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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name ' Scientific Assistant (Polygraph)' And exam conducted in the year 2019. And Question paper code was '057/2019/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was ''. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
Question28:-___is the part of brain associated with retrieval of emotionally charged events.
A:-Amygdala
B:-Basal ganglia
C:-Cerebral cortex
D:-Hippocampus
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question29:-Anitha put ice cream in the cupboard and can of soup in the freezer while putting away the groceries. Identify
the error associated with automatic processing.
A:-Associative activation error
B:-Description error
C:-Capture error
D:-Data driven error
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question30:-___ theory cannot account for the complexity and flexibility of object recognition.
A:-Template matching
B:-Feature analysis
C:-Prototype
D:-Recognition by components
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question31:-Deepak had a concussion and now he is not able to remember events prior to othe accident. He is suffering
from
A:-Anterograde amnesia
-Retrograde amnesia
C:-Alzheimer's disease
D:-Korsakoff's syndrome
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question32:-For all mental operations, there is an underlying general factor called 'g'. This theory of intelligence was put
forwarded by
A:-Cattell
B:-Spearman
C:-Thorndike
D:-Thurstone
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question33:-Which of the following schools of thought in psychology supported the role of insight in problem solving?
A:-Evolutionary
B:-Behaviourism
C:-Gestalt psychology
D:-Alll of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question34:-The stress increasing effects of uncontrollability are related to the effects of ____ on stress.
A:-Unpredictability
B:-Frustration
C:-Pressure
D:-Conflict
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question35:-Identify the true statements from the following regarding learned helplessness.
1. Martin Seligman discovered it unexpectedly while experimenting on dogs using classical conditioning.
2. Components of learned helplessness are outcome contingency, mediating, cognitions, and behaviour outcomes.
3. Implications of learned helplessness include failure to initiate action, failure to learn and depression.
A:-2 and 3
B:-1 and 3
C:-only 3
D:-1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question36:-The integration errors because of attention overload is called __.
A:-lllusory conjunctions
B:-Illusory contours
C:-Illusory correlation
D:-Inattentional blindness
Correct Answer:- Option-A