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Egc 516: Social/Organizational Psychology Question Paper

Egc 516: Social/Organizational Psychology

Course:Master Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING (IOL)
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION
EGC 516: SOCIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
DATE: THURSDAY 10th JANUARY 2008 TIME: 9.00 AM – 12.00 PM
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions.
1.
a)
Define social psychology and give justification why student teacher
counsellors study this subject.

(6 marks)

b)
Differentiate between the following pairs of words showing their
relevance in social psychology.

i)
Door – in - the- face and foot-in-the door technique (6 marks)
ii)
Obedience and conformity

(6 marks)
iii)
Social cognition and social insight

(6 marks)
iv)
Self-fulfilling profesy and just world hypothesis
(6 marks)

2.
a)
The presence of an audience usually contributes to improved performance
in certain tasks Citing relevant examples explain at least three reasons for
improved performance.

(6 marks)

b)
Participatory decision making is encouraged in organizations. Discuss at
least three advantages of group decision making.

(6 marks)

c)
Explain how
i)
group polarization
ii)
group think may affect decision making in schools
(8 marks)

3.
a)
Define attitudes and explain how they are acquired according to:

i)
Behaviourist perspective

(4 marks)

ii)
Social cognitive learning perspective

(4 marks)
b)
Discuss three methods you may use to study attitudes of students.
(12 marks)

c)
Explain how teachers can change the attitude of students. Illustrate your
answer by describing at least two techniques.

(10 marks)

4.
a)
Explain what is attributional theory

(2 marks)
b)
Explain how a student use:
i)
dispositional
ii)
situational attribution to explain his/her failure in examination
(10 marks)

c)
i)
Define the term leadership

(2 marks)

ii)
Explain the characteristics of task oriented leader. (5 marks)

iii)
Suggest the type of leadership you would recommend other than
task oriented leadership. Give justification for your answer.

(5 marks)

5.
a)
Citing relevant examples differentiate between prosocial and antisocial
behaviour.

(6 marks)

b)
Discuss four ways teachers may use to encourage the development of
prosocial behaviour in children.

(8 marks)

c)
Define the term diffusion of responsibility and explain factors that
influence it.

(6 marks)

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