Which of the following measures may be adopted for bringing a change in the behaviour and complete modification of the client's philosophy of life?
A. Psychoanalysis
B. Guidance and counselling
C. Psychotherapies
D. All of the above
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Psychologists face an interesting problem not shared by physicists and chemists. Human subjects are very sensitive to hints from an experimenter about what is expected of them, is called . . . . . . . .
A. Placebo effect
B. Environmental effect
C. Experimenter effect
D. None of these
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Consider the following statements
1. Field experiments and quasi experiments are conducted in natural setting
2. Field experiments and quasi experiments study real life problems
3. Field experiments study imaginary problems
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. Only 1
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Situational variables include
A. Environmental variables
B. Organismic variables
C. Sequential variables
D. All of the above
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A procedure used to control both the placebo effect and the experimenter effect in drug experiments is the . . . . . . . .
A. Correlation method
B. Extraneous prophecy
C. Double blind technique
D. Random assignment of subjects
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The amount of study time, the sex of subjects, the temperature in the room, the time of the day, the amount of light, and so forth, are coming under . . . . . . . .
A. Extraneous variables
B. Outside variables
C. Dependent variables
D. A and B
E. None of these
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The simplest way of visualizing a correlation is to construct a . . . . . . . .
A. Diagram
B. Graph
C. Scattered diagram
D. None of these
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The . . . . . . . . is calculated by adding all the scores for each group and then dividing by the total number of scores.
A. Median
B. Mode
C. Mean
D. All of the above
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Graphical statistics, measures of central tendency, and measures of variability, are . . . . . . . .
A. Descriptive statistics
B. Inferential statistics
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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A bell-shaped curve having known mathematical properties and characterized by a large number of scores in the middle, tapering towards very few extremely high and low scores at either end, is called . . . . . . . .
A. Normal curve
B. Abnormal curve
C. Curve
D. None of these
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Who among the following psychologists gave the statement, "The most highly developed, formalized and accurate of all scientific methods is the experimental method"?
A. Wundt
B. Ruch
C. Weber
D. Helmhotz
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Choose the incorrect statement
A. Experimental method can be used outside the laboratory
B. In laboratory experimenter controls the conditions
C. The experimental method is a matter of logic
D. Experiments are always successful
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I (Phenomenon)
List-II (Explanation)
A. Confounding
1. Utilises the qualities of observation and correlation and combine them with experimentation
B. Quasi experiments
2. Combining of two variables so that the effect of one cannot be separated from that of the other
C. Self-report measures
3. Written or spoken responses
D. Field experiments
4. Are carried out in the natural setting of the people who are being studied
A. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
B. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
C. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
D. A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
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A high correlation between two halves of a test displaying the degree of internal consistency is known as
A. Split-half reliability
B. Retest reliability
C. Validity
D. None of the above
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. . . . . . . . technique is used to find the degree of correlation.
A. Experimental
B. Observational
C. Statistical
D. None of these
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. . . . . . . . are heavily used by clinical psychologists.
A. Empirical studies
B. Experimental studies
C. Case studies
D. None of these
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The scientific method relies on the data and facts available through our sensory experiences. It means scientific method is
A. Objective
B. Empirical
C. Self-corrected
D. Falsified
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Protecting the research participants from harm is called
A. Benefiecence
B. Justice
C. Randomisation
D. Consent
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When a correlation exists, we can say that . . . . . . . .
A. Two variables are not related
B. Two variables have cause and effect relationship
C. Two variables are related
D. None of these
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In an experiment psychologists control conditions to identify . . . . . . . . relationship.
A. Cause and effect
B. Cause and cause
C. Effect and effect
D. None of these
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