Machine-translated by Google. Questions are authored in English.
Top

MH SET 2018: 28 January, Paper III, Psychology

  • Date: 28 January 2018
  • Paper code: JAN13318
  • Series: A
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 49 pages
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 1 of 49
Page 1 of 49
Text of page 1
Test Booklet Code & Serial No.
                                                                                                                    A
                                                              Paper-III
                                                            PSYCHOLOGY
Signature and Name of Invigilator                                                                Seat No.
1. (Signature) .........................................                                                  (In figures as in Admit Card)
      (Name) ................................................                    Seat No. ..............................................................
2. (Signature) .........................................                                                   (In words)

      (Name) ................................................                      OMR Sheet No.

JAN - 13318                                                                                         (To be filled by the Candidate)
Time Allowed : 2½ Hours]                                                                            [Maximum Marks : 150
Number of Pages in this Booklet : 40                                                   Number of Questions in this Booklet : 75
                     Instructions for the Candidates
1.        Write your Seat No. and OMR Sheet No. in the space provided            1.
          on the top of this page.
2.        This paper consists of 75 objective type questions. Each question
          will carry two marks. All questions of Paper-III will be compulsory,   2.
          covering entire syllabus (including all electives, without options).
3.        At the commencement of examination, the question booklet
          will be given to the student. In the first 5 minutes, you are
          requested to open the booklet and compulsorily examine it as           3.
          follows :
          (i)      To have access to the Question Booklet, tear off the
                   paper seal on the edge of this cover page. Do not accept
                                                                                         (i)
                   a booklet without sticker-seal or open booklet.
          (ii)     Tally the number of pages and number of questions
                   in the booklet with the information printed on the                    (ii)
                   cover page. Faulty booklets due to missing pages/
                   questions or questions repeated or not in serial
                   o rder or any other discre pancy should not be
                   accepted and correct booklet should be obtained
                   from the invigilator within the period of 5 minutes.
                   Afterwards, neither the Question Booklet will be
                   replaced nor any extra time will be given. The same
                   may please be noted.
          (iii)    After this verification is over, the OMR Sheet Number
                   should be entered on this Test Booklet.                               (iii)
4.        Each question has four alternative responses marked (A), (B),
          (C) and (D). You have to darken the circle as indicated below on
          the correct response against each item.                                4.                       (A), (B), (C)   (D)
          Example : where (C) is the correct response.

                             A        B                 D
                                                                                                    (C)
5.        Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the OMR
          Sheet given inside the Booklet only. If you mark at any place                                   A        B              D
          other than in the circle in the OMR Sheet, it will not be evaluated.
                                                                                 5.
6.        Read instructions given inside carefully.
7.        Rough Work is to be done at the end of this booklet.
8.        If you write your Name, Seat Number, Phone Number or put               6.
          any mark on any part of the OMR Sheet, except for the space            7.
          allotted for the relevant entries, which may disclose your             8.
          identity, or use abusive language or employ any other unfair
          means, you will render yourself liable to disqualification.
9.        You have to return original OMR Sheet to the invigilator at the
          end of the examination compulsorily and must not carry it with         9.
          you outside the Examination Hall. You are, however, allowed
          to carry the Test Booklet and duplicate copy of OMR Sheet on
          conclusion of examination.
10.       Use only Blue/Black Ball point pen.                                    10.
11.       Use of any calculator or log table, etc., is prohibited.               11.
12.       There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.                    12.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 2 of 49
Page 2 of 49
Text of page 2
JAN - 13318/III—A




2
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 3 of 49
Page 3 of 49
Text of page 3
JAN - 13318/III—A
                               PSYCHOLOGY
                                  Paper III


                                                   III
Time Allowed : 2½ Hours]                            [Maximum Marks : 150
Note : This Question Paper contains Seventy Five (75) multiple choice questions.
       Each question carries Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
                               (75)                                          (2)


1.   Alanon is a group intervention           1.
     approach for families of people

     with :
                                                    (A)
     (A) mental retardation
                                                    (B)
     (B) alcoholism

     (C) cancer                                     (C)

     (D) alzheimer’s disease                        (D)

2.   Tendency of a person to be less          2.
     productive in a group than working

     individually is known as :

     (A) Group pressure                             (A)

     (B) Group conformity                           (B)

     (C) Social loafing                             (C)

     (D) Social support                             (D)

                                          3                              [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 4 of 49
Page 4 of 49
Text of page 4
JAN - 13318/III—A

3.   An inclusive approach to education :       3.


     (A) “Mainstreams” special children              (A)


     (B) Accommodates a diverse range                (B)

         of learners

     (C) Integrates special children                 (C)

                                                     (D)
     (D) Creates a special division for

         special children

4.   According to Bronfenbrenner’s              4.

     approach to human development,

     Macrosystem represents :

     (A) broader influences on an                    (A)

         individual
                                                     (B)
     (B) binds children to parents,

         student to teachers etc.

