PSY101 Final Term Past Paper Spring 2006 Set 2

FINALTERM EXAMINATION

SPRING 2006 PSY101 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (Session - 3 ) Marks: 60 Time: 120min

Student Name: Center Name/Code:

Exam Date: Friday, August 25, 2006

INSTRUCTIONS:

•  All questions are compulsory.
•  This exam consists of 15 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), 5 questions of fill in the blanks, 5 questions of true or false, 5 short descriptive questions and 2 long descriptive questions.
•  For each MCQ, read the choices available and select the most appropriate or best suitable choice.
•  The use of notes, handouts, books or any other helping material is strictly prohibited in the centre during the exam.
•  Please manage the time effectively according to the marks allocated to the questions.
•  You may wish to pace yourself with your own watch, but the Supervisor will be the official timekeeper of the test.
•  Failure to comply with the supervisor’s directions will result in your test being cancelled. Please comply with supervisor’s directions to avoid any unpleasant event.

Question Question Marks Question Marks Question Marks

Q1. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) (1 marks)

Presents comprehensive definitions for mental disorders

Suggest underlying causes for abnormal behavior

Provides descriptions and causative explanations for over 100 categories

Is one of three standard classification systems in America

Q2. ____________________psychologists would be interested in studying the effect on men of turning 50 years old. (1 marks)

Environmental

Developmental

Clinical

Educational

Q3. Psychodynamic therapy is based on the work of______________. (1 marks)

Rogers

Freud

1. Maslow

Skinner

Q4. Depth perception is due largely to the fact that______________. (1 marks)

We have perceptual constancy

We have two eyes

Motion parallax is universal

Binocular disparity does not occur in humans

Q5. _____________is not a type of extrinsic reward. (1 marks)

Money

Social contacts

Appreciation

Free medical facility

Q6. ________________ suggests that sports performance can be improved by manipulating arousal level of the one playing in the field. (1 marks)

Sport psychology

Health psychology

Motivation theories