BPC 

BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME

(BDP)

PSYCHOLOGY

B.A Ist Year (BPC-001 to 004)

For July 2023 and January 2024

Faculty of Psychology
School of Social Sciences
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068

 
 
 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME (BDP)
B.A Ist Year (BPC-001 to 004)
Tutor Marked Assignment
2023-24

Dear Learner,

You have to complete one Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) for each of the courses in the
Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Psychology. Each assignment has 18 questions which have to
be answered.

Before you attempt the assignments, please read the instructions carefully provided in the
Programme Guide. It is important that you write the answers to all the TMA questions in your
own words. Your answers should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a
particular section. Remember, writing answers to assignment questions will improve and sharpen
your understanding of the concept.

Submission

You need to submit all the assignments within the stipulated time for being eligible to appear in
the term-end examination. The completed assignments should be submitted as per the following
schedule.

Session Last Date of To be Sent

Submission

For July, 2023 Session 31st March, 2024 To

The Coordinator of the

th
For January, 2024 Session 30 September, 2024 Study Centre allotted to you

(Please check the dates (Please check the updates from

from www.ignou.ac.in) www.ignou.ac.in)

Please obtain a receipt from the study centre for the assignments submitted and retain it. Also
keep a photocopy of the assignments with you. The Study Centre will return the assignments to
you after they are evaluated. The completed assignment should be sent to the Coordinator /
Programme In-charge of the Study Centre/ Programme Study Centre allotted to you. Under any
circumstances do not send the tutor marked response sheets to the Student Evaluation Division
at Head Quarters for evaluation.
INSTRUCTIONS

Following instructions are to be carefully followed before writing the assignments:

1. Provide information about your Enrolment Number, Name, Full Address, Signature and Date
on title page of your assignment. Also provide details about the Programme Title, Course
Code, Course Title, Assignment Code and Name of your Study Centre on the title page.
Course Code and Assignment Code will be given in the assignment.

The title page may look like this

Enrolment No ....................................................................

Name .................................................................................

Address .............................................................................

Signature ...........................................................................

Date ...................................................................................

Programme Title .....................................

Course Code & Title ............................

Assignment Code ...................................

Programme Study Centre/Study Centre ……………………..

All Tutor Marked Assignments are to be submitted at the study centre assigned to you.

2. Read the assignments carefully and follow the instructions if any given on the assignment.

3. We expect you to answer each question as per guidelines mentioned in the assignment.
You will find it useful to keep the following points in mind:

1) Planning: Read the assignments carefully. Go through the units on which they are
based. Make some points regarding each question and then re-arrange these in a logical
order.
2) Organisation: Be a little more selective and analytical before drawing up a rough
outline of your answer. Give adequate attention to your introduction and conclusion.
Make sure that your answer:

a) is logical and coherent;

b) has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs;
c) is written correctly giving adequate consideration to your expression, style
and presentation
 3) Presentation: Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write down the final
version for submission, writing each answer neatly and underlining the points you wish
to emphasize. Make sure that the answer is within the stipulated word limit.
4. Use A4 size ruled paper for your response and tie all the pages carefully. Allow a 4 cm
margin on the left and leave some space between each answer. This will facilitate the
evaluator to write useful comments in the margin at appropriate places.
5. Write the responses in your own hand. Do not print or type the answers. Do not copy
your answers from the Units/Blocks sent to you by the University. If you copy, you will get
zero marks for the respective question.
6. Do not copy from the response sheets of other students. If copying is noticed, the
assignments of such students will be rejected.
7. Write each assignment separately. All the assignments should not be written in continuity. For
each Course use separate sheets or start on the next sheet.
8. Write the question number with each answer.
9. After submitting the assignment at the Study Centre / Programme Study Centre get
the acknowledgement from the Coordinator / Programme In-charge.
10. In case you have requested for a change of Study Centre, you should submit your Tutor
Marked Assignments only to the original Study Centre until the change of Study Centre is
notified by the University.
11. If you find that there is any factual error in evaluation of your assignments e.g. any
portion of assignment response has not been evaluated or total of score recorded on
assignment response is incorrect, you should approach the coordinator of your study center for
correction and transmission of correct score to headquarters.

Please ensure the following before submitting your assignment response:

1. Your enrolment number, name and address have been written correctly.
2. The title of the course and assignment number has been written clearly.
3. Each assignment on each course has been written on separate sheets and
pinned properly.
4. All the questions in the assignments have been answered.

WISH YOU ALL THE BEST

DISCIPLINE OF PSYCHOLOGY

SOSS, IGNOU, NEW DELHI

 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (BPC-001)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)

Course Code: BPC-001

Assignment Code: BPC-001/ASST/TMA/2023-24
Marks:100

NOTE: All questions are compulsory.

SECTION-A
Answer the following questions in 1000 words each. 3x15=45 Marks
1. Discuss in detail about the modern perspectives of psychology.
2. Discuss the cognitive and evolutionary approach to development.
3. Discuss the various theories of attitude organization.

