PSYCHOLOGY HONOURS

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CC8 (PSYACOR08T)- Statistical Methods For Psychological Research -II

UNIT-1

Marks 2

1. What is one tail test?2. What is two tail test?3. What is hypothesis?4. What is Null hypothesis?5. What do you mean by Alternative hypothesis?6. Describe the level of significance7. Write a short note on z test8. Write a short note on t test

Marks 51. Compare the properties of normal and student’s t distribution2. Describe the principal properties of student’s t distribution3. Describe the assumptions underlying the student’s t test 4. Explain what is meant by matched –pair groups.5. Explain what is meant by the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis, and how they are used in finding

the significance of between means6. Explain why t distributions are applicable to both small and large sample.

Marks 10

1. An interest test is administered to 6 boys in a vocational training class and to 10 boys in a latin class. Is the mean difference between the two groups significant at the .05 level?

Vocational Class

Scores

28 35 32 24 26 35

Latin Class 20

16 25 34 20 28 31 24 27 15

2. The strength of kneejerk (in degrees of arc) as measured in a group of 10 men under tensed and relaxed conditions, repectively, are given , Find whether or not the mean kneejerk strength in the tensed condition is significantly different from that in the relaxed condition.

Kneejerk

Tensed 8 22 35 19 23 13 2 14 11 25Relaxed 29 48 55 49 53 41 22 38 35 48

Df ( Degrees of Freedom)

Reference books to consult- Das,D. &Das,A. (2008).Statistics in Biology and Psychology.5th Edition. Academic Publishers

Garrett, H.E.,Woodworth, R.S. (2004). Statistics in Psychology And Education. New Delhi: Paragon International Publishers.

Mangal, S.K. (2012). Statistics in Psychology & Education. 2nd Edition. New Delhi: PHI learning Pvt.Ltd.

UNIT-2

Marks 2

1. What is Analysis of Variance?2. What is omega Square?3. Why is ANOVA preferable to t test?

Marks 5

1. Classification of ANOVA?2. Assumptions of ANOVA.3. What do you know about Single Classification ANOVA?4. Models Of ANOVA.5. Describe about the computation of Variance ratio.

Marks 10

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d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

i.

Df (Degrees of Freedom)

Reference books to consult-

Das,D. &Das,A. (2008).Statistics in Biology and Psychology.5th Edition. Academic Publishers

Garrett, H.E.,Woodworth, R.S. (2004). Statistics in Psychology And Education. New Delhi: Paragon International Publishers.

Mangal, S.K. (2012). Statistics in Psychology & Education. 2nd Edition. New Delhi: PHI learning Pvt.Ltd.

UNIT-3

2 marks

1. Differentiate between parameter and statistics.

2. Define non-parametric statistics.

3. Give some examples of non-parametric tests.

4. Define chi square test.

5. What do you understand by the term “goodness of fit”?

6. What is Yates’ correction?

7. Define Mann-Whitney U test.

8. When should we try to use Mann-Whitney U test?

9. Define Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

10. Where should we use Wilcoxon signed-rank test?

5 marks

1. What are non-parametric tests? How are they different from parametric tests?

2. Write down the advantages and disadvantages of non-parametric statistics.

3. When and where should we try to use parametric and non-parametric tests?

4. What is chi square test? Write down the properties of chi square test.

5. Briefly discuss the uses of Chi square test.

6. What is Yates’ correction? Write down the uses of Yates’ correction.

7. Explain the additive property of chi square.

8. How do we compute Mann-Whitney U test?

9. How do we compute Wilcoxon signed-rank test?

10 marks

1. How do we compute chi square test as a test of independence?

2. How do we differentiate chi square test from t-test?

3. Compute the following problems:

1-17 Problems (by using chi square test)

Mangal, S.K. (2012). Statistics in Psychology & Education. 2nd Edition. New Delhi: PHI learning Pvt.Ltd.

Garrett, H.E.,Woodworth, R.S.

(2004). Statistics in Psychology And Education. New Delhi: Paragon International Publishers.

Mangal, S.K. (2012). Statistics in Psychology & Education. 2nd Edition. New Delhi: PHI learning Pvt.Ltd.

Kothari, C.R.(2004).Research Methodology Methods and Techniques.2ndEdition. New Delhi: New Age International.

