328 New
328 New
Note:
a. Q.No. 1 to 20- Multiple Choice type questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each. Select and
write the most appropriate option out of the four options given in each of these questions. An
internal choice has been provided in some of these questions. You have to attempt only one
of the given choices in such questions.
b. Q.No. 21 to 29- Objective type questions. Q.No. 21 to 23 carry 02 marks each (with 2
sub- parts of 1 mark each) and Q.No 24-29 carries 04 marks (with 4 sub-parts of 1 mark
each).
a. Q.No. 30 to 35 - Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each to be answered in the range
of 30 to 50 words.
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Q.No. Section A Marks Total
Marks
1A. Rita, a chess enthusiast, is being observed by her coach to 1x1 1
monitor her moves for improvement. To do so the coach is
studying her ________ behaviour.
a. Normal
b. Observable
c. Covert
d. Quiet
1B. When do researchers use the Field experiment method?
a. When it is unethical to manipulate the dependent variable
b. When the experiment is being conducted in a natural
setting
c. When all extraneous variables have to be controlled
d. When a controlled environment is required.
2A. Which of the following statements is true for correlational 1x1 1
research?
a. Identifies relationship with many variables
b. It can predict cause and effect
c. Identifies relationship between two variables
d. Controls the impact of extraneous variables
2B. Why is random sampling method often used by researchers in a
psychological enquiry?
a. No one has a chance of being rejected
b. People with similar attributes get selected
c. People with the required characteristics get selected.
d. Everyone has an equal chance of being selected
3A. The counsellor at school has told Arpit’s parents that, if they stop 1x1 1
him from playing video games and substitute it with outdoor
games, then his physical stamina will increase. Identify this goal
of psychological research.
a. To Describe
b. To Control
c. To Predict
d. To Improve
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c. Relative height
d. Interposition
Law of Explanation
perceptual
Organization
i.Closure a. Objects similar to one
another and have
similar characteristics
are perceived as a
group
ii.Proximity b. We are more likely to
view the lines crossing
over instead of
independent subsets
Iii. Continuity c. We perceive objects as
whole rather than their
parts.
iv. Similarity d. Objects that are close
together in space are
perceived as
belonging together or
as a group
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c. Accommodation
d. Light and shade
7. Why is it that when we are hungry, we pay attention to all the 1x1 1
food stalls around the area which we never did earlier? This is
because of:
a. Need
b. Contrast
c. Interest
8. d. Emotional state
Why do we perceive objects e.g an open window, to be relatively
stable in shape even though the retinal image keeps changing as
we move in different directions? Identify the reason.
a. Brightness constancy
b. Colour constancy
c. Shape constancy
d. Size constancy
9A. What is the process called through which we pick up certain 1x1 1
stimuli from a group of other stimuli?
a. Perception
b. Attention
c. Sensation
d. Extra Sensory Perception
9B. Baba Vanga, a mystic who was famous for predicting the future
events. According to parapsychology, she has the power of
a. Pre-cognition
b. Misperception
c. Hallucination
d. Clairvoyance
10A. Why is it that a set of motionless pictures when projected at an 1x1 1
appropriate speed appear to be moving? This is because of -
_____.
a. Movement illusion
b. Apparent illusion
c. Apparent movement illusion
d. Ponzo illusion
10B. A phenomenon by which the visual field having more density of
elements is seen farther away. This is known as ___________
a. Relative Height
b. Texture Gradient
c. Aerial Perspective
d. Linear Perspective
11A. Which statement best describes an artificial concept? 1x1 1
a. Defined by a set of rules or properties
b. Not based on clear cut set of attributes
c. They are based on prototypes
d. They are represented in the form of visual imagery
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stepwise manner.
a. Heuristics
b. Algorithm
c. Trial and Error
d. Means –End Analysis
12A. Match the views on language development with the names of 1x1 1
psychologists:
14A. What is this process of cognitive development called where the 1x1 1
child incorporates new information about the world into their
existing schemas?
a. Assimilation
b. Accommodation
c. Organisation
d. Equilibration
a. Personal Fable
b. Hypothetico-deductive reasoning
c. Propositional Thought
d. Idealistic thinking
15. It’s interesting to see Salim, a 5-month-old baby, producing 1x1 1
infant copies of the noise that his mother makes while playing
with him. This is because of:
a. Reflex
b. Imitation
c. Echoing
d. Gargling
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b. Conservation
c. Egocentrism
d. Animism
21. The following data shows the marks obtained by students out of 1x2 2
60 on social science test:
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i. This is the type of reasoning which starts with a general
assumption to a specific one like-
All dolphins are mammals
All mammals have kidneys
All dolphins have kidneys
ii. You meet someone new who always wears formals and you
are asked to judge the person's occupation. You would first remember
your past experiences and then assume that formals are generally
worn by teachers so he must be a teacher. This is an example of
_____________
ii. Riya does not give her best effort when she is doing a
group project. This social behavior of reduction in
individual efforts when performing in the group is
known as__________
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rather than the initial actions or decisions of the
individual members.
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i. Calculate rahul’s IQ
ii. In which category does Rahul fall according to his IQ
score?
iii. What interventions can help Rahul in order to
function and meet the demands of life in a better way?
iv. State any two conditions required to be judged as
‘Intellectually Disabled’.
29. Identify and answer any four defense mechanism described 1x4 4
below:
Section B
30. How can information in the short-term memory be stored in the 2 2
long-term memory?
31. Differentiate between imaginary audience and personal fable that 2 2
takes place during cognitive development in adolescents.
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36. Differentiate between mean, median and mode with the help of 3 3
examples.
