1. ……..

glands are distinguished from the other glands by the fact that they secrete
directly into the bloodstream.
(a) Exocrine
(b) Endocrine
(c) Duct
(d) None of the above

2. The gland produces one primary hormone, thyroxin, the main constituent of
which is iodine.
(a) Parathyroid
(b) Pituitary
(c) Thyroid
(d) Adrenal

3. Psychological tests are connected with the assessment of

(a) Personality only
(b) Perception only
(c) All aspects of psychological functioning
(d )Sociability

4. The overall blueprint of the experiment is called

(a) Treatments
(b) Experimental design
(c) Experimental group
(d) None of the above

5. Who among the following was the first man to describe ‘Null Hypothesis’?
(a) Raymond Dodge
(b) Ronald Fisher
(c) Herman Ebbinghaus
(d) None of the above

6. Which among the following fields of psychology focuses on the interaction

between the physical world and human behaviour?
(a) Educational psychology
(b) Abnormal psychology
(c) Environmental psychology
(d) All of the above

7. ……………..theory is that “much of man’s behaviour is determined by innate

instincts that are largely unconscious”.
(a) Skinner’s
(b) Watson’s
(c) Freud’s
(d) None of the above

8. The technique to study the subject’s brain wave, heart rate and blood pressure is
called
(a) Relaxation Training
(b) Biofeedback
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

9. A ‘developmental psychologist’ is concerned with

(a) Learning and Teaching
(b) Human growth and the factors that shape human behaviour from
birth to old age
(c) Work with students in high schools or universities giving advice
(d) None of the above

10. According to whom “Clinical Psychology is now the largest field of

specialisation”?
(a) Cates and Lockman
(b) Morgan and King
(c) Adler
(d) Freud

11. Who among the following was the founder of ‘Behaviourism School of
Psychology’?
(a) William James
(b) Edward Titchener
(c) John B. Watson
(d)John Dewey

12. When did Wilhelm Wundt at the University of Leipzig in Germany establish the
first Psychological Laboratory?
(a) 1875
(b) 1890
(c) 1879
(d) 1877
Ans: c

13. Which of the following concepts is not based on experimental studies?

(a) Behavioural
(b) Psychoanalytic
(c) Humanistic
(d) Cognitive

14. ‘Geo-psychology’ is the branch of?

(a) Applied Psychology
(b) Pure Psychology
(c) General Psychology
(d) None of the above

15. Which of the following types of experiments have been described by Mc Guigan?
(a) Confirmatory
(b) Crucial
(c) Exploratory
(d) All of the above

16. In an experiment which of the following variable is needed to control?

(a) Independent
(b) Dependent
(c) Intervening
(d) All of the above

17.Performance tests are termed as

(a) Non-verbal tests
(b) Verbal tests
(c) Projective tests
(d) Subjective tests

18. Which one of the following areas of the brain is involved in controlling
movements of the body?
(a) Primary
(b) Secondary
(c) Supplementary
(d) All of the above

19. The …………..lobe processes auditory information.

(a) Occipital
(b) Parietal
(c) Temporal
(d) Frontal

20. ‘Legal Psychology’ is a branch of

(a) Pure Psychology
(b) Applied Psychology
(c) Clinical Psychology
(d) Abnormal Psychology

21. The psychological aspects of the classroom are best managed by

(a) the class teacher
(b) the principal
(c) the subject teacher
(d) the students themselves

22. Character could be distinguished from personality in the following sense

(a) Personality deals with the overall disposition of a person only
(b) Personality includes physical and social aspects whereas character stresses on the
intellectual and spiritual aspects
(c) Character is a patent objective of education for the society whereas personality is
popular among education.
(d) All of the above

23. The gestalt psychologists brought out clearly the importance of

(a) The functional factors in cognitive operations
(b) The functional factors in perception
(c) The structural factors in perception
(d) The interactive factors in cognition

24. Which of the following statements would be true about the attitudes of a person?
(a) They are not biogenic, although they are based on biogenic motives.
(b)They are not measurable because they are so subjective
(c) They are biogenic and receive further strength and support from the social
environment
(d)They could be measured on the basis of the aptitude tests developed by
psychologists

25. Psychologists are in favour of including contents of therapeutic value in the

reading material to be recommended for school children. This objective could be
achieved by
(a) Including lesson on the treatment of physical ailments.
(b) Dealing with doubts and problems of students which cannot be asked
in the classroom directly.
(c) Simplifying the language of the books to enable students to understand what they
read clearly
(d) Explaining to students the problem having faced by schools in their
administration.

26. Which of the following meanings of psychology would be correct to-day as per the
views of experts?
(a) It is a science of the mind
(b)It is a science of behaviour
(c) It is a science of consciousness
(d)It is a science of the soul

27. Which of the following conclusions should be correct in your opinion? An

individual’s best opportunity for self-fulfilment lied.
(a) In the individual’s struggle against the environmental forces.
(b)In a state which takes complete responsibilities for individuals
(c) In a social rather than a narrowly individual context
(d)In an individual rather than a wide social context

28. The demand of the outside world, the task is best accomplished by the
development of a
(a) The Id
(b) Superego
(c) A strong ego
(d) All of the above

29. The concept of motivation helps us to

(a) adopt measures to assess the achievements of individual
(b) frame rules and regulations to control educational situations
(c) take special precautions to avoid safeguarding self-interests.
(d) explain the behaviour of man or animals than can be observed.

