Section - A
1. Answer the follwoing, each in not more than 100 words:
(a) Under what conditions would a researcher prefer to use focused group discussion over interviewing? 10
(b) In what ways does an experimental desgn differ from a quasi-experimental design ? 10
(c) What is REM sleep and how is it related to dreaming ? 10
(d) How would you process information for maintaining it for long-term usage ? 10
(e) What are the stage of cognitive development according to Piaget ? 10
(f) What is sensory adaptation ? Explain with examples . 15
2. (a) Discuss the role of monocular and binocular cues in depth perception. 20
(b) You are the head of an office in which employees habitually come late and leave early. Suggest a behavior modification plan for such employees. 20
(c) Briefly suggest how well-being of the elderly can be promoted. 10
(d) Comment on the impact of immediate and delayed reinforment on learning. 10
3. (a) What are the broblems a researcher is likely to face in making causal inferences if the researcher were to use a single - group pre-test-post-test design ? 30
(b) How can biological aging be modified with the help of enviromental factors ? 30
4. (a) How do task similarity and modality influence dual-task performance ? 30
(b) Discuss the levels of processing framework of memory and the relevant supporting research evidence. 30
Section-B
5. Answer the following, each in not more than 100 words:
(a) Discuss the constituents of emotional intelligence. 10
(b) Discuss the stages of psychosexual development according to Freud. 10
(c) Distinguish between IQ and deviation IQ. 10
(d) Explain anterograde amnesia with special reference to the classical case of HM. 10
(e) Discuss the role of heuristics in reasoning. 10
(f) What is likely to happen if a person is asked to behave in a manner contrary to the attitude the person holds ? Explain on the basis of a theory. 10
6. (a) What are the 'big' five' personality factors? Critically examine their conceptual basis. 30
(b) Khap Panchayats have been in the news recentaly because of their opposition to same-'gotra' marriages . What psychological constructs would explain their behavior ? 30
7. (a) Discuss the concept of N Ach and different methods which have been used to measure it. 30
(b) Comapre Chomsky's innate mechanism view with Skinner's view of language development. 30
8. (a) Critically asses Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence. 30
(b) Discuss the role of cognition in experiencing emotion in the light of experience studies. 30