CSS Psychology Past Paper 2013
Note: Before 2016 Psychology had Two Papers.
Paper-I
PART-II (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2 How did theorists belonging to functionalism define psychology? How did functionalism influence psychology as the science of behaviour and mental processes?
Q.3 Discuss role of brain in the experience of emotions.
Q.4 How do individual and cultural factors influence our perception? Discuss with examples.
Q.5 Define operant conditioning. How the processes involved in operant conditioning influence our everyday learning experiences? Justify your argument with examples.
Q.6 Compare and contrast any two theories of attitude formation. Highlight their drawbacks as well.
Q.7 What is the rational behind using projective tests of personality? How TAT and Rorschach Ink Blot test are different in terms of their structure and psychometric qualities?
Q.8 Write short notes on any FOUR of the following:
(a) Causes of illusions
(b) Defense mechanisms
(c) Latent learning
(d) Interference theory of learning
(e) Affiliation motive
(f) Agents of socialization
Paper-II
PART-II (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2 Give your valuable comments on the importance of Developmental Psychology.
Q.3 What do you know about the various methods of studying Infant Behaviour? Discuss in detail.
Q.4 Why did the American Psychiatric Association adopt a multi-axial system of diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual? What are the distinguishing features of depression and generalized anxiety by virtue of which the two disorders have discrete diagnosis?
Q.5 “Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) is a form of psychotherapy and a philosophy of living created by Albert Ellis in the 1950’s.” In your opinion, to what extent can it be judged successful in contemporary psychotherapies?
Q.6 Many theories have been advanced to explain the causes of Juvenile Delinquency. To your mind, how can our society deal preventively with this problem?
Q.7 “The study and measurement of Intelligence has been an important topic for nearly a hundred years.” Discuss at length the topic. Also, describe briefly the main reasons for Mental Retardation.
Q.8 Write short notes on any TWO of the following:
a) Creativity
b) Behaviour Modification
c) Job Satisfaction