DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Sc. (Psychology) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
DECEMBER 2017.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICS
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — x 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1. Differentiate pure research from applied research.
2. Define scientific method and discuss its importance in
research.
3. Examine the importance of review of related literature.
4. Elucidate the sources of research hypothesis.
5. Delineate the essentials of food sampling.
6. Write about case study.
7. Examine the importance of research interviews.
8. Analyse the steps is data analysis.
Sub. Code
14
DE-2982
2
Sp 6
SECTION B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9. Elaborate the research process with suitable examples.
10. Write about test of hypothesis.
11. Illustrate the steps in the identification, selection and
formulation of a research problem.
12. Examine the factors affecting the sample size and discuss
about sampling errors.
13. Elaborate the process of constructing a research
questionnaire.
14. Enumerate the various sources of data in psychological
research.
15. Give an account of scaling techniques and their
importance.