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CUET 2024 Psychology Question Paper with Answers & Solutions

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Q1.
According to Nature vs. Nurture studies, arrange the I.Q. of twins and siblings in order of high to low correlation: (A) Identical twins reared in different environments (B) Fraternal twins reared together (C) Identical twins reared together (D) Siblings reared apart (E) Siblings reared together Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (C), (A), (B), (E), (D) ✓
B. (A), (B), (C), (E), (D)
C. (B), (C), (D), (E), (A)
D. (C), (E), (D), (B), (A)
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Correct answer: A

Twin/sibling IQ correlation is highest for identical twins reared together (.90), then identical twins reared apart (.72), then fraternal twins reared together (.60), then siblings reared together (.50), then siblings reared apart (lowest). So high to low = C, A, B, E, D.

Q2.
Individuals with high ______ have been found to stop smoking the moment they decide to do so. What aspect of self is highlighted in this example?
A. Self-esteem
B. Self-concept
C. Self-efficacy ✓
D. Self-motivation
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Correct answer: C

Self-efficacy is the belief that one can control one's own behaviour and demands of the environment. NCERT cites that people with high self-efficacy can give up smoking the moment they decide to.

Q3.
Agastya is a highly motivated executive who lacks patience, feels short of time and is forever burdened with work. He finds difficulty in slowing down. Identify his personality type on the basis of Friedman and Roserman's Classification.
A. Type A ✓
B. Type B
C. Type C
D. Type D
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Correct answer: A

Type A personality (Friedman & Rosenman) involves high motivation, lack of patience, feeling time-pressured, and constant work burden, predisposing to coronary heart disease.

Q4.
Arrange in correct sequence the stages of processing on the basis of PASS Model of Intelligence: (A) The teacher announces a class test (B) Focusing attention on reading, learning and revising the content of the chapters in the syllabus (C) Planning a time schedule, group studies etc (D) Simultaneously and successively processing the information given in the text book as well as the notes (E) If the planning is not effective it is modified Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (C), (B), (A), (D), (E)
B. (B), (A), (C), (E), (D)
C. (A), (B), (D), (C), (E) ✓
D. (A), (B), (E), (C), (D)
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Correct answer: C

PASS model = Arousal/Attention, then Simultaneous & Successive processing, then Planning. Sequence: (A) test announced -> arousal/attention; (B) focusing attention; (D) simultaneous & successive processing; (C) planning a schedule; (E) modify if planning ineffective. So A, B, D, C, E.

Q5.
Match List-I with List-II List-I: (A) Intellectual deficiency (B) Intellectually gifted (C) Remarkable ability in a specific field (D) Highly talented List-II: (I) Prodigy (II) Below IQ score of 70 (III) IQ above 130 (IV) Talent Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV) ✓
B. (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
C. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
D. (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
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Correct answer: A

Intellectual deficiency = IQ below 70 (II); Intellectually gifted = IQ above 130 (III); Remarkable ability in a specific field = Prodigy (I); Highly talented = Talent (IV).

Q6.
Which characteristic do not determine the effect of noise on task performance?
A. Intensity
B. Luminance ✓
C. Predictability
D. Controllability
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Correct answer: B

Effects of noise on performance depend on intensity, predictability and controllability of noise. Luminance relates to light, not noise.

Q7.
Which personality theorist emphasised on the concept of fully-functioning person and ideal self?
A. Maslow
B. Rogers ✓
C. Freud
D. Eysenck
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Correct answer: B

Carl Rogers' self theory introduced the 'fully functioning person' and the concept of real vs. ideal self.

Q8.
"I am one who easily gets hurt," is an example of which aspect of 'Self'?
A. Self as a 'subject'
B. Self as an 'object'
C. Self as a 'knower'
D. Self as a 'known' ✓
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Correct answer: D

When the self is the object of one's own knowledge/observation ('I am one who...'), it is self as 'known' (the self being experienced/described). Self as knower is the subject doing the knowing.

Q9.
Which level of IQ is considered as Profound Level of Intellectual Disability?
A. IQ (55-70)
B. IQ (35-40 to 50-55)
C. IQ (20-25 to 35-40)
D. IQ (Below 20-25) ✓
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Correct answer: D

Profound intellectual disability corresponds to IQ below 20-25. Mild 50-70, Moderate 35-50, Severe 20-35, Profound below 20-25.

