MAPC
M.A. PSYCHOLOGY
FIRST YEAR COURSES
(MAPC)
Assignments
For July 2024 and January
2025 Sessions
Discipline of Psychology
School of Social Sciences
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068
M.A. Psychology (MAPC) – Ist
Year MPC-001 TO MPC-
006
Assignments – July 2024 and January 2025 Sessions
Dear Learner,
You have to complete one Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) for each of the courses in the Master’s
Degree Programme in Psychology. Each assignment has three sections with number of questions
and all need to be answered.
Before you attempt the assignments, please read the instructions carefully provided in the
Programme Guide. It is important that you write answers to all the TMA questions in your own
words. Your answers should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a particular
section. Remember, writing answers to assignment questions will improve and sharpen your
understanding of the concept.
Submission
You need to submit all the assignments within the stipulated time for being eligible to appear in the
term-end examination. The completed assignments should be submitted as per the following
schedule.
Session Last Date of Submission To be Sent
For July, 2024 Session 31st March, 2025 To
The Coordinator of the
Study Centre allotted
For January, 2025 30th September, 2025 to you
(Please check the dates from
Session
[Link])
Please obtain a receipt from the study centre for the assignments submitted and retain it. Also keep
a photocopy of the assignments with you. The Study Centre will return the assignments to you after
they are evaluated. The completed assignment should be sent to the Coordinator/ Programme In-
charge of the Study Centre/ Programme Study Centre allotted to you. Under any circumstances do
not send the tutor marked response sheets to the Student Evaluation Division at Head Quarters for
evaluation.
INSTRUCTIONS
Following instructions are to be carefully followed before writing the assignments:
1. Provide information about your Enrolment Number, Name, Full Address, Signature and Date
on title page of your assignment. Also provide details about the Programme Title, Course
Code, Course Title, Assignment Code and Name of your Study Centre on the title page.
Course Code and Assignment Code will be given in the assignment.
The title page may look like this
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All Tutor Marked Assignments are to be submitted at the study centre assigned to you.
2. Read the assignments carefully and follow the instructions if any given on the assignment.
3. We expect you to answer each question as per guidelines mentioned 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 re-arrange these in a logical order.
2) Organisation: Be a little more selective and analytical before drawing up a rough outline
of your answer. Give adequate attention to your introduction and conclusion. Make sure
that your answer:
a) is logical and coherent;
b) has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs;
c) is written correctly giving adequate consideration to your expression, style and
presentation
3) Presentation: Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write down the final
version for submission, writing each answer neatly and underlining the points you wish to
emphasize. Make sure that the answer is within the stipulated word limit.
4. Use A4 size ruled paper for your response and tie all the pages carefully. Allow a 4cm margin
on the left and leave some space between each answer. This will facilitate the evaluator to
write useful comments in the margin at appropriate places.
5. Write the responses in your own hand. Do not print or type the answers. Do not copy your
answers from the Units/Blocks sent to you by the University. If you copy, you will get
zero marks for the respective question.
6. Do not copy from the response sheets of other students. If copying is noticed, the assignments
of such students will be rejected.
7. Write each assignment separately. All the assignments should not be written in continuity in
one file. Thus, you will have separate assignments for each course to submit at the study centre.
8. Write the question number with each answer.
9. After submitting the assignment at the Study Centre/Programme Study Centre get the
acknowledgement from the Coordinator/ Programme In-charge.
10. In case you have requested for a change of Study Centre, you should submit your Tutor
Marked Assignments only to the original Study Centre until the change of Study Centre is
notified by the University.
11. If you find that there is any factual error in evaluation of your assignments e.g. any portion of
assignment response has not been evaluated or total of score recorded on assignment response
is not correct, you should approach the coordinator of your study centre for correction and
transmission of correct score to headquarters.
Please ensure the following before submitting your assignment response:
1. Your enrolment number, name and address have been written correctly.
2. The title of the course and assignment number has been written clearly.
3. Assignment for each course has been prepared separately and spiral bound/
cellotaped/ pinned properly.
