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This assessment package includes 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) each for Social Psychology and Developmental Psychology, totaling 60 MCQs to be completed in one hour. Additionally, it features two essay questions, one on Social Psychology and one on Developmental Psychology, to explore key concepts and theories in-depth. Key topics include attitudes, group norms, intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, evaluation apprehension, and the dynamics of prejudice and discrimination. The assessment is designed to test understanding and critical thinking within both psychological domains.
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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