Mangal, S.K. (2012). Statistics in Psychology & Education. 2nd Edition. New Delhi: PHI learning Pvt.Ltd..

1-3 Problems (by usingMann-Whitney U test)

Mangal, S.K. (2012). Statistics in Psychology & Education. 2nd Edition. New Delhi: PHI learning Pvt.Ltd.

1-3 Problems (by using Wilcoxon signed-rank test)

Mangal, S.K. (2012). Statistics in Psychology & Education. 2nd Edition. New Delhi: PHI learning Pvt.Ltd.

Das,D. &Das,A. (2008).Statistics in Biology and Psychology.5th Edition. Academic Publishers

References:

Das,D. &Das,A. (2008).Statistics in Biology and Psychology.5th Edition. Academic Publishers

Garrett, H.E.,Woodworth, R.S. (2004). Statistics in Psychology And Education. New Delhi: Paragon International Publishers.

Kothari, C.R.(2004).Research Methodology Methods and Techniques.2nd Edition. New Delhi: New Age International.

Mangal, S.K. (2012). Statistics in Psychology & Education. 2nd Edition. New Delhi: PHI learning Pvt.Ltd.

CC9 (PSYACOR09T)—Developmental Psychology

UNIT 1

2 marks:

1. Define the term ‘Development’.2. What is developmental psychology?3. Differentiate between growth and development.4. State any two principles of development.5. Define cephalocaudal principle of development.6. What is meant by proximodistal law of development?7. How phylogenetic functions differ from ontogenetic functions?8. What is meant by the term ‘developmental tasks’?9. Define the term ‘culture’.10. Who is called a ‘peer’?

5 marks:

Write short notes on:

1. Any four principles of development.2. Role of family in development.3. Role of peers in development.4. Role of school in development.5. Role of media in development.6. Role of culture in development.

10 marks:

1. Define development. Illustrate the principles of development.2. Discuss the role of family and peers in development.3. Discuss the role of school and media in development.4. What is meant by the term ‘culture’? Elaborate the role of nature and nurture in development with special

reference to cultures.

UNIT 2) A) PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT

2 marks:

1. What is prenatal development?2. What is a zygote?3. What is an embryo?4. What is a foetus?5. What do the terms ‘Placenta’ and ‘Umbilical cord’ mean?6. What are ‘fallopian tubes’?7. What are referred to as ‘Chorion’ and ‘amniotic fluid’?8. What are ‘vernix’ and ‘lanugo’?9. What is meant byteratogen?

5 marks:

Write short notes on:

1. Germinal period.2. Period of embryo.3. Period of foetus.4. Physical hazards of prenatal development.5. Psychological hazards of prenatal development.

10 marks:

1. Elaborate the stages of prenatal period in detail.2. What is prenatal development? Discuss in detail the hazards that can occur during thisperiod.

UNIT 2) B) PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

2 marks

1. Define human development.

2. Differentiate between growth and maturation.

3. Define ossification.

4. Mention the different types of body build and define it.

5. What do you understand by the term ‘puberty growth spurt’?

6. Write down the cause of puberty changes.

7. Mention some common factors that affect physical development.

5 marks

1. Briefly discuss the factors controlling body size.

2. What do you mean by the term‘Ossification’? How does it occur? Write down the importance of ossification?

3. Briefly discuss the development of teeth in childhood.

4. Briefly discuss on gross motor development in early and middle childhood.

10 marks

1. Discuss about the changes in body size. Is there any psychological significance of body size?

2. What are the major physical changes occur during puberty? Write down the causes and consequences of

puberty changes.

3. Elaborately discuss the factors that affect physical development.

UNIT 2) C) COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Marks 2

1. According to piaget’s what is adaptation process?2. What are four main stages of Cognitive development according to Piaget?3. What is schema?4. What are the two complementary activities of adaptation process?5. What is assimilation 6. What is accommodation7. What is equilibration?8. What is organization process?9. What is circular reaction?10. What is animistic thinking? 11. What do you mean by make believe play?12. Describe concrete operational stage?

Marks 5

1. Describe Primary circular Reaction and Secondary Circular Reaction.2. What do you mean by object permanence?3. Write short note on – sensorimotor stage .4. Describe the sub stages of sensorimotor stage. 5. What is Deferred imitation?6. Write short note on- Categorization.

