SALT LAKE SCHOOL (English Medium)

Rehearsal Examination
CLASS – XII
PSYCHOLOGY
Full Marks – 70 Time – 3 hrs
Section – A (14 marks)

Question 1:
I. According to Jean Piaget what is meant by object permanence in infancy? (1)
II. Full form of RPM. (1)
III. What is aptitude? (1)
IV. Name the theory of Intelligence proposed by Guilford. (1)
V. According to Sternberg what type of Intelligence continues to increase throughout life.
(1)
VI. During prolonged stress the white blood cells (lymphocytes) attack the antigens (foreign
bodies) and disrupts the ____________ system. (1)
VII. A psychological disorder that is characterised by repetitive thought and action is called
____________. (1)
VIII. Discrimination is the ____________ component of prejudice. (1)
IX. State whether the following are true or false. (3)
a) Flooding is a form of therapy in which patients in a rehabilitation institution earn
tokens for displaying desirable behaviour which they can exchange for various
rewards.
b) Maturation is a cultural process.
c) Counselling involves and individual seeking help for a problem from a professionally
trained person who gives help in a formal setting.
X. Who is the pioneer that proposed the 16 basic dimensions of normal personality and
devised a questionnaire 16 PF to measure them. (1)
a) Carl Jung b) Raymond Cattell c) Julian Rotter d) Gordon Allport
XI. Growth is understood as a ____________ change. (1)
a) Qualitative b) Quantitative c) Psychological d) Direct
XII. Who gave the term Peak experience ____________. (1)
a) Albert Bandura b) Carl Rogers c) Abraham Maslow d) Karen Horney
 Section B (28 marks)
Question 2:
Briefly describe Wechsler’s test of Intelligence. (4)
Or
Describe Thurstone’s theory of Intelligence. (4)

Question 3:
Briefly explain psychosexual stages of development (4)
Question 4:
Illustrate Bronfenbrenner's ecological system theory. (4)
Question 5:
As a student you often feel overwhelmed and anxious by the pressure to complete and submit
the projects within deadlines.
According to Lazarus cognitive appraisal theory describe the two key components that would be
involved in your response to this stressful situation. (4)
Question 6:
i. Sunita is a 14-year-old girl who is suffering from insomnia, fatigue, loss of energy,
decrease in appetite, filling of Emptiness, lowering of interest in almost all aspects of life.
a. Identify and briefly discuss that disorder that Sunita is suffering from. (1)
b. Suggest which therapeutic intervention will help Sunita to overcome from the
problems. (3)
Or
ii. Rumpa was born and went to school in England till class 8 . She came back to India with
her parents and tried to adjust and follow the norms of the place. She had settled in to
be accepted by all.
a. What is this process of conforming by Rumpa called? Why does a person want to
conform? (2)
b. Who conducted the study of conformity and what did the study reveal? (2)
Question 7:
Observe the image given below –
a. Identify the picture. (1)
b. Briefly explain the psychological test (3)

Question 8:
i. Are 12-year-old boy's intelligence quotient was calculated to be 120. What will be his
mental age? (1)
ii. Explain different levels of Intelligence of individuals with IQ below 70. State any two
characteristics of each of the levels. (3)

Section C (28 marks)

Question 9:
Define Persuasion. Discuss any three principles of Persuasion. Explain self-serving bias and false
consensus effect with example. (1 + 3+ 3)
Question 10:
i. Explain the role of counsellor in different field of society. (7)
Or
ii. Define personality disorder. (1)
Give two causes and two symptoms of each of the following:
a. Anti-social Personality Disorder (3)
b. Dependent Personality Disorder (3)
Question 11:
Priya is 15 years old and spends hours before the mirror, inspecting every detail of how she
looks, she believes that others are observing and thinking about her.
a. To which stage of cognitive development does she belong? At what age does this stage
starts. (2)
b. Discuss to other major developments of this stage. (2)
c. Name the other three stages of cognitive development. (3)

Question 12:
i.
a. Define the term environment. (1)
b. Explain different human influence on the environment. (6)
Or
ii. Sonia was disappointed on not being selected for the school choir she thought that she
had a terrible voice and would never be selected for any show in future. Her parents
took her to a therapist who suggested RET to help her.
a. What is Sonia's irrational belief about herself? (1)
b. Briefly discuss the RET therapy that therapist suggested to help Sonia to overcome
her disappointment. (6)