Social Psychology Question Paper

Social Psychology

Course:Bachelor Of Education In Early Childhood Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES)

ECE 410: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

DATE:
Thursday 24th December 2009
TIME: 11.00am – 1.00pm

SECTION A: SHORT ANSWERSS (30 MARKS)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.
Answer ALL questions
2.
Each question carries 5marks

1.
With examples define the following concepts
a)
Social
psychology
b)
Reinforcement

c)
Social exchange relationship
d)
Culture
e)
Deindividuation [5marks]

2.
a)
Define the principle of classical economics as portrayed in social
exchange
theory.
[2marks]

b)
Explain why in life people choose to enter into exchange relationship

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3.
a)
List down two fundamental contributions that socialization makes to

human life.

[3marks]

b)
Provide the difference between assimilation and accommodation.

[2marks]

4.
Define “learning” according to:
a)
Educational
psychologists.
[2marks]
b)
Sociologists
[3marks]

5.
List down five criticisms that psychologists have labeled against Jean Piaget’s

work.

[5marks]

6.
Man as a social being has to group up with other people. Write down five reasons
why
he
must
do
so.
[5marks]

SECTION B: LONG ANSWERS- (40 MARKS)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.
Attempt any TWO questions
2.
Each question carries 20 marks

7.
a)
Describe B.F Skinner and the Pigeon’s experiment.
[4marks]

b)
Explain giving five ways you would apply the same experiment in
teaching
pre-school
children.
[10marks]

c)
Write down three gains and three costs that Skinner and the Pigeon
reliased
during
the
experiment. [6marks

8.
a)
Using Albert Bandura’s theory of observational learning explain five

reasons why parents/caregivers and teachers of pre-school children must

conduct themselves well to bring up disciplined children. [10marks]

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b)
Social psychologist believe that “man is the only creature that is privileged

to participate in his creation.” With reference to Kolilberg’s theory of

moral development explain giving five ways in which pre-school children
would
participate
in creating themselves.

[10marks]

9
a)
In details explain giving five ways in which you would use Jean Piaget’s

pre-operational stage of cognitive development in teaching Language
Activities
to
pre-school
children.
[10marks]

b)
In Social Psychology it is believed that “Absolute power corrupts

absolutely”. Describe giving five reasons why granting a pre-school
monitor/prefect
absolute
power
over his/her colleagues would impact

negatively on his/her mode of carrying out responsibility.

10.
a)
Describe Edward L. Thorndike’s experiment with the cat on trial and
error.

b)
From Thorndike’s “learning curve” of the cat explain five points that

would help a teacher of pre-school children to teach even better.

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