MAPC: Cognitive Psychology, Learning and Memory – Statistics Assignment

Assignment Task

Cognitive Psychology, Learning and Memory (MPC-001)

NOTE: All questions are compulsory.

SECTION – A

Answer the following questions in 1000 words each

Discuss the structure and functions of language.Critically discuss Das, Naglieri and Kirby’s PASS theory.Explain the barriers to problem solving.

SECTION – B

Answer the following questions in 400 words each.

Describe the levels of processing model by Craik and Lockhart.Explain the factors affecting problem solving.Discuss Guilford’s model of intelligence.Define creativity. Describe the stages of creativity.Explain the key issues in the study of cognitive psychology

SECTION – C

Answer the following questions in 50 words each.

Seven primary factors given by ThurstoneAspects of creativityHeuristicsLong term memoryRole of hippocampus in memoryFour principles of information processingNeuroscience and cognitive psychologyProblem space hypothesisMeans-ends analysisTypes of problems

LIFE SPAN PSYCHOLOGY(MPC-002)

NOTE: All questions are compulsory.

SECTION – A

Answer the following questions in 1000 words each.

Discuss cognitive development during middle childhood.Define life span development. Discuss the characteristics of life span development.Discuss psychosocial challenges in older adults.

SECTION – B

Answer the following questions in 400 words each.

Define intellectual disability. Explain its identification process in children and effective teaching strategies.Elucidate Marcia’s identity status.Describe the ageing process in men and women.Explain Levinson’s seasons of life theory.Describe cognitive changes during middle adulthood.

SECTION – C

Answer the following questions in 50 words each.

Exceptional childrenCross-sectional methodGrammar and pragmaticsSigns of negative self-concept in adolescentsGrowth spurtNew egocentrismSociometric rejectionsSocial hazards during early childhoodContinuity vs discontinuityHigh-risk behaviours during adolescence

PERSONALITY: THEORIES AND ASSESSMENT (MPC003)

NOTE: All questions are compulsory.

SECTION – A

Answer the following questions in 1000 words each.

Describe self-report inventories.Explain behavioural assessment techniques and their weaknesses.Explain Eysenck’s trait-type theory.

SECTION – B

Answer the following questions in 400 words each.

Explain the technical criteria before which the assessment techniques are considered scientific.Explain the classification of projective techniques. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of projective techniques.Define personality. Explain the concept of trait and personal dispositions.Explain the salient features of Sullivan’s theory of personality.Discuss the psychological determinants of personality.

SECTION – C

Answer the following questions in 50 words each.

Important steps in personality assessmentMyers-Briggs Type IndicatorPurpose of case study methodThe study of values by All portBig-five InventoryEvaluation of Bandura’s theoryCharacteristics of self-actualizersConstitutional and environmental traitsGuilford’s trait theoryIdiographic approach to personality

ADVANCED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

NOTE: All Questions Are Compulsory

Section A

Answer the following question in about 1000 words each:

Discuss the historical developments of social psychology.Explain the attribution theory and its applicability in education.Discuss the different factors that affect helping behavior.

Section B

Answer the following questions in about 400 words each:

Discuss the experimental design in social psychology.Explain the evolutionary theories of human interpersonal attraction.Describe intervention to reduce aggression.Explain the nature and characteristics of attitudes.Discuss the two dimensional model for conflict resolution.

Section C

Answer the following in about 50 words each:

Characteristics of group.Measurement of group dynamics.SchemasEthical issues in Social PsychologyObedienceAltruismSocial Learning theoryStereotypesOvert ConflictGroup Development

Research Methods (MPC-005)

Note: All Questions Are Compulsory

Section A

Answer the following question in about 1000 words each.

Explain the factorial design with the help of a suitable example.Explain the assumptions, theories and steps of discourse analysis.What are the different steps followed for conducting a scientific research?

Section B

Answer the following questions in about 400 words each.

Type of Quasi Experimental Designs.Research Biases.Distinguish between field and experimental research design.Types of questions that can be used in a survey research.Strategies of interpreting data in a qualitative research.

Section C

Answer the following in about 50 words each.

Difference between causal comparative and experimental research designDefinition of research design.Significance of hypothesis formulation.Meaning of reliability.Method of snow ball sampling.Difference between independent and dependent variable.Relevance of grounded theory.Meaning of ethnography.Criteria for selecting a case study.Concept of cross sectional survey research design

STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY (MPC-006)

NOTE: All Questions Are Compulsory. The answers are to be written in own words. Do not copy from the course material or any other source.

SECTION A

Answer the following question in about 1000 words (wherever applicable) each

Explain the meaning of descriptive statistics and describe organisation of data.Explain the concept of normal curve with help of a diagram. Explain the characteristics of normal probability curve.The scores obtained by four groups of employees on occupational stress are given below. Compute ANOVA for the same.

SECTION B

Answer the following questions in about 400 words (wherever applicable) each

Discuss the assumptions of parametric and nonparametric statistics.Using Spearman’s rank order correlation for the following data:

6. Describe various levels of measurement with suitable examples.

7. Explain Kruskall- Wallis ANOVA test and compare it with ANOVA.

8. Compute Chi-square for the following data:

SECTION C

Answer the following in about 50 words each

Type I and type II errors.Skewness and kurtosis.Point and interval estimations.Null hypothesisScatter diagramOutliersBiserial correlationVarianceInteractional effectWilcoxon matched pair signed rank test.