SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT (POLYGRAPH) – KERALA POLICE DEPARTMENT

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 57/2019/OL
Category Code: 012/2019
Exam: Scientific Assistant (Polygraph)
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 03-12-2019
Department Kerala police Department
Alphacode A
Question1:-Who proposed the attenuation model of attention?
A:-Treisman
B:-Broadbent
C:-Kahneman
D:-Deutsch and Deutsch
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question2:-The study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experience
A:-ESP
B:-Psychokinesis
C:-Psychophysics
D:-Psychometry
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question3:-According to Brown and Peterson the retention duration of memory is as little as _____
A:-150 to 200 milliseconds
B:-7 seconds
C:-10 seconds
D:-20 seconds` `
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question4:-Who proposed the investment theory of creativity?
A:-Sternberg and Lubart
B:-Guilford
C:-Teresa Amabile
D:-Kaufman and Baer
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question5:-_____ is a type of mental set
A:-Strategy
B:-Curiosity
C:-Ill structured problem
D:-Stereotype
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question6:-In _____ theory of motivation, people are said to have an optimal level of tension.
A:-Drive reduction
B:-Instinct
C:-Arousal
D:-Humanistic
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question7:-Most connectionist models assume that cognitive processes occur in _____
A:-Series
B:-Parallel
C:-Discrete Stages
D:-Isolation
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question8:-The experimental method that requires people to repeat the attended message out loud
A:-Priming
B:-Varied mapping
C:-Chunking
D:-Shadowing
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question9:-The illusion of movement created by presenting visual stimuli in rapid succession is called _____
A:-Retinal disparity
B:-Covergence
C:-The phi phenomenon
D:-Motion parallax
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question10:-The apparent capacity of major news event to illuminate trivial aspects of the subject’s environmental context
is called _____
A:-Autobiographical memory
B:-Eye witness testimony
C:-Cocktail party effect
D:-Flashbulb memory
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question11:-In triarchic theory of human intelligence, higher order executive processes to plan, monitor, and evaluate
belong to _____
A:-Metacomponents
B:-Knowledge-acquisition components
C:-Performance components
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question12:-Which among the following is prone to an error in syllogistic reasoning?
A:-Content effects
B:-Believability effects
C:-Premise phrasing
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question13:-Which of the following statements is true regarding Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs?
1. Theory is based on his own personal observations and not on empirical evidence
2. Theory is rigid and cannot be applied in certain cultures as in Japan or Greece.
3. He later refined his theory by adding existence needs, relatedness needs and growth needs.
A:-1 and 3
B:-1 and 2
C:-1, 2 and 3
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question14:-Research on avoidance learning suggests that a fear response is acquired through _____ conditioning, the
avoidance response is maintained as a result of _____ conditioning.
A:-Classical, operant
B:-Operant, classical
C:-Classical, classical
D:-Operant, operant
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question15:-The amplitude of wave shown in ERP is _____ for the attended stimulus than the unattended stimulus.
A:-Smaller
B:-Larger
C:-Similar
D:-Thinner
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question16:-According to Biederman, the role of geons in object perception is similar to that of _____ in speech perception.
A:-Pitch
B:-Loudness
C:-Phonemes
D:-Tone
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question17:-Which of the following is a memory distortion explained in Schacter’s “seven sins of memory”?
A:-Absent mindedness
B:-Tip-of-the tongue
C:-Proactive interference
D:-Primacy effect
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question18:-IQ tests have proven to be good predictors of _____.
A:-Social intelligence
B:-School performance
C:-Practical problem solving intelligence
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question19:-Set of problems with the same underlying structures and solutions but different specific details are called _____.
A:-Well defined problems
B:-Analogies
C:-Isomorphs
D:-Algorithms
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question20:-The need for money is an example of _____ drive.
A:-A primary
B:-An acquired
C:-An innate
D:-An instinctive
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question21:-_____ are mental representations of physical locations.
