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Key Facts: PSEB SS Psychology Exam

3 hours

Typical PSEB Senior Secondary Psychology theory exam duration

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70+25+05

Theory, practical, and project/INA marks for Class 12 Psychology (code 044)

PSEB Scheme of Studies Senior Secondary

Code 044

Psychology subject code on PSEB Senior Secondary scheme

PSEB Scheme of Studies

8 units

Official PSEB Class 12 Psychology syllabus units including Statistics numericals

PSEB Class 12 Psychology Syllabus 2025–26 PDF

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PSEB Senior Secondary Psychology is a Class 12 public-exam elective with Theory 70 + Practical 25 + Project/INA 05 (about 3 hours theory; code 044) and 33% pass separately in theory, practical, INA, and aggregate — not a pure MCQ board paper. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation for the official eight-unit PSEB Class 12 Psychology syllabus.

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1In developmental psychology, growth is best described as:
A.Only qualitative change in social roles with no physical change
B.Quantitative increase in size, height, weight, or physical dimensions of the body
C.A synonym for learning that excludes biological maturation
D.A process that stops completely at birth
Explanation: Growth refers mainly to measurable, quantitative physical increase (e.g., height and weight). Development is broader and includes qualitative change in structure and function.
2Development differs from growth primarily because development:
A.Occurs only in prenatal life
B.Includes qualitative and progressive changes in structure, function, and behaviour across the lifespan
C.Is identical to chronological age alone
D.Is limited only to increase in body weight
Explanation: Development is a progressive, orderly series of changes—physical, mental, emotional, and social—including qualitative shifts, not only size increase.
3A widely cited principle of development is that it proceeds from:
A.Toe-to-head and hand-to-trunk directions only
B.Only social to physical domains without sequence
C.Cephalocaudal and proximodistal directions (head-to-toe and centre-to-periphery control)
D.Random non-directional change with no pattern
Explanation: Classical developmental principles include cephalocaudal (head region gains control earlier) and proximodistal (centre of body before extremities) sequences of motor control.
4Which statement best reflects a principle of continuous, gradual development?
A.All abilities appear fully formed overnight with no prior steps
B.Environment has zero influence once genes are fixed
C.Physical growth never interacts with mental development
D.Most developmental change accumulates through continuous processes rather than instantaneous complete transformation
Explanation: Development is generally continuous and progressive; complex skills build on earlier foundations rather than appearing fully formed in isolation.
5Physical development during adolescence is marked especially by:
A.Only loss of motor coordination with no hormonal change
B.Complete cessation of height increase before puberty begins
C.Identical change patterns in every culture with no individual variation
D.Rapid growth spurts, sexual maturation, and major changes in body proportions and secondary sex characteristics
Explanation: Adolescence features the pubertal growth spurt, hormonal changes, and emergence of secondary sex characteristics alongside continued motor and health changes.
6Mental (cognitive) development in adolescence typically includes:
A.Increasing capacity for abstract reasoning, hypothetical thinking, and more complex problem solving
B.A permanent loss of memory for childhood events only
C.Inability to use language symbolically
D.Complete absence of future-oriented planning
Explanation: Adolescent cognitive development is associated with more abstract, hypothetical, and systematic thinking compared with middle childhood, supporting advanced academic problem solving.
7Emotional development in adolescence is often characterised by:
A.Only fear responses with no positive affect
B.Heightened intensity of feelings, identity-related concerns, and ongoing learning of emotional regulation
C.Total absence of peer influence on mood
D.Emotions that never fluctuate after age ten
Explanation: Adolescents commonly experience intense emotions while still refining regulation strategies; identity and peer contexts strongly colour emotional life.
8Social development during adolescence most clearly involves:
A.Elimination of cultural influence on behaviour
B.Expanding peer relationships, shifts in family roles, and formation of social identity and values
C.Complete isolation from all group membership
D.Only prenatal bonding patterns with no later change
Explanation: Social development includes changing relationships with family and peers, group belonging, and construction of social roles and values—especially salient in adolescence.
9A classic characteristic of adolescence is that it is a period of:
A.Zero conflict or identity questioning in all cultures
B.Decline of all learning capacity
C.Only physical change with no mental or social change
D.Transition from childhood dependence toward adult roles, with rapid biological and psychosocial change
Explanation: Adolescence is a transitional developmental stage featuring rapid physical maturation plus major cognitive, emotional, and social reorganisation toward adult roles.
10The nature–nurture question about growth and development asks mainly:
A.Whether emotions are identical to feelings by definition
B.Whether IQ tests should ban all verbal items
C.Whether development occurs only on Mondays
D.How hereditary factors and environmental experiences jointly shape developmental outcomes
Explanation: Heredity (nature) and environment (nurture) interact continuously; modern views emphasise joint contribution rather than an either–or choice.

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