Calicut University 2009 B.A Psychology Supplementary II – SOCIAL - Question Paper

part – A
ans any 2 of the subsequent. every ques. carries 20 marks.
1. define the dynamics of conformity and compliance and define 2 compliance
strategies based on the principle of consistency.
2. define the concepts of social cognition and its potential sources of errors.
3. discuss the theoretical perspectives of Aggression.
4. State and define the various kinds of group and their functions. (2×20=40 Marks)

part – B
5. ans any 6 of the subsequent. every ques. carries five marks.
a) Impression formation.
b) Sociometry.
c) Attitude formation.
d) Countering the effects of prejudice.
e) Components of identity.
f) Prosocial behaviour.
g) Environmental stress.
h) Domestic violence. (6×5=30 Marks)

part – C
6. ans any 5 of the subsequent. every ques. carries two marks.
a) Social loafting.
b) Crowding
c) Personal space
d) Bystander apathy
e) Foot-in-the-door technique
f) Social stimulation
g) Group think
h) Halo effect. (5×2=10 Marks)

part – D
ans all ques.. every ques. carries one mark.
7. Match the subsequent :
A B
a) Halo effect i) Jones and Davi's
b) Covariation Model ii) Freud
c) Scalogram iii) Gollin
d) Thanatos iv) Kelley
e) Correspondent interference v) Guttman. (5×1=5 Marks)
8. Write whether actual or False.
a) Discrimination is the behavioural manifestation of stereotype and prejudice.
b) An educational institution can be categorized as an informal primary group.
c) The tendency to see the world in positive terms is known as the Pollyanna effect.
d) Attribution is the process by which people attempt to identify the causes of
others and their own behaviour.
e) Social distance scale was developed by Moreno. (5×1=5 Marks)
9. select the accurate ans :
a) Behaviour that reflects an unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
i) Altruism ii) Attachment
iii) Attraction iv) Affiliation
b) Evaluations of different aspects of social world
i) Attitudes ii) Perception
iii) Attributes iv) Impression
c) Effects upon performance resulting from the presence of others is
i) Social cognition ii) Social learning
iii) Social facilitation iv) Social performance
d) The tendency of a few group members to exert less effort on a task than they
would if working on it alone is
i) Risky shift ii) Social disfunction
iii) Social loafting iv) Social status
e) __________ is a set of beliefs and expectations about members of a group
that are held simply because of their membership in the groups.
i) Schemata ii) Stereotype
iii) Sexism iv) Halo effect
f) The tendency of members of highly cohesive groups to seek consensus so
strongly that they ignore info inconsistent with their views and often
make disastrous decisions is
i) Social loafting ii) Group norm
iii) Group think iv) Straw poll
g) ___________ refers to one's overall assessment of one's worth as a person; it
is the evaluate component of the self-concept.
i) Self schema ii) Self-esteem
iii) Self perception iv) Self-attribution
h) Cognitive approaches to prejudice suggest that social categorization lead to
i) Discrimination ii) Sexism
iii) Halo effect iv) Stereotypes
i) The so called cartoon experiments illustrates Bem's theory of
i) Group conflict ii) Social conflict
iii) Social perception iv) Self perception
j) Thurstone's method of attitude scale construction is
i) Summated rating ii) Semantic differential
iii) Social distance iv) Equal appearing intervals.
(10×1=10 Marks)

Earning:   Approval pending.