A:-Icons
B:-Visual images
C:-Schema
D:-Cognitive maps
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question22:-According to Posner and Snyder which of the following is not a criterion for automatic processing?
A:-Lack of intention
B:-Lack of conscious awareness
C:-Task difficulty
D:-Absence of interfering with other mental activities
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question23:-The principles of organization hold good for _____
A:-Visual sense only
B:-Visual and auditory senses
C:-Visual and tactile senses
D:-Visual, auditory and tactile senses
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question24:-According to Mandler, maintenance rehearsal results in _____.
A:-Semantic processing
B:-Integration
C:-Elaboration
D:-Relational processing
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question25:-Binet and simon published the first useful test of general mental ability in _____.
A:-1904` `
B:-1905
C:-1908
D:-1911
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question26:-Unconscious processing that works on a specific problem while the mind is otherwise occupied is called _____.
A:-Inference
B:-Introspection
C:-Insight
D:-Incubation
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question27:-Those who have an internal locus of control are prone to think intelligence is _____.
A:-Fixed
B:-Changeable
C:-Independent
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question28:-_____ is the part of brain associated with retrieval of emotionally charged events.
A:-Amygdala
B:-Basal ganglia
C:-Cerebral cortex
D:-Hippocampus
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question29:-Anitha put ice cream in the cupboard and can of soup in the freezer while putting away the groceries. Identify
the error associated with automatic processing.
A:-Associative activation error
B:-Description error
C:-Capture error
D:-Data driven error
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question30:-_____ theory cannot account for the complexity and flexibility of object recognition.
A:-Template matching
B:-Feature analysis
C:-Prototype
D:-Recognition by components
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question31:-Deepak had a concussion and now he is not able to remember events prior to othe accident. He is suffering
from _____
A:-Anterograde amnesia
B:-Retrograde amnesia
C:-Alzheimer’s disease
D:-Korsakoff’s syndrome
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question32:-For all mental operations, there is an underlying general factor called ‘g’. This theory of intelligence was put
forwarded by _____
A:-Cattell
B:-Spearman
C:-Thorndike
D:-Thurstone
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question33:-Which of the following schools of thought in psychology supported the role of insight in problem solving?
A:-Evolutionary
B:-Behaviourism
C:-Gestalt psychology
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question34:-The stress increasing effects of uncontrollability are related to the effects of _____ on stress.
A:-Unpredictability
B:-Frustration
C:-Pressure
D:-Conflict
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question35:-Identify the true statements from the following regarding learned helplessness.
1. Martin Seligman discovered it unexpectedly while experimenting on dogs using classical conditioning.
2. Components of learned helplessness are outcome contingency, mediating, cognitions, and behaviour outcomes.
3. Implications of learned helplessness include failure to initiate action, failure to learn and depression.
A:-2 and 3
B:-1 and 3
C:-only 3
D:-1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question36:-The integration errors because of attention overload is called _____.
A:-Illusory conjunctions
B:-Illusory contours
C:-Illusory correlation
D:-Inattentional blindness
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question37:-Perceptual organizations will not be possible without _____ segregation.
A:-Illusion
B:-Depth
C:-Viewer
D:-Figure-ground
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question38:-Name the psychologist who argued for the existence of working memory.
A:-Atkinson
B:-Saul Sternberg
C:-Alan Baddeley
D:-Ebbinghaus
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question39:-In structure of intellect model, _____ is the ability to understand changes in information such as rotation of
visual figures.
A:-Transformations
B:-Implications
C:-Convergent production
D:-Divergent production
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question40:-A strategy in which one estimates the probability of an event by the ease with which mental operations can be
carried out is called _____.
A:-Anchoring
B:-Hindsight bias
C:-Availability heuristics
D:-Representativeness heuristics
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question41:-Cognitive meditational theory of emotion is given by _____
A:-Ekman
B:-Ekman and Friesen
C:-Lorenz
D:-Lazarus
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question42:-Rescorla’s work on signal relations showed that the predictive value of _____ is an influential factor in classical
conditioning.