Q10.
Before running a marathon, David experiences a sudden surge of energy, heightened awareness and excitement, which he recognizes as a precursor of good performance on the ground. Identify the term in which David's feelings can be categorized :
A. Distress
B. Eustress ✓
C. Strain
D. Frustration
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Correct answer: B

Eustress is the positive, beneficial stress that energizes and improves performance, as opposed to distress (harmful stress).

Q11.
Identify the correct sequence according to the General Adaptation Syndrome. (A) Resistance (B) Presence of a noxious stimulus (C) Alarm Reaction (D) Exhaustion Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (B), (C), (A), (D) ✓
B. (C), (A), (B), (D)
C. (B), (C), (D), (A)
D. (C), (B), (D), (A)
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Correct answer: A

Selye's GAS: a noxious stimulus triggers the Alarm reaction, then Resistance, then Exhaustion. So (B) noxious stimulus, (C) Alarm Reaction, (A) Resistance, (D) Exhaustion.

Q12.
Psychoneuroimmunology studies the effects of stress on the immune system. Identify the correct statements describing its working: (A) The Leucocytes within the immune system identify and destroy antigens such as viruses (B) Stress does not affect natural killer cell cytotoxicity (C) Stress leads to the production of antibodies (D) There are several kinds of Leucocytes including the T cells, B cells and natural killer cells (E) D-cells produce antibodies Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (A), (B) & (C) only
B. (B), (C) & (D) only
C. (A), (C) & (D) only ✓
D. (A), (B) & (E) only
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Correct answer: C

Correct facts: Leucocytes destroy antigens (A); stress affects immune functioning incl. antibody production (C); leucocytes include T cells, B cells and NK cells (D). (B) is false (stress does affect NK cytotoxicity) and (E) is false (B-cells, not D-cells, produce antibodies). So (A), (C) & (D).

Q13.
Match List-I with List-II List-I: (A) Task-Oriented Strategy (B) Emotion-Oriented Strategy (C) Avoidance-Oriented Strategy (D) Coping List-II: (I) Dynamic situation specific reaction to stress (II) Maintaining a time schedule (III) Worry about what I am going to do (IV) Talking to friends or watching T.V. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (A) - (I), (B) - (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (II)
B. (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
C. (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I) ✓
D. (A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)
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Correct answer: C

Task-oriented = maintaining a time schedule (II); Emotion-oriented = worry about what I am going to do (III); Avoidance-oriented = talking to friends/watching TV (IV); Coping = dynamic situation-specific reaction to stress (I).

Q14.
"How happy were you with your job on the whole?" Identify the type of question:
A. Close ended question
B. Open ended question ✓
C. Direct question
D. Bipolar question
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Correct answer: B

The question allows a free, descriptive response rather than fixed choices, making it an open-ended question.

Q15.
An 18 year old male had a severe dislike for touching door knobs. He feared contamination and spent hours washing his hands if he had to open a door at his office. He spent more than 3-4 hours taking a shower and spent a lot of time cleaning surfaces after "incidental contaminations". Eventually, he stopped waking up in the morning as it was not worth the effort. Identify the disorder, he is suffering from:
A. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related disorders. ✓
B. Depressive Disorders.
C. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
D. Somatic Symptom disorder.
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Correct answer: A

Obsessive fear of contamination plus compulsive hand-washing and cleaning rituals are classic Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.

Q16.
When an alcoholic is given a mild electric shock and asked to smell the alcohol repeatedly to form an association between the two then this form of treatment is known as:
A. Negative Reinforcement
B. Aversive Conditioning ✓
C. Systematic Desensitization
D. Differential Reinforcement
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Correct answer: B

Pairing an undesirable behaviour (alcohol) with an aversive stimulus (electric shock) to reduce the behaviour is aversive conditioning.

Q17.
An adolescent started therapy a week back. Based on formulating the adolescent's problem, the therapist feels that the boy will be capable of arriving at solutions through a process of personal growth. The therapist's approach to therapy is in an accepting environment. Identify the type of therapy being provided:
A. Cognitive
B. Behavioral
C. Existential ✓
D. Psychodynamic
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Correct answer: C

Humanistic-existential therapy emphasizes personal growth, self-actualization and an accepting (non-judgmental) environment where the client finds their own solutions.

