Psychology Paper 2008

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Psychology-Paper-I

Part-I (MCQ)

Q-1 Select the best option and fill in the appropriate box on the answer sheet.

i- The three basic components of prejudice are Effective:
(a) Internal and External (b) Real and Imagined (c) Descriptive and Prescriptive (d) Cognitive and Behavioral (e) None of these

ii- Which of the following is an example of extrinsic motivation?
(a) Doing a good job becuase of the sense of satisfaction when you are finished (b) Doing a good job in order to get a pay raise (c) Working hard because of the pride you take in your work (d) Doing a good job because you enjoy your work (e) None of these

iii- Sources of frustration include:
(a) Environmental lacks (b) Environmental obstacles (c) incompatible motives (d) All of these (e) None of these 

iv- Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of perception?
(a) Perception is an active process (b) Perception is a highly selective process (c) Perception is unaffected by motivation (d) Perception is so automatic that we are not aware of it (e) None of these

v- The first task in psychology is to carefully observe and objectively describe:
(a) Animals (b) Behaviour (c) Social Institution (d) Symptoms of abnormality (e) None if these

vi- Homeostasis is maintained by the _____ which also plays an important role in emotions:
(a) Hypothalamus (b) Thalamus (c) Limbic System (d) Reticular Activating System (e) None of these

vii- Some of the fibers from each eye cross over to the opposite brain hemisphere at the:
(a) Optic Chaisma (b) Optic Nerve (c) Blind Spot (d) Fovea (e) None of these

viii-Which one of the following is not a dimension of the auditory experience?
(a) Loudness (b) Pitch (c) Saturation (d) Timbre (e) None of these

ix- The best studied perceptual constancies include:
(a) Birghtness, focus, angle (b) Shape,location, size (c) Colour, texture, content (d) Size, age, weight (e) None

x- Behaviour according to Operant conditioning theory is controlled by:
(a) Its consequences (b) Free will (c) Knowledge (d) Instinct (e) None of these

xi- Experts generally agree that the primary emotions include:
(a) Fear, Anger and Joy (b) Disgust, anger and shame (c) Love, joy and sadness (d) Fear, anger and hatred (e) None of these

xii- According to Freud, most of the things, we do, think and feel are caused by:
(a) Conditioned response to our surroudings (b) Unconscious forces of which we are not aware (c) A strong desire to grow and develop (d) The beliefs and ideas we have about the world

xiii- One of the factors Alfred Adler believed to be important in shaping personality is:
(a) Difficulty with toilet training (b) Birth order in the family (c) Unconditional positive regard (d) The collective unconscious (e) None of these

xiv- Which of the following orders of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is correct:
(a) Safety, physiological, belongingness, self actualization, esteem (b) Belongingness,esteem, physiological,safety, self actualization (c) Physiological,belongingness,safety,esteem, self actualization (d) Physiological,safety,belongingness,esteem,self actualization (e) None of these

xv- The statement that psychology is empirical means:
(a) Psychology is different from other sciences (b) The methods of psychology are based on controlled experiments and on observations made with great precision and objectivity (c) Scientific psychology originated in greek and roman ages (d) Psychological principles are based on consensus of scientists (e) None of these

xvi- Many of the Neo-Freudians have modified Freud's original theory of personality to give more emphasis to:
(a) Child sexuality (b) Social and cultural factors (c) Difference between sexes (d) Unconscious forces (e) None of these

xvii- Norms can be best defined as:
(a) Standards and expectations shared by members of a society (b) rules of law (c) Statistically normal behaviour (d) Universal rules of conduct (e) None of these

xviii- The kind of conflict experienced by a student who simultaneously wants to watch a late night movie on television and get a good night's sleep is best described as:
(a) Approach-avoidance (b) Double approach-avoidance (c) Approach-Approach (d) Avoidance-Avoidance (e) None of these

xix- Axon and dendrites are part of a:
(a) Myelin Sheath (b) Cell body (c) Neuron (d) Node (e) None of these

xx- Motion pictures are based on:
(a) The gamma phenomenon (b) The principle of illusionary circle (c) The autokinetic illusion (d) Stroboscopic vision (e) None of these

PART II

Q-2 What are the major approaches or perspectives in modern psychology?

Q-3 Identify and describe the major structures and functions of hind brain, mid brain and fore brain.

Q-4 Explain how a person's needs, beliefs, emotions and expectations can influence his or her perceptions?

Q-5 Differentiate between motivation and emotions. Critically evaluate different theories of emotions

Q-6 Describe the process of classical conditioning and recognize the principles in real life situations.

Q-7 Define attitude. Discuss the relationship between attitude and behaviour.

