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  • A. Delhi University
  • B. Bombay University
  • C. Calcutta University
  • D. Banaras Hindu University

Explanation: The first psychological laboratory in India was established at Calcutta University.

Correct answer: Calcutta University
  • A. Cognitive psychology
  • B. Positive psychology
  • C. Neuro psychology
  • D. Evolutionary psychology

Explanation: Neuropsychology examines how the brain, nervous system, neural mechanisms and body chemistry influence behaviour and mental processes.

Correct answer: Neuro psychology
  • A. Genes
  • B. Culture and environment
  • C. Past life
  • D. God or almighty

Explanation: E. O. Wilson, a leading sociobiologist, emphasized the role of genes and evolutionary inheritance in shaping behaviour.

Correct answer: Genes
  • A. Willhelm Wundt
  • B. E. B. Titchner
  • C. J. B. Watson
  • D. William James

Explanation: William James taught one of the earliest psychology courses, particularly at Harvard, helping establish psychology as an academic subject…

Correct answer: William James
  • A. John Dewey
  • B. William James
  • C. Thorndike
  • D. Skinner

Explanation: William James was a leading functionalist who examined the adaptive functions of consciousness, including memory and emotion.

Correct answer: William James
  • A. Rene Descartes
  • B. Aristotle
  • C. Plato
  • D. None of theseEnroll In Courses

Explanation: Descartes proposed mind-body dualism, treating the mind and body as distinct substances that can nevertheless interact.

Correct answer: Rene Descartes
  • A. Sigmund Freud
  • B. Aristotle
  • C. Plato
  • D. Paul Broca

Explanation: Plato is associated with rationalism because he emphasized reason and innate knowledge over sensory experience.

Correct answer: Plato
  • A. Sigmund Freud
  • B. Aristotle
  • C. Plato
  • D. Paul Broca

Explanation: Aristotle promoted an element-based approach to understanding phenomena, helping establish the early idea that complex experiences could…

Correct answer: Aristotle
  • A. World
  • B. Whole
  • C. A part
  • D. Whole vs part

Explanation: Gestalt is a German term meaning a whole, form, or organized configuration.

Correct answer: Whole
  • A. Getsalt Law
  • B. Watson Law
  • C. Binet -Simon Law
  • D. Weber-Fechner Law

Explanation: The Weber-Fechner law concerns the just noticeable difference, the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect.

Correct answer: Weber-Fechner Law
  • A. Anna Freud
  • B. Margaret Floy Washburn
  • C. Melanie Klein
  • D. Karen Horney

Explanation: Margaret Floy Washburn became the first woman to receive a PhD in psychology, earning it in 1894.

Correct answer: Margaret Floy Washburn
  • A. Watson
  • B. Wundt
  • C. Freud
  • D. Jung

Explanation: Wundt viewed consciousness as something that could be analysed into basic elements, such as sensations and feelings.

Correct answer: Wundt
  • A. Facts
  • B. Theories
  • C. Models
  • D. None of these

Explanation: A theory is an organized framework of principles used to explain events, processes, and relationships in science.

Correct answer: Theories
  • A. Developmental Perspective
  • B. Behaviouristic Perspective
  • C. Humanistic Perspective
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The behaviouristic perspective concentrates on observable or overt behaviour and explains it largely through environmental influences and…

Correct answer: Behaviouristic Perspective
  • A. Developmental Psychology
  • B. Physiological Psychology
  • C. Evolutional Psychology
  • D. Cognitive Psychology

Explanation: Evolutionary psychology examines how natural selection and adaptation may have shaped behaviour and mental processes.

Correct answer: Evolutional Psychology
  • A. Kurt Koffka
  • B. Max wertheimer
  • C. Kurt Lewin
  • D. Wolfgang Kohker

Explanation: Max Wertheimer is generally credited as the founder of Gestalt psychology, which studies organized wholes rather than isolated elements.

Correct answer: Max wertheimer
  • A. Dynamic
  • B. Constant
  • C. Fluctuating
  • D. simple

Explanation: Woodworth viewed psychology dynamically, emphasizing the activities of the individual in interaction with the environment rather than…

Correct answer: Dynamic
  • A. Social Psychology
  • B. Comparative Psychology
  • C. Abnormal Psychology
  • D. Differential Psychology

Explanation: Comparative psychology studies behaviour across different animal species, often comparing animals with one another and with humans.

Correct answer: Comparative Psychology
  • A. 1590 AD
  • B. 1095 AD
  • C. 1950 AD
  • D. 1509 AD

Explanation: Rudolf Goclenius, whose name is misspelled in the question, is commonly credited with first using the term psychology in 1590.

Correct answer: 1590 AD
  • A. Rudolf Goekle
  • B. William James
  • C. Sigmund Freud
  • D. C. G. Jung

Explanation: Rudolf Goclenius, also written Rudolf Göckel or Goekle in some sources, is credited with first using the term psychology around 1590.

Correct answer: Rudolf Goekle