HMPYC80 MOCK EXAMINATION with ARTICLE OCT 2019
Module: HMPYC80
Date: 2019-10-04
(Time: 08h30 for 09h00 – 12h00)
Extended Time: From Friday 4 October 2019, 08h30 for 09h00 and stays open for 1 week until
Sunday 13 October. The 3-hour timer on the mock exam has been disabled.
[Note that when you select and press the SUBMIT button the mock exam will close and cannot be
opened thereafter. Refrain from doing so until you have completed the mock exam and trail run to
your satisfaction.]
The memorandum tutorial letter with correct answers will be provided Monday 14 October 2019.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY.
Note that you are not allowed to receive help from anybody or assist anybody else when you
complete the examination. Also note that when you are logged In all activities are recorded on a
server at Unisa. This means we can see exactly when you log in and off, the questions you
respond to, the time you use per question etc. During and after the examination students’ response
patterns and responses may be subjected to integrity testing. If any irregularities are found your
examination paper may be nullified. Examination fraud is viewed in an extremely serious light, and
may result in your being refused reregistration as a student.
The answers will not be marked, so keep a detailed record of each of your answers!
YOU MUST RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTION
Question 1
I declare that I am not receiving help form anybody, nor am I assisting anybody else in completing
this examination. I understand that my submitted responses may be subjected to integrity testing
and that my paper may be nullified should any irregularities be found.
1. True
2. False
NOTE: If your paper does not contain a “True” response to this question, your examination will be
nullified.
The research consultation company …
You own a consultation company that specialises in environmental psychology. The company is
called EnviroConsult. You employ a number of social scientists and professional psychologists, but
there are also students (psychological interns) who do their practical at the company.
Meeting the client …
Mr. Petrus Motong contacted you to consult on a problem they experience, namely that
communities and industries neglect their environments and that pollution is rife. Mr. Motong is a
member of the peri-urban municipality of Mapokeng. His portfolio on the council concerns the
physical wellbeing of communities and industries, which the council wants to improve.
1
,In your first meeting with Mr. Motong he indicates that the council decided to implement a
programme for community and industry leaders, called the ‘Canadian Environmental
Engagement Programme (CA-EEP). The aim of the programme is to change individuals’ attitudes
towards their environments. The CA-EEP was successfully implemented in Canada’s conservation
areas to improve the ways in which people engage with their physical environments. The
Mapokeng municipality was of the opinion that community and industry leaders in South Africa
could benefit from a similar programme. To save costs and time they decided not to develop a new
programme from scratch but to tailor the Canadian programme to the needs of South African
communities and industries. They completed the review of the programme but would like to get a
specialist consultancy firm on board (such as EnviroConsult) to assess the impact of the reviewed
programme, the South African Environmental Engagement Programme (SA-EEP), once it has
been implemented. They hope the programme will improve the way communities and industries
engage with their environments. They are aware also that research concerning the impact of the
programme requires specialised data gathering methods and that some time would be needed to
develop such methods. Mr. Motong provides you with the programme manual. The manual
describes the psychological theory that the programme is based on. It also indicates how the
programme applies the theory in order to affect the behaviour of those who do the programme.
At the research consultation company …
At EnviroConsult each day begins with a morning meeting to discuss the business of the day.
The meeting is attended by the social scientists and psychologists working for the company as
well as the psychology interns. At this morning’s meeting you inform everybody about the project
of the Mapokeng council and open the matter for discussion.
You pay close attention to what everybody says because the purpose of the discussion is to sort
out the details of the project. In order to guide the discussion you have to indicate who you agree
with most, who you agree with second most and who you agree with least.
For example, suppose Nzamo, Jan and Lettie respond to a point under discussion. If you agree
most with Jan’s response, second most with Nzamo’s response and least with Lettie your choice
is: Jan, Nzamo, Lettie.
You select your choice from a list of five potential responses. For example if the list is:
1. Lettie, Nzamo, Jan
2. Lettie, Jan, Nzamo
3. Nzamo, Lettie, Jan
4. Jan, Nzamo, Lettie
5. Jan, Lettie, Nzamo
You select 4.
If your choice does not appear in the list you have to reconsider your choice.
Discussing the client’s problem ….
The day after the consultation with Mr. Motong you present the consultation case at the morning
meeting at EnviroConsult, and you conclude:
You: The crux of the matter is we have to assess whether the Environmental Engagement
Programme (EEP) has a significant impact on the way communities and industries engage with
their environments. We also have to develop the methods we need in order to observe change of
2
, the behaviour of community members. I asked Bongi to formulate a broad outline of what we
need to do. Over to you Bongi.