Q18.
Arrange steps in the correct sequence followed in systematic desensitization technique : (A) The therapist relaxes the clients and asks him to think about the least anxiety provoking situation. (B) The client is interviewed to elicit fear provoking situations. (C) The therapist prepares a hierarchy of anxiety provoking stimulus with least anxiety provoking at the bottom. (D) The client is asked to stop thinking of the fearful situation if the slightest tension is felt. (E) Over the sessions, the client is able to imagine more severe fear provoking situations while maintaing the relaxation. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (E), (B), (A), (D), (C)
B. (B), (C), (A), (D), (E) ✓
C. (A), (B), (C), (E), (D)
D. (C), (D), (B), (A), (E)
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Correct answer: B

Systematic desensitization: (B) interview to elicit fears, (C) prepare anxiety hierarchy, (A) relax client and think of least anxiety situation, (D) stop if tension felt, (E) progress to more severe situations while relaxed. So B, C, A, D, E.

Q19.
Match List-I with List-II List-I: (A) Logotherapy (B) Client Centred Therapy (C) Gestalt Therapy (D) Rational Emotive Therapy List-II: (I) Freiderick Perls and Laura Perls (II) Victor Frankl (III) Albert Ellis (IV) Carl Rogers Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)
B. (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
C. (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
D. (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III) ✓
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Correct answer: D

Logotherapy = Victor Frankl (II); Client Centred Therapy = Carl Rogers (IV); Gestalt Therapy = Frederick & Laura Perls (I); Rational Emotive Therapy = Albert Ellis (III).

Q20.
Reena and Rabiya love dogs hence they are likely to form a group due to:
A. Proximity
B. Similarity ✓
C. Status
D. Self-esteem needs
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Correct answer: B

Sharing the same interest/attitude (love of dogs) reflects similarity, a key reason people form groups.

Q21.
Arrange in correct sequence the stages of group formation given by Tuckman: (A) Norming (B) Forming (C) Storming (D) Performing (E) Adjourning Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (B), (C), (A), (D), (E) ✓
B. (B), (A), (C), (D), (E)
C. (B), (C), (E), (D), (A)
D. (B), (E), (D), (A), (C)
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Correct answer: A

Tuckman's stages: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning. So (B), (C), (A), (D), (E).

Q22.
Which of the following is NOT a part of Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences?
A. Musical
B. Componential ✓
C. Interpersonal
D. Intrapersonal
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Correct answer: B

Componential intelligence belongs to Sternberg's triarchic theory, not Gardner's multiple intelligences (which include musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, etc.).

Q23.
Why are most Asian cultures characterised as collectivistic?
A. The boundary between self and others is relatively fixed.
B. The boundary between self and others is shifting thus at times fusing with the cosmos and at other times full withdrawn. ✓
C. Clear dichotomies between man and nature.
D. The self and the group exist as two different entities remaining at a distance.
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Correct answer: B

In Indian/Asian (collectivistic) cultures the boundary between self and others is not fixed but shifting, sometimes fusing with the cosmos and sometimes withdrawn, reflecting interdependence.

Q24.
Aarushi was a friendly, outgoing and relaxed girl who could be described as fat, round and soft. According to Sheldon's typology, Aarushi falls under which category?
A. Ectomorphic
B. Mesomorphic
C. Phlegmatic
D. Endomorphic ✓
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Correct answer: D

Sheldon's endomorphic type is fat, soft and round, and tends to be relaxed and sociable.

Q25.
While judging a personality pageant, raters gave high scores to contestants who were already famous because of their presence in popular T.V. serials or advertisements and tended to give low scores to those who were not so popular. This phenomena is called
A. Halo effect ✓
B. Recency effect
C. Primacy effect
D. Rosenthal effect
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Correct answer: A

The halo effect is the tendency to let one positive impression (fame/popularity) influence overall ratings of unrelated attributes.

Q26.
Who devised the concept of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) ?
A. Alfred Binet
B. Theodore Simon
C. William Stern ✓
D. Lewis Terman
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Correct answer: C

The term/concept of Intelligence Quotient (IQ = MA/CA x 100) was devised by William Stern.

Q27.
Match List-I with List-II List-I: (A) Self-esteem (B) Self efficacy (C) Social-Self (D) Self concept List-II: (I) The extent to which individuals believe that they themselves control their life's outcomes. (II) Judgements about our own value or worth. (III) The way we perceive ourselves and the ideas we hold about our competencies and attributes. (IV) Familial or relational self. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
B. (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
C. (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III) ✓
D. (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)
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Correct answer: C

Self-esteem = judgements about value/worth (II); Self-efficacy = belief that one controls one's life outcomes (I); Social-Self = familial or relational self (IV); Self-concept = way we perceive ourselves and ideas about competencies/attributes (III).

Q28.
Which one is not a characteristic of crowding experience?
A. Loss in privacy
B. loss of control over social interaction
C. Negative view of the space around the person
D. Feeling of comfort ✓
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Correct answer: D

Crowding involves loss of privacy, loss of control over social interaction, and a negative view of space. A feeling of comfort is not a feature of crowding.

Q29.
According to Holmes and Rahe, arrange stressful life events in sequence from highest to lowest in terms of their severity: (A) Unexpected accident or trauma (B) Break-up with friend (C) Illness of family member (D) Death of a close family member (E) Change in eating habits Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (D), (A), (C), (B), (E) ✓
B. (D), (C), (A), (B), (E)
C. (D), (B), (A), (C), (E)
D. (B), (D), (A), (E), (C)
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Correct answer: A

On the Holmes-Rahe scale severity decreases: Death of a close family member (highest), then unexpected accident/trauma, then illness of family member, then break-up with friend, then change in eating habits (lowest). So (D), (A), (C), (B), (E).

Q30.
Beth, aged 18, has been trying to keep a secret from her family and friends. She is a binge eater. When others are not around, she gorges on cakes, ice cream and other food so fast that she hardly has time to chew. Once she begins there is no stopping until her stomach aches. After her binge, Beth feels disgusted with herself and makes herself vomit, then takes a double dose of laxative. Her life is totally dominated by her obsession with food. Beth is suffering from which disorder?
A. Anorexia Nervosa
B. Body Dysmorphic Disorder
C. Bulimia Nervosa ✓
D. Conduct disorder
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Correct answer: C

Binge eating followed by purging (self-induced vomiting and laxative use) is characteristic of Bulimia Nervosa.

Q31.
Identify the neuro-developmental disorders: (A) Autism Spectrum Disorder (B) Intellectual Disability (C) Specific Learning Disorder (D) Hallucinations (E) Conduct disorder Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (A), (B) & (E) only
B. (A), (B) & (D) only
C. (A), (B) & (C) only ✓
D. (A), (D) & (E) only
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Correct answer: C

Neurodevelopmental disorders include Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability and Specific Learning Disorder. Hallucinations are psychotic symptoms; conduct disorder is a disruptive/behaviour disorder. So (A), (B) & (C).

Q32.
Find out the correct statements about alternative therapies: (A) Yoga is an ancient Indian technique detailed in the Ashtanga Yoga of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. (B) Alternative therapies are treatment possibilities to the conventional drug treatment or psychotherapy. (C) Sudarshan Karma Yoga does not benefit individuals with anxiety and depression but helps substance abuse. (D) There are many alternative therapies like cognitive behaviour therapy and rational emotive therapy. (E) Vipasana meditation is also known as mindfulness based meditation. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (A), (B) & (C) only
B. (B), (C) & (D) only
C. (A), (B) & (E) only ✓
D. (C), (D) & (E) only
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Correct answer: C

(A) Yoga is from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras - true; (B) alternative therapies supplement conventional treatment - true; (E) Vipassana = mindfulness-based meditation - true. (C) is false (Sudarshan Kriya Yoga does benefit anxiety/depression) and (D) is false (CBT and RET are conventional, not alternative therapies). So (A), (B) & (E).

Q33.
The concept of 'Balance' in Attitude Change is explained below. Identify the correct options: (A) Fritz Heider described this change in the form of P-O-X triangle, which explains relationship between the aspects. (B) P is the person whose attitude is being studied. O is another person, X is the topic towards which attitude is studied. (C) Attitude changes if there is a state of imbalance between P-O, O-X, P-X attitude. (D) Imbalance is found when all three sides are positive. (E) Balance is found when all three sides of the P-O-X triangle are negative. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (A), (B) & (D) only
B. (A), (B) & (C) only ✓
C. (A), (B) & (E) only
D. (A), (D) & (E) only
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Correct answer: B

Heider's P-O-X triangle (A true), definitions of P, O, X (B true), and attitude changes when there is imbalance among P-O, O-X, P-X (C true). (D) is false (all three positive = balance) and (E) is false (all three negative = imbalance). So (A), (B) & (C).

Q34.
When a large audience is asked to clap as loudly as possible, it was observed that the bigger the group size the more the increase in noise, but the amount of noise each participant made was reduced. This phenomenon is called:
A. Social facilitation
B. Social Loafing ✓
C. Social rejection
D. Social participation
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Correct answer: B

Reduced individual effort in a group task as group size increases is social loafing.

Q35.
Discussed below are elements of triarchic theory. Choose the correct options from the statements given below. (A) The triarchic theory of intelligence was given by Howard Gardner (B) According to this theory intelligence is the ability to adapt, to shape and select environment to accomplish ones goals. (C) There are three basic types of intelligence: componential, contextual and experiential (D) Componential intelligence may also be called street smartness or business sense (E) Experiential or creative intelligence is involved in using past experiences creatively to solve novel problems Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (A), (C) and (D) only
B. (B), (C) and (D) only
C. (B), (C) and (E) only ✓
D. (A), (B) and (C) only
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Correct answer: C

Triarchic theory (Sternberg, not Gardner so A false): intelligence is ability to adapt/shape/select environment (B true); three types componential, contextual, experiential (C true); experiential/creative uses past experience to solve novel problems (E true). (D) is false - contextual (not componential) intelligence is street smartness. So (B), (C) & (E).

Q36.
The Clinical formulation of a client's problem has the following advantages: (A) Identification of areas to be targetted for treatment in psychotherapy (B) Understanding the status of the client (C) Understanding the problems (D) To make money (E) Choice of techniques for treatment Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. (B), (C) & (E) only
B. (C), (D) & (E) only
C. (A), (B) & (C) only
D. (A), (C) & (E) only ✓
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Correct answer: D

Clinical formulation helps identify areas to target (A), understand the problems (C), and choose treatment techniques (E). 'To make money' (D) is invalid. So (A), (C) & (E).

Q37.
Dhruv has been consuming alcohol for many years. Recently he has joined an alcohol rehabilitation center. During his group therapy session, Dhruv shared the amount of alcohol he could drink to feel 'high'. He started with a peg and to get the same effect now he has to take greater amount. Identify the reason for this change:
A. Withdrawal
B. Tolerance ✓
C. Poor quality of alcohol
D. Fixation
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Correct answer: B

Needing greater amounts of a substance to achieve the same effect is tolerance.

Q38.
George was in New York, when he saw the Twin Towers being destroyed by the terrorist airplanes. Now he has recurrent dreams, flashback and emotional numbing. These are characteristic of:-
A. Generalised Anxiety Disorder
B. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ✓
C. Separation Anxiety Disorder
D. Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Correct answer: B

Recurrent dreams, flashbacks and emotional numbing following a traumatic event are hallmark symptoms of PTSD.

Q39.
While singing during school assembly you can see that some children are singing whereas some are only moving their legs or not singing at all. This phenomenon can be explained by ______.
A. Social Facilitation
B. Social Loafing ✓
C. Social Inhibition
D. Social Motivation
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Correct answer: B

Reduced individual effort during a collective task (some not actually singing) is social loafing.

Q40.
Which one of the following is not a core/basic skill in the field of psychological services.
A. Leadership skills ✓
B. Communication skills
C. Psychological testing skills
D. Counselling skills
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Correct answer: A

Core competencies of psychologists include communication (observational/interviewing), psychological testing and counselling skills. Leadership skills are not listed as a core/basic psychological skill.

The problem of household garbage is common in most Indian cities. Despite the increasing concern for clean environment we do not know to what extent citizens are aware about how to dispose the garbage at home. Sanyogita, a high school teacher took the lead to organise a team comprising of her colleagues in school and started going door to door in the nearby colonies to educate people on how to separate domestic waste and hand it over to the garbage collection agencies. She also avidly read about methods used by other developed countries and felt distressed when she observed how callous some people were towards keeping a clean environment. The local newspapers appreciated Sanyogita's efforts and applauded her publicly. Sanyogita's students and children joined her mission to segregate garbage and send the bio-degradable waste to the nearby recycle plant.
Q41.
"Sanyogita avidly read about methods used by other developed countries". Which component of attitude is being highlighted here?
A. Affective
B. Behavioural
C. Cognitive ✓
D. Valance
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Correct answer: C

Reading and gaining knowledge/information reflects the cognitive (belief/thought) component of attitude.

Q42.
Identify the behavioural component of the attitude displayed by Sanyogita towards the environment:
A. Sanyogita took the lead to organise a team of teachers and started going door to door in the nearby colonies. ✓
B. She avidly read about methods used by developed countries.
C. She felt distressed when people were callous about their environment.
D. Sanyogita's students and children joined her mission.
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Correct answer: A

The behavioural component is the action taken: organising a team and going door to door. (B) is cognitive, (C) is affective.

Q43.
"Sanyogita felt distressed when she observed how callous some people are towards keeping clean environment". Identify the component of attitude being expressed here.
A. Affective ✓
B. Behavioural
C. Cognitive
D. Effective
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Correct answer: A

Feeling distressed is an emotional response, reflecting the affective component of attitude.

Q44.
Identify the process of attitude formation that has been demonstrated in the passage:
A. Learning attitudes by association
B. Learning attitudes through group norms
C. Learning attitudes through modelling ✓
D. Learning attitudes through exposure to information
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Correct answer: C

Sanyogita's students and children joined her mission by observing and imitating her, which is learning attitudes through modelling (observing others).

Q45.
Which factor affect the shaping of attitudes in the early years of life?
A. Reference group
B. Personal experience
C. Media-related influences
D. Family and School environment ✓
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Correct answer: D

In early years, attitudes are most strongly shaped by the family and school environment.

Major Chandra, an infantry soldier, was posted in the border area with his unit. One day, an informer gave a message that terrorists have entered in a school and are threating to blow it, if some of their terrorist prisoners are not released. The major entered the school premises along with other soldiers, but was shocked to see the terrorists armed with the latest weapons. Soon the firing started, as the terrorists had an advantageous position so they immediately shot down a few soldiers without caring for their life. Major Chandra entered the school and started firing which led to killing of the terrorists and he got badly injured. Though the Major has recovered, still he gets flashback and recurring nightmares.
Q46.
Identify the disorder, Major Chandra is suffering from :
A. Conversion Disorder
B. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder ✓
C. Illness-Anxiety Disorder
D. Generalised Anxiety Disorder
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Correct answer: B

Flashbacks and recurring nightmares after a traumatic combat event indicate Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Q47.
Which of the following is also a type of Trauma and Stress-Related Disorder?
A. Adjustment Disorders ✓
B. Somatic Symptom Disorder
C. Separation Anxiety Disorder
D. Social Anxiety Disorder
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Correct answer: A

Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders include PTSD, acute stress disorder and Adjustment Disorders.

Q48.
Pick out the other symptoms related to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder:
A. Paralysis
B. Depressed mood
C. Emotional Numbing ✓
D. Exfoliation
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Correct answer: C

Emotional numbing (detachment, reduced emotional responsiveness) is a core symptom of PTSD.

Q49.
Identify the major disorder under which post traumatic stress disorder is categorized:
A. Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
B. Dissociative Disorders
C. Bipolar and Related Disorders
D. Trauma and Stress Related Disorders ✓
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Correct answer: D

PTSD is categorized under Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders.

Q50.
Identify the official manual that is currently in use to classify various kinds of psychological disorders:
A. DSM V ✓
B. ICD V
C. GSM IV
D. ISM V
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Correct answer: A

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) is the official classification manual referenced in NCERT.

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