P101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

Q 1 Who is considered the founder of modern psychology and established the first psychology laboratory in 1879?

•  a)    B.F. Skinner

  
  

• b) Sigmund Freud

  
  

•  c)   William james

  
  

•  d)   Wilhelm Wundt

  
  

Q2 Which early school of psychology focused on understanding the functions and purposes of the mind in adapting to the environment?

• a)structuralism

  
  

• b) functionalism

• c)gestalt psychology

  
  

• d)behaviorism

Q3. Who is credited with popularizing the introspective method in the early period?

• A) william james

  
  

• B) john B. watson

• C) wilhelm wundt

  
  

• D) sigmund freud

  
  

Q4Which of the following Greek philosopher  believed that knowledge is acquired through learning and experience?

• 1. Aristotle 

• 1. Plato

• 1. Archimedes

• 1. None of the above

Q5 What is the focus of developmental psychology?

•  Understanding how people change and grow throughout life

  
  

•  Understanding how animals behave

  
  

•  Understanding how cultural factors influence behavior

•  Understanding how behavior affects the brain

  
  

Q6Who is often referred to as the father of Indian psychology, known for his contributions to the study of consciousness and meditation practices?

• 1. B.R. Ambedkar

• 1. Swami vivekananda

• 1. Rabindranath tagore

• 1. J.c bose

Q7 Which of the following is an example of bottom-up processing in perceptual organization?

• Recognizing a familiar face

  
  

• Identifying an object based on prior knowledge

  
  

• Assembling individual visual elements into a coherent whole

  
  

• )Using context to interpret ambiguous stimuli

  
  

Q8The tendency to perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping is referred to as:

• a)proximity

  
  

• b) similarity

  
  

• c) continuity

  
  

• d)connectedness

  
  

Q9In the context of perceptual set, what is the term for the tendency to perceive an object as unchanging despite changes in sensory input?

• a)closure

  
  

• b) perceptual constancy

  
  

• c)figure- ground relationship

  
  

• d)gestalt principle

  
  

Q10 The ability to see objects in three dimensions, enabling us to judge distance, is known as:

• 1. Depth perception

• 1. Binocular disparity

• 1. Monocular cues

• 1. Retinal disparity