     (C) larger cultural influences on an            (C)

         individual

     (D) immediate influences on an
                                                     (D)
         individual

                                            4
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 5 of 49
Page 5 of 49
Text of page 5
JAN - 13318/III—A

5.   A method that social psychologists            5.
     use to measure subjective well-being
     of an individual is to :

     (A) use a questionnaire                            (A)

     (B) use a lie detector                             (B)

     (C) ask a friend                                   (C)

     (D) ask a parent                                   (D)

6.   Effort to fend off stressful situations       6.
     before they occur are called :

     (A) Emotion-focused coping
                                                        (A)
     (B) problem-focused coping
                                                        (B)
     (C) Self-efficacy                                  (C)
     (D) Proactive coping                               (D)

7.   The cultural test bias hypothesis             7.
     states :

     (A) group     differences      reflect             (A)
         artifacts of the test

     (B) difference in performance is due               (B)
         to differences in culture

     (C) the bias resides in cultural                   (C)
         aspects like poverty

     (D) we need to test the entire                     (D)
         culture to assess bias

                                               5                         [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 6 of 49
Page 6 of 49
Text of page 6
JAN - 13318/III—A

8.   Strictly speaking, a typical true-false       8.

     personality scale is an example of

     a(n) scale :

     (A) nominal
                                                        (A)
     (B) ordinal
                                                        (B)
     (C) ratio
                                                        (C)
     (D) interval                                       (D)

9.   For an experiment comparing                   9.
     more than two treatment conditions

     you    should    use    analysis    of

     variance rather than separate t-tests

     because :

     (A) A test based on variance is
                                                        (A)
           more sensitive

     (B) You are less likely to make a
                                                        (B)
           mistake in the computation of

           ANOVA
                                                        (C)             II
     (C) ANOVA has less risk of

           Type II error
                                                        (D)             I
     (D) ANOVA has less risk of a

           Type I error

                                               6
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 7 of 49
Page 7 of 49
Text of page 7
JAN - 13318/III—A

10. Which of the following pair of               10.
    psychotherapeutic orientations
    adopt a basically optimistic view of
    life ?

    (A) Cognitive-behavioural and                      (A)
         experimental

    (B) Cognitive-behavioural and
                                                       (B)
         psychoanalytic

    (C) Experimental and existential
                                                       (C)
    (D) Existential        and     psycho-
         analytic                                      (D)
11. Which of the following traits are            11.
    more associated with creativity ?

    (1) Low         intelligence      and              (1)
         persistence.
                                                       (2)
    (2) Moderate to high intelligence
         and curiosity.
                                                       (3)
    (3) Non-conformity and persistence.

    Codes :

    (A) (1) and (2)                                    (A) (1)        (2)

    (B) (2) and (3)                                    (B) (2)        (3)

    (C) (1) and (3)                                    (C) (1)        (3)

    (D) (1), (2) and (3)                               (D) (1), (2)          (3)

                                             7                                         [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 8 of 49
Page 8 of 49
Text of page 8
JAN - 13318/III—A


12. Creativity is otherwise known as :        12.


    (A) Imaginative thinking                        (A)


    (B) Insightful thinking                         (B)


    (C) Autistic thinking                           (C)


    (D) Convergent thinking                         (D)


13. In ‘simple heuristics’, rather than       13.

    aiming for the best solution to a

    problem, people tend to choose the

    first alternative that gives an

    acceptable solution to the problem.

    This is known as :

                                                    (A)
    (A) a judgement call

                                                    (B)
    (B) satisficing


    (C) choosing among alternatives                 (C)


    (D) solution-focused coping                     (D)

                                          8
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 9 of 49
Page 9 of 49
Text of page 9
JAN - 13318/III—A

14. Skinner believed that reinforcement       14.
    was necessary for an operant

    behaviour     to   be   acquired.

