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Explain how the fundamental understanding of psychology is helpful in the resolution of societal problems.
PsychologySociologySocial Issues
2
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
How can confounding variables invalidate the apparent results of an experiment?
PsychologyResearch Methodology
3
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“Cognitive psychologists often use computer as an analogy to explain the relation between cognition and brain.” Discuss.
PsychologyCognitive Science
4
10 Marks150 Wordseasy
Identify the most important changes that occur during adolescence.
PsychologyDevelopmental Psychology
5
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What do you understand by amnesia ? Illustrate the types of amnesia with reference to the case of "H.M.'s brain operation".
PsychologyNeuropsychologyMemory
6
15 Marksmedium
Discuss, with suitable examples, the key characteristics of within-group and between-groups designs.
PsychologyResearch Methodology
7
15 Marksmedium
Describe the processing of sensory input and explain how it is selected, organized and interpreted.
PsychologyCognitive PsychologySensation
8
20 Marksmedium
Show your acquaintance with the cognitive approach to classical conditioning and describe how classical conditioning principles can be used to solve everyday problems.
PsychologyLearningBehaviorism
9
20 Marksmedium
Give a critical appraisal of interference theory of forgetting and show how the process of retrieval inhibition influences forgetting.
PsychologyMemory
10
15 Marksmedium
Describe the phenomenon of subliminal perception and explain it with reference to the concepts of backward marking and visual priming. Do you think that the effect of the phenomenon of subliminal perception can be generalized?
PsychologyPerceptionCognition
11
15 Marksmedium
Critically evaluate Erikson's stages of Psychosocial development.
PsychologyDevelopmental Psychology
12
15 Markseasy
Describe the parenting styles that are used in raising a normal child.
PsychologyDevelopmental PsychologyParenting
13
15 Marksmedium
How far do you agree with the contention that a more preferred activity can be used to reinforce a less preferred activity? Also describe the types of reinforcement.
PsychologyLearningBehaviorism
14
20 Marksmedium
Explain the phenomena of implicit and explicit memories. Also critically evaluate Tulving's model of long-term memory.
PsychologyMemory
15
10 Marks150 Wordseasy
Describe the characteristics of Gardner's theory of intelligence.
PsychologyIntelligence
16
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Explain different types of psycho-active drugs and patterns of their use.
PsychologyHealth PsychologyNeuropsychology
17
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Discuss cognitive dissonance theory of attitude change.
PsychologySocial PsychologyAttitudes
18
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Explain the contribution of Salovey and Mayer with regard to the concept of emotional intelligence.
PsychologyPersonalityEmotional Intelligence
19
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What is meant by attribution ? Describe, citing examples, the phenomenon of attributional augmentation.
PsychologySocial PsychologySocial Cognition
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15 Marksmedium
Explain the components of attitude and examine the methods of attitude formation.
PsychologySocial PsychologyAttitudes
21
20 Marksmedium
Distinguish between mundane and exceptional creativities and citing suitable research evidences, describe the confluence approach to creativity.
PsychologyCognitionCreativity
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15 Marksmedium
Are projective tests really projective in nature ? Describe Rorschach and TAT tests and comment on their reliabilities.
PsychologyPersonalityAssessment
23
15 Markshard
Critically examine the metacognitive processes in problem solving. How do functional fixedness and mental set interfere in solving the problems effectively?
PsychologyCognitionProblem Solving
24
15 Marksmedium
Explain motivational concepts with reference to homeostatic models.
PsychologyMotivation
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20 Marksmedium
Describe the physiological changes that are accompanied by shifts in consciousness in the process of sleep. Also discuss major sleep disorders.
PsychologyPhysiological PsychologySleep
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20 Markshard
Give a comparative account of information processing models of intelligence proposed by Sternberg and J.P. Das.
PsychologyIntelligence
27
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the Indian approach to personality as evident in tri-gunas.
PsychologyIndian PsychologyPersonality
28
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the components of language acquisition citing the average age at which these are demonstrated by a child.
PsychologyDevelopmental PsychologyLanguage