Differentiate between a psychologist and a psychiatrist.
Concept: What is Psychology?
Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the experimental method as a method of enquiry.
Concept: Methods of Enquiry in Psychology
Differentiate between an interview and a questionnaire.
Concept: Methods of Enquiry in Psychology
Explain the characteristics of a standardised test.
Concept: Methods of Enquiry in Psychology
What is development? How is it different from growth and maturation?
Concept: Meaning of Development
Describe the main features of a life-span perspective on development.
Concept: Meaning of Development
What are the developmental tasks? Explain by giving examples.
Concept: Meaning of Development
Explain the functional limitations of sense organs.
Concept: Sensory, Attentional, and Perceptual Processes
What is meant by light and dark adaptation? How do they take place?
Concept: Sensory, Attentional, and Perceptual Processes
What is learning? What are its distinguishing features?
Concept: Nature of Learning
How does classical conditioning demonstrate learning by association?
Concept: Nature of Learning
How can you distinguish between generalisation and discrimination?
Concept: Nature of Learning
What is the meaning of the terms 'encoding', 'storage' and 'retrieval'?
Concept: Human Memory
Explain the concept of motivation.
Concept: Motivation and Emotion
What are the goals of scientific enquiry?
Concept: Goals of Psychological Enquiry
Describe the various steps involved in conducting a scientific enquiry.
Concept: Goals of Psychological Enquiry
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.
Concept: Goals of Psychological Enquiry
What is behaviour? Give examples of overt and covert behaviour.
Concept: Understanding Mind and Behaviour
How does the evolutionary perspective explain the biological basis of behaviour?
Concept: Evolutionary Perspective
‘Environment of the child has a major role in the development of the child’. Support your answer with examples.
Concept: Factors Influencing Development
