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IGNOU MPC-04 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
Section – A
Answer the following question in about 1000 words each:
1. Discuss the concept and theory of attribution with its applicability in education.
2. Describe the current research on social influence.
3. Explain the different factors affecting helping behaviour.
Section – B
Answer the following questions in about 400 words each:
4. Explain the different areas of social influence.
5. Discuss the research on physical attractiveness stereotype.
6. Discuss the nature and types of aggression.
7. Explain the causes of aggressive behaviour.
8. Discuss the factors of attitude formation.
Section – C
Answer the following in about 50 words each:
9. Forms of obedience
10. Social Identity Theory
11. The Reciprocity-of-Liking Rule
12. Self esteem
13. Types of prejudice
14. Forms of social conflict
15. Characteristics of a group
16. Group dynamics and social integration
17. Crowd behavior
18. Types of cooperation
IGNOU MPC-04 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
SECTION – A
Answer the following question in about 1000 words each:
1. Discuss the historical developments that contributed to the emergence of modern social psychology.
2. Describe the methods used in formulating an investigation in social psychology research, specifically addressing the methods of data collection and methods of analysis.
3. Discuss the factors influencing interpersonal attraction, focusing on the roles of physical attractiveness, propinquity/proximity, and similarity in forming and maintaining relationships.
SECTION – B
Answer the following questions in about 400 words each:
4. Discuss the interrelationships between social psychology and other disciplines.
5. Discuss the errors in attribution, specifically focusing on the fundamental attribution error and halo effects.
6. Describe some ethical issues that arise in social psychological research.
7. Explain the various experimental studies of human obedience.
8. Discuss the theoretical perspectives of pro-social behavior.
SECTION – C
Answer the following in about 50 words each:
9. Define social psychology
10. Person Perception.
11. Characteristics of Ethnography
12. Prototypes
13. Door-in-the-face technique
14. Negative-State Relief Hypothesis
15. Proactive and reactive aggression
16. Characteristics of attitudes
17. Types of prejudice
18. Important features of group