Goa Board Class 12 Question Paper 2025 Psychology

2025 II 22 0930 Seat No.

Time : 3 Hours PSYCHOLOGY
Subject Code

H 4 7 5 2
Total No. of Questions : 40 (Printed Pages : 11) Maximum Marks : 80

INSTRUCTIONS : (i) The question paper consists of 40 questions.

(ii) Figures to the right indicate full marks.

(iii) Answer each Part on a new page.

(iv) All questions are compulsory. Internal choice is clearly

indicated.

(v) PART A questions 1-20 are MCQ type questions.

PART B questions 21-27 should be answered in about

30 words each.

PART C questions 28-33 should be answered in about

60 words each.

PART D questions 34-40 should be answered in about

100 words each.

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Part–A

1. The category of intellectual disability in which people lag behind their peers

in language and motor skills is .......................... 1

• Mild Intellectual Disability

• Moderate Intellectual Disability

• Profound Intellectual Disability

• Severe Intellectual Disability

2. Pratik, a college going student always exhibited values of honesty, politeness,

and good conduct towards the people in the community. He demonstrates.....

1

• Entrepreneurial Competence

• Cognitive Capacity

• Social Competence

• Emotional Competence

3. When we permit a person to think of different answers to the questions and

produce a variety of ideas, he will use ................... . 1

• Convergent Thinking

• Integral Intelligence

• Aptitude

• Divergent Thinking

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4. A person believes that he can control his life outcomes. This refers to ..... 1

• Self Regulation

• Self Concept

• Self Efficacy

• Self Esteem

• Inferiority Complex

• Electra Complex

• Superiority Complex

• Oedipus Complex

6. A person copes with unwanted motives and behaviour by shifting them on

to someone else. The defense mechanism used is .................... 1

• Reaction Formation

• Repression

• Regression

• Projection

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7. An adult who considers the world to be a bitter place had difficulty during

the .................... 1

• Oral Stage

• Anal Stage

• Phallic Stage

• Genital Stage

8. Frustration refers to .................... 1

• A mismatch between two or more needs

• Blocking of needs and motives

• Excessive Situational Demands

• Expectation of Self and Others

9. The 3C’s referred to as the personality traits of Hardiness are ........... . 1

• Control, Continuity, Challenge

• Control, Commitment, Challenge

• Commitment, Control, Change

• Change, Control, Commitment

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10. After the death of Misha’s father, her friend Seena reassures Misha that she

would be cared and loved by all her friends. The type of social support

provided is .................. 1

• Tangible support

• Informational support

• Perceived support

• Emotional support

11. When a person experiences prolonged, vague, unexplained and intense fears,

he is suffering from .................... . 1

• Panic disorder

• Generalized anxiety disorder

• Phobia

• Separation anxiety disorder

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14. Siddhi was a teenager who attempted suicide. When she consulted a therapist

Siddhi was rude and confided all the wrong things. Even then the therapist

did not judge her and showed positive feelings towards her. The psychologist

was expressing ........................ . 1

• Empathy

• Intellectual Understanding

• Unconditional Positive Regard

• Transference

15. Ben always helps others whenever he finds it fair to do so. This is the norm

of ...................... . 1

• Reciprocity

• Social Responsibility

• Equity

• Society

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16. While advertising a newly launched smart watch, the data presented first

had a more powerful impact than the data introduced towards the end. This

was because of ...................... . 1

• Primacy Effect

• Organisation

• Halo Effect

• Inference

17. The new members of the rotary club disagree with each other about how

the target of the group is to be achieved. This stage of group formation is

called ................... . 1

• Storming

• Forming

• Norming

• Performing

18. The police intervened to resolve the conflict between a car driver and a bike

rider to reach an agreement, but this did not work out and the matter was

taken to court. The conflict resolution strategy used here is ................. . 1

• Increasing Intergroup Conflict

• Structural Solutions

• Arbitration

• Altering Perceptions

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19. Sohaib joins a group to give and receive attention and love. His reason to

join the group is ................... . 1

• Goal Achievement

• Self Esteem

• Satisfaction of one’s Psychological and Social Needs

• Security

20. Groups whose functions and roles are explicitly stated refer to .............. 1

• Informal groups

• Formal groups

• Primary groups

• Secondary groups

Part–B

21. Differentiate between Individual and Group Tests of Intelligence.

(2 differences) 2

22. Draw a neat labeled diagram of the Normal Distribution Curve showing the

percentagewise distribution of IQ scores in the given population. 2

23. Draw a neat labeled diagram depicting Self and Group Boundaries in

Western and Indian cultural perspectives. 2

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24. Explain the benefits of Occupational Therapy and Cognitive Retraining in

the Rehabilitation of the mentally ill. 2

25. Explain Congruent and Incongruent stimuli in the Stroop Effect Experiment.

2

26. How does Learning through exposure to information lead to attitude

formation ? 2

27. Children of Army officers, who came from different states of India resided

in one building and became good friends with each other. Explain Proximity

as a condition that led to the group formation. 2

Part-C

28. Explain Naturalistic Intelligence in accordance to Howard Gardner’s theory

of Multiple Intelligences. 3

29. State the criticisms faced by Psychodynamic Theories. 3

30. Explain the three categories of traits proposed by Gordon Allport. 3

31. Explain the Behavioural Effects of Stress. 3

32. Examine the Salient Features of Dissociative Disorders. 3

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33. Explain the following Behavioural Techniques : 3

(i) Negative Reinforcement

(ii) Aversive Conditioning

(iii) Positive Reinforcement

Part–D

34. Analyse Id and Ego as important elements of the Structure of Personality.

4

35. Ryan International School wanted to assess the personality of every student

in the school. The authorities asked the teachers and classmates who knew

the students to categorise the students in terms of their behaviour by using

certain behavioural anchors. Explain the assessment method used by the

school. 4

36. Analyse Improving Relationships and Rational Thinking as important Life

Skills. 4

Or

Analyse Life Events and Traumatic Events as sources of stress.

37. Analyse Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa as major Eating Disorders.

4

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38. Evaluate Free association as a means of eliciting the Nature of Intrapsychic

conflicts. 4

39. Analyse Scapegoating and Self-fulfilling prophecy as sources of Prejudice.

4

40. Analyse four causes of Group Conflict. 4

Or

Analyse Reward Structure and Reciprocity as Determinants of Cooperation

and Competition.

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