BPC

BACHELORS DEGREE PROGRAMME (BDP)

B.A Ist Year (BPC-001 to 004) Tutor Marked Assignment 2011-2012

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI 110 068

BACHELORS DEGREE PROGRAMME (BDP)

B.A Ist Year (BPC-001 to 004)

Tutor Marked Assignment 2011-2012 Dear Learners,

As per laid down guidelines of the University, you have to complete one assignment for each course opted by you. Each assignment has questions to be answered in 500 words, 250 words, and 100 words. You will find that the questions in the assignments are analytical and descriptive so that you can better understand and comprehend the concepts. Remember, writing answers to assignment questions will sharpen your understanding and prepare you for the term-end examination. It is important that you write the answers to all the questions in your own words. Your answers should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for each question. You are to submit the assignment/s to the Coordinator of your Study Centre. You must obtain a receipt from the Study Centre for the assignment/s submitted and retain it with you. It is desirable to keep with you a photocopy of the assignment/s submitted by you. Once evaluated, the Study Centre will return the assignment/s to you. Please insist on this. The Study Centre will send the marks to the SE Division at IGNOU, New Delhi.

Submission You need to submit the assignment as mentioned below for being eligible to appear in the termend examination: Session For July, 2011 Session For January, 2012 Session Last Date of Submission March 31, 2012 September 30, 2012 To be Sent To The Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you

Guidelines for Doing Assignments We expect you to answer each question as per instructions in the assignment. You will find it useful to keep the following points in mind: 1) Planning: Read the assignments carefully, go through the Units on which they are based. Make some points regarding each question and then rearrange them in a logical order. 2) Organisation: Be a little selective and analytical before drawing up a rough outline of your answer. Give adequate attention to questions introduction and conclusion. Make sure that: a) The answer is logical and coherent, b) It has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs, c) The presentation is correct in your own expression and style. 3) Presentation: Once you are satisfied with your answer, you can write down the final version for submission. It is mandatory to write all assignments neatly in your own handwriting. If you so desire, you may underline the points you wish to emphasize. Make sure that the answer is within the stipulated word limit. Wishing you all the best.

Discipline of Psychology IGNOU, New Delhi

GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (BPC-001) TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)

Course Code: BPC-001 Assignment Code: BPC-001/AST/TMA/2011-12 Marks: 100

Answer all the questions. Questions in Section A carry 20 marks each, those in Section B carry 12 marks each and questions in Section C carry 6 marks each. Word limit for section A is 500 words each, for section B 300 words each and for section C 200 words each. SECTION - A 1. Beginning of scientific psychology is assumed to be in the year 1879. Why? Discuss the evolution of Psychology from Psychophysics of Fechner, Structuralism, Psychoanlysis, Behaviorism to Cognitive psychology. What was the basic concept of human behaviour in each of the above major theories of psychology? Explain. 20

2. Write short notes on the following: (Any five)

5 4 = 20

a) b) c) e) d) e)

Relation of Psychology to Biological sciences and Physical Sciences Psychology of Vision (Seeing) and hearing Short term memory and Long term Memory Perceptual Constancy Stages of Human development Human Brain and emotions

SECTION - B 3. What is Gestalt psychology? What are the laws of organization given by Gestalt psychologists? Can you explain the process of illusion on the basis of these laws? Illustrate with examples. 12

4. How do we see colours? Critically evaluate the different theoretical views of colour vision. 12

5. What do you understand by classical conditioning? Explain the initial work by Ivan Pavlov on conditioning. What are the process or activities that humans learn by classical conditioning? 12

6. How do we forget? Is the process of forgetting same for STM and LTM? What suggestion would you give to improve memory?

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SECTION - C 7. How do you define intelligence? Give different theoretical perspectives. 8. Define the concept of psychophysics. What are the various methods to study the concept of threshold. OR Explain (Any three) a) b) c) d) Threshold Weber and Fechners law Limbic System Critical Period hypothesis 6 6

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (BPC-002) TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA) Course Code: BPC-002 Assignment Code: BPC-002/AST/TMA/2011-12 Marks: 100

Note: Attempt all the questions. Each question carries equal marks. The word limit for each question is around 500 words.

