MCQ Bank
“I offered thanks for specific things” is a sample item of Thanksgiving subscale of the ___________.
- A) Gratitude and Appreciation Test
- B) Social Desirability Scale
- C) Multidimensional Prayer Inventory
- D) Gratitude Questionnaire
The Gallup organization conducted a study in USA in 1996 on spirituality and concluded that _______ of Americans believe in God.
- A) 76%
- B) 66%
- C) 96%
- D) 86%
Which of the following is an optimal state of engagement in which a person perceives challenges to action as neither underutilizing nor overwhelming his or her existing skills and has clear, attainable goals and immediate feedback about progress?
- A) Flow
- B) Spirituality
- C) Mindfulness
- D) Attention
TRIM stands for:
- A) Transgression-Related Impractical Motivations Inventory
- B) Thompson & Richard Idealistic Motivations Inventory
- C) Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Inventory
- D) Thompson & Richard Interpersonal Motivations Inventory
_________ is the pure empathetic desire to benefit another person, irrespective of personal gain.
- A) Empathy
- B) Sympathy
- C) Personal Egotism
- D) Altruism
Longitudinal research on flow reveals how flow experiences are associated with _________ overtime.
- A) Attachment
- B) Betterment
- C) Achievement
- D) Detachment
Which of the following is the quality of feeling and understanding another person’s situation in the present moment i.e., their perspectives, emotions, actions, reactions and then communicating this to the person?
- A) Empathy
- B) Openness
- C) Love-kindness
- D) Gratitude
Mary Main & colleagues found that adult attachment could best be described by a four-category system. Which of the following category is characterized by trust, but combined with a feeling of being unworthy of others’ love and a fear of abandonment?
- A) Preoccupied
- B) Secure
- C) Dismissing-avoidant
- D) Fearful-avoidant
“I am so involved in what I am doing. I don’t see myself as separate from what I am doing” is an example of ___________.
- A) Flow
- B) Wisdom
- C) Courage
- D) Mindfulness
“I did a bad thing” is an example of __________.
- A) Guilt
- B) Shame
- C) Confession
- D) Apology
Universality and prayer fulfillment are the two sub scales of Spiritual Transcendence Scale. Which of the following is the third sub scale?
- A) Connectedness
- B) Religious beliefs
- C) Extrinsic religiosity
- D) Intrinsic religiosity
Which of the following term describes actions or behaviors that are intended to benefit another person?
- A) Altruism
- B) Gratitude
- C) Attachment
- D) Forgiveness
The sense of self is located in the frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes, which receive input from:
- A) Digestive system
- B) Respiratory system
- C) The sensory system
- D) Nervous system
Which of the following psychologist argues against egotistic motive in his book The Altruistic Question and presented Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis?
- A) Rizzolati
- B) Seligman
- C) Batson
- D) Bemdura
According to a research with earth quake victims in Pakistan, from where people are taking great strengths?
- A) From religious beliefs
- B) From government beliefs
- C) From geographical beliefs
- D) From medical beliefs
The people, who engage in community volunteer works, usually have:
- A) Egotism Approaches
- B) Apathetic approach
- C) Flow
- D) Altruism
“My concentration is like breathing. I never think of it” is an example of ___________.
- A) Courage
- B) Mindfulness
- C) Flow
- D) Wisdom
Ali is a psychologist who want to measure universality, prayer fulfillment and connectedness in his subjects. Which type of scale he should use for his research?
- A) Extrinsic religious scale
- B) Spiritual Transcendence Scale
- C) Religious Beliefs Inventory
- D) Revised intrinsic religious scale
“Helping friends and family is one of the great joys in life” is a sample item of:
- A) Helping Attitude Scale
- B) Self Report Altruism Scale
- C) Prosocial Behavior Questionnaire
- D) Ethical Behavior Rating Scale
“We recognize that all people are imperfect” is an example of __________.
- A) Empathic approach
- B) Rationalistic approach
- C) Humanistic approach
- D) Spiritual approach