4. All the questions in the assignments have been answered.
WISH YOU ALL THE BEST
DISCIPLINE OF PSYCHOLOGY
SOSS, IGNOU, NEW DELHI
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, LEARNING AND MEMORY (MPC-001)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: MPC-
001 Assignment Code:
MPC-001/ASST/TMA/2024-25
Marks: 100
NOTE: All questions are compulsory.
SECTION – A
Answer the following questions in 1000 words each. 3 x 15 = 45 marks
1. Describe the stage model of memory by Atkinson and Shiffrin. unit 1 4.3 pg46-48
2. Describe the different domains of cognitive psychology. Highlight the key issues
in the study of cognitive psychology. unit 1 pg9-11,14-15
3. Explain the stages and strategies of problem solving. 4.3.3,4.3.4 pg70-72 unit 2
SECTION – B
Answer the following questions in 400 words each. 5 x 5 = 25 marks
4. Describe the Connectionist model of memory by Rumelhart ad McClelland. unit 1, pg 52-54 4.7
5. Describe the aspects and stages of creativity. 4.2.3,4.2.4 pg 63-65 unit 2
6. Discuss Guilford’s structure-of-intellect theory. unit 2,pg 24-26 2.2
7. Describe Spearman’s two-factor theory of intelligence. unit 2 pg 10-13 1.3
8. Describe the environmental and cultural blocks to problem solving. 4.9.5,4.9.6 unit 4 pg 54-57
SECTION – C
Answer the following questions in 50 words each. 10 x 3 = 30 marks
9. Levels-of-processing model unit 1 pg49
10. Hebb’s Law unit 1 pg 41
11. Role of hippocampus in memory pg 35-36 unit 1 3.3
12. Bloom’s taxonomy of cognitive domain pg 27 2.5.2 ,unit 1
13. Principles of the information processing unit 1,pg 22-23 2.3.1
14. Well-defined and Ill-defined problems unit 2 pg 68-69 4.3.2.
15. Relationship between creativity and intelligence unit 2 4.2.5 pg65
16. Benefits of multilingualism 3.4.1 unit 3 pg 44
17. Phonemes and morphemes unit 3 1.3.2 pg 7
18. Problem space hypothesis unit 2, pg 68
LIFE SPAN PSYCHOLOGY (MPC-002)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: MPC-
002 Assignment Code: MPC-002/ASST/TMA/
2024-25
Marks: 100
NOTE: All questions are compulsory.
SECTION – A
Answer the following questions in 1000 words each. 3 x 15 = 45 marks
1. Discuss social development during middle [Link] 2 pg 26-29
2. Explain the characteristics and stages of prenatal development. bk 1 pg 22-25+note
3. Discuss ageing issues and challenges in middle adulthood. bk 4 pg 56-59
SECTION – B
Answer the following questions in 400 words each. 5 x 5 = 25 marks
4. Discuss Piaget’s and Kohlberg’s ideas on moral development. bk 2 pg 29-30
5. Elucidate learning disability, highlighting its characteristics, causes, and
identification process. bk 2 pg 48-50
6. Describe language development in children, highlighting its components. bk 1 pg37-39
7. Discuss the psychosocial changes in older adults. bk 4 pg 45-47
8. Describe the challenges and issues faced by an adolescent. bk 3 pg 43-48
SECTION – C
Answer the following questions in 50 words each. 10 x 3 = 30 marks
9. Concept formation bk 2 pg 25
10. Educational approach for hearing impaired children bk2 pg 57
11. Characteristics of infancy stage bk 1 pg 31
12. Relationships in late adulthood bk 4 pg 46
13. Growth spurt bk 3 pg 14
14. Identity crisis bk 3 pg 34-35
15. Critical periods during development bk 1 pg 8
16. Formal operation stage bk 4 pg 19-20
17. Nature vs Nurture debate bk 1 pg 10
18. Longitudinal method bk 1 pg 15+note
PERSONALITY: THEORIES AND ASSESSMENT (MPC 003)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: MPC-
003 Assignment Code: MPC
003/ASST/TMA/2024-25
Marks: 100
NOTE: All questions are compulsory.
