Psychology Official 2023-2024 ISC (Arts) Class 12 Question Paper Solution

State any one effect of prolonged stress on an individual's performance at workplace.

What is an Achievement Test?

With reference to "Hippocrates" type Theory of Personality, mention any one kind of humour?

All individuals have a certain knowledge of themselves and some beliefs about their own characteristics. What is this known as?

Mention any one skill required by a therapist to conduct a Psychological test.

Murali's parents attended the Parent Teacher Meeting at his school. They interacted with all his teachers and were happy to know that Murali had been consistently performing well. The teachers also praised Murali's behaviour at school.

This case describes the mesosystem of the ______ theory.

One of the ways of changing an individual's attitude is to use an attractive source or arouse strong emotions. This is known as ______.

Assertion: Some survivors of natural disasters are more prone to anxiety, depression and stress in comparison to other survivors. 

Reason: These survivors feel the intensity of loss more than the other and are likely to develop post traunmatic stress disorder.

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

Assertion is true and Reason are false.

Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Delusion of persecution is a negative symptom of Schizophrenia.

True

False

It has been observed from Milgram's study on Obedience that majority of the subjects feel relieved of their responsibilities when asked to obey an authority.

True

False

Repression is a defence mechanism in which an individual reverts to an earlier stage of development under high levels of stress.

True

False

Though urban areas are inhabited by the privileged as well as the underprivileged, the interactions between these two groups are minimal and often prejudiced.

Which one of the following ways can be used to reduce this prejudice?

Social categorisation

In-group conflict

Stereotyping

Re-categorisation

Manisha was walking on the street when she sensed that she was being followed. She became alert to her environment and quickly joined the procession that was passing by.

Which one of the following types of intelligence did Manisha display?

Analytical

Contextual

Componential

Experiential

Sensorimotor stage is the first stage in a child's Cognitive Development. During this stage, children use their senses and personal experience to understand the world around them.
Which one of the following scenarios is an example of Sensorimotor state of Cognitive Development?

Baby Neha is articulate, and she expresses her opinions clearly. She is also able to make clear deduction.

Baby Saira plays with a pencil and uses it as a rocket while playing a game with her two and a half year-old elder brother.

Baby Navjot is unable to speak clearly and expresses himself mostly through actions. He is able to grasp objects and give them to his elder brother of two and a half years.

Baby Sam wants to be as tall as his elder cousin. He also wants to ride his elder cousin's big and heavy bicycle.

Which psychologist proposed the Theory of Multiple Intelligence?

Discuss any three types of Multiple Intelligence.

What is meant by creative intelligence? 

Discuss any three points to highlight the relation between Creativity and Intelligence.

Humanistic Psychologists like Maslow consider Personality as a continuing process of personal growth and realisation.

Explain this statement by giving any four stages of the Theory of Personality as given by Mastow.

In a study on Moral Development, subjects were presented with a hypothetical situation involving conflicting moral values or moral dilemmas. They were asked to make judgements on this situation and give their reasoning.

1. Who proposed the Theory of Moral Development referred to above?
2. Briefly explain each of the following stages of Moral Development:
   1. Obedience and Punishment Orientation.
   2. Good girl-Good boy Orientation.
   3. Social Contract Orientation/Legalistic Orientation.

As Class Reprentative, you have been given the responsibility of organising an inter Class Dance Competition. You have to coordinate with other class representatives and members of Student. Council to plan the programme. You find it difficult to coordinate with a large body of students and plan the programme within the given timeline. Hence, you are stressed about it and unable to cope with it.

With reference to the situation given above, describe any four internal causes of stress.

1. Identify the disorder displayed by Simran.
2. Briefly discuss any three cause of the disorder displayed by Simran.

Sumit, aged seven years, is often scolded by his teachers as he distracts his classmates. The teachers have to make extra efforts to make him sit in class and pay attention. He disrupts the class by walking around.

1. Identify the type of disorder displayed by Sumit.
2. Explain any three symptoms of the disorder identified in subpart (a).

What is a belief?

With the help of suitable examples, discuss the components of Attitude. 

Observe the picture given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Identify the type of counselling shown in the picture.
2. Explain any three characteristics of this type of counselling.

Discuss Guilford's Structure of Intellect Model.

1. Name the stage of Cognitive Development that Shireen and Rafi are going through.
2. Discuss any six features of the stage of Cognitive Development that Shireen and Rafi are experiencing.

1. Which term can be used to describe Manav's criminal behaviour?
2. Discuss any six reasons to explain why Manav took to crime.

Briefly explain any one effect of the environment on the following:

Human Occupation

Briefly explain any one effect of the environment on the following:

Human Emotion

Discuss any five effects of Crowding in an urban setting.

Given below is the conversation between a Patient's wife and the Psychiatrist. The Patient's wife is the informant.

1. Identify the type of disorder displayed by the informant's husband.
2. Explain any four causes of this disorder.
3. Briefly explain Cognitive Behavioural Therapy that the Psychiatrist can use in the treatment of this patient.