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Question 219

Appeared in Year: 2016

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What biological factors explain mental disorders? Discuss. (Paper-II)

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Mental Disorder

  • A mental disorder is “a clinically significant behavioural or psychological syndrome or psychological pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated with present disability or with a significantly increased risk of suffering, death, pain, disability, or an important loss of freedom.”
  • Mental disorders affect a person՚s emo…

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Question 220

Appeared in Year: 2016

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In what ways psychological tests are useful in assessing individual differences? Answer with examples. (Paper-II)

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Psychological Tests

  • Psychological tests are those tests developed for assessing different aspects of human beings. There are different types of psychological tests. Intelligence tests, personality tests, aptitude tests, attitude tests are some of the examples. Each of these tests has its own objectives and aims.
  • There self-reporting scales, multiple …

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Question 221

Appeared in Year: 2016

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Give a comparative account of information processing models of intelligence proposed by Sternberg and JP Das.

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Information Processing Models of Intelligence Proposed by JP Das

  • Jagannath Prasad Das is an international scholar, who focused on redefining human intelligence by providing an empirical support.
  • He defined intelligence as the sum total of all cognitive processes. It entails planning, coding of information and attention, as well as arousal.
  • His major c…

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Question 222

Appeared in Year: 2016

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Give a critical appraisal of interference theory of forgetting and show how the process of retrieval inhibition influences forgetting.

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Interference Theory of Forgetting

  • Forgetting is an important problem faced by every human being. There are many reasons behind forgetfulness.
    • Different theories explain different reasons. Interference theory is one among them. According to interference theory, the stored information in the memory is interfered either by the information already stored…

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Question 223

Appeared in Year: 2015

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It is believed that non-experimental designs are more relevant for explaining the emerging issues like social evils that are seen prominently in India. Discuss. (Paper-I)

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Non-Experimental Designs

  • Non-experimental research designs do not involve a manipulation of the situation, circumstances or experience of the participants.
  • It doesn՚t involve experiments or interventions. Quantitative method is generally used for analyzing the data gathered through experimental design. It is found to be effective in the assessment of…

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Question 224

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A. Does the need for affiliation come in the way of economic development of tribal people? Discuss. (Paper-2)

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Need for Affiliation

  • The need for affiliation describes a person՚s need to feel a sense of involvement and “belonging” within a social group.
  • It is a positive concept proposed by David McClelland. Henry Murray initially explained about psychological human needs.
  • McClelland was influenced by his concepts. People may feel need for affiliation in differe…

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Question 225

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Explain the various Attachment styles developed in the family

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Attachment Styles Developed in the Family

  • Secure attachment style.
  • Fearful-avoidant attachment style.
  • Preoccupied attachment style.
  • Dismissing attachment style.

Secure Attachment Style

  • A person with this style is high in both self-esteem and trust.
  • Secure individuals are best able to form lasting, committed, satisfying relationships throughput life (Shave…

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