The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the CUET PG 2026 Psychology / Applied Psychology (HUQP20) examination on March 16, 2026, during Shift 3 from 04:00 PM to 05:30 PM.

Students who appeared for the exam reported that the overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate. CUET PG 2026 Psychology Question Paper with Solutions PDF is available here for download. The marking scheme is +4 for correct answers and -1 for wrong answers, totaling 300 marks.

CUET PG 2026 Psychology Question Paper with Solutions PDF

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Question 1:

Which level of measurement is the only one that includes a true zero point?

  • (1) Nominal 
  • (2) Ordinal 
  • (3) Interval 
  • (4) Ratio

Question 2:

In Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, which conflict do adolescents typically face?

  • (1) Trust vs. Mistrust 
  • (2) Industry vs. Inferiority 
  • (3) Identity vs. Role Confusion 
  • (4) Intimacy vs. Isolation

Question 3:

Who proposed the "Three-Factor Theory" of personality involving Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism?

  • (1) Sigmund Freud 
  • (2) Hans Eysenck 
  • (3) Carl Rogers 
  • (4) Gordon Allport

Question 4:

What is a Type II error in hypothesis testing?

  • (1) Rejecting a true null hypothesis
  • (2) Failing to reject a false null hypothesis
  • (3) Accepting a true null hypothesis
  • (4) Rejecting both null and alternative hypotheses

Question 5:

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for transferring short-term memory into long-term memory?

  • (1) Cerebellum
  • (2) Hippocampus
  • (3) Medulla Oblongata
  • (4) Hypothalamus

Question 6:

In classical conditioning, what is the term for the reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of extinction?

  • (1) Generalization
  • (2) Spontaneous Recovery
  • (3) Discrimination
  • (4) Extinction

Question 7:

Which therapy is based on the principle of "Unconditional Positive Regard"?

  • (1) Psychoanalysis
  • (2) Behavior Therapy
  • (3) Client-Centered Therapy
  • (4) Cognitive Therapy

Question 8:

According to Maslow's hierarchy, which need must be met immediately after safety needs?

  • (1) Physiological Needs
  • (2) Esteem Needs
  • (3) Love and Belongingness Needs
  • (4) Self-Actualization Needs

Question 9:

What is the mean of a standard normal distribution (Z-score)?

  • (1) 1
  • (2) 0
  • (3) -1
  • (4) 0.5

Question 10:

Which defense mechanism involves pushing threatening thoughts into the unconscious mind?

  • (1) Projection
  • (2) Repression
  • (3) Rationalization
  • (4) Displacement

Question 11:

Who is known as the father of Operant Conditioning?

  • (1) Ivan Pavlov
  • (2) B. F. Skinner
  • (3) Edward Thorndike
  • (4) John B. Watson

Question 12:

The "Strange Situation" procedure was developed by Mary Ainsworth to measure what?

  • (1) Intelligence in infants
  • (2) Language development
  • (3) Attachment styles in infants
  • (4) Cognitive development

Question 13:

Which theory of emotion suggests that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously?

  • (1) James-Lange Theory
  • (2) Cannon-Bard Theory
  • (3) Schachter-Singer Theory
  • (4) Opponent-Process Theory

Question 14:

What is the term for a research design that follows the same group of participants over a long period?

  • (1) Cross-sectional Study
  • (2) Longitudinal Study
  • (3) Experimental Study
  • (4) Case Study

Question 15:

In Piaget's theory, at what stage does a child develop "Object Permanence"?

  • (1) Sensorimotor Stage
  • (2) Preoperational Stage
  • (3) Concrete Operational Stage
  • (4) Formal Operational Stage

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