Diploma in Vocation (Psychology)

1. ______ is to nature as ______ is to nurture.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. The major finding of the Nun Study was that

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

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

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

15. Which of the following factors affect organisational behaviour?

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

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

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

19. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of:

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

21. Stages of psychosocial development: Basic trust versus mistrust

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. The word “psychology’ comes from:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

37. Stages of psychosocial development: industry versus inferiority

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

48. Is positive psychology opposed to traditional psychology?

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

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

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

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

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

54. A weak culture always means the more productive environment

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

56. Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model of human development include

57. Religion and spirituality have been shown to have

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

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

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