CHAPTER 1 AAHAHAHAHHAHDGHI UEFHEI

Question 1

WHAT ARE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES?

Answer 1

THE VARIATIONS AND DISTINCTIVENESS IN PEOPLE’S CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIOUR PATTERNS

Question 2

WHAT IS SITUATIONISM?

Answer 2

THE INFLUENCE OF AN EVENT OR A SITUATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL’S BEHAVIOUR.

Question 3

WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP TO UNDERSTAND PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES?

Answer 3

ASSESSMENT

Question 4

WHAT IS ASSESSMENT? WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF ASSESSMENT?

Answer 4

ASSESSMENT IS A WAY TO MEASURE AND EVALUATE A PERSON’S PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES. IT IS OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL TYPE, FORMAL TYPE IS STANDARDIZED, ORGANIZED, AND OBJECTIVE.

Question 5

IF A STUDENT IS NOT PERFORMING WELL IN EXAMS, WHAT SHOULD WE ASSESS?

Answer 5

THE INTELLECTUAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

Question 6

IF A PERSON IS NOT ABLE TO ADJUST WELL WITH THEIR FAMILY, WHAT SHOULD WE ASSESS?

Answer 6

THE PERSONALITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL SHOULD BE ASSESSED.

Question 7

IF A PERSON IS POORLY MOTIVATED, WHAT SHOULD WE ASSESS?

Answer 7

THE PERSON’S INTERESTS AND PREFERENCES SHOULD BE ASSESSED.

Question 8

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PSY ATTRIBUTES?

Answer 8

COMPLEX AND MULTI DIMENSIONAL

Question 9

WHAT IS INTELLIGENCE? WHAT ARE INTELLIGENCE TESTS?

Answer 9

INTELLIGENCE IS THE GLOBAL CAPACITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO THINK RATIONALLY, UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AND USE RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY IN ANY SITUATION. INTELLEGENCE TESTS ARE GLOBAL MEASURE TO FIND OUT THE COGNITIVE COMPETENCE OF A PERSON.

Question 10

WHAT IS APTITUDE? WHAT ARE APTITUDE TESTS?

Answer 10

APTITUDE IS THE UNDERLYING POTENTIAL OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHICH WITH TRAINING CAN BE TURNED INTO A SKILL. TESTS PREDICT WHAT AN INDIVIDUAL CAN DO WITH TRAINING

Question 11

WHAT ARE INTERESTS?

Answer 11

AN INDIVIDUAL’S PREFERENCE TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OVER OTHERS ARE KNOWN AS INTERESTS. IT IS HELPFUL TO KNOW INTERESTS FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE AND HAPPINESS.

Question 12

WHAT IS PERSONALITY?

Answer 12

THE RELATIVELY ENDURING AND STABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S PERSONALITY IS KNOWN AS PERSONALITY.

Question 13

WHAT ARE VALUES?

Answer 13

ENDURING BELIEFS ABOUT AN IDEAL MODE OF BEHAVIOUR. THESE GUIDE THEIR LIVES + HOW THEY ACT + HOW THEY JUDGE OTHERS.

Question 14

WHAT ARE PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS?

Answer 14

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS ARE STANDARDIZED AND OBJECTIVE MEASURE OF INDIVIDUALS MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL CHARACTERISTICS.

Question 15

WHO WAS THE FIRST PSYCHOLOGIST TO STUDY INTELLIGENCE?

Answer 15

ALFRED BINET

Question 16

WHAT WAS ALFRED BINET’S DEFINITION OF INTELLIGENCE?

Answer 16

THE ABILITY TO JUDGE WELL, UNDERSTAND WELL, AND REASON WELL.

Question 17

WHAT WAS WESCHLER’S DEFINITION OF INTELLIGENCE?

Answer 17

THE GLOBAL AND AGGREGRATE CAPACITY TO ACT PURPOSEFULLY, THINK RATIONALLY, AND DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH ENVIRONMENT. HE DEFINED INTELLIGENCE IN TERMS OF ITS FUNCTIONALITY