BHATNAGAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2020-2021)

SUBJECT: PSYCHOLOGY

CLASS: XI

Time: 3hrs M.M :70

General instructions:

● All questions are compulsory except where internal choice has been given.
● Answers should be brief and to the point. Marks for each question are indicated against it.
● Question No. 1- 14 in Section I are objective type questions carrying 1 mark each. You are
expected to answer them as directed.
● Question No. 15-16 in Section II are case based with objective type questions. Question No.
15 has three questions carrying 1 mark each. Question No. 16 has four questions carrying 1 mark
each. You are expected to answer each one of them.
● Question No. 17-22 in Section III are very short answer type questions carrying 2 marks each.
Answers to each question should not exceed 30 words.
● Question No. 23-25 in Section IV are short answer type-I questions carrying 3 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words.
● Question No. 26-29 in Section V are short answer type-II questions carrying 4 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 100 words.
● Question No. 30 and 31 in Section VI are long answer type questions carrying 6 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 200 words.
SECTION –I
1 Psychology in the work place is the subject matter of________. 1
(a) Industrial and organizational Psychology (b) Social Psychology (c)
Academic Psychology (d) Clinical Psychology

2 The goal of psychological enquiry which tries to find out the determinants of 1
behaviour is _________.
a) Description
b) Prediction
c) Explanation
d) Control
3 Two neurons are always physically connected. (True/False) 1
OR
_______________is the basic unit of our nervous system.

4 Environmental agents that harm prenatal development are called___________ 1

OR
Development is highly plastic. (True/False)
5 Anterograde Amnesia is .................................................................... 1
6 Behavioural changes due to drug intake is an example of learning. (True/False) 1

7 Remembering when u got first prize in 3rd standard is an example of episodic 1

memory. (True/False)

8 ____________ holds a medical degree and can use medical treatments to cure 1
patients.
a.Clinical psychologist.
b.Counselor.
c.Psychiatrist.
d.None.

9 The variable on which the effect of independent variable is observed is called 1

_________ variable.
10 The chemical substances in the synaptic transmission are known as 1
______________.

11 We observe others and emulate their behaviour. This is known as____________ 1

12 Verbal learning is both intentional as well as incidental. (True/False) 1

13 The period from conception to birth is known as …………………………. 1

14 The phenomenon of responding similarly to similar stimuli is known 1

as__________.

SECTION –II
15 Jack is an 8-year-old boy. His mother who consulted a psychologist to 1X3=
discuss about his behaviour reported that jack’s school teacher complains 3
about his restless behaviour, incomplete classwork and homework, not sitting
in one place and disturbing and interrupting his peers. Psychologist asked
jack’s mother if she is facing similar problems at home. His mother reports
difficulty at home with following routine and remembering instructions. His
mother added that jack has faced several incidents of hitting, crying outburst
and inappropriate behaviour.
i) Identify jack’s disorder
a) Learning Disability
b) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
c) Obsessive Compulsive disorder
d) Generalised Anxiety disorder
ii) This behaviour is found in which stage of life?
a) Adolescence
b) Adulthood
 c) Primary school age
iii) What causes jack’s disorder?
a) Poor Parenting
b) Education System
c) Genetic Factor
d) Excessive Exposure to Visual Media

16 Riya is 17-year-old; she lives in Mumbai with her joint family. Music 1x4=
always attracted her therefore she also takes private tuition in Indian 4
Classical Music. She is a student in a convent school and is remarked
as one of the brilliant students in her class. She plays badminton with
her society friends and later on goes for her drawing classes. She is also
enthusiast about knowing about her family origin whereby she has
always showed interest in her extended family. Comment on the
contextual view of development considering above paragraph.
1. Riya’s family and tutors are part of her____________
a) Macro system
b) Microsystem
c) Ecosystem
2. Which system consist relation between parents and teachers,
parents and friends of the child?
a) Mesosystem
b) Microsystem
c) Macrosystem
3. Name the system which include events in social settings where the child does
not participate directly, but they influence the child’s experiences in the
immediate context.
4. Who has given the ‘contextual view of development’?
a) Sandra Scarr
b) Urie Bronfenbrenner
c) Durganand Sinha

SECTION III
17 Differentiate between Biological psychology and Neuro Psychology. 2
18 How control is different from experimental group? 2
OR
What is correlational research method?
19 What is attachment? 2

20 Discuss the two processing approaches in perception. 2

21 Differentiate between genotype and phenotype with examples. 2

22 What are operants ? 2

SECTION IV
23 What is development? Mention the characteristics of development. 3
24 Explain the characteristics of a standardized test. 3

25 What is Acculturation? Discuss any 2 strategies. 3

SECTION V
26 Name the four lobes of cerebral cortex and what functions do they perform? 4
27 What is learning disability? Write down the symptoms of learning disability. 4
OR
Explain learning. Differentiate between insight and latent learning.

28 Discuss the stage model of memory with the help of a diagram. 1+3=
4
29 Discuss the difference between the classical and operant conditioning. 1+1+
1+1=
4
SECTION VI
30 Give a detailed account of the evolution of psychology. 6
OR
What are the various opportunities that a person from the Psychology
background has, to build up his career?

31 What are ethics? Mention the ethical guidelines a psychologist needs to follow (1+5=
while conducting a psychological enquiry. 6)
OR
Gina is collecting data for her project. She has chosen to ask around in college (2+4=
campus taking views of students on current topics. Discuss the method of data 6)
collection is she using and explain it’s advantages and disadvantages.