7. Describe Preoperational stage of cognitive development?8. Write a short note on- Egocentrism.9. What do you mean by conservation & classification?10. Write a short note on concrete operational stage.11. What are the characteristics of formal operation stage?

Marks 10

1. Briefly describe Piaget’s Cognitive Development theory?

Reference books to consult- Berk,L.E.(2010).Child Development. 9th Edition. New Delhi: Prentice Hall.

Hurlock, E.B.(2001).Child Development.6th Edition.McGraw-Hill Education Pvt.Ltd.

Santrock, J.W.(2001). A Tropical Approach to Life-Span Development.3rd Edition. New Delhi:Tata McGraw-Hill.

UNIT 2) D) LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

2 marks

1. What is semantics?

2. What is morphology?

3. Define syntax.

4. Define pragmatics.

5. What do you understand by the term ‘LAD’?

6. What do you understand by the term ‘phonology’?

7. Define categorical speech perception.

8. Define child-directed speech (CDS).

9. What do you understand by the terms ‘cooing’ and ‘babbling’?

10. Define protoimperative and protodeclarative gestures.

11. What is fast-mapping?

12. What do you understand by the terms ‘referential style’ and ‘expressive style’ of language?

13. Define underextension and overextension.

14. What is lexical contrast theory? Who proposed this theory?

15. Define syntactic bootstrapping.

16. What is semantic bootstrapping?

17. Define telegraphic speech.

18. Define grammatical morphemes.

19. Define overregularization.

20. Define the following conversational strategies-

I. Shading

II. Turnabout

21. What do you understand by the term ‘metalinguistic awareness’?

22. Which part of the brain does control grammatical processing and language production? Additionally which part

of the brain helps in comprehending word meaning?

23. What do you understand by the term ‘bilingualism’? What are the advantages of bilingualism in childhood?

24. Write down the difference between the two words- ‘language’ and ‘speech’.

25. Write down the name of the prespeech forms of communication.

5 marks

1. Briefly discuss the components of language.

2. Write down a short note on ‘cooing’ and ‘babbling’.

3. Briefly discusson prelinguistic development.

4. Write down a short note on the following topics -

I. Phonological development.

II. Semantic development.

III. Grammatical development.

IV. Pragmatic development.

10 marks

1. Elaborately discuss the different theories of language development.

2. Briefly discuss on language development in children.

References:

Berk,L.E.(2010).Child Development. 9th Edition. New Delhi: Prentice Hall.

Hurlock, E.B.(2001).Child Development.6th Edition.McGraw-Hill Education Pvt.Ltd.

Santrock, J.W.(2001). A Tropical Approach to Life-Span Development.3rd Edition. New Delhi:Tata McGraw-Hill.

UNIT 3) A) EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2marks questions:

1) Define catharsis.2) What is meant by heightened emotionality?3) Define temperament.4) What is primary emotion?5) Define self-conscious emotion.6) Differentiate between separation and stranger’s anxiety.7) What is social referencing?8) What is basic cry?9) What is pain cry?

10)What is social smile?

11) Define emotional regulation

12)What is meant by emotional deprivation?

13) Define emotional linkage.

5marks questions:

A) Write short notes on following topics1) Attachment Theory2) Emotional Catharsis3) Learning methods of emotional development4) Emotional regulation5) Emotional deprivation6) Socio-emotional Selectivity theory7) Ethological perspectives of attachment

10marks questions:

1) Describe Bowlby’s attachment theory.2) Discuss how does self-conscious emotion develop? Describe briefly the hazards in emotional development.

UNIT 3) B) MORAL DEVELOPMENT

2 marks:

1. What is moral development?2. What is meant by moral behaviour?

3. What is moral thought?4. Define the term ‘immanent justice’.5. Define the term ‘heteronomous morality’ according to Piaget.6. What does the term ‘autonomous morality’ mean?7. What is preconventional reasoning?8. What is conventional reasoning?9. Define postconventional reasoning.10. How did Kohlberg define ‘heteronomous morality’?11. Define the term individualism, instrumental purpose and exchange.12. What is interpersonal conformity?13. What does social system morality mean?14. What is meant by legalistic orientation?15. What is universal ethical principles orientation?16. What is meant by cosmic perspective?

