CSS Psychology Past Paper 2016

Instructions specific to this paper

• Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Part-II questions

1. Q. 220 marks

   Describe role of nervous system and narrate the functions of neurons and endocrine system in brain functioning.

2. Q. 320 marks

   Explain the relationship between learning and memory. Identify the role of reinforcement, extinction and conditioned stimuli in the context of classical conditioning.

3. Q. 420 marks

   Give theoretical perspective of personality and describe personality assessment techniques and their uses.

4. Q. 520 marks

   Define physical, cognitive, social and emotional development in the light of child development and identify which of the development area is more important in human development.

5. Q. 620 marks

   Define abnormal behaviour and describe possible psychological treatment used to treat anxiety or personality disorder in patients.

6. Q. 720 marks

   Describe various leadership styles and explain the role of decision making in the development of an organization.

7. Q. 820 marks

   Write short notes on any FOUR of the following: (5 each) (a) Sensation and perception (b) Operational conditioning (c) Group dynamics (d) Beliefs and behavior (e) Models of stress (f) Juvenile delinquents

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Source:

The question paper is issued by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) for the CSS competitive examination. The paper itself is unaltered; the PDF here has an EduReach Academy cover page added.

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Standard FPSC instructions

Printed on this and every CSS paper.

• Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
• All the parts (if any) of each question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
• Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the question paper.
• No page/space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of the Answer Book must be crossed.
• Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.