    Observational learning, however,

    demonstrates that a behaviour can

    also be acquired as a result of :

    (A) Punishment                                  (A)

    (B) Classical conditioning
                                                    (B)
    (C) Observing another individual’s
                                                    (C)
        behaviour and the reinforce-

        ment of his behaviour

    (D) Instinctive drift                           (D)

15. Behaviour modification programmes         15.
    may be designed to :

    (A) increase response strength                  (A)

    (B) reduce response strength                    (B)

    (C) either increase or decrease                 (C)

        response strength

    (D) neither increase nor decrease               (D)

        response strength

                                          9                          [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 10 of 49
Page 10 of 49
Text of page 10
JAN - 13318/III—A

16. “Automatic thoughts” is a term              16.
    encountered in the following model
    of psychotherapy :                                (A)
    (A) Mindfulness based approaches
    (B) Hypnotherapy                                  (B)
    (C) Cognitive behaviour therapy                   (C)
    (D) dialectical behaviour therapy                 (D)
17. Match List I with List II and select        17.         I         II
    the correct answer using codes
    given below :
                                                                            I
                    List I
              (Theorists)
                                                      (P)
    (P) Alderfer
                                                      (Q)
    (Q) Herzberg
                                                      (R)
    (R) Vroom
                                                      (S)
    (S) Maslow
                                                                           II
                List II
              (Theories)
    (1) Hierarchy of needs                            (1)

    (2) Valence                                       (2)

    (3) Two-factors                                   (3)

    (4) ERG needs                                     (4)

    Codes :
         (P) (Q)      (R) (S)                               (P) (Q)   (R) (S)
    (A) (4)   (3)     (2)    (1)                      (A) (4)   (3)   (2)       (1)
    (B) (3)   (4)     (1)    (2)                      (B) (3)   (4)   (1)       (2)
    (C) (1)   (2)     (3)    (4)                      (C) (1)   (2)   (3)       (4)
    (D) (2)   (1)     (4)    (3)                      (D) (2)   (1)   (4)       (3)
                                           10
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 11 of 49
Page 11 of 49
Text of page 11
JAN - 13318/III—A

18. A : OECD attempts to study the              18. A :
    economic importance of education.
    R : Educational attainments have
                                                      R :
    a significant effect on countries’
    economic performance.
    (A) A and R are both true and R                   (A) A         R
        is the correct explanation for A                    R   A
    (B) A and R are both true but R                   (B) A         R
        is not the correct explanation
                                                            R   A
        for A
                                                      (C) A                    R
    (C) A is true but R is false
    (D) A is false but R is true                      (D) A                R

19. In general, when it comes to infants        19.
    cognitive development, it appears
    that Piaget :
    (A) overestimated infants                         (A)

    (B) underestimated infants                        (B)
    (C) was more accurate about                       (C)
        cognitive development
    (D) overestimated the role of
        culture                                       (D)

20. Reciprocal helping and kin selection        20.
    are two main kinds of helping,
    according to the :
    (A) arousal : cost-reward model                   (A)
    (B) empathy-altruism hypothesis                   (B)
    (C) negative state relief model                   (C)
    (D) evolutionary perspective                      (D)
                                           11                                      [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 12 of 49
Page 12 of 49
Text of page 12
JAN - 13318/III—A

21. People are most likely to be in a state
                                                   21.
     of cognitive dissonance if they :

     (A) Experience no physiological

         around                                          (A)

     (B) Engage in attitude-inconsistent
                                                         (B)
         behaviour

     (C) Engage in attitude-consistent                   (C)

         behaviour
                                                         (D)
     (D) Experience       negative     un-

         foreseeable consequences


22. Ordinal scales :                               22.


     (A) involve rank                                    (A)


     (B) have true zero                                  (B)


     (C) have equal intervals                            (C)


     (D) have an arbitrary zero                          (D)

                                              12
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 13 of 49
Page 13 of 49
Text of page 13
JAN - 13318/III—A

23. A psychologist who claims that Test          23.

    X can predict a behaviour with 100%                                   100%

    accuracy, most likely is breaking the

    ethical principle of :


    (A) competence                                     (A)


    (B) integrity                                      (B)


    (C) respect of privacy                             (C)


    (D) concern for others’ welfare                    (D)


24. A repeated measure experiment and            24.

    an independent measure experiment

    both produce t -statistics with

    df = 20. Which experiment used                           (df = 20)

    more subjects ?