SECTION – A
Answer the following questions in 1000 words each. 3 x 15 = 45 marks
1. Elucidate the key concepts of Gordon Allport’s dispositional theory of personality. bk 3 pg 6-7
2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of self-report inventories. Suggest measures to
overcome weaknesses in self-report inventories. bk 4 pg 23,24-25
3. Define behavioural assessment. Discuss the common characteristics and assumptions of
behavioural assessment methods. bk 3 pg 40-42
SECTION – B
Answer the following questions in 400 words each. 5 x 5 = 25 marks
4. Explain the Big-Five Model of personality. Discuss the advantages of the Big-Five
structure. bk 1 pg34-35, bk 3 pg 53-54
5. Describe situational tests and their limitations. bk 4 pg 33-34
6. Elucidate Albert Bandura’s social cognitive theory of personality. bk 2 pg 30-36
7. Explain ink blot test. Discuss in detail Rorschach psychodiagnostics test. bk 1 pg 45
8. Discuss the categories of traits as given by Raymond B. Cattell. bk 3 24-26
SECTION – C
Answer the following questions in 50 words each. 10 x 3 = 30 marks
9. Ayurvedic body types bk 3 pg 35-36
10. The Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire bk 4 pg 26
11. Senior Apperception Test bk 4 pg 45
12. Growth needs bk 2 pg 63
13. Homeostasis bk 1 pg 9
14. Social deprivation as an environmental determinant for personality development bk 1 pg 16
15. Extraversion/ Introversion bk 1 pg 29
16. Limitations of Interview Method bk 4 pg 50
17. Self as given by Rogers bk 2 pg 68-69
18. Nomothetic approach to personality bk 1 pg 64
ADVANCED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (MPC-004) TUTOR
MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: MPC-
004 Assignment Code: MPC
004/ASST/TMA/2024-25
Marks: 100
NOTE: All Questions Are Compulsory
SECTION - A
Answer the following question in about 1000 words each: 15 x 3 = 45 marks
1. Discuss the historical developments that contributed to the emergence of modern
social psychology. Block 1, pg 10-16, 1.4
2. Describe the methods used in formulating an investigation in social psychology
research, specifically addressing the methods of data collection and methods of analysis.
Block 1, 3.3,3.3.1,3.3.2 pg 50-53
3. Discuss the factors influencing interpersonal attraction, focusing on the roles of physical
attractiveness, propinquity/proximity, and similarity in forming and maintaining
relationships. Block 2, 3.2 pg 49-56
SECTION - B
Answer the following questions in about 400 words each: 5 x 5 = 25 marks
4. Discuss the interrelationships between social psychology and other disciplines. Block 1, pg 18-19 1.5
5. Discuss the errors in attribution, specifically focusing on the fundamental attribution error
and halo effects. Block 1 2.6 pg 33-34
6. Describe some ethical issues that arise in social psychological research. Block 1, pg 75-77 4.6
7. Explain the various experimental studies of human obedience. Block 2 [Link] pg 23
8. Discuss the theoretical perspectives of pro-social behavior. Block 2, 2.5 pg 36-38
SECTION - C
Answer the following in about 50 words each: 10 x 3 = 30 marks
9. Define social psychology block 1 pg 7
10. Person Perception. Block 1 2.2 pg 26
11. Characteristics of Ethnography 3.4.1 pg 61, block 1
12. Prototypes 2.4.2, pg 29, block 1
13. Door-in-the-face technique block 2, pg 19 [Link].2
14. Negative-State Relief Hypothesis block 2, 2.6 pg 38
15. Proactive and reactive aggression block 2, pg 72 4.2.3
16. Characteristics of attitudes block 3 1.2.1 pg 6-7
17. Types of prejudice block 3 pg 26-27 3.3
18. Important features of group
Block 4 pg 7-8 1.3
RESEARCH METHODS (MPC-005)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: MPC-
