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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION SOCIOLOGY
FIFTHSEMESTER APRIL 2018
SO 5402- SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Date: 08-05-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
PART A
Answer ALL questions in about 30 words each: (10×2=20 marks)
01) Define social psychology.
02) What is hedonism?
03) What is meant by self-concept?
04) Define self-efficacy.
05) What is collective mobilization?
06) What is meant by crowd?
07) What is meant by public opinion?
08) State any four agencies of mass media.
09) What is meant by discontinuity effect?
10) What is intergroup conflict?
PART B
Answer any FIVE questions of the following in about 300 words each: (5×8 =40 marks)
11) Delineate the goals and applications of social psychology.
12) Examine the signs of people with low self-monitoring.
13) Briefly explain Bem's sex role inventory.
14) Highlight the nature and characteristics of crowd.
15) Elucidate the importance of public opinion.
16) Briefly explain 'foot in the door' technique.
17) Explicate the escalating path of conflict and ways to resolve it.
PART C
Answer any TWO of the following in about 1200 words each: (2×20 =40 marks)
18) Discuss the stages of socialization propounded by Sigmund Freud.
19) Analyze the causes of low self-esteem and suggest ways to cultivate high self-esteem.
20) Differentiate crowd from audience with suitable examples.
21) Elaborate the ways to reduce conflict and to improve intergroup relations.