    (A) They both used n = 21 subjects                 (A)               n = 21

    (B) They both used n = 22 subjects                 (B)               n = 22

    (C) Independent measures                           (C)


    (D) Repeated measures                              (D)

                                            13                                      [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 14 of 49
Page 14 of 49
Text of page 14
JAN - 13318/III—A


25. The notion that abnormality is due         25.

    to denial of thoughts and feelings


    because self-actualization has been


    thwarted is found in the :

                                                     (A)
    (A) Psychodynamic approach

                                                     (B)
    (B) Existential-humanistic approach


    (C) Behavioural approach                         (C)



    (D) Biological-medical approach                  (D)


26. Guilford’s tests are typically             26.

    characterized by :


    (A) Highly creative instructions                 (A)


    (B) One correct answer per item                  (B)


    (C) Very brief time periods                      (C)


    (D) Lack of a theoretical framework              (D)

                                          14
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 15 of 49
Page 15 of 49
Text of page 15
JAN - 13318/III—A


27. If an “if P then Q” clause the ‘Q’           27.

    term is called :


    (A) A conditional                                  (A)


    (B) The antecedent                                 (B)


    (C) A connective                                   (C)


    (D) The consequent                                 (D)


28. The easier it is for people to               28.

    remember on instance in which they

    were betrayed by a friend, the more

    they except such an event to recur,

    this best illustrates the impact of :

                                                       (A)
    (A) The heuristic principle

                                                       (B)
    (B) The example principle

                                                       (C)
    (C) The analogical problem solving


    (D) Means-end analysis                             (D)

                                            15                          [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 16 of 49
Page 16 of 49
Text of page 16
JAN - 13318/III—A

29. At preschool Priyanka has learned             29.
    that she must wash her hands before

    snack-time in order to get a snack.

    At home, she has started to wash

    her hands before eating. Priyanka’s

    behaviour illustrates the process of :
                                                        (A)
    (A) Stimulus generalization
                                                        (B)
    (B) Response generalization
                                                        (C)
    (C) Response discrimination

    (D) Stimulus discrimination                         (D)

30. When a child asks for a candy only            30.
    when at the grocery store with their

    grandmother and not when with

    their mother, the presence of their

    grandmother is acting as a :

    (A) Discriminating stimulus
                                                        (A)
    (B) Observational learning

    (C) Variable-interval reinforcement                 (B)

        schedule
                                                        (C)
    (D) Fixed-ratio      reinforcement

        schedule                                        (D)

                                             16
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 17 of 49
Page 17 of 49
Text of page 17
JAN - 13318/III—A

31. Read the following statements and         31.

    choose the correct answer from the
                                                    (1)
    options given below :


    (1) A pneumoencephalogram is also
                                                    (2)
        called an air encephalogram


    (2) The procedure involves a

        lumbar puncture                             (3)


    (3) CSF is withdrawn and replaced

        with air, oxygen or helium
                                                    (4)

    (4) Pneumoencephalograms do not

        show the ventricular system


    Codes :
                                                    (A) (1)    (2)
    (A) (1) and (2) only

                                                    (B) (1), (2)     (3)
    (B) (1), (2) and (3) only

                                                    (C) (1), (3)     (4)
    (C) (1), (3) and (4) only


    (D) (1), (2), (3) and (4)                       (D) (1), (2), (3)      (4)

                                         17                                        [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 18 of 49
Page 18 of 49
Text of page 18
JAN - 13318/III—A


32. Down’s syndrome is associated            32.


    with :
                                                   (A)       21

    (A) Trisomy 21

                                                   (B)
    (B) Cri du chat syndrome


                                                   (C) XXY
    (C) XXY chromosome combination



    (D) XO chromosome aberration                   (D) XO



33. Religious leaders are more likely
                                             33.


    to be :
                                                   (A)

    (A) Charismatic

                                                   (B)
    (B) Transformational


                                                   (C)
    (C) Authoritarian



    (D) Task oriented                              (D)

                                        18
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 19 of 49
Page 19 of 49
Text of page 19
JAN - 13318/III—A

34. Match List I with List II and select        34.         I          II
    the correct answer using codes
    given below :
                                                                            I
                    List I

              (Theorists)
                                                      (P)
    (P) Freud
                                                      (Q)
    (Q) McDougall
                                                      (R)
    (R) Kohlberg
                                                      (S)
    (S) Mayer
                                                                        II
                List II

