CBSE Class 11 Psychology Methods Of Enquiry In Psychology Assignment

Q1- A researcher is studying the relationship between speed of cycling and the presence of people. Formulate a relevant hypothesis and identify the independent and dependent variables. 

Q2 – Define the following terms: 
(i) Hypothesis
(ii) Observation
(iii) Experiment
(iv) Correlation
(v) Interview
(vi) Questionnaire
(vii) Survey
(viii) Variable
(ix) Psychological test
(x) Case study

Q3 – Describe the goals of psychological enquiry. 

Q4 – What are the two characteristics of scientific research? Explain. 

Q5 – What are the steps involved in conducting scientific research? Explain. 

Q6 – What are the different types of psychological data? 

Q7 – What is observational method for conducting a research in psychology?

Q8 -- How is scientific observation different from day-to-day observation? Explain.

Q9  – What is the difference between non-participant and participant observation? Explain with the help of examples. 

Q10 – Give one advantage and three disadvantages of observation method. 

Q12 – Answer these:

(i) What is experimental method?
(ii) What is an experimental group? How is it different from control group? Explain with the help of examples. 
(iii) What is dependent variable? Give example. 
(iv) What is independent variable? Give example. 
(v) What are the three variables, apart from independent variable, that influences the dependent variable? Give examples of each.
(vi) Name any two control techniques that researchers use.
(vii) What are the three limitations of experimental method? 
(viii) Differentiate between field experiments and quasi experiments.

Give suitable examples. 

Q13 – Identify the independent and dependent variable from the given hypothesis:
(a) As the amount of caffeine intake increases the attentional capacities decrease.

(b) Level of anxiety will increase as the competition increases.

Q14 – What is a correlational research? What are the different types of correlation coefficient?

Q15 – Survey research uses different techniques for collecting information. The techniques are ___________, ____________, _____________ and __________.

Q16 – What is an interview? Explain the two types of interviews.

Q17 – What are the different interview situations? 

Q18 – How is survey done using a questionnaire? 

Q19 – Give two advantages and six limitations of telephone survey.

Q20 – Give at least four uses of psychological tests. 

Q21 - Differentiate between questionnaire and interview.