ADVANCED GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

Personality – Theories of Personality – Assessment of Personality.

1. Define psychology and state its basic concepts.

2. Differentiate hereditary and environment.

3. Enumerate the principle of reinforcement.

4. Identify the psychological basis of motivation.

5. Enlist the kinds of remembering.

6. Delineate various schools of psychology.

7. Explain the role of language in perception.

8. Describe general characteristics of senses.

9. Distinguish between classical conditioning and operant conditioning.

10. Elucidate the various theories of motivation.

11. Explain two process theories of memory.

12. Analyse the theories of intelligence.

1. Explain Freud’s contribution to psychology.

2. What is the nature nurture controversy?

3. What is reinforcement? Explain schedules of reinforcement.

4. Critically analyse James Lange theory and Cannon Bard theory.

5. What are mnemonics? Give relevant examples.

6. What are the applications of psychology?

7. Explain perception and the various factors that can affect perception.

8. Write notes on classical conditioning and operant conditioning.

9. Briefly explain theories of motivation.

10. Explain retrieval process and suggest the strategies to improve memory.

11. How can personality be assessed?

12. What is intelligence? Critically analyze any three theories of intelligence.

1. Write a short note on synapse and classification of nervous system.

2. Explain the characteristics of sensation.

3. Distinguish between the terms memory, forgetting and amnesia.

4. Explain the steps in problem solving.

5. State the mechanism behind movement perceptual constancy and mention the depth of
perception.

6. Define personality and compare the social learning theory and biological theories of personality.

7. Write an essay on the schools of psychology.

8. Distinguish the salient features of scientific method and explain its use in psychology.

9. Explain briefly the steps to take a decision in any situation.

10. Write in detail about the meaning, source and management of stress.

11. Explain the assessment of intelligence.

12. Write in detail about the meaning and principles of classical conditioning.

1. Name the various schools of psychology.

2. Differentiate attention and perception.

3. Write a short notes transfer of learning.

4. Trace out the physiological basis of motivation.

5. Enlist the kinds of intelligence tests.

6. Explain the applications of psychology.

7. Describe the organization of perception in detail.

8. Write an essay on sensory process.

9. Describe the aptitude tests in detail.

10. Explain any five major theories of intelligence.

11. Explain retrieval process and suggest the

strategies to improve memory.

12. Critically analyse the various theories of presonality.

1. Briefly describe the modern perspectives of psychology.

2. Write a short note on different types of reinforcement schedule proposed by the theory of

operant conditioning.

3. Explain the drive-reduction theory of motivation.

4. Write short note on long term memory.

5. Explain humanistic view of personality.

6. What do you understand by perceptual constancy and describe any two types of constancies?

7. Present the psychological explanation of motivation.

8. Discuss Spearman’s Two-Factor theory of intelligence.

9. Explain perceptual expectancy and describe how it can affect one’s perception.

10. Explain the phenomenon of learned helplessness and discuss how is it a form of classical

conditioning?

11. Give the biological theory of motivation and elucidate the instinct theory

12. Explain the causes of forgetting.

13. Discuss the methods of assessment of personality

1. Define psychology and state its basic concepts.

2. Differentiate hereditary and environment.

3. Enumerate the principle of reinforcement.

4. Identify the psychological basis of motivation.

5. Enlist the kinds of remembering.

6. Delineate various schools of psychology.

7. Explain the role of language in perception.

8. Describe general characteristics of senses.

9. Distinguish between classical conditioning and operant conditioning.

10. Elucidate the various theories of motivation.

11. Explain two process theories of memory.

12. Analyse the theories of intelligence.

1. Schools of Psychology - Explain

2. Explain the Perceptual process

3. Discuss the Principles of Reinforcement

4. Bring out the motivational factors in Aggression

5. Explain the methods of improving Memory.

6. Differentiate the Growth and Maturation.

7. Role of reward and Punishment in learning - Explain

8. Explain the physiological basis of emotions.

9. Elaborate the Applications of Psychology

10. How will you assess the Personality?

11. Describe the Principles and Methods of classical conditioning.

12. Discuss the theories of emotions.

13. Explain the two Process theories of Memory

1. State the key features of psychoanalysis.

2. Write a short note on organization of perception.

3. What is meant by programmed learning and automated instruction?

4. Identify the physiological changes that occur due

to emotions.

5. How are language and thought related?

Each answer should not to exceed 4 pages.

6. Explain the scientific methods used in psychology.

7. Relate Attention, Sensation and Perception.

8. Compare and contrast Multiple response learning and Cognitive learning.

9. Critically analyse the various theories of emotion.

10. Suggest strategies to improve memory.

11. Describe the theories of Intelligence.

12. Define Personality. How is personality assessed?

1. Bring out the major views of humanistic school of psychology

2. State the mechanism behind visual sensation.

3. Describe the nature of forgetting.

4. Point out the motivational factors in aggression.

5. Write a short note on Thematic Apperception Test

6. Define chunking. What are its uses?

7. Define Intelligence. How I.Q. is calculated?

8. How can memory be improved?

9. Highlight the applications of psychology to various fields of human

development.

10. What is conditioning? Outline the basic elements of classical conditioning

11. What is operant conditioning? Explain of the principles of reinforcement in operant conditioning.

12. What is emotion? Analyse the various theories of emotion

13. Highlight the various theories of Intelligence.

1. Illustrate with examples the concept of self development.

2. Describe the physiological basis of behaviour.

3. Explain the multiple response of learning.

4. Explain the physiological basis of motivation.

5. Classify the various kinds of memory.

6. Compare and contrast language and thought.

7. How are attitudes formed?

8. Describe the role of reward and punishment in learning.

9. Explain the scientific methods used in psychology.

10. Describe the general characteristics of structure and function of senses.

11. Explain on the principles of reinforcement and transfer of learning.

12. Elucidate on the techniques of improving memory.

13. Highlight on the various theories of Personality.

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