              (Concepts)
                                                      (1)
    (1) Curiosity instinct
                                                      (2)
    (2) Life instinct
                                                      (3)
    (3) Emotional development

    (4) Moral development                             (4)

    Codes :

         (P) (Q)      (R) (S)                               (P) (Q)   (R) (S)

    (A) (3)   (4)     (1)    (2)                      (A) (3)   (4)   (1)       (2)

    (B) (1)   (2)     (3)    (4)                      (B) (1)   (2)   (3)       (4)

    (C) (2)   (1)     (4)    (3)                      (C) (2)   (1)   (4)       (3)

    (D) (4)   (3)     (2)    (1)                      (D) (4)   (3)   (2)       (1)

                                           19                                         [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 20 of 49
Page 20 of 49
Text of page 20
JAN - 13318/III—A


35. Preschoolers are able to learn the         35.


    meaning of words after only a brief


    encounter. This is also known as :


    (A) Synaptic explosion                           (A)


    (B) Word unification                             (B)


    (C) Social speech                                (C)


    (D) Fast mapping                                 (D)


36. Which one of the following is              36.

    the recent perspectives in Social


    Psychology ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Social neuroscience

                                                     (B)
    (B) Behavioural

                                                     (C)
    (C) Evolutionary


    (D) Cross-cultural                               (D)

                                          20
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 21 of 49
Page 21 of 49
Text of page 21
JAN - 13318/III—A

37. Angiography is used to examine the        37.

    following in the brain :

    (A) Myelin distribution                         (A)

    (B) Vascular system                             (B)

    (C) Cell degeneration                           (C)

    (D) Sugar absorption                            (D)

38. Lumbar punctures can be used to           38.

    diagnose :
                                                    (1)

    (1) Bacterial meningitis
                                                    (2)
    (2) Viral infections
                                                    (3)
    (3) Brain abcess and tumor
                                                    (4)
    (4) Multiple sclerosis

    Codes :
                                                    (A) (1)    (2)
    (A) (1) and (2) only

                                                    (B) (2)    (3)
    (B) (2) and (3) only

                                                    (C) (2), (3)     (4)
    (C) (2), (3) and (4)

    (D) (1), (2), (3) and (4)                       (D) (1), (2), (3)      (4)

                                         21                                        [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 22 of 49
Page 22 of 49
Text of page 22
JAN - 13318/III—A

39. Which of the following are the              39.
    ethical practice(s) observed while
    using psychological tests ?

    (1) Maintaining the test results
                                                      (1)
        confidential.
                                                      (2)
    (2) Obtaining informed consent
        from participants.
                                                      (3)
    (3) Communicating test results to
        adults only.

    Codes :

    (A) (1) only                                      (A)       (1)

    (B) (2) only                                      (B)       (2)

    (C) (1) and (2)                                   (C) (1)         (2)

    (D) (2) and (3)                                   (D) (2)         (3)

40. Which one of the following is not a         40.
    requirement for the use of Pearson’s
    correlation coefficient ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Linear relationship
                                                      (B)
    (B) Random sampling
                                                      (C)
    (C) Normal distribution

    (D) Large sample size                             (D)

                                           22
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 23 of 49
Page 23 of 49
Text of page 23
JAN - 13318/III—A

41. Carl Roger’s belief that “people            41.

    possess an innate push toward

    positive growth and change” is

    called :

    (A) Self-fulfillment                              (A)

    (B) Need for achievement                          (B)

    (C) Striving for superiority                      (C)

    (D) Unconditional positive regard                 (D)

42. In regard to the relationship               42.
    between Torrance test scores and

    intelligence test scores :

    (A) there is a pattern of very high

        correlation                                   (A)


    (B) the relationship is substantial

        but only in children
                                                      (B)

    (C) there is a pattern of low
                                                      (C)
        correlations
                                                      (D)
    (D) there is a significant relation-

        ship but only in the elderly

                                           23                          [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 24 of 49
Page 24 of 49
Text of page 24
JAN - 13318/III—A

43. Cognitive consonance occurs when :          43.

    (A) A person devaluates importance
                                                      (A)
        of cognition

    (B) Two cognitions have nothing in
        common                                        (B)

    (C) A cognition contradicts an                    (C)
        initial thought or belief

    (D) State of harmony and internal
                                                      (D)
        consistency      arising    from
        compatibility among a person’s
        attitudes, behaviour etc.

