Quiznetik
Counselling in Psychological Testing | Set 1
1. A psychological test is ............
A. a measure of personality
B. an objective procedure for sampling and quantifying human behaviour
C. none of the above
D. null
Correct : B. an objective procedure for sampling and quantifying human behaviour
2. Who developed the first individual test of intelligence?
A. sigmund frued
B. william james
C. alfred binet
D. null
Correct : C. alfred binet
3. Which among the following is included in the definition of personality psychology?
A. it deals with adaptations to the environment
B. it deals with how traits influence the environment
C. both a and b
D. null
Correct : C. both a and b
4. Who popularised emotional intelligence?
A. daniel goleman
B. guilford
C. sternberg
D. null
Correct : A. daniel goleman
5. IQ may be defined as
A. ma/ca x 100
B. ca/ma x 100
C. ma/100 x ca
D. null
Correct : A. ma/ca x 100
6. The three dimensional model of intelligence is proposed by .............
A. guilford
B. thorndike
C. thurston
D. null
Correct : A. guilford
7. The Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale
A. was designed to test adult intelligence
B. assumes that intellectual ability in childhood improves as age increases
C. provide separate scores for performance intelligence and verbal intelligence
D. null
Correct : B. assumes that intellectual ability in childhood improves as age increases
8. .............. test assesses a wide variety of mental abilities?
A. iq
B. multiple intelligence
C. general intelligence
D. null
Correct : C. general intelligence
9. Heredity influence ...............
A. attitude
B. aptitude
C. interest
D. null
Correct : B. aptitude
10. The ability to manage one’s own thinking and problem solving is called .........
A. meta cognitive skills
B. experiential intelligence
C. general intelligence
D. null
Correct : A. meta cognitive skills
11. Psychological tests are used to ...........
A. promote self understanding
B. measure psychological constructs
C. both a and b
D. null
Correct : C. both a and b
12. Word Association is ............
A. a projective test
B. a memory test
C. a creativity test
D. null
Correct : A. a projective test
13. ............. is NOT included in the types of intelligence proposed by Howard Gardner
A. language
B. interpersonal skills
C. creativity
D. null
Correct : C. creativity
14. The first self- report test of personality was developed by ...........
A. simon
B. terman
C. woodworth
D. null
Correct : C. woodworth
15. The MMPI was designed to .........
A. discriminate between normal and patient groups with particular diagnosis
B. assess personality in normal adults
C. none of the above
D. null
Correct : A. discriminate between normal and patient groups with particular diagnosis
16. Wechsler’s definition of intelligence states about..........
A. naturalistic intelligence
B. ability to deal effectively with the environment
C. spatial and kinaesthetic intelligence
D. null
Correct : B. ability to deal effectively with the environment
17. Which of the following is NOT usually used in personality assessment?
A. psychological testing
B. counselling
C. observation
D. null
Correct : B. counselling
18. MMPI is an example for ............... test
A. criterion referenced
B. self reported
C. performance
D. null
Correct : B. self reported
19. An ability for learning foreign language implies ...............
A. language aptitude
B. creative thinking
C. none of the above
D. null
Correct : A. language aptitude
20. The author of Frames of Mind is ..............
A. frued
B. gardner
C. allport
D. null
Correct : B. gardner
21. For something to be part of a personality, it should .........
A. always be evident
B. be relatively stable over time
C. never change
D. null
Correct : B. be relatively stable over time
22. Aptitude test is for .............
A. selection for jobs
B. admission for professional courses
C. all the above
D. null
Correct : C. all the above
23. Which are the main components of Spearman’s Two Factor Theory of intelligence?
A. primary abilities and secondary abilities
B. specific intelligence and general intelligence
C. emotional abilities and cognitive abilities
D. null
Correct : B. specific intelligence and general intelligence
24. William Stern developed the concept of .........
A. emotional quotient
B. intelligence quotient
C. emotional intelligence
D. null
Correct : B. intelligence quotient
25. Thematic Apperception test was developed by ..............
A. hermann rorschach
B. morgan and murray
C. carl rogers
D. null
Correct : B. morgan and murray
26. According to Spearman what does ‘g’ stand for?
A. general intelligence
B. general knowledge
C. group intelligence
D. null
Correct : A. general intelligence
27. Introvert personality can be studied by ...........
A. sociometry
B. introspection
C. projective techniques
D. null
Correct : C. projective techniques
28. Rorschach’s ink blot test is used to measure ...........
A. creativity
B. personality
C. intelligence
D. null
Correct : B. personality
29. Introspection is purely ................
A. a subjective method
B. an objective method
C. an experimental method
D. null
Correct : A. a subjective method
30. The basis of creativity is ...............
A. logical thinking
B. convergent thinking
C. divergent thinking
D. null
Correct : C. divergent thinking
31. The word “battery” popularly used in the measurement of intelligence means...........
A. a long series of performance tests
B. a chain of many sub tests
C. a collection of variety of test items
D. null
Correct : A. a long series of performance tests
32. Trait and type approaches to the study of personality are combined by ............
A. allport
B. cattell
C. guilford
D. null
Correct : A. allport
33. The concept of extraversion and introversion in personality was given by ........
A. sheldon
B. jung
C. kretchmer
D. null
Correct : B. jung
34. All the performance test may be classified under ...............
A. group test
B. speed test
C. individual test
D. null
Correct : C. individual test