005 Assignment Code: MPC
005/ASST/TMA/2024-25
Marks: 100
NOTE: All Questions Are Compulsory
SECTION - A
Answer the following question in about 1000 words each: 15 x 3 = 45 marks
1. Define sampling. Discuss the different methods of sampling. Block 1 Pg 53 4.8,4.8.1, pg 54-59 4.9
2. Discuss the types, advantages, limitations and implications of Factorial research design.
2.2,2.5,2.6,2.7 pg 17,23-25 block 3
3. Discuss the steps involved in research process. Block 1,Pg 11-15 1.7
SECTION - B
Answer the following questions in about 400 words each: 5 x 5 = 25 marks
4. Describe the criteria and misconceptions of case studies. Pg 41 4.3, pg 43 4.7 block 2
5. Discuss the different types of Quasi experimental research design. Pg 30,3.4
6. Discuss the various threats to internal and external validity. Block 1 Pg 28 [Link], pg 29-30 [Link]
7. Describe the various instruments used in collecting data through Survey research. Block 2 1.4 pg 8-9
8. Explain the different types of variables. Block 1, pg 33+note
SECTION - C
Answer the following in about 50 words each: 10 x 3 = 30 marks
9. Ex Post Facto research. Block 2, pg 20-212.3
10. Steps of evaluating data in qualitative research. Block 4, 4.7 pg 39-40
11. Discourse analysis. Block 4, pg 26 3.2
12. Strengths and weaknesses of Field experiment. Block 2, pg 31, 3.3
13. Types of constructs. Block 1, pg 42 3.5
14. Causal Comparative research design. Block 3 pg 41-42
15. Objectivity Safeguards. Block 1, pg 11, [Link]
16. Research biases. Block 1, pg 10, [Link]
17. Memory effect. Block 1, pg 22
18. Content analysis
Block 4, 3.10 pg 31-32
STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY (MPC-006)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: MPC-006
Assignment Code: MPC-006/AST/TMA/2024-
25
Marks: 100
NOTE: All Questions Are Compulsory
SECTION - A
Answer the following question in about 1000 words (wherever applicable) each
15 x 3 = 45 marks
1. Explain the meaning of descriptive statistics and describe organization of data. Block 1 pg 20-25
2. Compute ANOVA (parametric statistics) for the following data: that indicates the scores
obtained by three group on employees on emotional intelligence scale:
Group A 34 32 23 66 44 44 33 23 43 33
Group B 26 34 23 13 34 76 43 35 57 34
Group C 28 56 54 33 56 54 23 25 54 34
3. Discuss divergence in normality with the help of suitable diagram and describe the factors
causing divergence in the normal distribution. Discuss how divergence in normality is measured. Block 3
pg 30-33
SECTION - B
Answer the following questions in about 400 words (wherever applicable) each
5 x 5 = 25 marks
4. Explain scales of measurement and discuss assumption of parametric statistics. block 1 pg 9, block 4
pg 8-9
5. Using Pearson’s product moment correlation for the following data:
Data 1 24 23 26 25 25 21 25 26 25 26
Data 2 12 15 22 13 14 11 16 10 19 20
6. With the help of t test find if significant difference exists between the scores obtained
on achievement motivation scale by male and female students.
Scores on Achievement Motivation Scale
Male students 45, 32, 25, 57, 36, 42, 35, 55, 66, 65, 30, 35, 22, 27, 26
Female students 36, 53, 64, 55, 52, 34, 62, 73, 61, 34, 45, 38, 36, 25, 45
7. Describe point-biserial correlation and phi coefficient. Block 2 pg 31,32
8. Compute Chi-square for the following data:
Job Position Work Motivation Scores
High Low
Junior Managers 10 15
Senior Managers 10 10
SECTION – C
Answer the following in about 50 words each 10 x 3 = 30 marks
9. The sign test block 1 pg 15-16
10. Point estimation block 1 pg 30
11. Decision errors block 1 pg 43
12. Direction of correlation block 2 pg 10-12
13. Linear regression block 2 pg 54-55
14. Normal curve block 3 pg 8
15. Sampling and standard errors block 3 pg 40
16. Scatter plot block 4 pg 48
17. Goodness of fit block 4 pg 58
18. Kruskal – Wallis ANOVA test block 4 pg 36