Q-8 Write short notes on any two of the following:

(a) Personality Tests (b) Socialization (c) Reinforcement (d) Endocrine System

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Psychology Paper 2012

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Psychology-Paper-I 

Q.2. Define the endocrine system.What are the functions of hormones.

Q.3. Define learning. Describe acquisition, extinction and incentives explain motivated behaviour.

Q.4. Define motivation and discuss insticts, drives and incentives explain motivated behaviour.

Q.5. Define perception and consciousness. Explain how the types of perceptual constancy operate.?


Q.6. Discuss Freud's psychoanalytic theory, including levels of consciences and three structure of personality.

Q.7. Define attitude, its components and how attitudes are formed.?

Q.8. Write short notes on any FOUR of the following.

(i) Neuron 
(ii) Vision
(iii) Prejudice
(iv) Group norms
(v) Homeostasis
(vi) Latent learning
(vii) Hypothesis
(viii) Illusion
(ix) Cerebrum 

EXPLAINATION OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF BRAIN

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CSS PSYCHOLOGY PAST PAPER 2013

CSS PSYCHOLOGY PAST PAPER 2013

PAPER I OBJECTIVES.

1: In which way behaviour is different from mental processes?
a)Introspection
b)Observation
c)Research
d)Psychoanalysis

2: Who is particularly intersted in studying patterns of behaviour, beliefs and values which are shared by people?
a)Social Psychologist
b)Experimental Psychologist
c)Clinical Psychologist
d)PsychoAnalyst

3: Who believed that mind is composed of senses, ideas, images and feelings?
a)William James
b)Titcher
c)Carl Rogers
d)Wundt

4: Which area of hypothalamus is responsible for satiety behaviour?
a)Lateral hypothalamus
b)Ventromedial hypothalamus
c)HyperPhagia
d)Antidiuretic hormone

5: WHich perspectives of psychology focusses on determining the extent to which psychological characteristics such as memory, intelligence are influenced by heredity?
a)Neuroscience
b)Biogenic
c)cognitive
d)socio-cultural

6: Which of the following relates to disorders in comprehension or production of speech?
a)Dysphasia
b)Aphasia
c)Broca's area
d)All of these

7: Which lobe of the brain is involved in planning, decision-making and some aspects of language?
a)Frontal
b)Parietal
c)Temporal
d)Occipital

8: Which neurotransmitter plays an important role in the experience of pleasure?
a)Serotonin
b)Dopamine
c)Nor-epinephrine
d)Acetylcholine

9: The hormone cortisol produced by adrenal gland is responsible for :
a)Reducing the body activity to take rest
b)Activating the body to prepare for stressful situation
c)Balancing the homeostasis
d)Planning and decision-making

10: The process through which a leaned response stops occuring due to the non-availability of reinforcement is called:
a)Generalization
b)Punishment
c)spontaneous Recovery
d)Extinction

11: When a teacher appreciates his students every time they ask questions with the hope that this will enable them to handle more technical questions in future , he is using conditioning?
a)Classical conditioning
b)Shaping
c)Modeling
d)Reinforcing

12: IN classical conditioning, the organism creates an association between:
a)Two Situations
b)Two Consequences
c)Two Stimuli
d)Two Responses

13: Which of the following is not a characteristic of self-actualised people according to Maslow?
a) They live creatively and fully using their potentials
b) They have efficient perceptions of reality, self and others
c) They are sensitive to fake and dishonest
d) They feel ashamed of their negative emotions

14: According to Freud, the process through which individuals release their excessive aggressive energy is called:
a) Dream Work
b) PsychoAnalysis
c) Catharsis
d) Slips of toungue

15: A layer of nerve cells at the back of eye which converts light waves into electrical impulses is :
a) Fovea
b) Retina
c) Cornea
d) Iris

16: The process through which brain uses the two retinal images into one dimensional perception is called:
a) Depth perception
b) Stereopsis
c) Binocular cues
d) Retinal Disparity

17: Which of the following is not an attribute of extroversion in the BIG FIVE FACTORS theory of personality?
a) Sociable
b) Talkative
c) Self-conscious
d) Affectionate

18: Which part of personality opposes the irrational desires of id according to Freud's Psychoanalytic THeory of Personality?
a) Ego
b) Psychic energy
c) Super Ego
d) LIbido

19: A psychological test is good only when it meaures what it is supposed to measure. This statement refers to which of the following?
a) Degree to which it is objective, precise and short
b) Degree to which it is consistent across several administrations
c) Degree to which it is norm based
d) Degree to which it is psychometrically sound

20: Which aspect of social interactions is measured by the theory of planned behaviour?
a) Attachment
b) Socialization
c) Group formation
d) Attitudes
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PAPER II OBJECTIVES

1: A strategy used by the ego to defend itself against the anxiety provoked by the conflict of everyday life refers to:
a) Defense mechanism
b) Displacement
c) Rationalization
d) Ego-ideal
e) None of these