A:-An unconditioned stimulus
B:-A conditioned response
C:-A conditioned stimulus
D:-A neutral stimulus
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question43:-An attentional dysfunction of ignoring the half of visual field contralateral the hemisphere that has a lesion.
A:-Associative agnosia
B:-Prosopagnosia
C:-Apperceptive agnosia
D:-Hemi-neglect
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question44:-The neurons in the visual cortex that respond only to stimuli of particular orientation and specific length and
width are called _____.
A:-Simple cells
B:-Complex cells
C:-Hypercomplex cells
D:-Hypocomplex cells
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question45:-Multiple choice tests involve _____ task.
A:-Serial recall
B:-Recognition
C:-Cued recall
D:-Free recall
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question46:-The concept of emotional intelligence was originally developed by _____
A:-Daniel Goleman
B:-Howard Gardner
C:-Peter Salovey and John Mayer
D:-Arthur Jensen and Sandra Scarr
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question47:-Shaji is on a two-week vacation. He is having a miserable time. But instead of going home hedicides to
continue in order to justify his initial deal. Identify the bias.
A:-Gambler’s fallacy
B:-Conjunction fallacy
C:-Sunk cost effect
D:-Overconfidence
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question48:-Who reformulated the frustration-aggression hypothesis?
A:-Berkowitz
B:-Selye
C:-Miller
D:-Dollard
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question49:-Kohler determined that Sultan’s two-stick solution to the banana problem was an example of insight because it
was _____.
A:-The result of trial and error learning
B:-Sudden and rapid
C:-Arrived at after a long time period
D:-Intelligent
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question50:-The influence of decision making process in noticing stimulus is accounted in _____
A:-Absolute threshold
B:-Weber’s law
C:-Just noticeable difference
D:-Signal detection theory
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question51:-Plasticity of perception is demonstrated by experiment with _____
A:-Prisms
B:-Sensory deprivation
C:-Perceptual learning
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question52:-_____ is a mnemonic technique.
A:-Backtracking method
B:-Cue overload
C:-Spreading activation
D:-Pegword method
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question53:-According to Cattell, _____ is the hardware of our brains that determine the limits of our information processing.
A:-Fluid intelligence
B:-Crystallized intelligence
C:-G factor
D:-S factor
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question54:-Wason selection task suggests _____ as a general tendency in human thought which also caters to maintaining
prejudices.
A:-Framing effect
B:-Heuristics
C:-Confirmation bias
D:-Contradiction
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question55:-The theory of emotion that owes a lot to Darwin’s work is the _____ theory.
A:-James-Lang
B:-Cannon-Bard
C:-Schachter-Singer
D:-Facial feedback
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question56:-The key to the cognitive perspective of classical conditioning is that the presentation of the conditioned
stimulus must _____.
A:-Act as a substitute for the unconditioned stimulus
B:-Provide information about the coming of the unconditioned stimulus
C:-Provide information about the coming of the conditioned response
D:-Provide information about the coming of the unconditioned response
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question57:-Organic Delusional Syndrome does NOT include the following symptoms:
A:-May harm self
B:-Mild cognitive impairment
C:-Altered state of consciousness
D:-Speech may be rambling
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question58:-Which of the following sequences of decision making perspective of pro-social behaviour is correct?
