NCERT Solutions Class 12 Psychology Chapter 1 Variations in Psychological Attributes

Question. How do psychologists characterise and define intelligence? Answer Every psychologists characterise and define intelligence in their own way. Alfred Binet was one of the first psychologists who worked on intelligence and defined intelligence as 'the ability to judge…

NCERT Solutions Class 12 Psychology Chapter 5 Therapeutic Approaches

Question. Describe the nature and scope of psychotherapy. Highlight the importance of therapeutic relationship in psychotherapy. Answer Nature and scope of psychotherapy: Psychotherapy is a voluntary relationship between the one seeking treatment or the client and the one…

NCERT Solutions Class 12 Psychology Chapter 7 Social Influence and Group Processes

Question. Compare and contrast formal and informal groups, and ingroups and outgroups. Answer Formal and Informal Groups These groups differ in the degree to which the functions of the group are stated explicitly and formally. The functions of a formal group are explicitly…

NCERT Solutions Class 12 Psychology Chapter 2 Self and Personality

Question. What is self? How does the Indian notion of self differ from the Western notion? Answer self refers to the totality of an individual’s conscious experiences, ideas, thoughts and feelings with regard to herself or himself. The Indian notion of self and the…

NCERT Solutions Class 12 Psychology Chapter 8 Psychology and Life

Question. What competencies are required for becoming an effective psychologist? Answer The competencies which are required for becoming an effective psychologist fall into three broad sections: (i) General Skills: These skills are generic in nature and are needed by…

NCERT Solutions Class 12 Psychology Chapter 4 Psychological Disorders

Question. Identify the symptoms associated with depression and mania. Answer Symptoms associated with depression are change in body weight, constant sleep problems, tiredness, inability to think clearly, agitation, greatly slowed behaviour, and thoughts of death and…

NCERT Solutions Class 12 Psychology Chapter 3 Meeting Life Challenges

Question. Explain the concept of stress. Give examples from daily life. Answer Stess is derived from Latin word 'strictus' which means tight or narrow. stress can be described as the pattern of responses an organism makes to stimulus event that disturbs the…

NCERT Solutions Class 12 Psychology Chapter 6 Attitude and Social Cognition

Question. Define attitude. Discuss the components of an attitude. Answer Attitude is the tendency to react positively or negatively to a person or circumstances and can be defined as state of the mind, a set of views, or thoughts, regarding some topic which have an evaluative…