30. Motivation theories can be divided into the push and pull theories according to
some experts. The pupil theories deal with
(a) education for family planning
(b) sex education from a scientific point of view
(c) the characteristics to be about different population groups.
(d) knowledge of the problems imposed by population growth
31. Absolutism in philosophy can be interpreted as
(a) Belief in the existence of an absolute entity
(b) The possibility of gaining, insight into perfect knowledge through spirituality
(c) Absolute contraction of each philosopher that his view alone is perfectly right.
(d) An approach to educational philosophy on the basis of empirical truths alone.

32. The adjustment mechanisms in Psychology are so-called because

(a) They create favourable conditions for adjusting an individual to a new situation
(b) They suggest methods of locating the situations to which a person could be easily
adjusted
(c) They protect a person’s self-esteem against frustration and anxiety by suggesting
alternative methods.
(d) They are flexible and could be easily adjusted to any situation
irrespective of persons involved.

33. The term ‘Functional Literacy’ regarding the education of adult means that
(a) The literacy of the adult should enable him for thoughtful reading in
his social and professional life.
(b) The adults should be able to function as members of the adult franchise scheme.
(c) It should provide access to written communication without much difficulty
(d) None of the above

34. Educational Equality is a

(a) Fundamental right
(b) Only a customary right
(c) Only a legal right
(d) Only a directive principle.

35. Normal requirements of society are satisfied by

(a) Id
(b) Supper Ego
(c) Superego
(d) None of these

36. The writings which show that ‘the psycho¬analytical point of view can be used in
a productive way” related to
(a) E. H. Erikson
(b) Spencer
(c) Linton
(d) Freud’s theory

37. Primary education helps

(a) Democratisation of child
(b) Socialisation of child
(c) In course understanding
(d) All of the above

38. We usually avoid remembering something that is associated with fear or

unpleasantness. In tradition language, those avoidance is termed as
(a) Suppressing
(b) Repression
(c) Retrieval future
(d) Forgetting

39. Jung used the term “Collective Unconscious” to indicate

(a) The unconscious tendencies inherited by an individual from primordial racial
tendencies
(b) All the factors that together constitute to strengthen an individual’s unconscious
(c)The unconscious potential of a group or mob
(d) The effects of all the unconscious urges which made a person’s
behaviour problematic

40. A child in school is called a problem child when

(a) He is able to solve the problems of other children
(b) He suggests useful approaches to teachers when they are explaining
any problem
(c) He behaves such that is becoming a problem for the teacher to understand him
(d) He is very resourceful in suggesting good problems for the class to workout

41. In teaching any class or subject, student’s needs and interests also have to be born
in mind. Which of the following dimensions cover this aspect?
(a)The psychological dimension
(b) The evaluation dimension
(c)The philosophical dimension
(d) The methodological dimension

42. There is always confusion between personality and character. The so-called
destination between them is that
(a) Personality is external and character is internal as behaviour
(b) Personality depends more on the environment while character
depends on heredity
(c) Character speaks of moral behaviour while personality stands for the
psychological aspect of behaviour
(d) Personality is the moral aspect of behaviour and character is the psychological
aspect of behaviour.

43. Psychologists speak of ‘Social heredity’ of an individual while discussing the topic
of heredity. It means
(a) Influences that have shaped the individual’s social surroundings
(b) The background and origin of the society from which the individual comes.
(c) The customs, habits and environmental effects of the hope and
society from which the individual comes
(d) The natural surroundings and climate conditions of the society in which a child is
reared.

44. According to Montessori

(a) equipment of schools is more important than teachers
(b) knowledge of psychology will be a luxury for teachers
(c) teachers should interfere in the pupil’s behaviours with a keen interest
(d) knowledge of experimental psychology is essential for teachers
45. Behaviourism in psychology is the outcome of the following school of thought,
prevalent in education
(a) Associationism
(b) Aristotlenism
(c) Mechanical Naturalism
(d) Physical Naturalism

1. The most difficult age for the development of a child is

(a) Early childhood
(b) Teenage
(c) Young age
(d) Adult age

2. Heredity and atmosphere are correlating

(a) Companions
(b) Dependent
(c) Elders
(d) All of these

3. Which of the following factors comes in the way of girls’ personal rights?
(a) Social Recognition
(b) Family
(c) Gender Difference
(d) All of these

4. Which of the following is not an accepted stage in Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral

Development?
(a) Interpersonal relations
(b) Individualism
(c) Social contract and social rights
(d) Universal principles

5. Which of the following is not considered a factor of cognition?

(a) Fear
(b) Retreat
(c) Anger
(d) Hunger

6. An ideal teacher should concentrate

(a) On teaching methods
(b) On the subject being taught
(c) On students and their behaviours
(d) On all of these

