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Psychology Board Question Paper 2025-2026 HSC Science (General) 12th Standard Board Exam Question Paper Solution

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Psychology [Board Question Paper]
Marks: 80 Maharashtra State Board
HSC Science (General)
HSC Arts (English Medium)
HSC Science (Electronics)
HSC Science (Computer Science)

Academic Year: 2025-2026
Date & Time: 4th March 2026, 3:00 pm
Duration: 3h
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Note:

  1. All the questions are compulsory.
  2. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
  3. Answer to every new question must be written on a new page.

[20]1.
[5]1. (A) | Complete and rewrite the following statements by selecting the appropriate words given below:
[1]1. (A) (1)

Reproducibility of scientific knowledge under the same circumstances stated anywhere and anytime is called ______.

objectivity

scientific exploration

replication

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Chapter:
[1]1. (A) (2)

The thought that intelligence can be determined by measuring the size of human skull was put forth by ______.

Sir Francis Galton

Raymond Cattell

Alfred Binet

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[1]1. (A) (3)

The laws of perceptual organization were explained by ______.

Pavlov

Tolman

Wertheimer

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Chapter:
[1]1. (A) (4)

The term Schizophrenia was used for the first time by ______.

Albert Ellis

Eugene Bleuler

John Travis

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Chapter:
[1]1. (A) (5)

The ability to adapt to uncertainty, challenges and adversity is called ______ resilience.

psychological

physical

community

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Chapter:
[5]1. (B)

Match the words from group ‘A’ and ‘B’ appropriately:

Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’
(a) Carl Rogers (1) 2013
(b) Peer group (2) No sense of time
(c) Dryness of mouth (3) Study of self determination
(d) ICD - 11 (4) Internal physiological change during emotional experience
(e) Overuse of internet (5) 2019
  (6) A factor shaping personality
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Chapter:
[5]1. (C)
[1]1. (C) (1)

Write whether the following statement is ‘True’ or ‘False’:

A major goal of psychology is to predict human behaviour by understanding its causes.
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Chapter:
[1]1. (C) (2)

Write whether the following statement is ‘True’ or ‘False’.

Discouraging others is one of the characteristics of high social intelligence.

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Chapter:
[1]1. (C) (3)

Write whether the following statement is ‘True’ or ‘False’.

Over secretion of thyroxin leads to emotional instability.

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Chapter:
[1]1. (C) (4)

Write whether the following statement is ‘True’ or ‘False’.

Schachter and Singer proposed Two Factor theory of emotions.

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Chapter:
[1]1. (C) (5)

Write whether the following statement is ‘True’ or ‘False’.

Empathy cannot be nurtured.

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Chapter:
[5]1. (D)
[1]1. (D) (1)

Answer the following question in only 'one' sentence:

Who is called the participant (subject)?
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Chapter:
[1]1. (D) (2)

Answer the following question in only ‘one’ sentence:

Who introduced the concept of mental age for the first time?

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Chapter:
[1]1. (D) (3)

Answer the following question in only ‘one’ sentence:

Which type of trait dominates a person’s behaviour for his/her whole life?

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Chapter:
[1]1. (D) (4)

Answer the following question in only ‘one’ sentence:

Which is the first step in problem solving?

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[1]1. (D) (5)

Answer in one sentence.

What is meant by listening non-judgmentally? 

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Chapter: [7] First Aid in Mental Health
[10]2. | Explain the following questions in 25 to 30 words each (Any FIVE):
[2]2. (1)

Explain the following question in 25 to 30 words:

Explain the importance of resilience in your own words.

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Chapter:
[2]2. (2)

Explain the following question in 25 to 30 words:

Explain the characteristics of people having high emotional intelligence.

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Chapter:
[2]2. (3)

Explain the following question in 25 to 30 words:

Explain ‘the nature of fluctuation of attention’ based on day-to-day life experience.

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Chapter:
[2]2. (4)

Explain the following question in 25 to 30 words:

Explain in your own words when a person is prone to get emotionally abused.

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Chapter:
[2]2. (5)

Explain the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.

