SECTION A
1. Give a short account of TWO of the following:
(a) The peak shift
(b) Minimum audible field
(c) Contingency learning
(d) Dark adaptation
2. Write an essay to answer ONE of the following questions:
(a) What is meant by an ‘auditory filter’? Describe how the ‘shape’ of the
filter can be estimated, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of
each method that you describe.
(b) Describe the type of information used in sentence processing, supporting
your claims with experimental evidence.
SECTION B
3. Give a short account of TWO of the following:
(a) The fundamental attribution bias
(b) Cognitive dissonance
(c) Factors influencing conformity
(d) The measurement of attitudes
4. Write an essay to answer ONE of the following questions:
(a) “Social psychology is the study of the distal causes of behaviour, while
experimental psychology is the study of the proximal causes.” Do you
agree with this opinion?
(b) What causes aggression between humans? Illustrate your answer with
reference to empirical studies.
SECTION C
5. Give a short account of TWO of the following:
(a) Environmental influences on IQ
(b) The inductive reasoning biases shown by some subjects
(c) The heritability of schizophrenia
(d) Systematic desensitization
6. Write an essay to answer ONE of the following questions:
(a) What kind of evidence would help to resolve the debate between the idea
of general intelligence and the idea that intelligence consists largely of a
set of independent abilities?
(b) What might be the cause of hearing voices in schizophrenia?