CSS Psychology Past Paper 2020
PART-II (Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q.2 What is street smartness? How does Gardner’s approach differ from other theories of intelligence?
Q.3 What is the rationale behind using projective tests of personality? How do TAT and Rorschach Ink Blot tests differ in terms of their structure and psychometric qualities?
Q.4 Enlist positive and negative symptoms along with different types of schizophrenia. Provide the major plan for managing schizophrenia.
Q.5 How is the construct validity of psychological tests determined by employing different psychometric procedures?
Q.6 How can the effectiveness of psychotherapy be determined? Identify situations in which unconditional positive regard would be appropriate. How can CBT change the unhealthy state of a person?
Q.7 Why do we tend to explain causes of others’ and our own behaviors? Compare and contrast different theories of attribution.
Q.8 Why are raw scores on a psychological test meaningless until interpreted with norms? Differentiate between developmental norms and within-group norms with reference to major types of norms.
Note: Before 2016 Psychology had Two Papers.