LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – SOCIOLOGY
FIFTH SEMESTER – NOV 2006
AO 09
SO 5402 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(Also equivalent to SOC 401)
Date & Time : 06-11-2006/9.00-12.00
Dept. No.
PART –A
Answer ALL questions in about 30 words each
Max. : 100 Marks
(2x10=20 Marks)
1. Define social psychology.
2. Mention any two goals of social psychology?
3. What are the multiple components of one’s identity?
4. What is meant by sex role stereotypes?
5. What is a crowd?
6. What does Audience mean?
7. Give the meaning of public opinion
8. What is self-esteem?
9. What is meant by conflict?
10. What is meant by saving face?
PART – B
Answer any five questions in about 300 words each
(5x8=40 marks)
11. Describe the characteristic features of Crowd.
12. Explain the four stages of socialisation.
13. Analyse the experiment of Albert Bandura to deal with phobias.
14. Define Self-Efficacy and examine the factors that influence self-efficacy.
15. Describe Snyder’s Self-monitoring scale.
16. Explain BEM’s Sex role Inventory.
17. Differentiate between sex and gender. Describe the development of Gender
identity.
PART – C
Answer any TWO questions in about 1200 words each
(2x20=40 marks)
18. Write an essay on Collective Behaviour.
19. Elaborate on Self Esteem, the signs of high and low self-esteem and the
causes.
20. Write an essay on the formation of public opinion and analyse its different
dimensions.
21. Explain Inter group relations and inter group conflicts.
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