PSEB 12th Sample Paper 2026 Psychology

Punjab Board

Sample Academic Year
2026

Paper

Model Test Paper
Class XII
2025-26
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 70
Section A

I. Multiple choice Questions (1 Marks)

1. Which of the following principle of development is incorrect one?
(a) There are individual differences in development
(b) Development is a continuous process
(c) Development occurs through coincidence
(d) It is predictable

2. Erik Erikson proposed that each stage of development involves a
crisis. Human development is:
a) quantitative
b) qualitative
c) both quantitative and qualitative
d) unmeasurable to a certain extent

3. Which of the following best describes the concept of an emotion?
a. a response to an external or internal stimulus with the purpose of
motivating an action or behaviour
b. an enduring or recurrent state with no specific causes
c. the mental representation of general feelings within an individual
d. a highly illogical concept, captain

4. Which of the following is a response of the sympathetic nervous
system?
a.extra sugar is released into the bloodstream
b.increased perpiration
c.increased respiration
d. all of the above

5. _____________ is the set of forces that energizes, directs and
sustains behavior

(a) motivation
(b) emotion
(c) Empowerment
(d) Socialization

6. You receive verbal praise from your caregivers when you behave
appropriately. This positive reinforcement connects to motivation as a(n):

(a) incentive

(b) extrinsic motivation

(c) drive

(d) need

7. A perceptual set that causes one to become hung up on wrong
solutions or remain blind to alternatives is called

(a) Fixation

(b) Incubation

(c) Creative thinking

(d) Conditional thinking

8. General ‘mental short cuts’ or quick decision making rules could be
considered what type of problem solving strategy?

(a) Heuristics
(b) Ideal Strategy
(c) Brainstorming
(d) Graphical representations

9. Anna’s husband dies, and she continues to set a place for him at the
dinner table. This is an example of

(a) repression

(b) denial

(c) problem-focused coping

(d) projection adaptation

10. A child left by himself without provisions for his needs/or without
proper supervision falls under what special category of a child?

a. abandoned child

b. neglected child

c. abused child

d. dependent child

11. Who defined intelligence as an aggregate or global capacity of an
individual to act purposefully, think rationally and deal effectively with
the environment

(a) David Weschler

(b) Charles Spearman

(c) Edward Thorndike

(d) Terman

12. Raven’ standard progressive Matrices is a type of a:

(a) Personality Test

(b) Aptitude Test

(c) Power Test of Intelligence

(d) None of the above

13. What is self-actualization?

(a) the ability to fulfill one’s physiological needs

(b) feeling safe and secure in life

(c)maintain intimate personal relationships

(d)achieving one’s potential in life

14. Which psychologist created a hierarchy of needs depicting one's
fulfillment of needs in life?

a. Sigmund Freud

b. Abraham Maslow

c. Erik Erikson

d. Carl Rogers

15. Which measure of central tendency includes the magnitude of scores?

(a) Mean

(b) Mode

(c) Median

(d) Range

16. Mode refers to the value within a series that occurs ________ number
of times.

(a) Maximum

(b) Minimum

(c) Zero

(d) Infinite

17. Define intrinsic motivation with example

18. Define mental health

III. Short Answer Type Questions( 4 Marks)

19. Differentiate between growth and development.

20. Write three characteristics of emotions.

21. Differentiate between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

22. Throw light upon stages of problem solving

23. Mention three preventive measures of delinquent behavior

24 Differentiate between group and individual tests with examples

25 Mention three .characteristics of fully functioning person

IV. Longt Answer Type Questions( 6 Marks)

26. Throw light upon relative role of Heredity and Environment on the
development of Intelligence.

OR

Explains six principles of development.

27. How old are professional football players? The 11th Edition of The
Pro Football Encyclopedia gave the following information. Random
sample of pro football player ages in years. Compute mean age

24 23 25 23 30 29 28 26 33 29 24 37 25 23 22 27 28 25 31 29 25 22 31 29 22
28 27 26 23 21 25 21 25 24 22 26 25 32 26 29

OR

Compute Median for the following data set

146 152 168 174 180 178 179 180 178 178 168 165 152 144

28. Throw light upon different types of emotions.

OR

Elaborate on physiological correlates of emotions.

29. Discuss frustrations and conflicts as motives.

OR

Explain characteristics of motivated behavior.

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