5 marks:

Write short notes on:

1. Preconventional stage of moral reasoning.2. Conventional stage of moral reasoning.3. Postconventional stage of moral reasoning.4. Piaget’s theory of moral reasoning.

10 marks:

1. What is moral development? Delineate Kohlberg’s theory of moral development.

Reference books to consult:

1. Berk—Child Development2. Santrock—A Topical Approach to Life-span Development.3. Papalia, Olds, Feldman—Human Development.4. E.B. Hurlock— Developmental Psychology--A life Span Approach.

UNIT 3) C) SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

2marks questions:

1) Who are called gregarious people?2) Define conformity.3) Which period is called gang age?

5marks questions:

A) Write short notes on following topics:1) Processes in socialization2) Social expectations3) Social development in early childhood.4) Sex antagonism5) Childhood gangs

10marks questions:

1) Describe the importance of early social experiences.2) Delineate the social development in late childhood.3) Discuss the hazards in social development.

References:

Hurlock, E.B.- Child Development

Santrock, J.W.- A Topical Approach to Life Span Development

UNIT 4) SOCIO- CULTURAL CONTEXT FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Marks 2

1. What is family?2. What is peer group?3. What is growth?4. What is development?

Marks 5

1. How does family help to develop human?2. Write a short note on - media influence a person’s development?3. Write a short note on – Schooling influence a person’s development.4. Write a Short note on- Gang Age.

Marks 10

1. Describe human development in the Indian context.

2. Define Peer group? How does the peer group influence a person’s development?2+83. How does the family influence a person’s development?

Reference books to consult:

5. Berk—Child Development6. Santrock—A Topical Approach to Life-span Development.7. Papalia, Olds, Feldman—Human Development.8. E.B. Hurlock— Developmental Psychology--A life Span Approach.

CC10 (PSYACOR010T)—Applied Social Psychology

UNIT 1

2 marks:

1. Define applied social psychology.2. Define social influence.3. What is conformity?4. Define compliance.5. What is obedience?6. What is ‘door-in-the -face’ technique?7. What is foot-in-the- door’ technique?8. Define pique technique.9. What does ‘low-ball’ technique mean?10. What is meant by informational influence?11. What does normative influence mean?12. What is referent power?13. What is that’s-not-all technique?

5 marks:

Write short notes on:

1. Nature of applied social psychology.2. Factors influencing conformity.3. Techniques of compliance.4. Levels of analysis.5. Participatory action.6. Comparison among conformity, compliance and obedience.7. Factors behind obedience.8. Six bases of social power.9. Role of culture on conformity.

10 marks:

1. Define compliance. Discuss different techniques of compliance.2. What is conformity? Write about the factors in details that influence conformity.

Reference books to consult:

1. Applied social Psychology—Understanding and Addressing Social and Practical Problems—Schneider, Gruman, and Coutts.

2. Social Psychology—Taylor, Peplau, & Sears3. Social Psychology—Baron, Byrne,&Branscombe.4. Social psychology—A. K. Singh

UNIT 2

2marks questions:

1) Define environmental psychology.2) Define population.3) Define diversity.

5marks questions:

1) Write a short note on strategies for inducing environment friendly behaviour.

10marks questions:

1) Discuss how social psychology can be applied to the pro environment behaviour and diversification.

Reference:

Gifford, Robert. (2012). Applying Social Psychology to the Environment. 10.4135/9781071800591.n13.

UNIT 3

Marks 2

1. What is LAW?

Marks 5

1. Write a short note on – Law and Applied Social Psychology2. Write a short note on – Health and Applied Social Psychology3. Write a short note on – Work and Applied Social Psychology

Marks 10

1. How does applied social psychology works in the criminal justice system?

Reference books to consult:

1. Applied social Psychology—Understanding and Addressing Social and Practical Problems—Schneider, Gruman, and Coutts.

2. Social psychology—A. K. Singh

UNIT 4

5 Marks

1. Write down short note on the following topics:

I. Impact analysis

II. Process of intervention

2. Write down the reasons for evaluating intervention.

10 Marks

1. How should we try to intervene any social problem in society? Discuss it with the help of a suitable example

in Indian context.

Reference:

Schneider,F.W., Gruman, A., Coults,L.M.(2012).Applied Social Psychology:Understanding and addressing social and practical problems.

New Delhi: Sage publications.