high' has increased. Identify the reason for this change:

George was in New York when he saw the Twin Towers being destroyed by the terrorist airplanes. Now he has recurrent dreams, flashbacks, and emotional numbing. These are characteristic of:

While singing during a school assembly, you can see that some children are singing whereas others are only moving their legs or not singing at all. This phenomenon can be explained by:

When a large audience is asked to clap as loudly as possible, it was observed that the bigger the group size, the more the increase in noise, but the amount of noise each participant made was reduced. This phenomenon is called:

Discussed below are elements of triarchic theory. Choose the correct options from the statements given below:
(A) The triarchic theory of intelligence was given by Howard Gardner
(B) According to this theory, intelligence is the ability to adapt, to shape and select environment to accomplish one's goals.
(C) There are three basic types of intelligence: componential, contextual, and experiential
(D) Componential intelligence may also be called street smartness or business sense
(E) Experiential or creative intelligence is involved in using past experiences creatively to solve novel problems

The Clinical formulation of a client's problem has the following advantages:
(A) Identification of areas to be targeted for treatment in psychotherapy
(B) Understanding the status of the client
(C) Understanding the problems
(D) To make money
(E) Choice of techniques for treatment

The concept of 'Balance' in Attitude Change is explained below. Identify the correct options:
(A) Fritz Heider described this change in the form of P-O-X triangle, which explains the relationship between the aspects.
(B) P is the person whose attitude is being studied. O is another person, X is the topic towards which attitude is studied.
(C) Attitude changes if there is a state of imbalance between P-O, O-X, P-X attitude.
(D) Imbalance is found when all three sides are positive.
(E) Balance is found when all three sides of the P-O-X triangle are negative.

According to Holmes and Rahe, arrange stressful life events in sequence from highest to lowest in terms of their severity:
(A) Unexpected accident or trauma
(B) Break-up with friend
(C) Illness of family member
(D) Death of a close family member
(E) Change in eating habits

Identify the neuro-developmental disorders:
(A) Autism Spectrum Disorder
(B) Intellectual Disability
(C) Specific Learning Disorder
(D) Hallucinations
(E) Conduct Disorder

Find out the correct statements about alternative therapies:
(A) Yoga is an ancient Indian technique detailed in the Ashtanga Yoga of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
(B) Alternative therapies are treatment possibilities to the conventional drug treatment or psychotherapy.
(C) Sudarshan Karma Yoga does not benefit individuals with anxiety and depression but helps substance abuse.
(D) There are many alternative therapies like cognitive behaviour therapy and rational emotive therapy.

Beth, aged 18, has been trying to keep a secret from her family and friends. She is a binge eater. When others are not around, she gorges on food and then purges by vomiting or using laxatives. Beth is suffering from which disorder?

Which one is not a characteristic of crowding experience?

Who devised the concept of Intelligence Quotient (IQ)?

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) Self-esteem	(I) The extent to which individuals believe that they themselves control their life's outcomes.
(B) Self efficacy	(II) Judgements about our own value or worth.
(C) Social-Self	(III) The way we perceive ourselves and the ideas we hold about our competencies and attributes.
(D) Self concept	(IV) Familial or relational self.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Why are most Asian cultures characterized as collectivistic?

Which of the following is NOT a part of Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences?

While judging a personality pageant, raters gave high scores to contestants who were already famous because of their presence in popular TV serials or advertisements and tended to give low scores to those who were not so popular. This phenomenon is called:

Arrange in correct sequence the stages of group formation given by Tuckman:
(A) Norming
(B) Forming
(C) Storming
(D) Performing
(E) Adjourning

Aarushi was a friendly, outgoing, and relaxed girl who could be described as fat, round, and soft. According to Sheldon's typology, Aarushi falls under which category?

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) Logotherapy	(I) Freiderick Perls and Laura Perls
(B) Client Centred Therapy	(II) Victor Frankl
(C) Gestalt Therapy	(III) Albert Ellis
(D) Rational Emotive Therapy	(IV) Carl Rogers

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Arrange steps in the correct sequence followed in systematic desensitization technique:
(A) The therapist relaxes the clients and asks him to think about the least anxiety-provoking situation.
(B) The client is interviewed to elicit fear-provoking situations.
(C) The therapist prepares a hierarchy of anxiety-provoking stimuli with the least anxiety-provoking at the bottom.
(D) The client is asked to stop thinking of the fearful situation if the slightest tension is felt.
(E) Over the sessions, the client is able to imagine more severe fear-provoking situations while maintaining relaxation.

Reena and Rabiya love dogs; hence they are likely to form a group due to: