Federal Public Service Commission
CSS Psychology Past Paper 2020
Optional · 80 marks · three hours
Original FPSC paper
DownloadInstructions specific to this paper
- Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
Questions
- Q. 220 marks
What is street smartness? How Gardner’s approach differs from the other theories of intelligence?
- Q. 320 marks
What is the rationale behind using projective tests of personality? How TAT and Rorschach Ink Blot tests are different in terms of their structure and psychometric qualities?
- Q. 420 marks
Enlist positive and negative symptoms along with different types of schizophrenia. Give the major plan of management of schizophrenia.
- Q. 520 marks
How construct validity of psychological tests is determined by employing different psychometric procedures?
- Q. 620 marks
How effectiveness of psychotherapy can be determined? Identify situations in which unconditional positive regard would be appropriate. How can CBT change the unhealthy state of a person?
- Q. 720 marks
Why do we tend to explain causes of others and our own behaviors? Compare and contrast the different theories of attribution.
- Q. 820 marks
Why raw scores on a psychological test are meaningless until interpreted with norms? Differentiate between developmental norms and within group norms with reference to major types of norms.
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.
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