Test Code: SCA/SCB (Short Answer Type) 2015

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1 Test Code: SC/SC (Short nswer Type) 2015 Junior Research ellowship in Psychology The candidates for Junior Research ellowship in Psychology are required to take short answer type tests on Research methodology in the forenoon and Psychology in the afternoon session. Calculator is not allowed. The syllabus and the sample questions for both tests are given below. Test Code: SC Syllabus for Research ethodology 1. Introduction: Types of Research, Criteria of good research, Exploring research problems, Defining research problems, Principles of Theory construction, Steps in research, Report writing for publishing, Ethical issues in Psychological research. 2. Research Design: eatures of good research design, Randomized group, Randomized block, Latin Squares, actorial design. 3. ethods in Psychological research: Cross sectional and longitudinal methods, pplied behavioural analysis, Experimental and Quasi experimental methods, Case study, Survey research, Interview, Content analysis, Projective techniques, Ethnographic method, Discourse analysis. 4. Sampling: Population and Sample, Sampling and Nonsampling errors, Simple random sampling and other sampling methods, Sample size determination, probability and nonprobability sampling methods. 5. Psychological ssessment: Characteristics and classification of psychological tests, Item writing, Item analysis, ethods of Reliability and Validity, Norms, Computer assisted testing. 6. Statistical analysis: Types of data, Scrutiny of data, Graphical and Tabular representations of data, Normal probability curve, testing of hypothesis: parametric and nonparametric tests, nalysis of Variance, nalysis of Covariance, Simple, multiple and partial correlations, Simple and multiple regression, Principal component analysis, actor analysis, Cluster analysis. 7. Statistical software: SPSS, SExcel

2 Sample Questions for Research ethodology Test Code: SC 1. Describe probability sampling. Why is it preferred to non probability sampling? Explain with illustration the use of nonprobability sampling. 2. (i) firm consists of three groups of workers with strengths 25, 35 and 55 having mean monthly incomes 10, 20 and 30 thousand rupees respectively. ind the mean monthly income of all the workers in the firm. (ii) The of heights of 24 students in a class is inches. ne student with height 72.6 inches leaves the class and a new student with height 60.4 joins the class. What is the new of heights of students in the class? 3. Certain data obtained from a study of a group of 1000 employees in a cotton mill as to their religion, sex and marital status were reported as follows: 525 Hindus 312 males 470 married 42 Hindu males 147 married Hindus 86 married males 25 married Hindu males. Examine this for internal consistency. 4. The following list gives the sex (male/female), the blood group (,, or ) and the ability () or the inability () to taste PTC of 40 individuals investigated in a general study. Summarise the information in a table, with a suitable title, column and row headings and other essential details to make the table self explanatory. Sl. No. Sex lood group Taste reaction to PTC Sl. No. Sex lood group Taste reaction to PTC

3 What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data analysis? Suppose you are asked to interview 60 elders for assessing their intention to attend a group. ut of these 60, 35 people expressed favorable, 10 people expressed indifferent and 15 people expressed unfavorable attitude. Test whether the three opinions are equally likely. The critical value of relevant statistic at 5% level of significance is The IQs and Scores of 10 students in a certain examination are given as below. IQ Score (i) Plot the scatter diagram and comment on it. (ii) btain the linear regression equation of Score (y) on IQ (x) (i.e., y = a bx). lso find the coefficient of determination (r 2 ) and interpret the values of a, b and r 2. (iii) Predict the Score in the examination of a student with IQ as our problems are given below. Study them carefully. Choose one problem and outline its research plans in both experimental and nonexperimental scientific inquiries. a) How does leadership style affect group morale? b) Does extrinsic reward undermine intrinsic motivation? c) How does anxiety affect achievement in mathematics? d) How does feedback help in reducing anxiety? 8. What is discourse analysis? How does it help in exploring research variables? Explore selfefficacy measurement dimensions out of the following speech of aria Sharapova: I love the work that I put in on the court and I know that some day it will pay off, Sharapova, runnerup in elbourne 12 months ago, told reporters on Saturday. Saying that, I m still 20 years old. I ve said it many times, I don t think this is the peak of my career. I believe that there are many more years to go, and I m going to learn from all those experiences within those years. I ve proven it before and I ve done it before, so I don t think you can ever count me out, she said. No matter how confident or not, no matter where my ranking is, I m one of the toughest competitors out there. I never leave the court without giving 100 per cent, and that s why I think I gain a lot of respect from my fans and from the tennis audience. It s what I love to do.

4 I m feeling really good, she said. I had a really good offseason. Injuryfree. I worked really hard. I put a lot of dedication into it. Waking up every single morning, I was looking forward to practice, getting better. y body will allow anything really. It s ready for anything, she said. 9. Given below are the marks obtained in athematics by a batch of 42 students of a school at the school final examination (a) Construct a frequency distribution with width of the class intervals as 10 starting with 21.5 and hence answer questions 6(b) and 6(c). (b) Draw up the gives of both less than and greater than types and hence find the proportion of students scoring (i) less than 40 marks and (ii) more than 55 marks. lso find the marks (iii) below which 25% of the students scored and (iv) above which 25% of the students scored. (c) Calculate mean and variance of marks in mathematics.

5 Syllabus for Psychology Test Code: SC 1. Cognitive processes: Human Information Processing models, Theories of ttention, Principles of perception, Perceptual motor skills, Thinking and reasoning, Learning methods, Working memory, Human and rtificial Intelligence, eta cognition, contemporary theories of emotion. 2. Neuropsychological and Geriatric assessment: History and ssumptions of neuropsychology, Structure and functions of brain, Neuropsychological bases of cognitive process (ttention, language, memory) and executive functions (fluency, working memory, planning, response inhibition, & set shifting). 3. Developmental psychology: Piaget s cognitive development, Vygotsky s sociocultural theory, Language development, oral reasoning of young children, Personality and Social Development. 4. Industrial and rganizational psychology: Taxonomic approach of Job analysis, selection, methods of training, supervision and leadership, organizational climate, group morale, job satisfaction, structure of organization, organizational health and techniques of organizational development. 5. Educational psychology: School climate assessment, Teacherpupil interaction, programmed learning, reading and writing motivation, school counseling.

6 Sample Questions for Psychology Test Code: SC 1. What is the difference between intelligence and creativity? Discuss Guilford s structure of intellect theory. 2. Draw a cerebrum and indicate the cognitive functions of the different lobes. 3. What is Working memory? Discuss addeley's model of working memory. 4. Socialization process depends on cognitive development of children Explain. 5. What is selfefficacy? How do you improve selfefficacy of agricultural farmers for prevention of suicide? 6. rganizational climate depends on the styles of leadership Discuss. 7. Is counseling important in school? State the difference between directive and nondirective counseling. 8. otivation to read is determined by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Prepare a ten item questionnaire to assess intrinsic and extrinsic reading motivation.