FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BS-17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2015
PSYCHOLOGY, PAPER-II
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS (PART-I MCQs) Maximum Marks: 20
PART –I (MCQs) Maximum 30 Minutes (PART-II) Maximum Marks: 80
Note: (i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. All questions carry EQUAL Marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at One Place instead of at different places.
(iv) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(v) No Page /Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
PART-II
Q. 2. What is Zone of Proximal development? Discuss in reference to Vygotsky’s sociocultural approach.
Q.3. What are the Philosphical Foundations of Psychology, discuss contribution of Positivism, Materialism and Empiricism.
Q.4. Discuss the Psychoicgical Testing Movement and the Clinical Psychology Movement.
Q.5. How personality is studied and measured and what are the ethics of personality testing.
Q.6. What are Krikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development? Discuss in detail.
Q.7. Discuss Piaget’s Cognitive-Statge Theory in detail.
Q.8. Discuss various types of neurological disorders, their aetiology and treatment.