37A. A researcher wishes to study the number of customers who visit 3 3
XYZ restaurant and the time when there are maximum
customers. He makes a table like the one given below:
Class interval Frequency
Time Number of customers
10 -12noon 4
12-2pm 8
2- 4pm 24
4-6pm 4
6-8pm 4
8-10pm 32
10-12am 20
Using the data given, make a histogram with the time of the day
on the X axis and the number of customers on the Y axis.
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42A. What was the observation made by Ebbinghaus in his experiment 5 5
on forgetting? Explain the causes of forgetting.
Marking Scheme
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12B. c.Functional fixedness
13. b. Aptitude. 1x1 1
14A. a. Assimilation. 1x1 1
14B. c. Propositional Thought
15. b Imitation. 1x1 1
16 d. The child can identify in which beaker the water is more even 1x1 1
though the sizes of the beakers are different.
17. b. Gross motor skills involve large muscle movement; Fine motor 1x1 1
skills involve small muscle movements.
18. b Grasping reflex. 1x1 1
19. a. Represent world with images and words. 1x1 1
20. d. Animism. 1x1 1
21. i. 36 1x2 2
ii. 35
22. Any two 1x2 2
i.True
ii. False
iii. False
iv. True
23. i. Creating super-ordinate goals.
ii. Prejudice
24. Independent Variable Teaching Methods 1x4 4
Dependent Variable Score on Test
Confounding Variable Intelligence
Control Variable Noise in the environment
25. Any four : 1x4 4
i. Deductive Reasoning
ii. Representative Heuristics
iii. Availability Heuristics
iv. Insight
v. Confirmation Bias
vi. Autistic thinking
26. i. Social Facilitation 1x4 4
ii. Social Loafing
iii. Risky shift/group polarization
iv. Group think
27. Any four 1x4 4
i. Affective, behavioral and cognitive.
ii. Target
iii. Trust and clarify misconceptions
iv. Formation through Instrumental conditioning.
v. In-group Bias
vi. Exposure to information
28. i. MA/CA x100 = 66.667 or 66.67 1x4 4
ii. Mild intellectual deficiency
iii. Educable, can function independently, and hold jobs and
family
iv. Any 2:
significantly sub-average intellectual functioning,
deficit should occur between 0- 18 years of age
deficits in adaptive behaviour
29. Any Four 1x4 4
i. Rationalization
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ii. Regression
iii. Displacement
iv. Sublimation
v. Denial
vi. Reaction formation
34. -Puberty, menstruation, pregnancy etc are not only marked by 1+1 2
hormonal changes but also be psychological changes.
-This reduces the adjustment capacity of the individual and hence
the person becomes vulnerable to mental illnesses.
35. Aliya has Agoraphobia. (1 mk) 1+1 2
Agoraphobia is the term used when people develop a fear of
entering unfamiliar situations. Many agoraphobics are afraid of
leaving their home. Their ability to carry out normal life activities
is severely limited. 1mk
36. Mean- It is the average of all items in a series. 1+1+1 3
Median- It reflects the midpoint of an array of scores in a
distribution.
Mode- It is the highest frequency in a distribution
37A. 1+1+1 3
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1mk for plotting X and Y axis
1 mk for plotting the histogram
1 mk for labelling
(1+1+1=3 mks). Pg 16.
37B.
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building blocks of personality
Traits are the observable categorizes people into
behavioural tendencies of different types according to
people that are consistent some specific characteristics
across situations
Example : Catell’s Trait Example: Hippocrates theory
theory - people-based on the
dominance of fluid in the
body
Explain any one of the trait Explain any of the type
theory like Allport’s theory approach theory like
Tridosha theory
Any 3 points or any other
relevant point
40. Strong sense of personal worth 1+1+1 3
Ability to make adjustments
Sense of responsibility
Sense of personal security
Emotional maturity
Give and accept love
Lives in a world of reality
Any three points in detail
41. Psychological factors like: a) strained interpersonal relationships 1+1+1 3
b) Childhood insecurities
c) Social and recreational deprivations
d) Marriage problems
Any three points from page 4
42A. He found that maximum forgetting happens in the first nine hours 1+4 5
particularly in the first hour. After that the rate slows down and so
does forgetting. 1 mk
Causes:
1.Decay of memory traces- if memory traces not used then
they decay or fade
2.Interference Theory – Interference leads to forgetting as
learning takes place due to association of old and new
3. Retroactive Interference- new information interferes with
the recollection of old information.
4. Proactive Interference-old information interferes with the
recollection of new information.
A detailed description of all four- 4mks
42B. 1.Sensory Short Term Long Term 1x5 5
Memory Memory Memory
2.Information Information that Information
from the is attended by enters LTM
environment the sensory through
first enters the system enters elaborative
sensory memory the short-term rehearsal.
through the memory (STM)
senses
3.Duration : less Less than 30 Unlimited time
than a second second period
4.Capacity : Small (7+-2) Large
large
5. Semantically
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encoded
information
enters LTM
43. -Our physiological activity is regulated by Autonomic Nervous 1+1+1+1+1 5
system- part of peripheral nervous system-regulates involuntary
functions
-Sympathetic NS-fight/flight/freeze reaction; body in state of
arousal
-Parasympathetic NS- brings body back to normal after arousal;
calm and relaxed state
-Adrenal Glands- top of kidneys; secrete epinephrine; gets
activated by nerve impulse; increases blood sugar; heart beat etc
for emergency
-Hypothalamus-core part of brain; involved in expression of
emotion
44. Great Man theory- assumes that great leaders are born and have a 1+4 5
unique background which makes them different from their
followers. 1mk
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rural development).
Poverty reduction and social protection for the poor.
Anti-discrimination laws and campaigns
(Any 5 or other relevant points)
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