1.

Define life span development. Discuss various characteristics of life span development.

10

2.

Discuss Eriksons psychosocial theory of human development.

10

3.

Write short notes on the following: a) Stages during prenatal development. b) Stages of language development.

5+5

4.

Describe attachment patterns during early years of development.

10

5.

Discuss the various parenting styles. Which style do you think is the best and why?

10

6.

Describe early, middle and late adolescence. What are the characteristic features of development during these three periods of adolescence.

10

7.

What do you understand by adolescent peer culture? In what way the peer culture affects an adolescents development and behaviour? 10

8.

What is a developmental task? Briefly describe later maturity developmental task?

10

9.

Explain various domains of successful ageing?

10

10.

Write short notes on the following:

5+5

a) Psychosocial maladaptations and malignancies

b) Types of ageing.

RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (BPC-003) TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)

Course Code: BPC-003 Assignment Code: BPC-003/AST/TMA/2011-12 Marks: 100 Note: You are required to attempt all questions. Each Question carries 10 marks.

1.

What do you understand by the term variable? Briefly describe the different types of variables used in psychological research? 10

2.

Briefly explain the role of theories, hypotheses and paradigms in a psychological research. Also point out the biases of a researcher while conducting the research 5+5=10

3.

Explain with example the two major types of experimental design: (i) (ii) The controlled group design Two factor design

5+5=10

4.

Explain survey design , its concept, meaning and relevance? Explain the different types of survey research design. 5+5=10

5.

Write short notes on a) b) Interview Steps in research

5+5=10

6.

Discuss method of observation as a significant method of collecting data in a psychological research? Explain your answer with the help of different types of techniques/ methods of observation. Briefly describe the concept, types and importance of questionnaire method?

10 10

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8.

What are the prerequisites for writing an introduction section of a research report? Describe the significance of writing an abstract in a research report.

10

9.

What do you understand by the term literature review? Also explain the significance of literature review in a research method. 10

10.

Write short notes ona) Case study b) References in American Psychological Association format.

5+5=10

STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY (BPC-004) TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA) Course Code: BPC-004 Assignment Code: BPC-003/AST/TMA/2010-11 Marks: 100

Instructions:

Attempt all the questions. Each question carries equal marks. The word limit for each question is around 500 words.

1. 2. 3.

Explain the meaning of statistics and discuss its scope and use. Discuss hypothesis testing and state the general procedures for hypothesis testing. Tabulate the following 25 scores into a frequency distribution using an appropriate interval.
64, 69, 84, 67, 61, 72, 72, 63, 71, 83, 70, 76, 75, 81, 66, 73, 86, 65, 68, 81, 72, 67, 77, 75, 72

10 10

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4. 5.

Explain the concept of dispersion and discuss the types of measures of dispersion. Compute the average deviation and standard deviation from the following ungrouped data. 45, 43, 46, 47, 36, 39, 35, 45, 34, 47, 30, 35, 36, 39, 42, 44, 46, 38, 34, 35

10

10

6.

Compute mean, median and mode for the following frequency distribution.

10

Scores 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 N = 100
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f 7 13 10 25 20 5 5 15

7.

Find the correlation coefficients for the following data using product moment method and interpret the coefficients.

10

Individuals A

Variable X

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13

15

17

18

22

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Variable Y

16

11

20

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10

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8.

Describe in detail the chi square test and explain its properties and application.

10

9.

Discuss the term normal distribution in detail with focus on its characteristics and properties. Further explain the deviations from normal distribution curve with the help diagrams.

10

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10.

A group of 20 students were given mathematical test under two conditions: restricted position and unrestricted position. Test the significance of the difference between mean at 0.01 level on the basis of the following data. Roll No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Restricted Position 21 18 20 19 17 16 15 12 20 8 Unrestricted Position 17 18 23 24 26 12 14 12 10 19 Roll No. Restricted Position 18 16 13 13 15 12 13 14 16 21

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Unrestricte d position 21 20 20 25 28 26 24 23 24 26

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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