MA Psychology Entrance Exam Questions 2081/2025

Here is entrance Exam question of MA Psychology from Tribhuvan University 2081/2025.

  1. Babies teach their parents to hold them a lot by crying whenever they are put down. When they are picked up, the babies stop crying. This is an example of:
    a) Insight learning b) Positive reinforcement c) Negative reinforcement d) Latent learning
  2. Ganesh has a hard time trying to pick up his teacher’s question. Which part of his nervous system most directly allowed him to perform this behavior?
    a) Sympathetic b) Parasympathetic c) Autonomic d) Somatic
  3. Which of the following is a positive symptom of hallucinations?
    a) Flat affect b) Greater sensitivity toward others c) Catatonia d) Hallucinations
  4. A low level of glucose in Steven’s blood makes him more likely to want to:
    a) Engage in risky behavior b) Pursue a romantic interest c) Eat meal d) Study to improve his grades
  5. Hari’s parents are furious about his behavior. Without letting him explain, prohibit him from using his car or his cell phone for a month. Using this information, which parenting style are his parents most likely using?
    a) Authoritative b) Indulgent c) Neglectful d) Authoritarian
  6. The first time Anita sees a rabbit, she calls it a cat. Her mistake is due to the process of:
    a) Discrimination b) Assimilation c) Accommodation d) Generalization
  7. Fadindra believes that victims of natural disasters are foolish because they should have developed better advance detection and warning systems. Fadindra is manifesting the:
    a) Just-world bias b) Self-fulfilling prophecy effect c) Self-serving bias d) False consensus effect
  8. A doctor examining a car crash victim in order to determine whether the crash caused structural damage to the brain would use what kind of brain scan?
    a) MRI b) PET c) EEG d) fMRI
  9. Turning up the volume on a music player changes which aspect of sound?
    a) Amplitude of the wave b) Frequency of the wave c) Pitch of the tone d) Transduction of the tone
  10. Knowledge of different categories of trees and where they grow best is an example of what kind of long-term memory?
    a) Episodic memory b) Semantic memory c) Procedural memory d) Echoic memory
  11. Which social psychological principle best explains prejudice?
    a) Individualism b) Collectivism c) Self-serving bias d) In-group bias
  12. A person who experiences flashbacks and nightmares after being involved in a serious car accident is likely to be diagnosed with which psychological disorder?
    a) Dissociative identity disorder b) Bipolar c) Schizophrenia d) Post-traumatic stress disorder
  13. Psychology is the scientific study of:
    a) Behavior b) Behavior and mental process c) Human and animal behavior d) Soul
  14. Counseling means:
    a) Guide people b) Suggest a better way c) Help to identify solution d) Consultation
  15. Which pair contains a similar concept?
    a) Brain and mind b) Mind and behavior c) Mind and mental processes d) Mind and soul
  16. Which word is related to the biological approach to psychology?
    a) The environment b) Neurotransmitters c) Repressed impulses d) Attributional style
  17. What is perception?
    a) Attitude b) Evaluation c) Meaning d) Process of providing meaning
  18. Who is the founder of structuralism?
    a) Sigmund Freud b) Wilhelm Wundt c) Edward Titchener d) William James
  19. Which perspective in psychology stresses individual choice and free will?
    a) Psychoanalytic b) Humanistic c) Behavioral d) Cognitive
  20. Psychologists have a role in the treatment of mental disorders. They:
    a) Prescribe medicine b) Conduct psychotherapy c) Intervene situational causes d) Advice appropriate treatment
  21. A researcher wants to study the behavior of school students and collects the data from the school near her home. Which sampling method is this?
    a) Purposive sampling b) Random sampling c) Convenience sampling d) Systematic sampling
  22. Quasi-experimental research design is selected to:
    a) Identify the relationship b) Explore the situation c) Identify differences d) Identify cause and effect
  23. A researcher collects data through unstructured interviews. What kind of research is this?
    a) Longitudinal b) Action research c) Qualitative research d) Quantitative research
  24. Among these four, which is not the probability sampling?
    a) Quota Sampling b) Random Sampling c) Systematic sampling d) Cluster sampling
