IAS Main Psychology Question Paper 2010

PSYCHOLOGY

Paper I

Time Allowed: Three Hourse

Maximum Marks: 300

INSTRUCTIONS

Each question is printed both in Hindi and in English.

Answer must written in the medium specified in the admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given for the answer written in an medium other than that specified in the admission Certificate.

Candidates should attempt Question Nos. and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the reamining questions selecting at least one question from each Section.

The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question.

Section A

1. Answer the follwoing, each in not more than 100 words:

Under what conditions would a researcher prefer to use focused group discussion over interviewing? 10

In what ways does an experimental desgn differ from a quasi-experimental design 10

What is REM sleep and how is it related to dreaming 10

How would you process information for maintaining it for long-term usage 10

What are the stage of cognitive development according to Piaget 10

What is sensory adaptation Explain with examples . 15

2. Discuss the role of monocular and binocular cues in depth perception. 20

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

Briefly suggest how well-being of the elderly can be promoted. 10

Comment on the impact of immediate and delayed reinforment on learning. 10

3. 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

How can biological aging be modified with the help of enviromental factors 30

4. How do task similarity and modality influence dual-task performance 30

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:

Discuss the constituents of emotional intelligence. 10

Discuss the stages of psychosexual development according to Freud. 10

Distinguish between IQ and deviation IQ. 10

Explain anterograde amnesia with special reference to the classical case of HM. 10

Discuss the role of heuristics in reasoning. 10

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. What are the five' personality factors? Critically examine their conceptual basis. 30

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. Discuss the concept of N Ach and different methods which have been used to measure it. 30

Comapre Chomsky's innate mechanism view with Skinner's view of language development. 30

8. Critically asses Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence. 30

Discuss the role of cognition in experiencing emotion in the light of experience studies. 30