BA First Year (Sem 1 & 2) Psychology – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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Who established the first formal psychological laboratory at Leipzig, Germany, in 1879?
Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
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Answer: B. Wilhelm Wundt
Wilhelm Wundt set up the first psychology laboratory at Leipzig in 1879, which marks the start of psychology as a separate science.Which school of psychology was founded by John B. Watson and studies only observable behaviour?
Chapter 2: Schools of Psychology
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Answer: C. Behaviourism
Watson founded behaviourism (1913), which rejected the study of consciousness and focused on observable behaviour.In an experiment, the variable that the experimenter deliberately changes or manipulates is called the:
Chapter 5: The Experimental Method
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Answer: A. Independent variable
The experimenter manipulates the independent variable and measures its effect on the dependent variable.Which part of the brain mainly controls balance, posture and the coordination of body movements?
Chapter 6: Biological Basis of Behaviour
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Answer: D. Cerebellum
The cerebellum coordinates movement and keeps balance and posture; the medulla controls vital functions like breathing and heartbeat.Classical conditioning was first systematically studied through experiments on dogs by:
Chapter 9: Learning
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Answer: B. Ivan Pavlov
Pavlov paired a bell with food until the bell alone made dogs salivate; Skinner studied operant conditioning and Köhler insight learning.Who pioneered the experimental study of memory using nonsense syllables and gave the 'curve of forgetting'?
Chapter 10: Memory and Forgetting
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Answer: C. Hermann Ebbinghaus
Ebbinghaus (1885) memorised nonsense syllables himself and showed that most forgetting happens soon after learning.In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which needs are at the lowest (most basic) level?
Chapter 12: Motivation and Emotion
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Answer: A. Physiological needs
Maslow placed physiological needs (food, water, sleep) at the base; self-actualization is at the top.Who popularised the idea of emotional intelligence through his 1995 book 'Emotional Intelligence'?
Chapter 13: Emotional Intelligence
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Answer: B. Daniel Goleman
Salovey and Mayer first proposed the concept (1990), and Daniel Goleman's 1995 book made it widely popular.A child's mental age (MA) is 12 years and chronological age (CA) is 10 years. Using IQ = (MA ÷ CA) × 100, what is the IQ?
Chapter 14: Intelligence
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Answer: C. 120
IQ = (12 ÷ 10) × 100 = 1.2 × 100 = 120.The Rorschach inkblot test is an example of which type of personality assessment?
Chapter 18: Assessment of Personality
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Answer: D. Projective test
In the Rorschach, a person interprets ambiguous inkblots and projects hidden feelings into the answers, so it is a projective test.
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