POKHARA UNIVERSITY

Level: Bachelor                                 Semester-Fall                             Year : 2022

Programme: BBA/BCIS/BI/BHCM/BHM                                                Full Marks: 100

Course: General Psychology                                                               Pass Marks: 45

                                                                                                             Time : 3hrs.

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

                                                 Section "A"

                               Very Short Answer Questions

Attempt all the questions.                                                                      10×2

1. State the goal of psychology.

2. Describe the major function of the central nervous system.

3. Define the term Sensory Threshold. 

4. Define perceptual distortion.

5. Give any three reasons for the essentialities of instinct learning.

6. Briefly define cognitive map from the view of E.Tolman. 

7. Define Robert Stenberg's Triarchic Theory of intelligence.

8. Define emotion.

9. Give three causes of stress.

10. Define ID, Ego and Superego.

                                                   Section "B"

                                 Descriptive Answer Questions

Attempt any six questions.                                                                 [6×10]

11. Illustrate the history of modern Psychology?

 OR

What is psychological research? Define any three methods of research in Psychology

12.  What are neurons? Explain the central nervous system of the human body.

13. What is sensation? Explain differences between prejudice and discrimination with suitable examples.

14. Define perception. Explain factors affecting perception.

15. What are the elements of classical conditioning? Explain various types of learning

16. Enlists the determinants of intelligence. Define the steps of scientific methods of problem solving.

OR

What is deductive reasoning? Define the obstacles of decision making and problem solving.

17. What is motivation? Explain about the motivation cycle.

                                               Section "C

                                             Case Analysis

 18. Read the case situation given below and answer the questions that follow      [20]

Nisha happened to be driving into the parking area of the Bhatbhateni market as another person was parking the car. She had a brief look to the woman who seemed to be carrying handgun. When the security man arrived at scene, Nisha couldn't say much about gunwoman's appearance; nevertheless, they took her to headquarter and showed her hundreds of mug book of photographs. She was repeatedly shown a photo of woman named Paru for many hours but she was unable to identify any one. The investigators handed her Paru's photo and said "we knew this woman visited the Bhatbhteni market the day of the crime. Did you see her running in the parking area?"When Nisha said she was not sure/ she was allowed to leave and asked to think more carefully about what she had seen that day. After few weeks later, Nisha was asked to pick the aggressor from a Darbarmarg high way up that included Paru Although she remembered feeling uncertain of the identity of the woman when she was first questioned, Nisha was surprised at how easily and confidently she picked Paru from the Durbarmarg highway up now.

a) Why couldn't Nisha identify the gun woman right after she witnessed the crime?

b) What is wrong with the security man questioning procedures described here?

c) Define retrieval processes are used in this case? 

d) How do psychologists describe the memory process?