  25. Jiban hears voices that tell him to kill people. He is likely experiencing:
    a) Delusions b) Obsessions c) Anxiety d) Hallucinations
  26. Which of these therapy is most eclectic?
    a) Psychodynamic b) Client centered c) Aversive conditioning d) Cognitive behavioral
  27. What is the likely correlation between the time students spend studying psychology and their scores on the Psychology Exam?
    a) 0.80 b) 0.40 c) 0.60 d) 0.50
  28. Which word is different from others?
    a) Eustress b) Distress c) Exhaustion d) Hypertension
  29. Which of the following is the best example of an attribute that is culturally based rather than primarily physiologically based?
    a) Fear of heights b) Arriving on time for work c) Desire to reproduce d) Smiling
  30. The primary research method used by developmental psychologists is:
    a) Cross-sectional research b) Naturalistic observation c) Experimentation d) Correlational research
  31. Which of the following best summarizes the psychoanalytic view of behavior?
    a) Behavior is motivated by three unconscious forces b) Behavior is a response to external reward or punishment
    c) A product of genes and evolution d) Person’s striving to reach full potential
  32. Kabi is a well-adjusted, socially competent adolescent. Which of the following most likely represents his family’s parenting style?
    a) Permissive b) Authoritarian c) Authoritative d) Indulgent
  33. Social psychology studies:
    a) Genetic contribution in behavior b) Thought-related behavior
    c) Individual behavior in the presence of others d) Unconscious behavior
  34. Abraham Maslow proposed the idea that some motives are more imperative to survival than others. Which of the following approaches expresses this?
    a) Goal-setting b) Expectancy-value c) Cognitive d) Hierarchy of needs
  35. Substances that are toxic to humans often taste:
    a) Sour b) Salty c) Bitter d) Bland
  36. Sigmund Freud founded which of the following perspectives in psychology?
    a) Humanistic b) Biological c) Behavioral d) Psychoanalytic
  37. Studying a few subjects in great depth to investigate a rare condition is known as:
    a) Case study b) Experimental research c) Correlational research d) Longitudinal research
  38. Which of the following brain lobes is central to visual sensation and perception?
    a) Occipital b) Temporal c) Parietal d) Frontal
  39. In most people, the left hemisphere of the brain is dominant for:
    a) Language b) Analytical reasoning c) Mathematical reasoning d) Spatial reasoning
  40. Which of the following best describes the behavioral component of negative attitudes toward particular groups?
    a) Bias b) Conditioning c) Cultural norms d) Discrimination
  41. A longitudinal study would be useful in assessing which of the following?
    a) Age differences b) Changes in behavior over time c) Cultural environments d) Genetic differences
  42. The manual of diagnostic syndromes published by the American Psychiatric Association is commonly called the:
    a) ANOVA b) DSM c) Diagnostic d) ICD
  43. Jaya suffers from periods of amnesia and frequent loss of sense of identity. Jaya likely has a(n):
    a) Schizophrenia b) Associative disorder c) Dissociative identity d) Retrograde amnesia disorder
  44. In Pavlov’s conditioning of dogs, the point at which the dogs salivate at the sound of the tone without the food being presented is referred to as:
    a) Acquisition b) Discrimination c) Generalization d) Spontaneous recovery
  45. In developmental research, studying the same subjects over time is known as:
    a) Cross-sectional research b) In-cohort sequential research c) Longitudinal research d) Correlational research
  46. Which is altruistic behavior?
    a) Helping without demand b) Helping with the expectation of return c) Helping without the expectation of return d) Making friends
  47. Which of the following is not a member of the class of narcotic drugs?
    a) Morphine b) Heroin c) Opium d) Codeine
  48. Which is not an emotion?
    a) Love b) Self-esteem c) Disgust d) Sadness
  49. Working Memory is:
    a) Also called sensory memory b) Also called short-term memory c) Also called long-term memory d) Explicit memory
  50. Shakir is extraordinary in perceiving shape and size. What type of intelligence is it?
    a) Mathematical intelligence b) Spatial intelligence c) Kinesthetic intelligence d) Environmental intelligence

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