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IGNOU MCFT-05 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
Section A – Descriptive Questions
1. Describe characteristics of good research.
2. (i) Differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning.
(ii) Compare research hypothesis and null hypothesis.
3. Explain the empiricist research paradigm.
4. How does research design help the researcher in doing a better research? Explain, giving examples.
5. Describe the basic principles of psychological testing.
6. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of the case study method.
Section B – Short Answer Type Questions
1. Write short notes (in about 150 words each) on the following:
i) Anecdotal records
ii) Histogram
iii) Opinion research
iv) Split-half reliability
v) Lottery method
vi) Norms
vii) Standard deviation
viii) Types of research report
IGNOU MCFT-05 (July 2023 – January 2024) Assignment Questions
Section A – Descriptive Questions
1) Analyse the importance of paradigms in counselling and family therapy research.
2) Define knowledge and describe types of knowledge.
3) Discuss advantages and disadvantages of observation method.
4) Describe the steps in planning experimental research.
5) Explain principles of research design.
6) Discuss, giving examples, important characteristics of research questions.
Section B – Short Answer Type Questions
1. Write short notes (in about 150 words each) on the following:
i) Limitations of scientific method
ii) Sampling
iii) Case work
iv) Triangulation
v) Inferential statistics
vi) Pilot study
vii) Hypothesis
viii) Validity
