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C82SAD Revision. Multiple choice questions. 30 MCQ’s for social psychology and 30 MCQ’s for developmental psychology Total = 60 MCQ’s (1 hour) Then 2 essay questions: 1 question on social psychology (from 6 choices) 1 question on developmental psychology (from 6 choices).
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Multiple choice questions • 30 MCQ’s for social psychology and 30 MCQ’s for developmental psychology • Total = 60 MCQ’s (1 hour) • Then 2 essay questions: • 1 question on social psychology (from 6 choices) • 1 question on developmental psychology (from 6 choices)
Multiple choice questions What is your name? • Martin • Gertrude • St John • None of the above • Format is 4-choice MCQ as follows:
Multiple choice questions Which of following is not a function (Katz, 1960) of attitudes? • Value-expressive • Utilitarian • Self-esteem • Knowledge A full list of practice questions for social psychology are presented on the C82SAD website
Essay questions • “Attitudes are the most indispensable concept in social psychology” (Allport, 1935). To what extent does research in social psychology support this statement? • Is there evidence to support Cottrell’s (1972) evaluation apprehension hypothesis? • Do rewards undermine intrinsic motivation? • What are group norms and how do they affect behaviour in groups? • How do people become prejudiced against minorities?
Essay questions • “Attitudes are the most indispensable concept in social psychology” (Allport, 1935). To what extent does research in social psychology support this statement? • Lecture 3: “Attitudes, persuasive communication and attitude change” • Define attitudes • Focus on the attitude-behaviour link, is it supported? • If not, what are the circumstances that lead to a stronger attitude-behaviour relation? • E.g. attitude strength, accessibility, intentions, social identity
Essay questions • Is there evidence to support Cottrell’s (1972) evaluation apprehension hypothesis? • Lecture 4 “People in groups: Social facilitation, cohesiveness and group norms” • Define social facilitation and evaluation apprehension • Role of ‘drive’ or ‘arousal’ and dominant response • Mere presence vs. evaluative audience • Weight of evidence supporting evaluation apprehension e.g. meta-analyses, well-learned (easy) vs. unfamiliar (hard) tasks
Essay questions • Do rewards undermine intrinsic motivation? • Lecture 10: “Aggression and motivation” • Intrinsic motivation and cognitive evaluation theory • Define intrinsic motivation and extrinsic rewards (give examples) • Start with reinforcement • Deci’s (1971) work on rewards and the undermining effect • Meta-analyses of the undermining effect • Mitigating circumstances (the informational aspect vs. controlling aspect of rewards)
Essay questions • What are group norms and how do they affect behaviour in groups? • Lecture 4: “People in groups: Social facilitation, cohesiveness and group norms”, Lecture 5 “Intergroup behaviour”, and Lecture 9 “Prejudice and discrimination” • Define group norms and the theory that most frequently utilises them (Social Identity Theory) • Give examples of how group norms affect behaviour (e.g. conformity, deindividuation) • E.g. Racist attitudes, collective aggression, bystander effect
Essay questions • How do people become prejudiced against minorities? • Lecture 9 “Prejudice and discrimination” also Lecture 4: “People in groups: Social facilitation, cohesiveness and group norms” and Lecture 5 “Intergroup behaviour” • Focus on social identity approach and group dynamics • Influential factors e.g. relative deprivation, perceived injustice, deindividuation, dehumanization, in- and out-group homogeniety