This document provides instructions and questions for a psychology exam covering life span psychology and research methodology. It includes two sections. Section A contains 4 questions worth 40 marks each, requiring answers of about 40 lines. Section B contains 5 questions worth 6 marks each, requiring answers not exceeding 20 lines. The questions cover topics like the different periods of human development, psychoanalytic personality theory, research problems, designs, sampling, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, chi square tests, and writing research reports.

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M.Sc. I Year First Spell Examination, Dcc. -201.2
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
Course - 03 : Life - SPan PsYchologY
Tinte : 3 HoursJ [Max' Marks : 7o
fMitr. Msrks : 28
SBCTION - A
fMarks:4x10:40J
Instructions to the csndidates :
u) Attswer any Four of tttefollotuirtg questiotrs in obout 40 lines esch'
b) Each question.ctrries !0 marks'
of the life
1) what do you mean by development? Delineate the diffcrent periods
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into the
2) Write about all the changes that take place on the individual advances
old age or late adulthood.
i) Expiain the different shapes of language development. i
and
4) write briefly about the Psychoanalytical theory's personality structure
delineate the different defence mechanisms'
5) what do you meaR by life events? why is it necessary to adjust over to the
changing life events? ExPlain
6) What is career planning? write about super's theory of occupational
develoPment.
patterns cause
7) What are the different patterns of occupations? How do these
stress in the individuals? Discuss'
to retirement'
S) What is retirement? State the conditions affecting adjustment
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2. Instructions to the candidiles :
a) Answer ony Five of thefottotttittg questiorts in about 20 lines eoclt.
b) Each questiort corries f marks.
9) Experimentalmethod.
10) 'Explainthe nature of intelligence.
11) Explain Selman's stages of role taking.
12) Write about the conditions r.vhich shape the setf concept in early childhood.
13) Emotional problems of childhood.
14) Discuss about adolescents', relationship with parents.
15) Discuss about the concept of parenthood.
16) What do you mean by vocational adjustment.
17) What is the meaning of family life?
1S) Write about the significance of death.
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M.Sc. I Year First Spell Examination, Dcc. -2012
Subject: PSYCHOLOGY
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Coursc - 04 z Rescarch MethodologY
Time: 3 IIoursJ [Mox Morlc : 70
fMin. Marks : 28
SECTION . A
[Marks:4x10:40J
Instructions to tlte condidotes :
a) Answer ony Four questions in essayform in obout 40 lines esclt.
b) Each question carries I0 msrks-
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What is a'iesearch problem? Discuss the criteria for selecting a problem in
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research.
2) Discuss the different types of research used in psychological research.
3) Define research design. Discuss the different types of research designl *;.''..:
in psychological research.
4) What is sample? Discuss the different methods of drawing a sample.
S) What is the importance of Hypothesis in research. Explain the procedure of
Hypothesis testing of a problem in psychological research.
6) What is ANOVA? Using a hypothetical data drawn from psychological research,
discuss the procedure of computing one way ANOVA.
7) Using a hypothetical data, explain the procedure for computing chi square
test as a test of indePendence.
S) What is a research report? Discuss the layout of the research report.
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4. . SECTION-B ,
[Marks:5x6=30J
Instructions to the candidotes :
a) Answer any Five of thefoltoruiitg questiotts irt rrot exceeding 20 lines eaclt
b) Eoclt questiorr corries f,marks.
g) Describe the meaning of scientific method.
i Ol Explain the meaning of research.
11) Explain the characteristics of a good sampling design.
1 2) What is experimental validiry?
13) What is survey research?
14) Discuss the characteristics of case study method.
15) Explain the differences between parametric test and non parametric tests.
16) What is multidimensionai scaling.
17) Enumerate some of the problems encountered by the researcher in writing a
research report
1S) Discuss the significance of report writing after conducting research.
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