Kerala PSC Assistant Professor – Psychology Previous Question Paper – 060/2020

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1. Describe Polygraph and its application. (3)

2. Differentiate between negative reinforcement and negative punishment. (3)

3. How does PASS Model explain intelligence ? (3)

4. Justify the progression to attenuation theory from filter theory of attention. (3)

5. Convince the relevance of emotional intelligence. (3)

6. Elucidate the advantage of Signal Detection theory over classical psychophysics. (3)

7. List out the cardinal features of Neurodevelopmental disorders. (5)

8. What are the measures to be adopted to reduce prejudice and subsequent discrimination? (5)

9. Exemplify the neurological basis of emotion. (5)

10. Clarify Gregory Razaran's levels of learning. (5)

11. Discuss the different types of memory. (5)

12. Describe the salient findings of Milgram's research. (5)

13. Evaluate the personal construct theory. (5)

14. Explain validity, its types and its relationship with reliability. (5)

15. Portray the Hierarchy of Needs as a personality theory. (5)

16. What are the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and list out the related disorders ? (5)

17. Discuss the major psychotherapeutic techniques and its assumed efficacy in improving mental health. (8)

18. Compare and contrast neurotic spectrum disorders with psychotic spectrum disorders. (8)

19. Explain Non-Experimental Designs, its importance and applications in psychological research. (8)

20. Critically evaluate Classical Psychoanalysis. (8)