Model Answers for Various Psychology Examinations

Sample Question (1) - Man achieves new horizons through his progress while animals do not. Sample Answer - Man has the gift of intelligence which is the unique and highest attribute of human species. He uses this supreme talent to achieve development. Animals do not have intelligence and therefore, their life is monotonous. Therefore, man achieves new horizons through his progress while animals do not. ------ Sample Question (2) - There is no universally accepted definition of intelligence. Sample Answer - Different aspects of intelligence are experienced in our daily routine such as the talent of speaking, writing, singing, etc. All these abilities and many more are factors in what is called intelligence. Therefore, there is no universally accepted definition of the word intelligence. ------  Sample Question (3) - To define intelligence has been and still is an unanswered question. Sample Answer - Intelligence comprises of various abilities...

*The following answer presents one way of answering the given question out of many possibilities of ways in which a candidate is free to answer. Sample Question  - Evaluate the study by Andrade (doodling) Sample Answer -  The study by Andrade (doodling) used the cognitive approach to study attention. It investigated the impact of doodling on the monitoring and recall of a boring telephone message. The study employed a laboratory experiment  as its research method which enabled it to apply a high degree of control  over other factors that could have influenced the monitoring performance of participants. Factors such as anticipation of recall, interference of tasks using the same attention modality, influence of order of presentation on memory, impact on monitoring of any outstanding elements in the message, assignment of participants to the experimental and control groups, etc. were appropriately controlled for. Also, the study used an independent...

*The following answer presents one way of answering the given question out of many possibilities of ways in which a candidate is free to answer. Sample Question  -   Explain one  ethical consideration relevant to one  study using a sociocultural approach to understanding cultural influences on cognition and behaviour. Sample Answer - Humans have a right to activity  and therefore, to know about the consequences of an activity that they engage in. In a research scenario, this implies that participants have a right to know in complete details why they were made to be a part of a research study, how data supplied by them will be used once their participation is complete and clarify any doubts they have regarding their participation. Debriefing  individuals who participate in a study is therefore, absolutely necessary. Kemmelmeier et.al. (2006) conducted a study to investigate the influence of the cultural dynamic of individualism ver...