PSYCHOLOGY (037)

CLASS- XII
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 3

Time – 3 Hours Maximum Marks – 70

General Instructions:

• All questions are compulsory except where internal choice has been given.
Question Nos. 1 -15 in Section A carry 1 mark each. You are expected to answer them
as directed.
• Question Nos. 16-21 in Section B are very short answer type-I questions carrying 2
marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 30 words.
• Question Nos. 22-24 in Section C are short answer type-II questions carrying 3 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words.
• Question Nos. 25 - 28 in Section D are long answer type - I questions carrying 4 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
• Question Nos. 29-30 in Section E are long answer type - II questions carrying 6 marks
each. Answer to each question should not exceed 200 words.
• Question Nos. 31 – 34 in Section F are based on two cases given. Answer to each 1
mark question should not exceed 20 words. Answer to each 2 marks question should
not exceed 30 words.

Section - A
S. No. Question Marks
1. Which one of the following best describes a crowd? 1M

a) Collection of people
b) Collection of people by chance
c) Feeling of interdependence amongst members.
d) Positive synergy amongst the members.
2. Neha, a 17-year old girl, has been binging on large quantity of food, more 1M
than what most people of her age would eat. She, then, engages in
purging behaviour as often as 3 or 4 times a week. She feels, as if, she
has no control over it. She is most likely to be suffering from:

a) Anorexia Nervosa
b) Bulimia Nervosa
c) Binge Eating
d) Eating disorder not otherwise specified
3. You just bought a used car. Your friend's dad gave you this advice, "Make 1M
sure you get a mechanic who doesn't mind getting his hands dirty and
likes to work alone." If you take his advice, what two kinds of
intelligences would you like the mechanic to possess?
 a) Visual/Spatial and Interpersonal
b) Bodily/Kinaesthetic and Intrapersonal
c) Logical Mathematical and Interpersonal
d) Naturalist and Intrapersonal
4. The ______________ approach focuses on the specific psychological 1M
attributes along which individuals tend to differ in consistent and stable
ways.

a) Interaction approach
b) Trait approach
c) Behavior Approach
d) Humanistic approach
5. Which out of the following is not a subscale of Minnesota Multiphasic a) M
Personality Inventory?

a) Psychasthenia
b) Hysteria
c) Masculinity Femininity
d) Hypermania
6. Sunil shows loss of interest in most of the activities, cannot sleep well at 1M
night, exhibits excessive guilt and loss of interest in activities that he
would enjoy earlier. Sunil’s symptoms are akin to that of:

a) Somatoform disorder
b) Obsessive compulsive disorder
c) Major depressive disorder
d) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
7. Which of the following is NOT true of Reform Movement? 1M

a) Increased compassion for people.

b) Inclination for deinstitutionalization.
c) Exorcism and operation of supernatural forces as only means of
treating individuals with mental disorders.
d) Growth of scientific attitude towards psychological disorders.
8. The ___________ of an attitude tells us whether an attitude is positive 1M
or negative towards the attitude object.

a) Centrality
b) valence
c) extremeness
d) simplicity
9. ____________collection of people who are joined for achieving a common goal 1M
within a stipulated period, having collective accountability. The agenda is “one
for all and all for one”. Apart from sharing information, the members also share
the responsibility of the task. The members have a mutual understanding with
other members. They work jointly to maximize the strengths and minimize the
weakness by complementing each other. The most important feature is
 “synergy” i.e., they can achieve much more as the members can achieve
individually.

a) Crowd
b) Team
c) Group
d) Audience
10. According to Jung, art, religion, myths, and drama are important for 1M
individual functioning because they:

a) Facilitate conscious development.

b) Are symbols that appeal to basic archetypes.
c) Provide the means for achieving control over a hostile
environment.
d) Transmit specific information for solving developmental tasks.
11. Erikson argues that young people must generate for themselves a central 1M
perspective and a direction that can give them a:

a) meaningful sense of unity and purpose.

b) overcoming the feelings of inadequacy
c) generate among children feelings of isolation and helplessness
which interfere with their healthy development.
d) None of the above
12. The symptoms of conversion disorders are: 1M

a) loss of part or all of some basic body functions

b) Paralysis
c) blindness or deafness and difficulty in walking
d) All of the above
13. Jasleen is high on critical thinking and can manipulate symbols to solve 1M
numerical problems. She is also high on the ability to understand one’s
own feelings, motives and desires. Which of the following intelligences
are displayed by Jasleen?

i. Spatial
ii. Logical-mathematical
iii. Interpersonal
iv. Intrapersonal

Options:

a) i and ii
b) ii and iii
c) i and iii
d) ii and iv
14. Which of the following would a humanistic psychologist not use to 1M
explain an individual’s behaviour?

a) Innately good
b) Goal - directed and adaptive
c) Self - actualised
d) Balance among three competing forces
15. In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a 1M
statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice.

Assertion (A): The principle of reciprocal inhibition states that the

presence of two mutually opposing forces at the same time will lead to
the stronger force inhibiting the weaker one.

Reason (R): The principle of reciprocal inhibition is a procedure wherein

the client learns to behave in a certain way by observing the behaviour
of the therapist.

Options:

a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the
correct explanation of Assertion (A).
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not
the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
Section - B
16. Mark’s family has an unmeshed structure in which the members are 2M
overinvolved in each other’s activities, thoughts, and feelings. So, Mark
had a lot of difficulty in becoming independent in his life and is facing
severe anomalies in adjusting to life. Which model supports his
development of psychological problems. Elaborate.

