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Eps 103: Introduction To Psychology Question Paper

Eps 103: Introduction To Psychology

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2011

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2010/2011
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
EPS103: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
DATE: FRIDAY,APRIL 2011 TIME: 2.00PM-4.00PM

INSTRUCTIONS
You are required to answer THREE question.
Question ONE is compulsory.
Attempt at least one question from section A and B.
SECTION A
1. Compulsory question (30marks)
a)Name and explain five earlier schools of thought and their founders.
b)By way of examples, explain the goals of psychology.
c)Discuss one of the strengths and one of the weaknesses of naturalistic observation as a research technique. What is a reactive measure? How can it be avoided?

2)"Correlation does not imply causality". Discuss.

3)The National Football League has decided that half of its teams would sell beer until game end and the other half would stop sales at the end of the third quarter. The league is conducting a study to determine whether it could influence the number of fights and arrests that occurred at games.
a) define independent variable and dependent variable.
b) By way of explaining,identify independent variable and dependent variable in the above situation.

SECTION B
4) What is the relationship between depolarization and the threshold? Explain what happens if the threshold is reached.

5)A female rat and a male rat have been castrated. With regard to sexual behavior,what will the effect of this operation be for each animal?

6)Your red sports car has been a source of great pride for several years. However,your car doesn't seem as red as it used to be. The paint seems dull. Which characteristics of the visual stimulus is involved here? Explain.
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