Organisation : Central Board Of Secondary Education
Exam : National Eligibility Test (NET)
Document Type : Model/Previous Question Paper
Subject : Psychology
Date/Year : 10.07.2016 & 28.08.2016
Website : http://cbsenet.nic.in/cbsenet/QuestionPaperJuly2016.aspx
Download Sample Question Paper :
Psychology Paper 2 10.07.2016 : https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/10415-Psychology.pdf
Psychology Paper 2 28.08.2016 : https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/10415-Psychology28.pdf
Psychology Model Question Paper :
Time : 1 1/4 hours
Maximum Marks : 100
Note :
** This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.
Related : Central Board Of Secondary Education NET Philosophy Paper II Model Question : www.pdfquestion.in/10412.html
1. A procedure that establishes a sequence of responses which lead to a reward following the final response and then working backwards is called
(1) Shaping
(2) Stimulus control
(3) Chaining
(4) Stimulus generalization
2. In a study on scaling of attitude items, eleven statements were included. What would be the number of pairs of attitude statements ?
(1) 21
(2) 55
(3) 110
(4) 121
3. Who first attempted to describe personality traits in terms of Lexican descriptors ?
(1) Ross Stagner
(2) Allport and Odbert
(3) R.B. Cattell
(4) Coasta and McCrae
4. Read each of the following two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Classical conditioning is quick when UCS is presented immediately after CS rather than before.
Reason (R) : According to cognitive perspective, classical conditioning occurs because CS provides expectancy about the coming of UCS.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
5. Which of the following have been explained by Freud in his psycho-analytic theory of motivation ->
a. Homeostasis
b. Drives
c. Hedonism
d. Instincts
Codes :
(1) a, b and d only.
(2) a, c and d only.
(3) b, c and d only.
(4) a, b and c only.
6. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer by choosing from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Concept) (Explanation)
a. Trait i. Specific emotional and behavioural qualities of personality that are thought to be biologically based
b. Type ii. A collection of highly interconnected traits or dispositions which determine personality integration
c. System iii. Clustering of many stable and enduring dispositions or qualities.
d. Temperament iv. Consistent pattern of emotional and behavioural reactions a person displays across variety of situations.
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) ii i iii iv
(3) iii ii iv i
(4) iv iii ii i
7. Which of the following is correctly arranged ->
(1) Encoding – retrieval – storage
(2) Encoding – storage – retrieval
(3) Storage – encoding – retrieval
(4) Retrieval – encoding – storage
8. Which one of the following does not contribute to memory ->
(1) Interesting / disinteresting learning material
(2) Goal behind learning
(3) Gender
(4) Some rest after learning
9. In terms of efficiency in scanning information, which one of the following strategies is considered to be the best ->
(1) Conservative focusing
(2) Focus gambling
(3) Simultaneous scanning
(4) Successive scanning
10. In retrograde amnesia, which of the following kind of problem is seen :
(1) Problems with recalling previously learned material
(2) Problems with face recognition.
(3) Difficulty finding routes.
(4) Poor encoding of verbal material.
11. Read each of the following two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Extraverted individuals are sociable, impulsive and like excitement.
Reason (R) : Brains of extraverts react more slowly and weakly to stimuli which cause them to seek excitement by approaching the environment.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
12. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer by choosing from the codes given below :
List – I (Concepts) List – II (Explanation)
a. Personality Structure i. Psychological reactions and motives that change dynamically over relatively brief periods.
b. Personality Process ii. Stable and enduring qualities that define the individual and distinguish individuals from one another.
c. Personality Development iii. People sometimes change and sometimes resist change or are unable to change accordingly
d. Psychopathology and Change iv. Everybody comes up to be an unique individual by adulthood
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) ii iii iv i
(3) ii i iv iii
(4) iii i ii iv
13. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer using the codes given below :
List – I (Concepts) List – II (Explanation)
a. Artificial concepts i. Representation of objects
b. Natural concepts ii. Clearest objects in the physical world
c. Prototypes iii. Defined by set of rules
d. Visual images iv. Not based on precise properties
Codes :
a b c d
(1) ii iii iv i
(2) iii iv ii i
(3) iii ii iv i
(4) iv iii i ii
14. According to Master and Johnson following is the correct sequence of human sexual response
(1) Excitement -> Orgasm -> Plateau -> Resolution
(2) Excitement -> Plateau -> Orgasm -> Resolution
(3) Excitement -> Arousal -> Orgasm -> Resolution
(4) Arousal -> Excitement -> Orgasm -> Resolution
15. In graphical representations showing stress levels on X axis and performance on Y axis, best performance can be expected at
(1) Lower end of X axis
(2) Middle portion of X axis
(3) Higher end of X axis
(4) None of the above
16. Lesions of the ventromedial nuclei in the hypothalamus produce
(1) Anorexia
(2) Obesity
(3) Low level of Leptin
(4) Hypoinsulinemia
17. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer by choosing from the codes given below :
List – I (Attitude Scaling Technique) List – II (Computational Feature)
a. Paired comparison i. Computes median category as scale values
b. Scalogram ii. Computes Z-scores as estimates of scale values
c. Equal appearing intervals iii. Computes coefficient of reproducibility
d. Summated ratings iv. Computes routine measures of item analysis like item-remainder correlation to select items
Codes :
a b c d
(1) iii ii i iv
(2) i iv ii iii
(3) ii iii i iv
(4) ii iii iv i
18. When the action potential reaches the end of the axon terminals, it causes the release of
(1) An electric spark that sets off the next neuron
(2) Positively charged ions that excite the next cell
(3) Negatively charged ions that inhibit the next cell.
(4) Neurotransmitters that excite or inhibit the next cell.
19. According to Freud following are the characteristics of instinct :
a. A source in some bodily deficit.
b. An aim that focuses on gratification of need.
c. An impetus that propels the person to act.
d. An object through which instinct achieves its aim.
Codes :
(1) a and b only
(2) a, b and d only
(3) b, c and d only
(4) a, b, c and d
20. Guilford initially started his work extending Thurston’s theory of primary abilities but later on diverged on the grounds :
a. Obtained factors were not primary (independent) rather related to each other
b. Thurston’s factor analysis was mainly oriented to get simple structure
c. It was difficult to name the abilities (factors)
d. Guilford also found second-order and higher-order factors.
Codes :
(1) a and b only.
(2) b and c only.
(3) a, b and c only.
(4) a, b, c and d