BALOCHISTAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF SECTION OFFICERS (B-17)
ETHICS & PSYCHOLOGY
MARKS: 150 JUNE 07, 2003 TIME: 03 HOURS
NOTE: Attempt any FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Q 1. Define Psychotherapy. Explain the special techniques in therapy.
Q 2. How does the approach of General Psychology differ from that of differential psychology in the study of human behaviour?
Q 3. Distinguish accurately between these terms: Motives, Incentive, Stimulus.
Q 4. Define Learning. By the help of experiments explain the difference between a conditioned response and an instrumental conditioned response.
Q 5. What is meant by the “Effective Environment”, and how does it depend, partly on the individual’s own tendencies and partly on the environment?
Q 6. Human adjustment is a never ending process of dealing with frustration. Discuss.
Q 7. What is meant by a “Plateau” in the learner’s progress? How can it be eliminated?
Q 8. Discuss in detail Wundt’s three dimensions of feelings.
Q 9. Discuss in detail why nonsense syllables and nonsense figures are often used as material to be learned in memory experiments.
Q 10. Discuss the different endocrine glands in detail.
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