44. Which of the following mnemonics            44.
    are used for improvement of
    memory ?

    (1) Imagery                                       (1)

    (2) Method of loci                                (2)

    (3) Organization                                  (3)

    (4) Closure                                       (4)

    Codes :

    (A) (1) and (2)                                   (A) (1)   (2)

    (B) (1) and (3)                                   (B) (1)   (3)

    (C) (2) and (3)                                   (C) (2)   (3)

    (D) (3) and (4)                                   (D) (3)   (4)

                                           24
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 25 of 49
Page 25 of 49
Text of page 25
JAN - 13318/III—A

45. An operantly conditioned response
                                                 45.

    that is very durable and relatively

    hard to extinguish is said to show :


    (A) High association with rein-

        forcement                                      (A)


    (B) Low association with rein-
                                                       (B)
        forcement

                                                       (C)
    (C) High resistance to extinction


    (D) Low resistance to extinction                   (D)


46. When      noise   presentation     is        46.

    responded to with a “no” (for signal

    presence) it is called a :


    (A) hit                                            (A)


    (B) correct rejection                              (B)


    (C) miss                                           (C)


    (D) fabe alarm                                     (D)

                                            25                          [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 26 of 49
Page 26 of 49
Text of page 26
JAN - 13318/III—A

47. Weber’s fraction is a measure of :        47.

    (A) Absolute threshold                          (A)

    (B) Difference threshold                        (B)

    (C) Sensory adaptation                          (C)

    (D) Approximate threshold                       (D)

48. Folie à deux is a type of :               48.

    (A) Anxiety disorder
                                                    (A)
    (B) Depressive disorder
                                                    (B)
    (C) Delusional disorder
                                                    (C)
    (D) Sleep disorder                              (D)
49. Which of the following are the            49.
    components of training programme
    evaluation ?
                                                    (1)
    (1) Reaction
                                                    (2)
    (2) Learning
                                                    (3)
    (3) Positive attitude
                                                    (4)
    (4) Result

    Codes :

    (A) (1) and (2)                                 (A) (1)        (2)

    (B) (2) and (3)                                 (B) (2)        (3)

    (C) (1), (2) and (3)                            (C) (1), (2)          (3)

    (D) (1), (2) and (4)                            (D) (1), (2)          (4)
                                         26
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 27 of 49
Page 27 of 49
Text of page 27
JAN - 13318/III—A

50. Which of the following is not true        50.
    about the dialogic teaching ?

    (A) It is collective                            (A)

    (B) It is individualistic                       (B)

    (C) It is reciprocal                            (C)

    (D) It is cumulative                            (D)

51. According to Kohlberg, moral              51.
    development proceeds from a
    concern with :
                                                    (1)
    (1) Rewards and punishment
                                                    (2)
    (2) Through a focus on social
        conventions and rules

    (3) Toward a sense of Universal                 (3)

        Moral Principle                             (4)

    (4) The development of super-ego

    Select the correct option from the
    codes given below :

    Codes :
                                                    (A) (1), (3)    (4)
    (A) (1), (3) and (4) only
                                                    (B) (2), (3)    (4)
    (B) (2), (3) and (4) only
                                                    (C) (1), (2)    (3)
    (C) (1), (2) and (3) only

    (D) (1), (2) and (4) only                       (D) (1), (2)    (4)

                                         27                                   [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 28 of 49
Page 28 of 49
Text of page 28
JAN - 13318/III—A

52. Which period of development is
                                              52.

    characterized by establishing

    independence,     developing   an

    identity    and   thinking   more

    abstractly ?

                                                    (A)
    (A) Middle childhood

                                                    (B)
    (B) Late childhood


    (C) Adolescence                                 (C)


    (D) Early adulthood                             (D)


53. Electromyography is the electrical        53.

    analysis of :


    (A) Muscles                                     (A)


    (B) Bones                                       (B)


    (C) Muscles and bones                           (C)


    (D) Blood flow                                  (D)

                                         28
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 29 of 49
Page 29 of 49
Text of page 29
JAN - 13318/III—A

54. If X 1, X 2 and X3 are predictor            54.         X1, X2       X3

    variables and Y is the criterion                                 Y

    variable, which one of the following

    will produce the coefficient of

    multiple correlation ?
                                                      (A) X1         Y

    (A) Correlation of X1 with Y
                                                      (B) X1, X2            X3

    (B) Correlation of X1, X2 and X3
                                                      (C) X 1 , X 2 , X 3        Y

