Calicut University 2009 B.A Psychology – II : Social - Question Paper

part – A
ans any 2 of the subsequent. every ques. carries 20 marks.
1. describe attitude. How attitudes develop ? How attitudes are changed ?
2. What do you mean by non-verbal communication ? discuss basic channels of
non-verbal communication.
3. Briefly discuss the different leadership styles bringing out the merits and demerits of
every style.
4. explain the importance of social psychology in understanding human behaviour.
(2×20=40 Marks)

part – B
5. ans any 6 of the subsequent. every ques. carries five marks.
a) Social Loafing
b) Conformity
c) Attribution
d) Environmental stress
e) New perspectives in social psychology
f) Prejudice
g) Heuristic
h) Pro social behaviour. (6×5=30 Marks)

part – C
6. ans any 5 of the subsequent. every ques. carries two marks.
a) Cognitive dissonance
b) Schemas
c) Compliance
d) Aggression
e) Personal space
f) Augmenting
g) Discrimination
h) Reactance (5×2=10 Marks)

part – D
ans all ques.. every ques. carries one mark.
7. Match the subsequent :
a) Kelley Correspondent Inference
b) Jones and Davis Planning fallacy
c) Glass selling Causal attribution
d) Optimistic bias Welfare of others
e) Altruism Gender differences (5×1=5 Marks)
8. Write actual or false :
a) Hypothesis is an unverified prediction based on a theory
b) The variable that is measured in an experiment is the independent variable.
c) Persuasion means negative behaviour directed towards members of other group.
d) Trivialization is a technique used for reducing cognitive dissonance.
e) valuation of different aspects of social world is attribution. (5×1=5 Marks)
9. select the right ans.
a) Increased availability of info in memory or consciousness, resulting
from exposure to specific stimuli or events is
i) priming ii) prejudice
iii) heuristics iv) proximity
b) __________ is a compliance technique.
i) Lowball ii) Conformity
iii) Individuation iv) Reciprocity
c) Negative reactions to threat to one's personal freedom is
i) haste ii) disgust
iii) aggression iv) reactance
d) Rules indicating how individuals are expected to behave in specific situations
are ____
i) Social norm ii) Cognition
iii) Social self iv) Perception
e) Leaders who adopt various leadership styles depending on situations are using
i) Democratic style ii) Autocratic style
iii) Free rein iv) Contingency style
f) Body language is related to
i) non-verbal communication ii) dialogue
iii) aggression iv) perception
g) Face to face relationship is seen in
i) Formal group ii) Primary group
iii) In group iv) Reference group
h) Self serving bias is an
i) perceptual fault ii) attribution fault
iii) prejudice iv) stereotype
i) Strained interpersonal relationship is a major consequence of
i) Autocratic leadership ii) Democratic leadership
iii) Diplomatic leadership iv) Expert model of leadership
(10×1=10 Marks)
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Earning:   Approval pending.