Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Variations in Psychological Attributes

Question:

There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the options given below.

Assertion: Psychological Test involves employing systematic, organised, and objective procedures to record behavioural phenomena occurring naturally in real time.
Reasoning: A major problems with observational methods is that the observer has little control over the situation and the reports may suffer from subjective interpretations of the observer.

 

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

 

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

 

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

 

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Explanation:

Observation (not Psychological Test) involves employing systematic, organised, and objective procedures to record behavioural phenomena occurring naturally in real time. Certain phenomena such as mother-child interactions can be easily studied through observation. The major problems with observational methods are that the observer has little control over the situation and the reports may suffer from subjective interpretations of the observer.