SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 3

Psychology (037)
Class XII (2024-25)

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory except where internal choice has been given.
2. Question Nos. 1-14 in Section A carry 1 mark each. You are expected to answer
them as directed.
3. Question Nos. 15-19 in Section B are very short answer type-I questions carrying 2
marks each. The answer to each question should not exceed 30 words.
4. Question Nos. 20-23 in Section C are short answer type-II questions carrying 3
marks each. The answer to each question should not exceed 60 words.
5. Question Nos. 24 - 27 in Section D are long answer type-I questions carrying 4
marks each. The answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
6. Question Nos. 28-29 in Section E are long answer type-II questions carrying 6
marks each. The answer to each question should not exceed 200 words.
7. Question Nos. 30–33 in Section F are based on two cases given. The answer to
each onemark question should not exceed 20 words. The answer to each two-mark
question should not exceed 30 words.
Section A
1. Multiple Personality disorder is also known as ______. [1]

a) Derealisation disorder b) Somatic symptom disorder

c) Disssociative identity disorder d) Depersonalisation disorder

2. Frankl exercised the role of spiritual anxieties in leading to meaninglessness and [1]
hence may be called an _________.

a) Existential anxiety b) Free association

c) Core schemas d) Insight

3. By what age children seem to have formed self-esteem? [1]

a) 9 to 10 b) 7 to 8
 c) 6 to 7 d) 8 to 9

4. A real or perceived threat or challenge that causes the body to produce a response is [1]
a(n) ________.

a) frustration b) injury

c) stressor d) phobia

5. ________ are abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals [1]
to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life.

a) Social support b) Positive attitude

c) Life skills d) Positive thinking

6. Assertion (A): Selye's model has been criticised for assigning a very limited role to [1]
psychological factors.
Reason (R): He observed patients with various injuries and illnesses in hospitals.

a) Both A and R are true and R is b) Both A and R are true but R is
the correct explanation of A. not the correct explanation of
A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

7. What type of stress is Frustration? [1]

a) Psychological stress b) Social stress.

c) Environmental stress. d) Physical stress

8. What is the term used when people develop a fear of entering unfamiliar situations? [1]

a) Panic disorder b) Anxiety

c) Social Anxiety Disorder d) Agoraphobia

9. The inability to stop thinking about a particular idea or topic is called _________. [1]

a) Impulsive behavior b) Obsessive behavior

c) Compulsive behavior d) Hyperactive behavior

10. Cognitive therapy for the treatment of depression is given by: [1]

a) Sigmund Freud b) Albert toss

c) Aaron beck d) Albert Ellis

11. The emotional component of attitude is also called______________ component. [1]

a) Affective b) Psycho-motor

c) Cognitive d) empirical

12. What is the phenomenon by which the majority group places the blame on a [1]
minority outgroup for its own social economic and political problems?

a) Ingroup bias b) Kernel of truth

c) Self fulfilling prophecy d) Scapegoating

13. Assertion (A): The trait approach focuses on the specific psychological attributes [1]
along which individuals tend to differ in consistent and stable ways.
Reason (R): Personality typologies are usually very appealing but are too
simplistic.

a) Both A and R are true and R is b) Both A and R are true but R is
the correct explanation of A. not the correct explanation of
A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

14. After a long discussion, the initial position of the group became much stronger, [1]
thus, demonstrating the effect of

a) Groupthink b) Group cohesiveness

c) Group conformity d) Group polarisation

Section B
15. What is the bandwagon effect? [2]

16. What do you mean by psychological assessment? [2]

OR
 Differentiate between aptitude and interest.

17. How Oedipus and Electra complex are different? [2]

18. What are cognitive behavioural techniques in the management of stress? [2]

19. Do you think extreme cohesiveness of a group is always in a group's interest? State [2]
your answer with a valid reason.

Section C
20. Explain the various techniques of self-control. [3]

21. Explain disruptive, impulse-control and conduct disorders. [3]

22. What is self-esteem? [3]

OR
What is self? How does the Indian notion of self differ from the Western notion?

23. How can you reduce social loafing in groups? Think of any two incidents of social [3]
loafing in school. How did you overcome it?

Section D
24. What is self-actualisation? [4]

OR
Describe the process of rehabilitation of the mentally ill in detail.

25. Discuss uses and abuses of intelligence test. [4]

26. Quite often we see people getting themselves photographed while helping others or [4]
even when they are offering donations to the needy. Can we identify the attitudes of
these people through their behaviour? When would there be consistency between
attitude and behaviour? Explain.

27. Abira integrates different experiences in an original way to suggest novel solutions. [4]
According to Sternberg, she is high on which type of intelligence?

Section E
28. Anand wants to become a musician even though he belongs to a family of doctors. [6]
He wishes to fulfill his potential. Using Carl Rogers' terminology, describe this
perspective as revealed by Anand's personality.
 OR
Discuss the main observational methods used in personality assessment. What problems
do we face in using these methods?

29. What abnormal behaviour? Give examples. How does it differ from psychological [6]
disorders?

OR
What are the consequences of alcohol substance addiction?

Section F
Question No. 30 to 31 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer [3]
the questions:
Stress is subjective - not measurable with tests. Only the person experiencing it can
determine whether is it present and how severe it feels. A healthcare provider may use
questionnaires to understand your stress and how it affects your life. If you have chronic
stress, your healthcare provider can evaluate symptoms that result from stress. For
example, high blood pressure can be diagnosed and treated. When we’re stressed, the
immune system’s ability to fight off antigens is reduced. That is why we are more
susceptible to infections. The stress hormone cortisol can suppress the effectiveness of the
immune system (e.g. lowers the number of lymphocytes). Stress can also have an indirect
effect on the immune system as a person may use unhealthy behavioral coping strategies
to reduce their stress, such as drinking and smoking. Stress is linked to headaches;
infectious illness (e.g. ‘flu); cardiovascular disease; diabetes, asthma, and gastric ulcers.
Coping is a dynamic situation-specific reaction to stress. Endler and Parker gave some
major coping strategies. The way we cope with stress often depends on rigid deep-seated
beliefs, based on experience.

30. What is Biofeedback? (1)

31. What is Hypothalamus? What does it do? (2)
Question No. 32 to 33 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer [3]
the questions:
The relative importance of general and specific abilities has implications for educational
practices. For example, are there specific learning disabilities amendable to remediation
and do certain instructional approaches benefit some students more than others?
 The following picture describes the areas of General Ability and Specific Abilities.

32. What is the difference between General Ability and specific Ability? (1)
33. What is the G-factor? What does it include? (2)