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PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH
PYC304-C
TUTORIAL LETTER 102/2004
CONTENT Page
1 The exam paper 2
2 The mock exam 3
2.1 The mock exam 4
2.2 List of formulae 23
3 Answers to the mock exam 25
4 Additional mock exam 34
4.1 Answers to the additional mock exam 52
5 Example of examination answering sheet 66
1 The exam paper
Please reed Tutorial Letter 101 again on the examination paper. It is namely a 2-hour paper
consisting of 70 multiple choice items and each item consisting of three alternative answers of
which only one is correct (or the most correct). Your task is thus to study each of the three
alternatives and then to decide which alternative is the most correct.
Remember that the examination paper will be marked using a correction factor for blind guessing.
Please read again in Tutorial Letter 101 what we wrote on this issue and what we advised you
to do.
In this tutorial letter we also give you two mock exams to do and which you must score at home.
, 3 PYC304-C/102
You should remember to apply the correction factor for guessing when you calculate the
percentage score.
The 70 items in the exam will represent the learning material the study guide more or less as
follows:
In the exams the general instructions will look more or less as follows:
__________________________________________________________________________
This paper consists of 21 pages included 2 blank pages for rough work (pp. 20 & 21) plus 2
pages (i-ii) of formulae and tables (iii-vi) as well as instructions for the completion of a mark
reading sheet.
This examination paper remains the property of the University of South Africa and
may not be removed from the examination room.
After completing your answers, you must hand in the following:
(i) The mark reading sheet.
(ii) The question paper. (All the pages must be handed in.)
ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN YOUR STUDENT NUMBER AND COURSE CODE
ON BOTH THE EXAMINATION BOOK AND THE MARK READING SHEET.
Please complete the attendance register on the back page, tear of and hand to the
invigilator.
__________________________________________________________________________
The instruction above is merely an example which you can expect in the exam. Now do
the mock exam in section 2.1 below.
, 4
2.1 The mock exam
Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following case study
A psychologists want to determine the effect of locus of control on productivity in an information
technology company. She divides the personnel into two groups, those with an internal locus of
control and those with an external locus of control. She then uses job evaluation forms to
assess the actual work performance of the personnel in the two groups.
Question 1
The dependent variable in the study is - - - - -.
1. measured job performance
2. locus of control
3. job evaluation forms
Question 2
The independent variable in the study is - - - - -.
1. job performance
2. locus of control
3. job evaluation forms
Question 3
The study in the example illustrates a - - - - - design.
1. correlational
2. groups
3. combination of a groups and correlational
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