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Which of the following is/are NOT correct about Sternberg and Lubart’s (1996) theory of creativity?

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It was developed using the univariate approach.

It was developed using the multivariate approach.

Two facets of creativity were intellectual style and personality among others in the theory.

According to the theory, creativity is a single trait or ability.

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Which of the following is/are true about endorphin?

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A substance produced by the body

A synthetic substance

Involved in perception of pain reduction

Involved in increasing the feeling of pain

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Which of the following represent(s) theoretical explanations of Classical Conditioning?

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Spontaneous recovery

Response substitution

Stimulus generalization

Information and expectation

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Consider the following Null-Hypothesis: “The mean of Treatment Group is not different from that of the Control Group”. When this is not accepted, which of the following is/are true?

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The probability of wrong rejection of the Null-Hypothesis is still there, but relatively very low.

Wrong rejection of the Null-Hypothesis is absolute not possible.

Level of significance (α) must be less than or equal to 0.05.

Level of significance (α) may be greater than or equal to 0.01.

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In ethnography, “thick description” is associated with:

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Meaning structures of a culture-sharing group

Clifford Geertz

Sigmund Freud

Co-construction of meanings during research interactions

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According to Central Limit Theorem, for a fixed sample size:

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Sample means may or may not be normally distributed.

Both Type-I and Type-II errors must be low.

Relative frequency of sample means that are closer to the population mean is higher.

Relative frequency of the sample means that are farther from the population mean is lower.

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Which of the following is/are true about multiple regression analysis?

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It is calculated by analysing all possible simple bivariate regression co-efficients based on the data set.

It is calculated by analysing all possible simple univariate co-efficients based on the data set.

Effects of other predictor variables are partialed out from a specific predictor variable while calculating its regression co-efficient.

Both standardized and unstandardized co-efficients can be calculated.

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Which of the following is/are NOT true about the factorial designs of ANOVA?

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In terms of relationship among the independent variables (IVs) and the dependent variable (DV), it is the same as multiple regression.

Experimental Groups must include different participants.

Control and Experimental Groups must include unmatched participants.

Both Main Effects and Interaction Effects may be calculated.

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In cognitive behavioral therapy, which of the following type(s) of “faulty thinking” may be identified by the therapist?

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Compulsions

Arbitrary inference

Dichotomization

Maximization and minimization

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According to Moscovici’s Conversion Theory (1980) which of the following statements is/are true for majority influence?

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Majority influence generates a comparison process (focus on relationship between source and target).

Conflict is resolved by overt compliance to majority position in public.

Triggers validation process (closer attention to the issue).

Target is unlikely to agree with minority in public, for fear of being labeled “deviant”.

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