SECTION-B

Answer the following questions in 400 words each. 5 x 5 = 25 Marks

4. Explain the principles of critical thinking.

5. Discuss the relationship of psychology with biological sciences.
6. Describe peripheral nervous system.
7. Explain the determinants of attention.
8. Discuss the psychophysical method to determine sensory threshold.

SECTION-C

Answer the following questions in 50words each. 10 x 3 = 30 Marks

9. Role of psychologist
10. Psychology and Education
11. Forebrain
12. Characteristics of language
13. Measurement of intelligence
14. Visual Acuity
15. Absolute threshold
16. Short term memory
17. Factors causing attitude change
18. Status mobility
 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (BPC-002)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)

Course Code: BPC-002

Assignment Code: BPC-002/ASST/TMA/July 2023-24
Marks: 100

NOTE: All questions are compulsory.

SECTION – A

Answer the following questions in 1000 words each. 3 x 15 = 45 Marks

1. Explain the theoretical viewpoints of language development. Discuss the factors affecting
language development.
2. Define lifespan development. Discuss the characteristics of lifespan development.
3. Define and discuss the relationship of adolescents with family and peers.

SECTION – B

Answer the following questions in 400 words each. 5 x 5 = 25 Marks

4. Define self-esteem. Suggest methods to build and improve self-esteem during

adolescence.
5. Delineate the characteristics of postnatal development. How does birth affect postnatal
development?
6. Explain perceptual processing during infancy.
7. Describe Erikson’s psychosocial stages for adulthood.
8. Delineate the characteristics of developmental tasks. Describe later maturity
developmental tasks.

SECTION – C

Answer the following questions in 50 words each. 10 x 3 = 30 Marks

9. Period of the fetus

10. Psychosocial maladaptation and malignancies
11. Successful ageing
12. Childhood autism
13. Information processing model
14. Growth spurt
15. Defense mechanism
16. Fully functioning person
17. Operant conditioning
18. Reversibility
 RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (BPC-003)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)

Course Code: BPC-003

Assignment Code: BPC- 003/ASST/TMA/2023-24
Marks: 100

NOTE: All questions are compulsory

SECTION - A

Answer the following question in about 1000 words each. 15x3=45 Marks

1. Explain the different methods and types of research.

2. Describe the ways of manifesting and identifying a research problem. Discuss the nature,
characteristics and importance of formulating a research problem.

3. Discuss the concept and purpose of methodology of a research report. Explain the various
details that are required to be included in it.

SECTION B

Answer the following questions in about 400 words each. 5x5=25 Marks

4. Discuss the characteristics of psychological test

5. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of an experiment
6. Discuss the meaning and types of questionnaire
7. Discuss the relevance and strategies of writing an effective conclusion
8. Discuss the different types of single subject design

 
SECTION C

Answer the following in about 50 words each. 10x3=30 Marks

9. Summary of a report
10. Table checklist
11. Abstract
12. Guidelines to write an introduction
13. Biases of research
14. Guidelines to follow in case study method
15. Pilot test of questionnaire
16. Stages of interview
17. Halo effect
18. Characteristics of observation
 STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY (BPC-004)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)

Course Code: BPC-004

Assignment Code: BPC-004/AST/TMA/2023-24
Marks: 100

NOTE: All Questions Are Compulsory.

The answers are to be written in own words. Do not copy from the course
material or any other source.

SECTION A

Answer the following question in about 1000 words each (wherever applicable)
15x3=45 Marks

1. Explain the two types of inferential procedures. Describe the general procedure for
testing a hypothesis.

2. Emotional Intelligence Scale and Occupational Stress Scale were administered to a group
of employees. The scores obtained are given below. Calculate Pearson’s Product Moment
Correlation for the following data:

A B C D E F G H I J

Scores on Emotional 5 4 3 4 3 2 5 6 4 3
Intelligence Scale

Scores on Occupational 6 9 8 7 2 3 3 6 4 5
Stress Scale

3. The scores obtained by the two groups of students on achievement motivation scale are
given as follows, compute t test and find if significant difference exists between the two
groups:

Group A 5 7 5 7 8 6 4 3 4 2

Group B 6 5 4 3 5 6 3 6 7 8
 SECTION B

Answer the following questions in about 400 words (wherever applicable) each.
5x5=25 Marks

4. Describe various ways in which a data can be presented graphically with the help of
suitable diagrams.
5. Compute mean and standard deviation for the following data:
23, 34, 56, 54, 45, 67, 65, 78, 76, 87
6. Compute Chi-square for the following data:

Managerial position Responses

Agree Disagree

Junior Managers 24z 16

Senior Managers 16 34

7. Describe the properties and limitations of quartile deviation and average deviation.
8. Describe various scales of measurement with suitable examples.

SECTION C

Answer the following in about 50 words each 10x3=30 Marks

9. Importance of tabulation
10. Characteristics if a good measure of central tendency
11. Absolute and relative dispersion
12. Coefficient of variation
13. Direction of correlation
14. Disadvantages of nonparametric statistics
15. Test of independence as an application of chi-square test
16. Probability distribution
17. Skewness
18. The equation of normal curve