FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
SPECIAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2023
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
PSYCHOLOGY
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART-I (MCQs) : MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
(PART-I MCQs) MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
NOTE: (i) First attempt PART-I (MCQs) on separate OMR Answer Sheet which shall be taken back after 30 minutes.
(ii) Overwriting/cutting of the options/answers will not be given credit.
(iii) There is no negative marking. All MCQs must be attempted.
PART-I (MCQs)(COMPULSORY)
Q.1. (i) Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Box on the OMR Answer Sheet.(20×1=20)
(ii) Answers given anywhere else, other than OMR Answer Sheet, will not be considered.
1. The split-half method is used as a test of:
(A) Stability (B) Internal consistency (C) Concurrent validity (D) None of these
2. The person who established the first psychological laboratory for research was:
(A) Sigmund freud (B) John. B. Watson (C) Wilhelm Wundt (D) None of these
3. What part of a neuron is sometimes myelinated?
(A) Dendrite (B) Axon (C) Soma (D) None of these
4. According to the behaviourist school, ________ plays no role in learning.
(A) Experience (B) Nurture (C) Nature (D) None of these
5. In classical conditioning, UR and CR are:
(A) Opposite behaviours (B) The same behaviour (C) The result of extinction (D) None of these
6. Which of the following is not a projective test?
(A) Word association test (B) Rorschach’s ink blot test (C) Thematic apperception test (D) None of these
7. What is most direct and explicit form of social influence:
(A) Obedience (B) Conformity (C) Compliance (D) None of these
8. What is a cue requiring the use of both eyes that helps to estimate the distance of a nearby object?
(A) Retinal disparity (B) Texture gradient (C) Linear perspective (D) None of these
9. What gland is located just superior to the kidneys?
(A) Pituitary (B) Adrenal (C) Pancreas (D) None of these
10. A person who is drunk may have difficulty walking in a straight line because the alcohol has impacted his:
(A) Thalamus (B) Reticular formation (C) Cerebellum (D) None of these
11. The first stage of Erikson’s psychosocial theory involves an infant’s need to:
(A) Develop a basic sense of trust (B) Explore and manipulate objects (C) Initiate intellectual or motor tasks (D) None of these
12. Which of Piaget’s stages is associated with adolescence?
(A) Sensorimotor (B) Formal operational(C) Preoperational (D) None of these
13. Which correlation coefficient is strongest?
(A) -0.98 (B) +0.90 (C) 1.20 (D) None of these
14. Which of these is not an element of the Health Belief Model?
(A) Threat (B) Expectations (C) Cure (D) None of these
15. Hearing voices that are not really there is referred to as:
(A) Hallucinations (B) Illusion (C) Delusion (D) None of these
16. Groups that experience groupthink disregard _____ in order to maintain harmony in the group.
(A) Alternatives (B) Consensus (C) Authority (D) None of these
17. How well the experimenter can generalize to the world is called:
(A) Internal validity (B) Quantifiability (C) External validity (D) None of these
18. The process of arousing, sustaining and regulating an activity is known as:
(A) Learning (B) Motivation (C) Habit (D) None of these
19. The MMPI is used to measure:
(A) Leadership potential (B) Big five traits (C) Personality and psychological disorders (D) None of these
20. Which of the following Humanistic psychologists embraced the idea of:
(A) Repression (B) Id (C) Free will (D) None of these
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PART-II
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART-I(MCQS): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
PART-I (MCQS) MAXIMUM MARKS = 20
PART-II MAXIMUM MARKS = 80
NOTE: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
(iv) Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.
Q. No. 2. Explain types, symptoms, and etiology of Anxiety Disorders according to DSM-5 / 5TR classification. (20)
Q. No. 3. Write a note on the structures and functions of the brain and its influence on behaviour. Also, define the concepts of brain plasticity, neurogenesis, and brain lateralization. (20)
Q. No. 4. The central tenet of gestalts psychology is that the whole is different from the sum of its parts. Explain this in the context of perception. (20)
Q. No. 5. Discuss in detail Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. (20)
Q. No. 6. Define emotion and motivation. Describe in detail various theories of emotion and motivation. (20)
Q. No. 7. Differentiate the concept of EQ and IQ. Highlight various theoretical approaches to intelligence. (20)
Q. No. 8. Imagine you have been hired as an I-O Psychologist in an organization where you have been asked to device a strategy to make the workplace free of sexual harassment. Discuss the strategies and possible barriers. Also highlight the plan to overcome those barriers. (20)
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