Kerala University 2005 B.A Social psychology - Question Paper
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SECOND YEAR B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH/APRIL 2005
Part III - Group V - Psychology Paper II - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Time : Three Hours Maximum: 100 Marks
Section A
Answer any two of the following.
1. Describe the historical background and the development of social psychology.
2. What is meant by propaganda ? Explain the techniques of propaganda.
3. State and describe the different types of group and their functions.
4. Illustrate the application of Bocial psychology in business and industry.
(2 x 20 = 40 marks)
Section B
5. Answer any six of the following
(a) Socialization. (b) Group dynamics.
(c) Sociometry. (d) Emergence of leaders.
(e) Kinds of audience. (f) Interpersonal perception.
(g) Environmental stress. (h) Types of social stimulation.
(6 x 5 30 marks)
Section C
6. Answer any five of the following
(c) Sterotype. (d) Anchorage.
(e) Role taking. (f) Halo effect.
(g) Social projection. (h) In group Vs. Out group.
(5 x 2 = 10 marks)
Section D
Answer all questions.
7. Match the following
A B
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(a) |
Correspondent inference. |
(i) |
C.H. Cooley. |
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(b) |
Primacy effect. |
(ii) |
Helson. |
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(c) |
Adaptation level theory. |
(iii) |
Trade. |
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(d) |
Looking Glass self. |
(iv) |
Jones and Davis. |
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(e) |
Law of imitation. |
(v) |
Luchin. |
(5x1 = 5 marks)
8. Write whether True or False
(a) The authoritarian leader is characterized by dominance and aggressiveness.
(b) Polarization provides an index of competition of the crowd.
(c) The approach to social cognition in which the way people view the world depends on their goals, motivations, and needs are termed as motivated tactician model.
(d) The greater the ingroup feeling the greater the group conflict.
(e) Scale discrimination techniques was developed by Osgood.
(5x1 = 5 marks)
9. Choose the correct answers
(a) The tendency to over attribute others behaviour to dispositional causes and the
corresponding failure to recognize the importance of situational causes is -
attribution error.
(i) Positive. (b) Negative.
'(iii) Basic. (d) Fundamental.
(b) The tendency to see the world in positive terms is :
(i) Halo effect. (ii) Pollyanna effect.
(iii) Order effect. (iv) Non of them.
(c) The so-called cartoon experiment illustrates Berns theory of:
(i) Social perception. (ii) Self perception.
(iii) Social conflict. (iv) Group conflict.
(d) _is a set of beliefs and expectations about members of a group that are
held simply because of their membership in the group :
(i) Schemata. (ii) Stereo type.
(iii) Halo effect. (iv) Sexism.
(e) Uncritical acceptance of an idea is :
(i) Imitation. (ii) Projection
(iii) Suggestion, (iv) Identification.
(f) Likerts method of scale construction is :
(i) Social Distance. (ii) Equal appearing intervals.
(iii) Summated rating. (iv) Semantic differential.
(g) The tendency to attribute our own behaivour mainly to situational causes but the behaviour of others mainly to dispositional causes is :
(i) Personal bias. (ii) Augmenting principle.
(iii) Stereotype. (iv) Actor-observer effect.
(h) Leaders who induce high levels of loyalty, respect, and admiration for themselves among their followers are :
(i) Authoritarian leaders, (ii) Artistic leaders.
(iii) Democratic leaders. (iv) Charismatic leaders.
(i) The tendency of members of highly cohesive groups to seek consensus so strongly that they ignore information inconsistent with their views and often make disastrous decisions is :
(i) Group think. (ii) Social lasting.
(iii) Straw poll. (iv) Group norm.
(j) Effect upon performance resulting from the presence of others is :
(i) Social facilitations. (ii) Social cognition.
(iii) Group dynamics. (iv) Social perception.
(10 x 1 = 10 marks)
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