  1. Hallucinations
  2. Delusions
  3. Disorganized speech
  4. Incongruent affect
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Chapter: [6] Psychological Disorders
[2]2. (6)

Explain the following question in 25 to 30 words:

Explain any two factors contributing to anxiety.

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[2]2. (7)

Explain the following question in 25 to 30 words:

Explain any two factors leading to long lasting happiness.

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[12]3. | Write short notes on the following topics in 50 to 60 words each (Any Four):
[3]3. (1)

Write a short note on the following topic in 50 to 60 words:

Experimental method

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Chapter:
[3]3. (2)

Write a short note on the following:

Learning by operant conditioning

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Chapter: [4] Cognitive Processes
[3]3. (3)

Write a short note:

Plutchiks’s Model of Emotions

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Chapter: [5] Emotions
[3]3. (4)

Write a short note on the following:

Phobia

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Chapter: [6] Psychological Disorders
[3]3. (5)

Write a short note on the following topic in 50 to 60 words:

Self help strategies for first aid in mental health

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Chapter:
[3]3. (6)

Write a short note on the following:

Case study method

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[8]4. | Write answers to the following questions based on the examples only in words (Any FOUR):
[2]4. (1)

Write an answer to the following question based on the example only in words:

Rucha’s research proved that the greater is the knowledge of mother tongue, the greater is the speed of learning a foreign language. So what is the type of correlation between knowledge of mother tongue and speed of learning a foreign language?

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Chapter:
[2]4. (2)

Write an answer to the following question based on the example only in words:

Sumit avoids talking to others. He prefers to read a book alone instead of going on a trip with his friends. So what is Sumit’s personality type as per Carl Jung’s theory of personality?

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[2]4. (3)

Write an answer to the following question based on the example only in words:

Vehicle registration numbers issued by Regional Transport Office are not longer than six digits. So the vehicle registration numbers system used by Regional Transport Office is based on which aspect of attention?

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Chapter:
[2]4. (4)

Write an answer to the following question based on the example only in words:

Srushti consumes healthy and balanced diet to build self-esteem and self-confidence. So which type of technique is used by Srushti to achieve emotional well being?
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Chapter:
[2]4. (5)

Write an answer to the following question based on the example only in words:

Despite realizing that it is having a negative effect on his body, Sandesh does physical workouts excessively in an attempt to gain a body. So what kind of addiction is this?

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[2]4. (6)

Write an answer to the following question based on the example only in words:

Atul started his career once again with great vigour after overcoming a serious disease like cancer. Which kind of resilience did Atul show?

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[10]5. | Explain the following concepts in 25 to 30 words each (Any FIVE):
[2]5. (1)

Explain the following concept in 25 to 30 words:

Optimism

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Chapter:
[2]5. (2)

Write short note on the following:

Observation method

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Chapter:
[2]5. (3)

Write short notes on the following :

Artificial Intelligence

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Chapter: [2] Intelligence
[2]5. (4)

Explain the following concept in 25 to 30 words:

Personality

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Chapter: [3] Personality
[2]5. (5)

Explain the following concept in 25 to 30 words:

Dysfunction - A criteria for psychological disorder.

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Chapter:
[2]5. (6)

Explain the following concept in 25 to 30 words:

Culture - A hurdle in first aid in mental health

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Chapter:
[2]5. (7)

Explain the following concept in 25 to 30 words:

Mindfulness meditation

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[10]6. | Answer any TWO of the following questions in 80 to 100 words each with the help of the given points:
[5]6. (1)

Answer the following questions with the help of the given points:

Explain the stages of creative thinking.

Points:

  1. Preparation
  2. Incubation
  3. Illumination
  4. Verification
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Chapter: [4] Cognitive Processes
[5]6. (2)

Explain the basic emotion:

  1. Happiness
  2. Sadness
  3. Disgust
  4. Surprise
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Chapter: [5] Emotions
[5]6. (3)

Describe post traumatic stress disorder.

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Chapter: [6] Psychological Disorders
[10]7. | Answer any ONE of the following questions in 150 to 200 words:
[2]7. (1) (a)
[10]7. (2)

Explain the various methods of personality measurement.

Points:

  1. Behavioural analysis
  2. Self-report technique
  3. Projective method
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Chapter: [3] Personality

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