OR
Shruti experiences flash backs and the traumatic event which she
experienced in childhood still haunts her causing fear and extreme
distress and helplessness. Identify and explain the disorder.
17. How rehabilitation takes place in integrating an individual to the society 2M
after healing has taken place.
18. Rajan would often be seen talking to himself. On questioning, he would 2M
state that there were people around him whom he could see and hear
when there was no one else around. Identify and describe this symptom
of schizophrenia.
19. "Katya began her life as a domestic worker when she was 10-years-old. 2M
She was often taunted as lazy, black and ‘good for nothing’ and faced
physical and psychological abuse. She developed depression in her
 young adulthood.” Explain psychological disorders with reference to
socio- cultural model.
20. We know that certain lifestyle factors can cause stress and may lead to 2M
diseases like Cancer and Coronary Heart Diseases, yet we are unable to
change our behaviour. Explain why?
21. What are the drawbacks of self-report measures? 2M
Section - C
22. “When I was a teenager, I saw faces in the mirror that weren’t mine. 3M
There were parts of me that acted ‘normal,’ but I knew in my head that
something wasn’t right”, said Tokyo. On one occasion Tokyo was found
by police in an alley far from her house, and she could not remember
how she got there. On several occasions, Tokyo only spoke Spanish,
which wasn’t her native language. Identify the disorder and explain the
symptoms.

OR
Dany is experiencing phobia of germs. Define Phobias and enumerate
any TWO causes with reference to behavioural model which may have
led to her disorder.
23. Doulos likes the Monsoon Malabar coffee from Blue Tokai whereas his 3M
partner does not hold a positive view towards this brand of coffee.
Explain how balance can be created using Fritz Heider model of balance
theory. Use diagram to support your answer.
24. Women are expected to be friendly, passive, submissive, soft spoken and 3M
nurturing, and when women behave in an unfriendly, assertive, or
neglectful manner they often are disliked for violating their gender role.
Define prejudice. Explain any TWO strategies for handling prejudice.
Section - D
25. “Rio is a 18 years old boy who has just joined college after shifting to 4M
New Delhi. He plays Guitar and has got friendly with the band in college”.
What do you think are reasons for him to become a part of the Band or
becoming friendly with that group?
26. Madhumita is a single mother who is an alcohol addict. She gets relief 4M
from her trouble upon drinking. She is unable to fend for herself or her
family due to her addiction. Identify the therapeutic technique that
would help Madhumita deal with this problem and explain its process.
27. Describe Lazarus’ general model of stress appraisal. 4M
28. Swarna regularly abstains from food for religious reasons. Which aspect 4M
of the self is she displaying? Suggest the psychological techniques that
will help her abstain from food.

OR
Who gave the ‘The Big Five factor model’ of personality.? Explain the
model in detail.
Section - E
 29. Agni has been a topper in class throughout his life. He went to the 6M
topmost college in the country, where he was neither sensitive to his
own self or to others. He kept having conflicts with his seniors and
couldn’t even manage to make a single friend from his own batch. This
led to problems in interpersonal relationships with reference to his
condition. Mention the types of intelligence he is lacking in. Explain the
importance of emotional intelligence in his life.

OR
Sita is a researcher and wants to do a research on Intelligence of children
of educated parents and intelligence of children whose parents are
illiterate. Explain the different types of intelligence tests that she can use
to collect the data.
30. Observing behavior of a person in a variety of situations can provide us 6M
with meaningful information about her/his personality. Describe various
ways of analysing behavior.

OR
Mahatma Gandhi’s personality is primarily characterized by non-
violence. While Hitler for his autocratic nature. Elaborate the theory of
personality that helps to understand human nature in this way.
Section - F
Read the case and answer the questions that follow.

Kabir and Vishnu are monozygotic twin brothers. But they were reared separately. While
Kabir remained with his biological parents, Vishnu was reared up by his maternal aunt, yet
both of them are very intelligent and upon being tested got 120 IQ.
31. Based on your understanding about ‘nature v/s nurture’ debate, explain 1M
the similarity in the IQ of Kabir and Vishnu.
32. What is the formula of calculating IQ? Who gave the concept of IQ? 2M
Read the case and answer the questions that follow.

In the Army, one cannot sit back and relax. A few years after the Kargil War, Atul’s regiment
was posted to Shriganga Nagar in Rajasthan. While setting up the ammunition store, a bomb
was accidentally detonated. In the explosion, Atul lost his fingers. Later both his legs and right
arm were amputated.

After 24 hours and 17 bottles of blood, he finally gained consciousness. After the accident,
lying on the hospital bed, Atul mulled over why he met with an accident. Being an athlete, he
felt bad about not being able to run for the State Championship again. But as they say, once
a soldier, always a soldier. “I trained myself to walk with the help of prosthetics. I learnt to
ride a scooter and use a computer. And there has been no looking back,” he said.

Atul has worked for the country without flinching even an eyelid. And in doing so, in an
unfortunate event, he met with an accident and lost his limbs. Does he regret his childhood
dream to become an army jawan? The proud man who stands on his prosthetic feet says he
does not. “The accident could have happened to me in any profession. At least it happened
in the line of fire. I want to be reborn as a soldier. There’s nothing greater than serving your
country,” he said.
33. What was the source of Atul’s stress? 1M
34. Differentiate between eustress and distress. Identify the phenomenon 2M
that Atul is experiencing immediately after regaining consciousness in
the hospital?

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