Thinking And Language In Psychology — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Mental processes are embedded in real time and these processes can be measured in terms of time is the correct answer to “The foundation of chronometric analysis is the idea that:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Productive is the correct answer to “True languages are . . . . . . . . because they can be used to generate new possibilities.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Directed is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . thinking is aimed at solving problems and creating something new.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Conjunctive concept is the correct answer to “"A motor cycle must have two wheels and an engine and handle bars" is an example of . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

(iii), (ii), (i), (iv) and (v) is the correct answer to “Choose the typical stages of creative thinking in their correct order. (i) Incubation (ii) Preparation (iii) Orientation (iv) Illumination (v) Verification”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Which of the following mental activities is involved in thinking”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Reasoning is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . is a special type of deductive thinking which involves drawing conclusions from certain known facts.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Both A and B is the correct answer to “Prosodic cues in speech:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Deductive thinking is the correct answer to “Going from general principles to specific situations is . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Psychological state) List-II (Mental process involved) A. Perception 1. Stimulus awareness B. Thinking 2. Stimulus generalization C. Concept Formation 3. Symbolic manipulation of past stimulation D. Illusion 4. Stimulus misrepresentation”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Symbols is the correct answer to “A language must provide . . . . . . . . that can stand for objects and ideas.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Decision making is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . is a kind of problem solving in which we are presented with several alternatives among which we must choose.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Productive is the correct answer to “The third, and perhaps most essential, characterisic of language is that it is . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

B.L. Whorf is the correct answer to “Linguistic relativity hypothesis is proposed by:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Metacognitive Processing is the correct answer to “An expanded level of awareness that allows us to observe oursleves in the problemsolving process is known as:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Electro Encephalo Gram (EEG) is the correct answer to “A technique that produces a graphic record of brain wave pattern is:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Psychologists have tried to describe . . . . . . . . In terms of steps or stages.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Phrase structure is the correct answer to “Linguists have found it useful to describe a sentence by the organization of its various phrases, such a description is called the . . . . . . . . of the sentence.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Smallest string of sound that gives meaning to what we say or hear is the correct answer to “Morpheme is the:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Reaction time is the correct answer to “The elapsed time between presentation of stimulus and response to it is called:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Fuzzy is the correct answer to “Most of the concepts used in real life are . . . . . . . . i.e., they overlap with one another.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Morphemes is the correct answer to “The smallest meaningful units in the structure of a language are called:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Any one is the correct answer to “A disjunctive concept represents . . . . . . . . of the several attributes.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

We can observe concepts directly is the correct answer to “Which of the following statements regarding concepts is not correct”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Illumination is the correct answer to “In the stage of . . . . . . . . an idea for the solution occurs.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Behaviour is the correct answer to “Thinking itself cannot be directly observed. The process of thinking, therefore, must be inferred from your . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Brain storming is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . is a process by which individuals are encouraged to produce solutions of problems in a group.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Fluency is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . in creative thinking is defined as the total number of suggestions you are able to make.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Symbolic is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . stimuli produce reactiions appropriate to some stimulus other than themselves.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Conceptual or abstract thinking is the correct answer to “Which of the following types of thinking is regarded as a superior type of thinking to perceptual thinking as it economises efforts in understanding and problem solving”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Shakuntala Devi is the correct answer to “Who holds the "world record" for mental calculation”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Disjunctive concept is the correct answer to “"In the game of baseball, a strike is either a swing and a miss or a pitch down the middle or a foul ball", is an example of . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Backward search is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . is useful in case of those problems where the goal has more information than the given problem and the nature of the problem is such that the operations can be conducted in a forward and backward direction.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II A. Random sequence of ideas without external cue or internal control 1. Fantasy B. Thinking of another private and pleasant world with a theme of one's own 2. Free association C. Thinking on a disturbed premise in an irrelevant way but having special significance to the individual 3. Creative thinking D. Thinking which has a theme, is rational and directly related to some problem in the external world 4. Delusion”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Denotative is the correct answer to “If all symbols referred only to specific things or actions such as names of objects (table, pencil) or specific directions (turn left, no parking), then these meanings are called . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Imagery relativity is the correct answer to “Many linguists have argued that . . . . . . . . hypothesis is circular.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Inspiration or illumination is the correct answer to “During the . . . . . . . . stage of creative thinking the thinker often experiences sudden appearance of the solution of his problem.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Concept formation is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . is the process of classifying information into meaningful categories.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Language is the correct answer to “A body of words, or symbols and rules for combining them that is used for communication and thought and is understood by a sizable community is . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.

Concept formation is the correct answer to “Experiences or learning in any form is the starting process of:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Thinking And Language In Psychology.