Bongi: There are several issues we have to pay attention to. Quite clearly we want to see
whether the programme has any impact on community and industry leaders who participate in
the programme. This means we have to develop a questionnaire to assess community and
industry leaders before they enter into the programme and after they complete the programme. In
order to do so we have to unpack the theory that the programme is based on and then develop a
questionnaire to assess community and industry leaders in terms of this theory. We also need to
link the programme’s effect to real change in behaviour. In this case the change in behaviour
would be a change in the manner in which communities and industries engage with their
environments. Therefore we have to find an indicator of how communities and industries engage
with their environments, look for a way to measure this indicator and then link this measurement
to the effect of the programme. If a positive effect of the programme relates to a positive change
in real behaviour we can conclude that the programme has a positive impact.
You: According to the programme manual the programme is based on a psychological theory of
environmental attitude change. The theory states that individuals are more likely to display a
positive attitude towards their environment (a) if they are knowledgeable about the environment,
(b) if they have awareness of the environment, and (c) if they are contextually sensitive and
mindful. People with positive environmental attitudes are more likely to engage responsibly with
their environments.
Bongi: The manual also cites studies about the relationship between the way in which people
engage with their environments and environmental mindfulness. Increased involvement in
environmental care projects relates to improvement in the quality of people’s engagement with
their environments. There also seems to be a positive correlation between a positive attitude
towards the environment and involvement in environmental care projects. The Project
Involvement Questionnaire (PIQ) looks at involvement in environmental care projects.
You: However, it seems one should consider the gender of the community and industry leaders
who partake in the programme. The developers of the programme indicate that it may not be
equally effective for men and women.
Question 2
Jan: What psychological construct is assessed by Environmental Attitude Questionnaire (EAQ)?
Lettie: Community and industry leaders in South Africa
Bongi: Environmental attitude
Nzamo: Sensitivity for context and mindfulness
You agree most with, second most with and least with:
1. Bongi, Nzamo, Lettie
2. Lettie, Nzamo, Bongi
3. Bongi, Lettie, Nzamo
4. Lettie, Bongi, Nzamo
5. Nzamo, Bongi, Lettie
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Module: HMPYC80
Date: 2019-10-04
(Time: 08h30 for 09h00 – 12h00)
Extended Time: From Friday 4 October 2019, 08h30 for 09h00 and stays open for 1 week until
Sunday 13 October. The 3-hour timer on the mock exam has been disabled.
[Note that when you select and press the SUBMIT button the mock exam will close and cannot be
opened thereafter. Refrain from doing so until you have completed the mock exam and trail run to
your satisfaction.]
The memorandum tutorial letter with correct answers will be provided Monday 14 October 2019.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY.
Note that you are not allowed to receive help from anybody or assist anybody else when you
complete the examination. Also note that when you are logged In all activities are recorded on a
server at Unisa. This means we can see exactly when you log in and off, the questions you
respond to, the time you use per question etc. During and after the examination students’ response
patterns and responses may be subjected to integrity testing. If any irregularities are found your
examination paper may be nullified. Examination fraud is viewed in an extremely serious light, and
may result in your being refused reregistration as a student.
The answers will not be marked, so keep a detailed record of each of your answers!
YOU MUST RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTION
Question 1
I declare that I am not receiving help form anybody, nor am I assisting anybody else in completing
this examination. I understand that my submitted responses may be subjected to integrity testing
and that my paper may be nullified should any irregularities be found.
1. True
2. False
NOTE: If your paper does not contain a “True” response to this question, your examination will be
nullified.
The research consultation company …
You own a consultation company that specialises in environmental psychology. The company is
called EnviroConsult. You employ a number of social scientists and professional psychologists, but
there are also students (psychological interns) who do their practical at the company.
Meeting the client …
Mr. Petrus Motong contacted you to consult on a problem they experience, namely that
communities and industries neglect their environments and that pollution is rife. Mr. Motong is a
member of the peri-urban municipality of Mapokeng. His portfolio on the council concerns the
physical wellbeing of communities and industries, which the council wants to improve.
