PSY101 Midterm Past Paper 1 Set 2

PSY101 Introduction to Physiology · Mid Term Examination – Spring 2006 · Time Allowed: 90 Minutes · INSTRUCTIONS:

All questions are compulsory. This exam consists of 10 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), 5 questions of fill in the blanks and 5 Descriptive questions. You should try to complete MCQs in 10 - 15 minutes in order to give yourself 75 - 80 minutes for descriptive questions.

For each MCQ, read the choices available and select the choice which you consider is the correct answer.

You may wish to pace yourself with your own watch, but the Supervisor will be the official timekeeper of the test.

Remember not to spend too much time on any one MCQ. Since all MCQs carry equal marks, it is important to manage your time and response to test questions effectively.

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.

Q1. Marks : 1

The first psychology lab was set up at the University of Leipzig, by Wilhelm Wundt in:

1777 1879 1887 1916

Q2. What type of cues must a person use if he/she only has one functioning eye?

Binocular Distance Monocular Aural

Q3. Marks : 1

Marks : 1

In his classic studies, when Pavlov presented the bell (CS) continuously without the presentation of the meat powder (US), the dog's salivation decreased due to a process called:

Stimulus generalization Extinction Reinforcement

Q4. Which of the following is a Gestalt principle?

Figure and ground Proximity Closure

Q5. The ------------------ear is a tiny chamber containing the hammer, anvil, and stirrup.

Q6. Marks : 1

Marks : 1

Marks : 3

What are the applications of classical conditioning in everyday life?

Q7. Laws of perceptual organization were proposed by:

Gestalt school Behavioristic school

Q8. Name the ways in which any research problem can be identified?

Q9. Marks : 1

Marks : 3

Marks : 1

A state of self-fulfillment in which people realize their highest potential is----------------------

Q10. Marks : 1

In classical conditioning the example of the child’s fear of the doctor, the child's fear of a scientist in a white lab coat illustrates the process of:

Shaping

Generalization Secondary reinforcement

Q11. Marks : 1

----------------------Is a relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience.