FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT
TO POSTS IN B.P.S. – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1994
Psychology Paper II
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in all including Question No. 8, which is COMPULSORY. All questions carry equal marks.
1 Discuss in detail different methods of developmental psychology. Support your answer with a study conducted by established developmental psychologist.
2 Explain in what ways hereditary transmission determines various personality characteristics? Also discuss role of environment in the development of normal behaviour.
3 What are different sources of information in clinical diagnosis? In what ways ethical standards and legal issues are related to clinical diagnosis?
4 Discuss biological and social variables underlying juvenile delinquency. Also identify basic causes of drug addiction.
5 What are the basic concepts of group dynamics? How does group dynamics related to the management problems?
6 Discuss in detail intelligence and mental retardation. Suggest some methods to study them.
7 What are underlying factors of therapies? How far behaviour modification as compared to Cognitive therapy differ?
8 Carefully read each statement and write correct answer
(i) Founder of psychoanalysis is: (a) S. Freud (b) Jung (c) Homey
(ii) Noise may be one of the causes of: (a) Crime (b) Intelligence; (c) Work
(iii) Gestalt psychology was founded by: (a) Max Wertheimer (b) Watson (c) Gestalt
(iv) Some prominent Neo-Freudians are: (a) Homey (b) Geb (c) Kardiner, Skinneer Young.
(v) An affective psychotio reaction dominated by mood is: (a) Multiple-personality (b) Manic-depressive reaction (c) Delusion.
(vi) A form of functional psychotic reaction characterized by persistent systematized delusions is: (a) Edipal stage (b) Paronia (c) Plaof theory
(vii) Personality disorder refers to: (a) Obesity (b) Paranoid personalities (c) None of them.
(viii) Over responsive to competitive stress is: (a) Type A personality (b) Type B personality (c) Anti-social behavior
(ix) Institutionalized infants, attributed to the lack of love and care is: (a) Infant debility (b) Infant reducibility (c) Psychodynamics.
(x) Job satisfaction depends upon: (a) Production (b) Phenomenological views (c) Latency