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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. Among the following descriptions of major defence mechanisms, which one describes 'projection'?
2. To obtain inter-item correlations, which one of the following correlation coefficient should be used in the above analysis?
3. Which of the following fit into declarative memories?
(a) Semantic memory
(b) Short term memory
(c) Episodic memory
(d) Procedural memory Codes :
4. Analogical reasoning involves five sub processes. Its correct sequence is
5. Read each of the following two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below: Assertion (A) : Surface traits are simply a collection of trait elements which obviously go together in many different individuals and circumstances. Inter correlated trait elements or variables cluster together to form a surface trait. Reason (R) : Source traits are underlying factors that control the variation in surface clusters. Codes :
6. Read each of the following two statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below : Assertion (A) : Freud's theory holds that many behaviours are caused by unconscious motivation. Personal ity is determined by biological drives of sex and aggression. Reason (R) : Personality differences results from variations in learning experiences. Codes :
7. Read each of the following two statements Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below: Assertion (A) : Subliminal perception implies detection of a stimulus with a magnitude for below the absolute threshol(D) Reason (R) : Receptors always receive information and that is always perceive(D) Codes :
8. Read each of the following two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below : Assertion (A) : Small reaction time effects on laboratory tasks provide evidence for subliminal influence. Reason (R) : Real world situations provide weak evidence for subliminal messaging. Codes :
9. Motion sickness can occur when :
(a) one loses vestibular sense.
(b) one relies only on visual information.
(c) one's visual information and vestibular system’s information is congruent.
(d) one's visual system and vestibular system are in conflict. Codes :
10. How many interactions can be studied in a 2 × 3 × 5 factorial design?
11. Which one of the sequence observational learning follows?
12. Out of the following four factor rotation methods, which method/s can yield the above reported results?
1. Oblimin rotation
2. Varimax rotation
3. Promax rotation
4. Quartimax rotation
13. What do characterize Rapid Eye Movement sleep?
1. Delta waves
2. Loss of muscle tone
3. Low voltage – high frequency waves
4. Higher cerebral activity
14. The chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance is called
15. Assertion (A) : Heritability of intelligence explains variations due to genetics for individuals within a given population. Reason (R) : Earlier the children from deprived fami l ies were adopted, the higher their intelligence score will be.
16. If the bones of the middle ear begins to deteriorate, the person will suffer difficulty in
a. Loudness b. Timbre
c. Conduction d. Stimulation Codes :
17. Complex cognitive activities such as thinking and reasoning involve the role of
18. The inter scorer reliability is especially important for
1. Projective tests
2. Achievement tests with short answers
3. Multiple choice tests
4. Judgements by multiple ratters Codes :
19. Which of the following beliefs does not underly a person’s ability to regulate his/her feelings in order to lessen negative effect of stressful conditions?
20. Vijay was working as executive manager in a multinational company. His team members always found it difficult to get along with him. Vijay always craved for excessive admiration and attention, took undue advantage of others, was very arrogant and preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success and power. He seems to be suffering from
21. The following disorders are coded on Axis I of a five axis diagnosis:
(a) V codes
(b) Personality disorders
(c) Clinical conditions
(d) Intellectual deficit Codes:
22. List-I List-II
(a) Pons (i) Bridge
(b) Dendrites (ii) Tree
(c) Cerebellum (iii) Little Brain
(d) Amygdala (iv) Almond Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
23. ARIMA (Autoregressive Integrated Moving Averages) model is especially useful in analysing the data obtained through
24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by choosing from the codes given below: List-I List-II (Tests) (Authors)
a. Cognitive Assessment System i. J.P. Dass
b. Group Tests of Intelligence ii. R.B. Cattell
c. Cognitive Assessment Battery iii. Otis
d. Hold and Don't Hold Tests iv. Wechsler Codes: a b c d
25. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer by choosing from the codes given below: List-I
(a) Functional fixedness
(b) Back tracking
(c) Creativity
(d) Working backward List-II
(i) A cognitive process that employ appropriate novelty to originality that suits some purpose. (ii) A problem solving phenomenon in which people seeing alternative uses for common objects. (iii)A problem solving technique that involves keeping track of solving process where in assumptions are made; so they may later be changed. (iv) A problem solving technique that identifies the final goals and the steps in reverse order. Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)