1
,In your first meeting with Mr. Motong he indicates that the council decided to implement a
programme for community and industry leaders, called the ‘Canadian Environmental
Engagement Programme (CA-EEP). The aim of the programme is to change individuals’ attitudes
towards their environments. The CA-EEP was successfully implemented in Canada’s conservation
areas to improve the ways in which people engage with their physical environments. The
Mapokeng municipality was of the opinion that community and industry leaders in South Africa
could benefit from a similar programme. To save costs and time they decided not to develop a new
programme from scratch but to tailor the Canadian programme to the needs of South African
communities and industries. They completed the review of the programme but would like to get a
specialist consultancy firm on board (such as EnviroConsult) to assess the impact of the reviewed
programme, the South African Environmental Engagement Programme (SA-EEP), once it has
been implemented. They hope the programme will improve the way communities and industries
engage with their environments. They are aware also that research concerning the impact of the
programme requires specialised data gathering methods and that some time would be needed to
develop such methods. Mr. Motong provides you with the programme manual. The manual
describes the psychological theory that the programme is based on. It also indicates how the
programme applies the theory in order to affect the behaviour of those who do the programme.
At the research consultation company …
At EnviroConsult each day begins with a morning meeting to discuss the business of the day.
The meeting is attended by the social scientists and psychologists working for the company as
well as the psychology interns. At this morning’s meeting you inform everybody about the project
of the Mapokeng council and open the matter for discussion.
You pay close attention to what everybody says because the purpose of the discussion is to sort
out the details of the project. In order to guide the discussion you have to indicate who you agree
with most, who you agree with second most and who you agree with least.
For example, suppose Nzamo, Jan and Lettie respond to a point under discussion. If you agree
most with Jan’s response, second most with Nzamo’s response and least with Lettie your choice
is: Jan, Nzamo, Lettie.
You select your choice from a list of five potential responses. For example if the list is:
1. Lettie, Nzamo, Jan
2. Lettie, Jan, Nzamo
3. Nzamo, Lettie, Jan
4. Jan, Nzamo, Lettie
5. Jan, Lettie, Nzamo
You select 4.
If your choice does not appear in the list you have to reconsider your choice.
Discussing the client’s problem ….
The day after the consultation with Mr. Motong you present the consultation case at the morning
meeting at EnviroConsult, and you conclude:
You: The crux of the matter is we have to assess whether the Environmental Engagement
Programme (EEP) has a significant impact on the way communities and industries engage with
their environments. We also have to develop the methods we need in order to observe change of
2
, the behaviour of community members. I asked Bongi to formulate a broad outline of what we
need to do. Over to you Bongi.
Bongi: There are several issues we have to pay attention to. Quite clearly we want to see
whether the programme has any impact on community and industry leaders who participate in
the programme. This means we have to develop a questionnaire to assess community and
industry leaders before they enter into the programme and after they complete the programme. In
order to do so we have to unpack the theory that the programme is based on and then develop a
questionnaire to assess community and industry leaders in terms of this theory. We also need to
link the programme’s effect to real change in behaviour. In this case the change in behaviour
would be a change in the manner in which communities and industries engage with their
environments. Therefore we have to find an indicator of how communities and industries engage
with their environments, look for a way to measure this indicator and then link this measurement
to the effect of the programme. If a positive effect of the programme relates to a positive change
in real behaviour we can conclude that the programme has a positive impact.
You: According to the programme manual the programme is based on a psychological theory of
environmental attitude change. The theory states that individuals are more likely to display a
positive attitude towards their environment (a) if they are knowledgeable about the environment,
(b) if they have awareness of the environment, and (c) if they are contextually sensitive and
mindful. People with positive environmental attitudes are more likely to engage responsibly with
their environments.
Bongi: The manual also cites studies about the relationship between the way in which people
engage with their environments and environmental mindfulness. Increased involvement in
environmental care projects relates to improvement in the quality of people’s engagement with
their environments. There also seems to be a positive correlation between a positive attitude
towards the environment and involvement in environmental care projects. The Project
Involvement Questionnaire (PIQ) looks at involvement in environmental care projects.
You: However, it seems one should consider the gender of the community and industry leaders
who partake in the programme. The developers of the programme indicate that it may not be
equally effective for men and women.
Question 2
Jan: What psychological construct is assessed by Environmental Attitude Questionnaire (EAQ)?
Lettie: Community and industry leaders in South Africa
Bongi: Environmental attitude
Nzamo: Sensitivity for context and mindfulness
You agree most with, second most with and least with:
1. Bongi, Nzamo, Lettie
2. Lettie, Nzamo, Bongi
3. Bongi, Lettie, Nzamo
4. Lettie, Bongi, Nzamo
5. Nzamo, Bongi, Lettie
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