BPCC-107 Solved Assignment 2025–26 English | July 2025 & January 2026 | IGNOU BA Psychology

Welcome to the solved assignment video

for IGNU BPCC 107 social psychology

covering the 2025 2026 session. Please

note this solved assignment offers

guidance and understanding on answer

construction. Students must study

official course material and prepare

answers independently. This content is

for reference only and should not be

copied verbatim. When writing your

assignment, ensure you are using the

correct sessions question paper and keep

it handy. Read all sub points. Adhere to

the word limit and write neatly by hand

using only a blue or black ball pen.

Clearly mention the question number.

Avoid overwriting and keep your answers

relevant to the Ignou question paper.

Remember to make separate folders for

the assignment and tutorial parts and

follow all university guidelines.

Starting with part A, assignment one.

Question one asks you to discuss group

components, types, and stages of group

formation. A group is a collection of

individuals who interact, share goals,

and perceive themselves as belonging

together. Key components of a group

include group structure, which defines

roles, norms, and status. Others are

cohesiveness, which is the emotional

bonding, leadership, which provides

direction, and group identity, which

fosters a sense of belongingness. Groups

are classified in various ways such as

primary and secondary groups, formal and

informal groups, in-groups and

outgroups, and membership and reference

groups. We also have task oriented and

social groups. The stages of group

formation are forming where members meet

and understand the purpose, storming

where conflicts arise, norming where

cooperation increases, and performing

where the group is efficient and goal

oriented. The final stage of group

formation is adjourning where the group

dissolves after achieving its goals.

Question two asks for an explanation of

the causes and theoretical approaches to

aggression. Causes include biological

factors, frustration, and learning and

environment. Additional causes of

aggression are social and cultural

factors and situational factors.

Theoretical approaches include instinct

theory, the frustration aggression

hypothesis, social learning theory, the

cognitive approach, and the biological

approach. In conclusion, aggression is

shaped by multiple factors, including

biological learning, cognitive, and

social influences. Understanding these

theories is crucial for effective

management, and reduction of aggression

in society. Assignment two features

shorter questions. Question three covers

the causes and outcomes of conflict.

Causes include differing goals, scarcity

of resources, poor communication, and

personality differences. Outcomes can be

negative like hostility or positive like

constructive discussion. Question four

asks about strategies for gaining

compliance such as the foot in the door,

door in the face, and lowball

techniques. Question five deals with

types of schema, which are mental

structures for organizing information.

These include person, self, role, and

event schemas. Event schemas, also known

as scripts, describe event sequences.

Question six focuses on errors and

biases in attribution. Common biases

include the fundamental attribution

error, the actor observer bias, and the

self-serving bias. Question seven

discusses attitude formation through

learning experiences, socialization, and

direct personal experiences. Question 8

explores types of leadership such as

autocratic, democratic, lazair,

transactional and transformational

styles. Moving to part B, the tutorial.

The first activity involves Shrinka and

mental shortcuts. Shrinka uses schemas

which are organized mental structures to

process social information efficiently

with minimum cognitive effort. Other

mental shortcuts include heruristics

such as availability,

representativeness, and anchoring.

Automatic processing, priming, and

stereotypes are also used for quick

social judgment. Sources of errors in

social cognition include cognitive

biases, attribution errors like the

fundamental attribution error,

stereotyping and prejudice, selective

attention, and emotional influences.

Cultural and social influences can also

lead to misjudgments. The second

tutorial activity asks you to collect

and report attitudes toward animal

welfare and suggest factors resisting

attitude change. The collective report

found that most participants had

positive attitudes toward animal

welfare, emphasizing care and respect,

though commitment varied. Factors that

resist persuasion include strong

existing beliefs and lack of personal

experience. Additional factors resisting

persuasion include cultural norms, fear

and misconceptions, cognitive

dissonance, low motivation, and source

credibility. Understanding these

barriers is key for effective attitude

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