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Addressing gender disparity and fostering equity in University Education

FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND GENDER TRANSFORMATIVE SCIENCES

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY & GENDER
STUDIES

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PS112: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY I

INTAKES 28 & 10: FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER

TIME: 2 HOURS MORNING

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Answer any two questions.
2. All questions carry equal marks.

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Explore the foundations of Social Psychology, its past and related disciplines.

Question 2
Discuss one experimental and one non experimental method of research, highlighting the
advantages and disadvantages of each method.

Question 3
Examine biases that affect attribution.

Question 4
Discuss any five types of heuristics with the aid of examples.

Question 5
Examine Milgram's shock experiment and its implications.

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