7. The motif of the concept of curricular flexibility is to benefit

(a) Disabled students
(b) Minority students
(c) Reserved castes
(d) All of these

8. Which of the following is not considered a tool for formative assessment

(a) Oral questions
(b) MCQ
(c) Assignments
(d) Projects

9. What do you understand by the term Peer Group?

(a) People of the same profession
(b) Friends and acquaintances
(c) Family members and relatives
(d) All of these

10. A problem child has

(a) Pampering guardians
(b) Hereditary problems
(c) IQ problems
(d) Physical problems

11. Absenteeism can be tackled by:

(a) teaching
(b) punishing the students
(c) giving the sweets
(d) contacting the parents

12. Discipline means:

(a) strict behaviour
(b) severe punishment
(c) obedience
(d) going by the rules

13. If any girl child does not come to school regularly you will
(a) no bother
(b) struck-off her name
(c) complain to the Principal
(d) meet the parents and encourage them.

14. In co-education you want to:

(a) make separate rows of boys and girls
(b) you give preference to boys over girls
(c) you. give preference to none
(d) you deal according to need

15. One of the basic principles of socializing Individuals is:

(a) religion
(b) caste
(c) educational
(d) imitation

Directions (16-20):

Which of the’ skills do you consider most essential for a teacher?

16. (a) Oration skills

(b) Listening skills
(c) Managerial skills
(d) Teaching skills

17. (a) encourage children to search for knowledge

(b) have all the information for the children
(c) ability to make children memorize materials
(d) enable children to do well in tests

21. Success in developing values is mainly dependent upon:

(a) government
(b) society
(c) family
(d) teacher

22. Good reading aims at developing:

(a) understanding
(b) pronunciation
(c) sensitivity
(d) increasing factual knowledge

23. The primary duty of a teacher is to be responsible for his/her:

(a) family
(b) students
(c) society
(d) nation

24. Which of the following is not related to educational achievement?

(a) Heredity
(b) Experiences
(c) Practice
(d) Self-learning

25. One of the students of a class hardly talks in the class. How would you encourage
him to express himself?
(a) By organizing discussions
(b) By encouraging children to take part in classroom activities
(c) By organizing educational games/programmes in which – children
feel like speaking
(d) By giving good marks to those who express themselves well

26. The stage in which a child be¬ gins to think logically about objects and events is
known as
(a) sensory-motor stage
(b) formal operational stage
(c) preoperational stage
(d) concrete operational stage

27. Four distinct stages of chil¬dren’s intellectual development were identified by

(a) Kohlberg
(b) Erikson
(d) Skinner
(c) Piaget
28. Parents should play a ………….. role in the learning process of young children.
(a) negative
(b) proactive
(c) sympathetic
(d) neutral

29. Which is the place where the child’s cognitive development is defined in the best
way?
(a) Playground
(b) School and classroom
(c) Auditorium
(d) Home

30. …….. is considered a sign of motivated teaching.

(a) Maximum attendance in class
(b) Remedial work is given by the teacher
(c) Questioning by students
(d) Pin drop silence in the class

31. At lower classes the play-way method of teaching is based on

(a) theory of physical education programmes
(b) principles of methods of teaching
(c) psychological principles of development and growth
(d) sociological principles of teaching

22. Dyslexia is associated with

(a) mental disorder
(b) mathematical disorder
(c) reading disorder
(d) behavioural disorder

33. Education of children with special needs should be provided

(a) along with other normal children
(b) by methods developed for special children, in special schools
(c) in a special school
(d) by special teachers in special schools

34. In the process of learning, motivation

(a) sharpens the memory of learners
(b) differentiates new learning from old learning
(c) makes learners think unidirectionally
(d) creates interest in learning among new learners.

35. A student of grade 5 with visual deficiency should be

(a) excused to do a lower level of work
(b) helped with his/her routine work by parents and friends
(c) treated normally in the classroom and provided support through
audio CDs.
(d) given special treatment in the classroom
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
Romanian-American psychologist David Wechsler,

There are five primary index scores, the Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI), Visual Spatial Index
(VSI), Fluid Reasoning Index (FRI), Working Memory Index (WMI), and Processing Speed Index
(PSI).

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS’

WAIS (1955)
WAIS-R (1981):
WAIS-III (1997)
WAIS-IV (2008

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ABNORMALITES
1. CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITES
 DOWN SYNDROME
Cause: extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21
2. SEX LINKED CHOROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITES
 KLIENFELTERS
Cause: extra X chromosome
 FRAGILE X SYNDROME AKA MARTIN -BELL
Cause: the defect or mutation on the FMRI gene prevents it from
making a protein called fragile X mental retardation protein( FMRP)
shortage of this causes FXS
 TURNER’S SYNDROME
Cause: missing of X chromosome
 XYY AKA JACOB’S SYNDROME
Cause: extra copy of Y chromosome
 TRIPLE X AKA TRISOMY X
Cause: extra copy of x
3. GENE LINKED ABNORMALITES
 PHENYLKETONURIA
Causes : a inherited condition caused by defect in the PAH gene
 SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
Causes: RBC’s have abnormal shape hence can not flow easily
 TAY-SAYCH’S
Causes: a defective gene on chromosome 15