Diploma in Vocation (Psychology)

1. Which of the following best describes the nature of the study of organisational behaviour?

2. Religion and spirituality have been shown to have

3. A counsellor might use systematic desensitization to help reduce the ___________experienced by an agoraphobic client.

4. A psychologist studying what makes people laugh in different countries around the world isworking on the ______ level of explanation.

5. A psychologist exploring the impact of a new drug on activity in the brain is working on the ______ level ofexplanation.

6. The id is the part of our personality which is made up of ……………. drives.

7. Freud believed that human behaviour is primarily motivated by the psychosexual energy he called_______________.

8. Watson wanted to create an objective science of psychology and he believed that ………………. events should be the focus of the study.

9. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of:

10. As per Piaget children's …………. development is progressing through four stages.

11. Which of the following is most accurate concerning communication?

12. In Jung’s theory, ______ is the tendency toward subjective functioning, with the self being of greatest importance

13. ._____________of behaviour is accomplished by rewarding successive approximations of the desired behaviour.

14. The dimension of auditory experience related to the intensity of a pressure wave, is _________

15. The essential thing to understand the structure of the organisation is _______.

16. A statement that attempts to predict or to account for a set of phenomena is ________________

17. Stages of psychosocial development: industry versus inferiority

18. An individual who has achieved __________ is happy, autonomous, and creative.

19. What is the primary meaning of the organisation structure?

20. Which of the following options is correct regarding organisational cultures?

21. The scientific approach is more useful at answeringquestions about ______ than questions about ______.

22. Is positive psychology opposed to traditional psychology?

23. Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model of human development include

24. Self-determination theory specifies three needs as the foundation for well-being. These are:

25. A ________________ study is a detailed description of a particular individual, based on careful observation or on formal psychological testing.

26. Sensorimotor stage of development is lasting from ……………. of age.

27. A method of learning that involves the conditioning of new stimuli to existing responses is________________

28. Attributing one's own thoughts or motives to others defines

29. The term “tabula rasa” highlights the importance of ______ in shaping behaviour.

30. The ____________ perspective deals with unconscious dynamics within the individual, such as inner forces, conflicts, or instinctual energy

31. Erik Erikson (1902-1990) proposed a theory of development which emphasized the role of ………………….

32. ______ is to nature as ______ is to nurture.

33. The accurate perception of objects as stable or unchanged despite changes in the sensory patterns they produce, is ____________________

34. An organized system of assumptions and principles that purports to explain a specialized set of phenomena and their interrelations is referred as ____________

35. The Greek philosopher ______ believed that knowledge is acquired through experience and learning.

36. According to the text, the lower level of explanation corresponds to______ processes.

37. Behaviour modification programs in schools or group homes often use _____________ to motivate participants.

38. The ___________ perspective focuses on social and cultural forces outside the individual.

39. Stages of psychosocial development: Basic trust versus mistrust

40. The smallest quantity of physical energy that can be reliably detected by an observer is _____________

41. The smallest difference in stimulation that can be reliably detected by an observer when two stimuli are compared, is ____________________

42. Social psychologists have documented one of the most important contributions to well-being, which is

43. Within psychology’s recent history, ____________ psychology has been one of the stronger voices for a more positive approach to the study of human behaviour.

44. The unpleasantness of _________ motivates individuals to avoid or reduce inconsistencies in cognitive structure.

45. The difference between hedonic and eudaimonia conceptions of happiness boils down to the difference between:

46. One positive function of self-esteem is that self-esteem

47. Different people react differently to the same situation. This is referred to as:

48. Both physiological and self-report studies suggest that positive and negative affect are best regarded as:

49. A weak culture always means the more productive environment

50. According to Rogers, ___________from parents is necessary for children to develop healthy self- concepts.

51. One among the options is not dominated in the field with their extensive theories of human development.

52. A descriptive study that looks for a consistent relationship between two phenomena is referred as ______________

53. To study employee behaviour in any organisation, which of the following should be the most important concern?

54. Which of the following factors affect organisational behaviour?

55. The ego’s need for immediate gratification is known as the _____________

56. The major finding of the Nun Study was that

57. According to the scientists of organisational behaviour, how are the organisations?

58. Who is credited with conducting the first systematic study of developmental psychology?

59. Which of the following statements is valid regarding shared organisational values?

60. The word “psychology’ comes from: