Goa Board Class 12 Question Paper June 2018 Psychology _New Pattern_

2018 VI 08 0930 Seat No. :

Time : 2½ Hours PSYCHOLOGY
(New Pattern)

Subject Code

H 7 5 2

Total No. of Questions : 32 (Printed Pages : 4) Maximum Marks : 80
Instructions : i) The question paper consists of 32 questions.
ii) Marks for each question are indicated against it.
iii) Answer each Part on a new page.
iv) All questions are compulsory. Internal choice is clearly
indicated.
v) Part – A are multiple choice questions, Part – B questions
should be answered in about 30 words each, Part – C
questions should be answered in about 60 words each
and Part – D questions should be answered in about 100
words each.

PART – A

1. An athlete moves like lightning on the field. He broke the record for 100 mts in
track and field events. This quality possessed by him can be termed as [1]
 Talent
 Giftedness
 Creativity

2. A lady could not find her adhaar card as she forgot where she kept it. After
thinking hard, she finally remembers keeping it in a book. This memory was
part of her [1]
 Conscious
 Preconscious
 Unconscious
 Instinct

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3. On a holiday with family to Rajasthan, a passenger’s train was derailed. He
suffered physical injuries and a family member died. Since then he suffers from
poor concentration and reduced short term memory. This can be identified as a [1]
 Emotional effect
 Physiological effect
 Cognitive effect
 Behavioural effect

4. A woman says that God appears to her is the day and every night and speaks
to her. The psychological disorder she is suffering from is [1]
 Somatoform Disorder
 Dissociative Disorder
 Mood Disorder
 Schizophrenic Disorder

5. Smitha is moved to tears as her classmate had to drop out of high school and
start working due to financial difficulties. She is displaying [1]
 Unconditional Positive Regard
 Empathy
 Intellectual understanding
 Confrontation

6. When Mumbai was flooded, the community stepped forward to help the effected
people with food , water and shelter. This is an instance of [1]
 Pro-Social Behaviour
 Diffusion of Responsibility
 Social Facilitation
 Social Cognition

7. When a group project was given to the class, each individual in the group worked
less hard as compared to an individual project. This phenomenon is referred
to as [1]
 Social Facilitation
 Group Polarisation
 Bandwagon Effect
 Social Loafing
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8. Big time builders buy land and use it to build luxury apartments and gated
communities for the rich. This approach of the human environment relationship
is called [1]
 Minimalist Perspective
 Instrumental Perspective
 Spiritual Perspective

PART – B

9. Explain social competence and emotional competence as facets of intelligence
in the Indian tradition. [2]

10. Explain Jung’s typology. [2]

11. Describe physical and environmental stress. [2]

12. Explain obsessive-compulsive disorder. [2]

13. Draw a neat labelled diagram of the communication process. [2]

14. Nature of the Task effects performance in the presence of others. Explain. [2]

15. Differentiate between primary groups and secondary groups. (2 pts.) [2]

16. How is crowding related to density ? [2]

PART – C
17. Elaborate the three basic features of intellectual disability. [3]
18. Explain 16 PF as a self report measure. [3]
19. Elaborate three characteristics of the personality trait of Hardiness. [3]
20. Explain the three dissociative disorders. [3]
21. Explain the three levels of Human Communication. [3]
22. Describe the media related influences on attitude formation. [3]
23. Describe three salient characteristics of groups. [3]
24. Explain the psychological features of Environmental Design. [3]

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PART – D

25. Analyse the influence of heredity on intelligence. [4]
OR

Analyse Psychological test and case study as assessment methods.

26. Explain the Thematic Apperception Test. [4]

27. Analyse Cognitive Behavioural Techniques as a stress management technique. [4]

28. Analyse the biological factors underlying abnormal behaviour. [4]
OR

Analyse Alcohol Abuse and Dependence.

29. Analyse Aversive Conditioning and Positive Reinforcement as behavioural
Techniques. [4]
OR

Analyse the process of transference as a modality of treatment.

30. Explain Scapegoating and self-fulfilling prophecy as sources of prejudice. [4]

31. Analyse increasing inter group contacts and structural solutions as conflict
resolution strategies. [4]

32. Explain personality factors and cultural factors as situational factors leading to
aggression. [4]

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