MPC-5 Solved Assignment 2025-26

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IGNOU MPC-5 Solved Assignment 2025-26

M.A. PSYCHOLOGY (MAPC)
FIRST YEAR COURSES
Assignments For July 2025 and January 2026 Sessions

RESEARCH METHODS (MPC-005)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: MPC-005
Assignment Code: MPC 005/ASST/TMA/July 2025-January 2026
Marks: 100
NOTE: All Questions Are Compulsory
SECTION – A
Answer the following question in about 1000 words each: 15 x 3 = 45 marks
1. Discuss the nature, types and steps of case study. Describe the criteria and misconceptions of case studies.
2. Explain the method, steps, relevance and implications of grounded theory. Describe the types of coding in grounded theory.
3. Elaborate the assumptions, approaches, steps, issues and implications of discourse analysis.

SECTION – B
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each: 5 x 5 = 25 marks
4. Explain the methods of estimating reliability.
5. Explain the different types of variables.
6. Discuss the various types of validity.
7. Describe the importance and types of hypotheses.
8. Discuss the types, advantages and limitations of factorial research design.
SECTION – C
Answer the following in about 50 words each: 10 x 3 = 30 marks
9. Content of research report
10. Objectivity safeguards in research process
11. Types of constructs
12. Quota sampling
13. Advantages and disadvantages of survey research
14. Differences between Ex-post Facto and Experimental research
15. Criteria for a good research design
16. Quasi-experimental research design
17. Advantages of correlational research design
18. Ethnography

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