2: Development is about to:
a) Age
b) Gender
c) Change
d) Genes
e) None of these

3: The self-image formed during adolescence that integrates and individual's ideas of what he or she is and want to be refers to:
a) Ego-ideal
b) Ego-identity
c) Crisis
d) Ego
e) None of these

4: The theory of how people explain other's behaviour by attributing it either to internal disposition or to external situation refers to:
a) Attribution theory
b) Dispositional theory
c) Situational theory
d) Attributing causality
e) None of these

5: The behavioural approach is to reward and punishment as the cognitive approach is to:
a) Biological processes
b) The humanistic struggle for self fulfilment
c) individual genetic make up
d) Internal processes of the mind or mental events
e) None of these

6: Which of the following perspectives of psychology is most concerned with the individuals reaching their maximum potential?
a) Behavioural
b) Cognitive
c) Humanistic
d) Psychoanalysis
e) None of these

7: Jobs can by redesigned to make the work more interesting, challanging and to increase responsibility and opportunities for achievement:
a) Job Satisfaction
b) Job specification
c) Job enrichment
d) Job description
e) None of these

8: The basic difference between obsession and compulsion is:
a) The former involves preoccupation with certain throughts while the later involves preoccupation of certain actions
b) THe former is a mood disorder whereas the later is an anxiety disorder.
c) The former is diagnosed along with the Axis III of DSM-IV whereas the later is diagnosed along with Axis II of DSM-IV
d) Actually, there is no difference between the two disorders.
e) None of the above

9: The process by which egg is ripened and released is :
a) Mitosis
b) Fertilization
c) Ovulation
d) Implantation
e) None of these

10: The process by which we learn not to respond to similar stimuli in identical manner is :
a) Generalization
b) Extinction
c) Discrimination
d) All of these
e) None of these

11: Which method of gathering information about the brain indicates overall activity of the brain?
a) Positron Emission Tomography
b) Electroencephalogram
c) Electrical stimulation
d) Studying damage to the brain
e) None of these

12: The phsiological and psychological response to stress referred as:
a) Transition
b) Stressors
c) Strain
d) Hypertension
e) None of these

13: The behavioural technique for reducing anxiety in which patents paratice relaxation while visualising provoking situations of increasing intensity refers:
a) Symptom substitution
b) Time-out
c) Systematic Desensitization
d) Token economy
e) None of these

14: The ability to acquire information from the culture such as vocabulary and the kind of info learned in the schools is an example of :
a) Fluid intelligence
b) Componential intelligence
c) Crystallised intelligence
d) Contextual intelligence
e) None of these

15: Critics of Freudian psychoanalysis maintain that this form of threrapy:
a: does not put enough emphasis on sex
b) can be harmful by tolerating
c) is good mostly for treating phobias
d) is too quick to be effective
e) None of these

16: When Maya first saw violent movie, she was scared and disgusted. But now she has seen several such movies, she is barely affected by them. Maya has expericenced:
a) Habituation
b) Displacement
c) Cultivation
d) Catharsis
e) None of these

17: A person's IQ initially represented the ration of a persons'------------ age divided by his or her..................... age.
a) Chronological, mental
b) Mental, chronological
c) Real, Intentional
d) Chronological , neurological
e) None of these

18: Which of the following is true regarding the relative influence of genes and the environment of behaviour?
a) Environment is the primary influence throughout life
b) Genes are the primary influence before birth, and environment is the primary influence following birth.
c) Genes are primary infuence on the development of phsycal structures and environment factors are a great influence on the development of behavioural capacities.
d) In no sense can either genes or environment are dormant unit the approach of puberty.
e) None of these

19: Why do similarities in the IQ of raised-together siblings tend to disappear as the children grow older?
a) Sibling learn to over-compensate for deficiencies in each other's abilities
b) The genes that differentiate intellectual abilities are dormant until the appraoch of puberty
c) As children mature and become increasingly autonomous, they each tend to create a unique environment
d) ALL of these
e) None of these

20: The release of emotions is called :
a) Behaviour change
b) Insight
c) Mastery
d) Catharsis
e) None of these

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CSS Past Paper Of Psychology 2015

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Q2.Discuss psychology as science of behavior and explain any too schools of psychology in detail.

Q3. Explainstructure and function of different parts of brain.(Click to See Answer of Question 3)

Q4.Define learning and conditioning. Differentiate classical and operant conditioning.

Q5. Discuss different theories of motivation.

Q6. Write detailed note on process of socialization.

Q7.short notes on any four.
1. Attitude

2.recent trends in psychology.

3. Master gland of body.

4. Depth perception.

5. Homeostasis 

6.group norms.

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