A:-Perceiving need → taking personal responsibility → weighing cost & benefit → deciding how to help → help given
B:-Weighing cost & benefit → Perceiving need → deciding how to help → help given → taking personal responsibility
C:-Taking personal responsibility → deciding how to help → help given → weighing cost & benefit → Perceiving need
D:-Perceiving need → weighing cost & benefit → deciding how to help
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question59:-Rag-bag definition is related to :
A:-Memory
B:-Personality
C:-Thinking
D:-Emotion
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question60:-Barriers based on attitudinal or organizational bias that prevents qualified females from advancing to top level
positions:
A:-Tokenism
B:-Risk Averse
C:-Gender Stereotypes
D:-Glass Ceiling Effect
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question61:-Q-Sort Test measures which of the following:
A:-Attitude
B:-Self-Ideal
C:-Self-Concept
D:-Self-Esteem
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question62:-Which model argues / assumes that aversive circumstances produce negative effect in the form of anger,
hostility or irritation?
A:-Cognitive Neo-Association Model
B:-Excitation Transfer Model
C:-Instinct Model
D:-Negative state Relief Model
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question63:-Which one of the following is not a component of consummate love?
A:-Intimacy
B:-Commitment
C:-Infatuation
D:-Passion
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question64:-What is the important factor of attitude which influences our behaviour?
A:-Strength of Attitude
B:-Instability of Attitude
C:-Selection of Attitude
D:-Self Affirmation of Attitude
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question65:-Yerkes-Dodson law suggests that a curvilinear relationship exists between:
A:-Motivation & Learning
B:-Motivation & Performance
C:-Learning & Performance
D:-Learning & Thinking
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question66:-Who defined Neurotic Anxiety?
A:-Karen Horney
B:-Erich Fromm
C:-Freud
D:-Carl Jung
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question67:-‘Style of Life’ is the Slogan of:
A:-Theory of Motivation
B:-Theory of Personality
C:-Theory of Learning
D:-Theory of Intelligence
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question68:-‘Structured Personality-Learning Theory’ was written by:
A:-Abraham Maslow
B:-John Dewey
C:-David Wechsler
D:-Raymond Cattell
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question69:-Childhood psychopathology is best described by which of the following statements?
A:-Childhood psychiatric disorders are more common in boys than in girls
B:-Childhood disorders are more common in latency-aged children
C:-Childhood psychopathology is always transient
D:-It is impossible to evaluate psychiatric disorders in childhood
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question70:-Model of ‘sensation seeking’ was developed by”
A:-Gray
B:-Eyesenck
C:-Zucherman
D:-Frank
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question71:-Pedophilia is best characterized by all of the following statements, EXCEPT:
A:-It is often caused by organic mental syndrome
B:-The adult perpetrator must be at least 6 years older than the victim
C:-The disorder involves pre-pubertal children of either sex
D:-The diagnosis can be made when sexual stimulation can be achieved by fantasy
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question72:-The approach in which inaccurate, harmful attribution are replaced with more accurate and beneficial ones:
A:-Misattribution Training
B:-Attribution Training
C:-Attribution Style
D:-Illusion Attribution
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question73:-Agoraphobia is best characterized by which of the following statements:
A:-It is treated with β-blockers
B:-It is caused by specific trauma
C:-It commonly accompanies panic attack
D:-It involved fear of heights
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question74:-According to Dollard & Miller, there are 4 important conceptual elements in learning process. They are:
A:-Drive, cue, response and reinforcement
B:-Drive, cue, motivation and reinforcement
C:-Cue, response, motivation and reinforcement
D:-Cue, response, habit and reinforcement
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question75:-Who suggested that ‘personal judgments’ operate at each stage of self-regulation?
A:-Skinner
B:-Bandura
C:-Hull
D:-Allport
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question76:-Avoidant Personality Disorder falls under which Cluster?
A:-Cluster A
B:-Cluster B
C:-Cluster C
D:-Cluster D
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question77:-Criteria of Kurt Schneider for the diagnosis of schizophrenia include all of the following. EXCEPT:
A:-Auditory Hallucination
B:-Voices heard arguing
C:-Thought insertion
D:-Ambivalence
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question78:-Standard Progressive Matrices consists of:
A:-50 items
B:-60 items
C:-70 items
D:-80 items
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question79:-Bisexuality is a:
A:-Sexual attraction to female
B:-Sexual attraction to opposite sex
C:-Sexual attraction to males
D:-Sexual attraction to members of both sexes
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question80:-Which score suggests possible impairment in MMSE (Mini-Mental Status Examination)?
