Hello everyone,
I am an aspirant from Bangalore. The link below has includes cse mains psychology optional question papers from 1979 - 2014.
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I strongly believe that we would be very capable of writing answers in this years mains if we solve all the questions from these papers.
Initially we can solve one question paper of a year per day. That would take around 36 days for paper 1. Later, we can solve 2 or 3 question papers(paper2) per day since we would be done with all the basics and the thoughts would be flowing freely.
This would be like a test series of any coaching, and we would be saving a lot of money by adopting this method.
Hoping for an awesome experience with you people.
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Share your ideas and comments too, if you have any
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I request all the seniors and freshers to contribute your answers in this thread and make this a success \m/
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Date: Sept 17, 2014, Closing time 23:59:59 IST
Lets start with Paper 1 2014.
Answer the following questions in about 150 words each : 10x5=50
1
(a) Distinguish between 'social learning' and 'conditioning'.
(b) Explain the concept of 'sensory adaptation' and discuss its uses in day-to-day life.
(c) Present an outline of the ecological perspective as an innovative approach to facilitate developmental outcomes.
(d) Describe the uses of factor analysis in psychological research and indicate
different types of rotations used in it. In what ways 'within factorial design' differs from 'between factorial design'?
2.
(a) Distinguish between single-process theory and dual-process theory of short-term memory. 20
(b) What psychological techniques can be used to enhance cleanliness in public places? 15
(c) What are the multivariate techniques used in psychological research? Indicate their uses. 15
3.
(a) What are the various kinds of threats to the validity of experimental research? Illustrate your answer with the help of examples. 20
(b) What are the distinctive features of probability learning? How useful is it in real life? 15
(c) Is perception a constructive process? Explain in the light m studies on illusions and constancies. 15
4.
(a) Do you think that natural sciences provide a good model for psychological
studies? Give arguments in favour of your answer. 20
(b) Discuss the main aspects of cognitive and moral development during adolescence. 15
(c) What is the role of constructive and reconstructive processes in human memory? Explain. 15
SECTION-B
Answer the following questions in about 150 words each : 10*5=50
5
(a) What are the main types of meditation? Describe their effects on cognitive functioning. (b) Describe the problems in the assessment of intelligence of children with
special needs.
(c) Discuss the role of various neural and physiological processes in emotional
experiences.
(d) What has been learned through experiments about the strategies and
knowledge base of experts? Discuss.
(e) Is self-serving bias universal in attribution process? Comment.
6.
(a) How is self related to culture? Discuss in the light of studies on self-construal
and individualism-collectivism. 20
(b) Commenting on bilingualism and multilingualism in the Indian context, outline a language policy relevant to schooling. 15
(c) Compare the limits of artificial intelligence and human information processing
system. Discuss their implications for human performance. 15
7.
(a) Briefly discuss the evolution of psychoanalytic theory as reflected in the works of Fromm, Erikson and Sudhir Kakar. 20
(b) What is meant by rule learning? Describe some important rules along with description of the concepts related to each rule. 15
(c) What is the role of cognitive factors in determining emotional functioning? Discuss. 15
8.
(a) What are the key components of emotional intelligence? How can parents and teachers help facilitate its development in school-going children? 20
(b) Discuss the roots of gender-related prejudice in the Indian society. Why is it so resistant? 15
(c) Considering some successful advertisements witnessed by you, describe the key factors that enhance the effectiveness of communication. 15
suggestion: give a unit...then questions next day...and limit it to maximum 4 question...two from paper 1 and two from paper2.... lets give more focus on writing answers of paper 2 because its more dicey and material is very limited...what do u say?
Unit-wise answer writing is a better option ( as suggested by @r) .
... However , if you could post the questions everyday according to the unit / chapter { as convenient } ... then there would be a far better response , as I feel.
Thanks.
I agree with the other views that answer writing could be done unit wise. We have 28 chapters. So we can allot 2 days for every chapter. (56 days- we don't have more than that!) I hope everyone has the booklet where old questions are categorized chapter-wise. If not, I can upload them.
People can pick their choice of question in which they think a review is needed. We can review each other's answer and give suggestions. I think this can be useful only when everyone is willing to contribute.
The current theme, where the question paper is to be discussed is simply not possible as i think not everyone is thorough with the whole syllabus.
and yes, please upload.
Introduction:Definition of Psychology; Historical antecedents of Psychology and trends in the 21st century; Psychology and scientific methods; Psychology in relation to other social sciences and natural sciences; Application of Psychology to societal problems.
@Kira, Mind_Blogger and others...post question from unit 1 and we will try to write and review