W.B.C.S. (EXECUTIVE) EXAMINATION - 2016 PSYCHOLOGY PAPER I
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Full Marks : 200
If the questions attempted are in excess of the prescribed number, only the questions attempted first up to the prescribed number shall be valued and the remaining ones ignored.
Answers may be written either in English or in Bengali but all answers must be in one and the same language.
All questions carry equal marks.
GROUP-A
Answer any four questions
1. Discuss the biological basis of behaviour. Also mention the role of specious typical behaviour in the context. 26
2. What is meant by time perception ? Discuss the major theoretical perspectives to explain temporal perception. Why is filled time over estimated than unfilled time ? 26
3. What do you understand by 'consolidation of memory' ? Mention the different types of memory with special reference to theoretical models. Also discuss the stages of memory. 26
4. Discuss the physiological basis of emotion. How does Schachtur-Singer's theory differ from cannon-Bard's theory of emotion. 26
5. What do you understand by intelligence ? What are the different types of intelligence, with special reference to theoretical perspective ? What is meant by EQ ? 26
6. Who are gifted children ? Mention special intervention strategies for.imparting education for such chinldren. 26
7. Define interest. How can it be measured ? Mention the relationship between interest, aptitude and intelligence. 26
GROUP-B
Answer any two questions
8. Discuss the concept of value with special focus on its development and measurement. Mention the significance of value development in tne context of modernization, 35
9. How do assimilation and accommodation interplay in the development of cognition ? Discuss the different stages of
cognitive development in accordance with Piaget ? 35
10. What is sensation ? Discuss the attribute of sensation. How can sensation be measured ? Elucidate with the help of suitable mathematical relations and research evidences. 35
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