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Basic psychology Questions for CTET Exams

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A child starts to cry when his grandmother takes him from his mother’s lap. The child cries due to

(A) Social anxiety

(B) Emotional anxiety

(C) Stranger anxiety

(D) Separation anxiety

Correct Answer : B

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“Children actively construct their understanding of the world” is a statement attributed to:

(A) Kohlberg

(B) Skinner

(C) Piaget

(D) Pavlov

Correct Answer : C

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‘Mind mapping’ refers to

(A) Drawing the picture of the mind

(B) Researching the functioning of the mind

(C) A technique to enhance comprehension

(D) A plan of action for an adventure

Correct Answer : B

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Which is the place where the child’s ‘cognitive development is defined in the best way?

(A) Auditorium

(B) Home

(C) Playground

(D) School and classroom environment

Correct Answer : D

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Dreams represent demands or wishes stemming from the.

(A) Unconscious

(B) Conscious

(C) Preconscious

(D) Death Instinct

Correct Answer : A

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Neurotic anxiety is one in which there occurs an emotional response to a threat to the ego that the impulses may break through into.

(A) Consciousness

(B) Unconsciousness

(C) Subconsciousness

(D) Superego

Correct Answer : A

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“A young woman after fighting with her husband returned to her parents' home only to allow her parents to “baby” her and fulfil their every wish like that of a child”. This is an illustration of.

(A) Repression

(B) Regression

(C) Fixation

(D) Reaction Formation

Correct Answer : B

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Sigmund Freud has regarded the first three stages of psychosexual development i.e the period of 5 or 6 years of life, to be decisive for the formation of.

(A) Intelligence

(B) Personality

(C) Emotion

(D) Ego

Correct Answer : B

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Defence mechanisms help the person in protecting the ego from the open expression of Id impulses and opposing.

(A) Superego directives

(B) Death Instinct

(C) Lie Instinct

(D) Unconscious mind

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Socialisation is significant because _________________.

(A) it ensures that we are bound by the rules of society

(B) it allows us to overcome our innate biological instincts

(C) it facilitates the learning of male and female roles in society

(D) it shapes our identity and self

Correct Answer : D

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