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UGC NET Psychology Previous Papers Questions
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The UGC NET Psychology exam (paper 2) will have 100 questions and the total duration will be two hours. Each question carries 2 marks, so the exam will be worth 200 marks.

NTA UGC NET Psychology Syllabus:

1. Perceptual Processes :
2. Learning Process :
3. Memory and forgetting : 
4. Thinking and Problem Solving :
5. Motivation and Emotion : 
6. Human Abilities :
7. Personality :
8. Research Methodology : 
9. Measurement and Testing : 
10. Biological Basis of Behaviour : 
 

UGC NET Psychology Previous Papers Questions
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1. Match List – I with List – II and indicate your answer with the help of the codes given below : List – I (Definition)
p. Memory for factual information that we acquired at a specific time
q. Memory for general, abstract knowledge that we cannot remember acquiring at a specific time
r. Memory for information necessary to perform skilled motor activity
s. Memory for events in our own life List – II (Memory system)
1. Procedural memory
2. Episodic memory
3. Autobiographical memory
4. Semantic memory Codes : p q r s
2. Choose the odd one:
3. What are the attitudes, goals and strategies of Failure Avoiding Students?
4. Which of the following is correctly arranged?
5. Assertion (A) : The ability to detect a weak stimulus varies from moment to moment. Reason (R) : Because several relatively independent sources affect the observer’s performance.
6. Match List-I with List-II and indicate your answer with the help of given codes: List-I List – II (Cognitive (Process/Locale) Process/System)
p. feature based 1.Right cerebral processing hemisphere
q. whole based 2.Top down processing
r. abstract category 3.Bottom-up processing system
s. specific exemplar 4.Left cerebral subsystem hemisphere Codes: p q r s
7. Which of the following technique/s is/are wellknown for being associated with cumulative scales?
(a) Bogardus Social Distance Scales
(b) Likert's summated ratings
(c) Guttman's scalbgranj analysis
(d) Osgood's semantic differential Codes :
8. What is not true of facial feedback hypothesis of emotions?
9. As we enter a movie theatre from bright light the visual sensitivity increases and within 5-10 minutes we are able to see under low levels of illumination. This is due to
10. What evidence has been obtained for the validity of the above test?
11. Match the items List-I (Theory) with List-II (Theorist) and mark your answer with the help of codes given below : List – I List – II (Theory) (Theorist)
p. Dialectical humanism 1. J.B. Watson
q. Avoidance-Avoidance 2. Gordon Al lport conflict
r. Behaviourism 3. Erich Fromm
s. Functional Autonomy 4. Dollard and Miller Codes : p q r s
12. Which one of the following statements is true ?
13. Which of the following condition/s are necessary for carrying out Second-order Factor Analysis ?
(a) It is hypothesized that there are a few orthogonal second-order factors.
(b) The first-order factor should have been orthogonally rotated.
(c) The first-order factors should have been obliquely rotated.
(d) At least, some of the inter -factors correlations should be fairly high. Codes :
14. In a signal detection task, the liberal observer shall having?
I. Bias to make more yes responses. II. Lesser expectations that signal is present. III. High hit rate and low false alarm rate. IV. High hit rate as well high false alarm rate.
V. Equally likely to make yes or no responses. VI. Greater expectations that signal is present. Codes :
15. List-I List-II
(a) Projective Tests (i) Karen Korney
(b) Neo-Freudian (ii) Cattle
(c) Self-Concept (iii) Roger
(d) Traits (iv) Rorschach Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
16. The fact that a nearer object may obscure a more distant object from the view is due to:
17. Choose the correct answer: Assertion (A) : Colour sensation is the effect of certain wavelengths on the nervous system. Reason (R) : Colour is a product of the visual system, not an inherent property of the visible spectrum.
18. Which one of the following is generally not a measure in polygraph test for Guilt knowledge/ Lie detection?
19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by choosing from the codes given below: List-I List – II (Method)(Problem/Limitation)
a. Observation i. Socially desirable responding
b. Time Series ii. Limited generalizability
c. Case Study iii. Subjectivity
d. Survey iv. Auto regression Codes : a b c d
20. In an experiment if a light is repeatedly presented just before the electric shock is given the animal learns:
21. A process in which our judgements, emotions or behaviour are influebced by mental processing that is not really under our control is called
22. Three groups of subjects were formed with random assignment. Group-I was tested under 'No drug' condition, Group-II was tested under 'Low drug dosage' condition, and Group-III was tested under 'High drug dosage' condition. Each group was required to learn two lists, a list of CVC trigrams and a list of three-lettered meaningful words. The dependent variable was the number of items recalled after ten minutes after learning each list. This experiment employs
23. Assertion (A) : Strange Situation Test measures child’s attachment with the mother. Reason (R) : The mother and the stranger are also attache(D)
24. My friend is doing Masters Course in Management after completing a degree course in engineering. This act refers to the case of
25. Arrange the following layers of Retina in the order of light travelling from the environment to the back of the eyeball :
I. Ganglion cells II. Cone receptors III. Horizontal cells IV. Bipolar cells Codes :