SOLVED PYQs UGC NET (PSYCHOLOGY)
Essential Aspects of Knowledge Paradigms
UGC NET PSYCHOLOGY
Emergence of Psychology (UNIT 1)
Topics Included: Essential aspects of knowledge paradigms: Ontology, epistemology, and methodology. Paradigms of Western Psychology: Positivism, Post-Positivism, Critical perspective, Social Constructionism, Existential Phenomenology, and Co-operative Enquiry. Paradigmatic Controversies. Significant Indian paradigms on psychological knowledge: Yoga, Bhagavad Gita, Buddhism, Sufism, and Integral Yoga. Science and spirituality (avidya and vidya). The primacy of self-knowledge in Indian psychology.
1. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [JUNE 2015]
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| A. Mitwelt | I. A person exists in a given particular place at a particular time. Being conscious of it, one can choose the direction of one’s life |
| B. Dasein | II. The experiences and meaning we share with others through our relationships |
| C. Unwelt | III. Unique presence of human beings of self-awareness and self-relatedness |
| D. Eigenwelt | IV. The biological and natural environment for human beings and animals including biological needs, drives and instincts |
Codes:
(1) A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
(2) A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
(3) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
(4) A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
2. Read each of the following two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below: [DEC 2015]
Assertion (A): Language affects our thought process.
Reason (R): Language affects our ability to store information.
Codes:
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true
3. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [DEC 2015]
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| A. Phonemes | I. Smallest meaningful combination of sounds |
| B. Syntax | II. Effective and appropriate use of language in social context |
| C. Morphemes | III. Basic sound of consonants and vowels |
| D. Pragmatics | IV. Combination of words to make meaningful phrases and sentences |
Codes:
(1) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
(2) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
(3) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
(4) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (4) | (4) | (3) |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (2) | (2) | (3) | (2) | (3) | (1) |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| (4) | (1) | (3) | (3) | (3) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (3) | (2) |
| 31 | |||||||||
| (4) |
1. Correct Answer is (3):- A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III.
A. Mitwelt refers to the social world-our relationships and shared experiences with others. It emphasizes how meaning is created through interactions and connections with people around us.
B. Dasein is a German term meaning “being there” or “existence.” It highlights that a person exists at a particular time and place and is aware of this existence, allowing them to make conscious choices about the direction of their life.
C. Unwelt represents the natural and biological environment, including physical needs, instincts, and drives that humans share with other animals.
D. Eigenwelt means “own world” and refers to the inner world of self-awareness and self-reflection, where a person experiences their unique sense of identity and relationship to themselves.
2. Correct Answer is (2):- Language does influence our thought processes by shaping how we perceive and organize information. It also affects how we store and retrieve information, as language provides the structure and symbols for encoding memories. However, the reason about language affecting storage does not fully explain how language impacts thought processes, so (R) is true but not the correct explanation for (A).
3. Correct Answer is (3):- A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
A. Phonemes are the basic sounds that make up speech, like individual consonants and vowels.
B. Syntax refers to the rules and structure for combining words into meaningful sentences and phrases.
C. Morphemes are the smallest units of language that carry meaning, such as prefixes, suffixes, or root words.
D. Pragmatics deals with using language effectively and appropriately in social situations, understanding context and implied meanings.
4. Correct Answer is (4):- In Sufism, an Islam mystical path focused on directly experiencing divine love, the concept of the self or ego is called “Nafs.” Far from being solely negative, the Nafs is understood to exist along a continuum, capable of functioning from its most base, primal state to its purest, most elevated form. At its lowest level, the Nafs is driven by desires, urges, and negative traits. However, through spiritual practice and growth, the Nafs can progress through various stages towards its highest level, where it becomes completely pure and aligned with the divine.