    (C) Correlation of X1, X2, X3 and Y


    (D) Correlation of X1, X2 and X3                  (D) X1, X2         X3      Y

        with Y


55. The existential-humanistic approach         55.

    typically states that humans have

    an inborn drive to :


    (A) Maintain equilibrium                          (A)

    (B) Self-actualize                                (B)

    (C) Reduce tension                                (C)

    (D) Increase ego-strength                         (D)

                                           29                                        [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 30 of 49
Page 30 of 49
Text of page 30
JAN - 13318/III—A


56. An external goal that has the
                                               56.

   capacity to motivate behaviour is


   referred to as :

                                                     (A)
   (A) An incentive

                                                     (B)
   (B) A drive


   (C) A homeostatic mechanism                       (C)



   (D) An expectancy                                 (D)


57. Which component of an emotion
                                               57.

   refers to the bodily arousal of that


   emotion ?
                                                     (A)
   (A) Cognitive

                                                     (B)
   (B) Physiological

                                                     (C)
   (C) Affective


   (D) Behavioural                                   (D)

                                          30
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 31 of 49
Page 31 of 49
Text of page 31
JAN - 13318/III—A


58. A person’s knowledge about the          58.


    world is also known as their :


    (A) Semantic memory                           (A)


    (B) Implicit memory                           (B)


    (C) Consciousness                             (C)


    (D) Long-term memory                          (D)


59. Loss of memory for events that a        59.

    person experienced prior to some


    traumatic injury to the brain is


    called :
                                                  (A)
    (A) Proactive interference

                                                  (B)
    (B) Retractive interference

                                                  (C)
    (C) Anterograde amnesia


    (D) Retrograde amnesia                        (D)

                                       31                          [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 32 of 49
Page 32 of 49
Text of page 32
JAN - 13318/III—A

60. In signal detection a liberal criterion        60.
     will produce points :

     (A) Below no bias line
                                                         (A)
     (B) Near no bias line
                                                         (B)
     (C) Above no bias line                              (C)
     (D) Far below no bias line                          (D)

61. Paraphilias are disorders pertaining           61.
     to :

     (A) Sexual functioning                              (A)

     (B) Sleep                                           (B)

     (C) Appetite                                        (C)

     (D) Social behaviours                               (D)

62. Visioning exercise in organization             62.
     has the primary objective of :

     (A) Improving visual acuity among
            employees
                                                         (A)
     (B) Enhancing leadership effective-
            ness                                         (B)

     (C) Training employees to enhance                   (C)
            commitment to organization

     (D) Bridging the gap between
                                                         (D)
            individual and organization’s
            goals
                                              32
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 33 of 49
Page 33 of 49
Text of page 33
JAN - 13318/III—A

63. Which of the following is not true           63.

    about the principle of growth and

    development ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Development is predictable
                                                       (B)
    (B) Development is spiral and non-
                                                       (C)
         linear

    (C) It moves from specific to general

                                                       (D)
    (D) Development is non-spiral and

         linear

64. According to Erikson, individuals in         64.
    late adulthood engage in looking

    back over their lives, evaluating

    their experiences, and coming to

    terms with decisions. This is also

    known as :

    (A) ego transcendence Vs . ego
                                                       (A)
         preoccupied
                                                       (B)
    (B) acceptance of growing old

    (C) generativity Vs. stagnation                    (C)


    (D) ego integrity Vs. despair                      (D)

                                            33                          [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 34 of 49
Page 34 of 49
Text of page 34
JAN - 13318/III—A


65. Who developed the first major theory         65.

    that emphasized the role of social


    and cultural context in cognition and


    language development ?


    (A) Lev Vygotsky                                   (A)


    (B) Noam Chomsky                                   (B)


    (C) Roger Brown                                    (C)


    (D) Freud                                          (D)


66. Evoked potentials are also called :          66.


    (A) nuclear potentials                             (A)


    (B) seizure potentials                             (B)


    (C) cognitive potentials                           (C)


    (D) event related potentials                       (D)

                                            34
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 35 of 49
Page 35 of 49
Text of page 35
JAN - 13318/III—A

67. MRI   or    magnetic      resonance
                                               67.

   imaging :

                                                     (1)
   (1) Depends on hydrogen proton

       alignment.                                    (2)


   (2) Provides superior pictures
                                                     (3)
       than CT.


   (3) Results from a combination of

       radio waves and magnetic
                                                     (4)

       field.


   (4) Requires radioactive isotopes.


