PSY101 Midterm Past Paper Spring 2010

Q1. Laws of perceptual organization were proposed by which of the following school of thought? (1 marks)

1. Functionalism
2. Structuralism
3. Gestalt school
4. Behaviorism

Correct answer: Gestalt school

Q2. Today psychology is considered as the scientific study of which of the followings? (1 marks)

1. Mind
2. Conscious experiences
3. Behavior and mental processes
4. Soul

Correct answer: Behavior and mental processes

Q3. Who among the followings is known as “father of Greek medicines”? (1 marks)

1. Socrates
2. Plato
3. Aristotle
4. Alcameon

Correct answer: Alcameon

Q4. Who among the followings gave the concept of Insight? (1 marks)

1. Max Wertheimer
2. Wolfgang Kohler
3. James Rowland Angell
4. James Mckeen Cattell

Q5. Who among the followings regarded as the “Father of Medicine”? (1 marks)

1. Hippocrates
2. Kraepelin
3. Plato
4. Socrates

Q6. Who among the followings is the author of the book “The Origin of Species”? (1 marks)

1. Emil Kraepelin
2. Paul Broca
3. Wilhelm Griesinger
4. Charles Darwin

Q7. Which of the following is incorrect about insulin-shock therapy? (1 marks)

1. In this therapy the comma is caused because of a reduction in blood sugar level.
2. It has found to be effective with schizophrenics, addicts etc., if used with psychotherapy.
3. It was developed by Paul Broca who was a French surgeon and anthropologist
4. It is used to cure psychological disorders by administrating insulin.

Q8. Which of the following can increase the likelihood of occurrence of a behavior? (1 marks)

1. Extinction
2. Reinforcement
3. Punishment
4. Insight

Q9. Identify where we stop reinforcement and behavior extinguishes. (1 marks)

1. Generalization
2. Extinction
3. Spontaneous recovery
4. Shaping

Q10. Which of the following law is given by Thorndike, that all responses followed by satisfaction are stamped into an individual and he learns those responses? (1 marks)

1. Law of exercise
2. Law of effect
3. Law of insight
4. Law of belongingness

Q11. Which perspective of psychology emerged out of a desire to understand the conscious mind, free will, human dignity, and the capacity for self-reflection and growth? (1 marks)

1. Humanistic
2. Behavioral
3. Gestalt