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BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME (BDP)

(B.A. PSYCHOLOGY)
Term-End Examination
February, 2021

BPC-001 : GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50

Note : All sections are compulsory.

SECTION A

Answer any two of the following questions in about

450 words each : 210=20

1. Differentiate between classical and instrumental

conditioning. 10

2. Define psychophysics. Explain Weber’s and

Fechner’s Law. 2+8

3. Differentiate between Long Term and Short

Term Memory. Present the information
processing model of memory. 4+6

4. Define Language and explain its characteristics

and functions. Discuss language as a means of
socialisation. 5+5

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 SECTION B

Answer any four of the following questions in about

250 words each : 46=24

5. Discuss social-cognitive and socio-cultural

perspective of human development. 3+3

6. Define perception. Explain perceptual constancy. 2+4

7. Define psychology. Elucidate the nature and

characteristics of behaviour. 2+4

8. Discuss the modern perspectives of psychology. 6

9. Explain Festinger’s theory of dissonance. 6

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 SECTION C

Write short notes on any two of the following in about

100 words each : 23=6

10. Continuous vs. Discontinuous Development 3

11. Uses of Intelligence Tests 3

12. Actor-Observer Effect 3

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