1. Assertion (A): Fear or stress prior to surgery has been associated with slower post-surgical recovery, including delays in wound healing.

Reason (R): Psychological factors can influence physical illness.

Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.



2. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

List – I
Term in factor analysis Meaning/ Eample
List – II

(A) Factor extraction method –
Principal axes
(B) Factor rotation method –
Promax
(C) Inter factor correlation –
Correlation between orthogonal factors
(D) Cattell’s scree –
Plot to decide number of factors retain for interpretation


3. Deliberate application of known strategies to tasks, planning their use in advance, monitoring them in action, evaluating their output and modifying subsequent behaviour on the basis of performance is called.

(A) Self-regulated learning
(B) Implicit learning
(C) Deductive reasoning
(D) Cognitive learning



4. At what level do we understand the complete meaning and sense of a language structure?

(A) Phonemes
(B) Syntax
(C) Prosodic contour
(D) Morphemes



5. In terms of the percentage of common variance shared by the two variables, arrange the following co-relations in descending order:

1. 0.60
2. –0.50
3. –0.70
4. 0.40

(A) 3, 1, 2, 4
(B) 1, 4, 3, 2
(C) 1, 4, 2, 3
(D) 1, 3, 4, 2



6. What do characterize Rapid Eye Movement sleep?

1. Delta waves
2. Loss of muscle tone
3. Low voltage – high frequency waves
4. Higher cerebral activity

(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4



7. Threshold hypothesis indicates:

(A) Positive correlation between intelligence and creativity upto a particular level of intelligence.
(B) Negative correlation between intelligence and creativity upto a particular level of intelligence.www.netugc.com
(C) Curvilinear relationship between intelligence and creativity after a particular level of intelligence.
(D) Negative correlation between intelligence and creativity after a particular level of intelligence



8. Which of the following illnesses caused by long term abuse of alcohol often involves profound retrograde amnesia?

(A) Alzheimer’s disease
(B) Parkinson’s disease
(C) Huntington’s disease
(D) Korsakoff’s disease



9. Applied behaviour analysis involves four steps. Which of the following two pairs are included?

1. Define and observe
2. Enumerate and reward
3. Observe and reinforce
4. Intervene and test

(A) (1) and (2) are correct.
(B) (1) and (4) are correct.
(C) (2) and (4) are correct.
(D) (3) and (4) are correct.



10. Match List-I with List-II and indicate your answer with the help of given codes:

List – I
(Route)
List – II
(Processing)
p. Central route to persuasion
1. Heuristic processing
q. Peripheral route to persuasion
2. Elaboration likelihood processing
r. Distinct routes to persuasion
3. Cognitive Dissonance
s. Attitude behaviour discrepancies
4. Systematic processing
   
Codes:
       p q r s
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 2 4 3 1



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