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Bloom's Taxonomy:
Bloom's Taxonomy was created in 1956 under the leadership of educational psychologist
Dr. Benjamin Bloom in order to promote higher forms of thinking in education, such as
analyzing and evaluating concepts, processes, procedures, and principles, rather than just
remembering facts (rote learning). It is most often used when designing educational, training,
and learning processes.
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Background:
Psychology existed centuries ago even before Christ. Its developmental period is as old as other
sciences. According to Herman Ebbinghaus, its past is long but its history is short. It is
scientifically based on living organism and its behavior since the mid of 19th century, however,
the old Greek script, Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus” is of 3000 BC. It gives the details about
mind and behavior that mind controls all of the bodily activities.
Man from the beginning has been curious about himself. He often asks such questions. What is
he? How does he act and why does he act?
The developmental history of Psychology can be divided in
1. Greek Period
2. Middle ages
3. Renaissance
4. Modern age
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Content Domain:
 Psychology is a science of Mental Processes and Behavior.

 Field study, case history, Biography method, experimentation, survey, interview and
statistical methods help a psychologist to collect information about an individual’s
behavior in the environment and present scientific, accurate and precise result to solve
problematic behavior.
 Learning is a process which brings about a permanent change in an individual’s behavior
as a result of exercise and reinforcement.
 Memory is the capacity of record, retain and retrieve information from the storage of past
learned experiences and events.
 Emotion is an interval state characterized by cognition, physiological reactions and
communication.
 The word “Intelligence” is derived from the Latin word “Intelligentia” which means the
capacity of understanding and reasoning.
 Personality is the unique organization of traits of Physio-Socio-Psychological aspects that
characterizes an individual and his interaction with environment.
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ACHIEVEMENT TEST ON B.A. PSYCHOLOGY (PAPER-A)
Note: Each question has four possible answers encircle the correct one.
1. The ancient definition of Psychology is __________.

A. Science of Consciousness
B. Science of Mind
C. Science of Soul
D. Science of Behavior
2. Who was the founder of Behaviorism?
A. Wundt
B. Koffka
C. Kohler
D. Watson
3. Through which method Wilhelm Wundt trained his subjects to report on their conscious
experiences?
A. Experiment
B. Introspection
C. Psychoanalysis
D. Case Study
4. A statement which is based on a testable specific prediction is called:
A. A problem statement
B. Theory
C. A hypothesis
D. A variable
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5. In which research method the researcher makes in-depth observations of individual
persons?
A. Case study
B. Experimental method
C. Natural observation
D. Survey
6. How many kinds of variables are there?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
7. The stages of development are explained by
A. Social Psychology
B. Developmental Psychology
C. Educational Psychology
D. Clinical Psychology
8. Major difference between green light and blue light is that of the:
A. Wave frequency
B. Wave saturation
C. Wave length
D. Wave purity
9. A learning process in which previously neutral stimulus becomes associated with another
stimulus through repeated pairings with that stimulus is called:
A. Operant conditioning
B. Reinforcement
C. Shaping
D. Classical conditioning
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10. An external goal that motivates behavior is
A. Achievement motive
B. Reinforcer
C. Incentive
D. Reward
11. Primary motives are also called ________ motives.
A. Learned
B. Unlearned
C. Biological
D. Both B and C
12. Human learning is based more on ________ than on trial and error.
A. Memory
B. Thinking
C. Cognition
D. Intelligence
13. Which theory of emotions explains it the best?
A. James-Lange theory
B. Cannon Bard Theory
C. Schachter Singer theory
D. Magda Arnold’s Theory
14. Learning is a permanent change in behavior which takes place due to
A. Practice
B. Development
C. Maturation
D. Growth
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15. T.A.T is a test of ________.
A. Intelligence
B. Personality
C. Learning
D. Thinking
16. A husband expecting a phone call may hear telephone ring at night. It is called _______.
A. Interest
B. Preparatory mental set
C. Past experience
D. Motivation
17. Memory has ________ types:
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
18. Gestalt is a German word which means
A. Configuration
B. Whole
C. Totality
D. All of these
19. Operant conditioning and Classical conditioning where explained by
A. Pavlov and B.F Skinner

B. B.F Skinner and Watson
C. B.F Skinner and Pavlov
D. Pavlov and Albert Bandura
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20. A test consisted of 31 cards having three sets of ten pictures and one blank card is called:
A. HTP
B. CAT
C. T.A.T
D. RISB
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Answer Key:
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. B
References:
7. B
8. C  Bukhari, P. Z., Sameer, S., & Shah, H. (2013-14). Processes of Psychology

And Applied Psychology.
9. D
 Skinner, B. F. (1938). The Behavior of organisms: An experimental
10. D
analysis. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.
11. B
12. D
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. B
18. B
19. C
20. C

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Bloom's Taxonomy:

The developmental history of Psychology can be divided in

 Psychology is a science of Mental Processes and Behavior.

1. The ancient definition of Psychology is __________.

2. Who was the founder of Behaviorism?

4. A statement which is based on a testable specific prediction is called:

6. How many kinds of variables are there?

7. The stages of development are explained by

11. Primary motives are also called ________ motives.

13. Which theory of emotions explains it the best?

14. Learning is a permanent change in behavior which takes place due to

17. Memory has ________ types:

18. Gestalt is a German word which means

19. Operant conditioning and Classical conditioning where explained by

A. Pavlov and B.F Skinner

8. C  Bukhari, P. Z., Sameer, S., & Shah, H. (2013-14). Processes of Psychology

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