A:-Below 25
B:-Below 26
C:-Below 27
D:-Below 28
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question81:-Over-inclusion of trivial or irrelevant details that impede sense of getting to the point is:
A:-Derailment
B:-Circumstantiality
C:-Flight of Ideas
D:-Perseveration
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question82:-Which of the following is NOT necessary for crisis intervention?
A:-Empathetic listening
B:-Evaluate stressful situation
C:-Estimate patient’s ego resources
D:-Avoid exploring for dynamic factors
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question83:-The theoretical propositions are not stated at outset of study. This statement is an essential characteristic of:
A:-Grounded Theory
B:-Ethnography
C:-Clinical Research
D:-Case Study
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question84:-Characteristic that differentiates interval and ratio scales is the definition of the:
A:-3-point
B:-2-point
C:-1-point
D:-0-point
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question85:-Who included in his model of intelligence the operation of convergent thinking?
A:-Thurstone
B:-Spearman
C:-Guilford
D:-Galton
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question86:-The examination of existing records for the purpose of confirming hypothesis is known as:
A:-Survey Research
B:-Case Study
C:-Naturalistic Observation
D:-Archival Research
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question87:-An indicudual’s self-concept derives partly from membership in an ‘in group’ arises from which theory of
cognitive approach of prejudice:
A:-Social Identity Theory
B:-Realistic Groups Conflict Theory
C:-Scape Goat Theory
D:-Implicit Theory
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question88:-Which one of the following test is nearrest non-parametric alternative in terms of Power to independent sample
t-test?
A:-Sign Test
B:-Mann-Witney U-Test
C:-Kruskal-Wallis H-Test
D:-Chi-Square Test
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question89:-Which among the following is not a test of reliability?
A:-Cronbach’s Alpha
B:-Kuder Richardson
C:-Campbell & Fiske
D:-Spearman Brown Formula
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question90:-Axon membrane’s depolarization below threshold of activation:
A:-Involve activation of sodium-potassium pump
B:-Remain static at each point along membrane
C:-Are just smaller version of action potential
D:-Decrease in size as they sweep along membrane
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question91:-The original pathology gets reiterated in transferences towards therapist. These transference constitutes
substitute pathology known as:
A:-Positive Transference
B:-Negative Transference
C:-Transference Neurosis
D:-Transference as Resistance
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question92:-In which stage of psychosocial development competitiveness and ambition traits are seen by fixation
A:-Urethral Stage
B:-Oral Stage
C:-Phallic Stage
D:-Anal Stage
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question93:-Castration Anxiety is related to:
A:-Mother
B:-Father
C:-Friends
D:-Siblings
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question94:-Mode of onset includes:
A:-Abrupt
B:-Continuous
C:-Episodic
D:-Deteriorating
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question95:-In which year Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV) was developed?
A:-1989
B:-1997
C:-2005
D:-2013
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question96:-Planning Fallacy refers to:
A:-Overestimation of Time
B:-Underestimation of Time
C:-Over-confidence
D:-Under-confidence
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question97:-Impairment of right-left discrimination was defined by:
A:-Rothi et.al
B:-Heilman et.al
C:-Siev et.al
D:-Basso et.al
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question98:-Clinical-Theoretical Approach is pioneered by:
A:-Lezak
B:-Luria
C:-Nebraska
D:-Lewis
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question99:-The minimum age of onset of Autism Spectrum Disorder symptoms is:
A:-12-24 months
B:-24-36 months
C:-36-48 months
D:-After 6 years
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question100:-What is the duration of Post-Partum Psychosis?
A:-3-4 months
B:-2 months
C:-2-3 months
D:-Within 2-3 weeks of Delivery
Correct Answer:- Option-D