   Codes :                                           (A) (1)    (2)


   (A) (1) and (2) only
                                                     (B) (2)    (3)

   (B) (2) and (3) only
                                                     (C) (1), (2)     (3)
   (C) (1), (2) and (3) only

                                                     (D) (1), (2) (3)       (4)
   (D) (1), (2) (3) and (4)

                                          35                                       [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 36 of 49
Page 36 of 49
Text of page 36
JAN - 13318/III—A

68. An analysis of variance is conducted
                                                68.

    on the data in a 3 × 3 factorial
                                                            3×3
    design (two factors, each having

    three     levels)   involving   one

    dependent variable. For this

    analysis, what would be the total

    number of interaction terms ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) One
                                                      (B)
    (B) Two

                                                      (C)
    (C) Six


    (D) Nine                                          (D)


69. Popular responses on the Rorschach          69.

    are always :


    (A) Infrequent                                    (A)


    (B) Space responses                               (B)


    (C) F+ responses                                  (C) F+


    (D) F– responses                                  (D) F–

                                           36
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 37 of 49
Page 37 of 49
Text of page 37
JAN - 13318/III—A

70. Which of the following behaviour is        70.

    consistent with a drive theory of

    motivation ?

                                                     (A)
    (A) Eating an apple when hungry


    (B) Eating dessert after a large                 (B)

        meal


    (C) Looking up information in the
                                                     (C)
        encyclopedia

                                                     (D)   ‘A’ Grade
    (D) Studying hard to earn an ‘A’ on

        the test


71. Cannon-Bard theory of emotion              71.

    focuses on which determinants of

    emotion ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Psychological
                                                     (B)
    (B) Behavioural

                                                     (C)
    (C) Cognitive


    (D) Neural                                       (D)

                                          37                              [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 38 of 49
Page 38 of 49
Text of page 38
JAN - 13318/III—A


72. One of the most effective ways to        72.

    make our memory distinctive is to

    use :


    (A) Mental cues                                (A)


    (B) Mental rehearsal                           (B)


    (C) Mental imagery                             (C)


    (D) Mental concentration                       (D)


73. Which of the following is not a          73.

    memory stage included in the

    Atkinson-Shiffrin’s    model   of

    memory ?
                                                   (A)
    (A) Long-term memory

                                                   (B)
    (B) Short-term memory

                                                   (C)
    (C) Semantic memory


    (D) Sensory memory                             (D)

                                        38
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 39 of 49
Page 39 of 49
Text of page 39
JAN - 13318/III—A

74. The law of Pragnanz states that of         74.

    all available possibilities :

    (A) the most familiar will be
                                                     (A)
           perceived

    (B) the best, simplest, most stable              (B)

           will be perceived
                                                     (C)
    (C) the largest will be perceived

                                                     (D)
    (D) the smallest will be perceived

75. Researchers have demonstrated              75.

    that poor children perceive coins

    as :

    (A) Smaller than they actually are               (A)

    (B) Larger than they actually are
                                                     (B)
    (C) About the same size as they

           actually are                              (C)

    (D) Sometimes         larger    and
                                                     (D)
           sometimes smaller than they

           actually are

                                          39                          [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 40 of 49
Page 40 of 49
Text of page 40
JAN - 13318/III—A

ROUGH WORK




    40
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 41 of 49
Page 41 of 49
Text of page 41
JAN - 13318/III—A




41              [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 42 of 49
Page 42 of 49
Text of page 42
JAN - 13318/III—A




42
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 43 of 49
Page 43 of 49
Text of page 43
JAN - 13318/III—A




43              [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 44 of 49
Page 44 of 49
Text of page 44
JAN - 13318/III—A




44
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 45 of 49
Page 45 of 49
Text of page 45
JAN - 13318/III—A




45              [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 46 of 49
Page 46 of 49
Text of page 46
JAN - 13318/III—A




46
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 47 of 49
Page 47 of 49
Text of page 47
JAN - 13318/III—A




47              [P.T.O.
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 48 of 49
Page 48 of 49
Text of page 48
JAN - 13318/III—A

ROUGH WORK




    48
MH SET 2018 question paper, 28 January 2018, Paper III, Psychology, page 49 of 49
Page 49 of 49
Text of page 49
JAN - 13318/III—A




49              [P.T.O.
Page 1 of 49

Source: Savitribai Phule Pune University. Question paper published by Savitribai Phule Pune University.