Psychology Past Papers 2012

PART-II

Q. 2. Define the endocrine system. What are the functions of hormones? (20)

Q. 3. Define learning. Describe acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery and generalization as they apply to classical conditioning. (20)

Q. 4. Define motivation and discuss how instincts, drives and incentives explain motivated behaviour. (20)

Q. 5. Define perception and consciousness. Explain how the types of perceptual constancy operate? (20)

Q. 6. Discuss Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, including levels of consciences and three structures of personality. (20)

Q. 7. Define attitude, its components and how attitudes are formed? (20)

Q. 8. Define any FOUR of the following:

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

(4 × 5 = 20)

PART-II

Q. 2. List the three stages of pre-natal development and discuss the important developmental event that occurs during each stage. (20)

Q. 3. Differentiate between maturation and growth and also explain different methods of developmental psychology. (20)

Q. 4. Describe the cognitive skills that develop during each of Piaget stages. (20)

Q. 5. Explain how psychological abnormality is defined. What are the advantages of DSM classification system of disorders? (20)

Q. 6. Discuss the essential characteristics of client-centered therapy. (20)

Q. 7. What are the various factors related to job satisfaction and also describe the relationship between job satisfaction and productivity? (20)

Q. 8. Define any FOUR of the following:

(i) Hereditary.
(ii) Drug addiction.
(iii) Intelligence.
(iv) Perceptual development.
(v) Group therapy.
(vi) Mental retardation.
(vii) Anxiety disorder.
(viii) Juvenile delinquency.

(4 × 5 = 20)

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