PSY101 Midterm Past Paper 2

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

SPRING 2006 PSY101 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (Session - 4 ) Marks: 40 Time: 60min

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Exam Date: Friday, June 09, 2006

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

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. Question Marks Question Marks Total

Q1. ( Marks: 1 )

In Pavlov's original experiment, the meat was the:

1. Conditioned stimulus
2. Unconditioned stimulus
3. Conditioned response
4. Unconditioned response

Q2. ( Marks: 1 )

Introspection is a procedure used by ___________ to study the mind:

1. Functionalists
2. Structuralists
3. Biologists
4. Humanists

Q3. ( Marks: 1 )

In survey research method:

1. Existing data are examined
2. A control group is necessary
3. New data is generated
4. A sample of people are asked questions

Q4. ( Marks: 1 )

A psychologist with a ______________ perspective focuses on how people know, understand, and think about the world:

1. Psychodynamic
2. Behavioral
3. Humanistic
4. Cognitive

Q5. ( Marks: 1 )

The change that an experimenter deliberately produces in a situation is called:

1. The experimental manipulation
2. Randomization
3. Replication
4. The control group