PSY502 Midterm MCQs 2025 by VUBuddy

Q1. Comte proposed that man’s mind passed through________ stages of growth and development.

1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. One

Correct answer: Three

Q2. According to David Hume, which of the following passions are aesthetic and moral?

1. Soothing
2. Calm
3. Superior
4. Smooth

Correct answer: Superior

Q3. The ancient man had a strong belief in which of the following field?

1. Magic
2. Logic
3. Science
4. Experimentation

Correct answer: Magic

Q4. Which of the following motives are not learnt by the organisms; rather they are a part of the genetic makeup of all organisms?

1. Ordinary
2. Secondary
3. Spiritual
4. Primary

Correct answer: Primary

Q5. According to John Locke, a person learns by:

1. Motivation
2. Desire
3. Reflection
4. Instinct

Correct answer: Reflection

Q6. The period between 13th to 16th centuries AD is known as what of the followings?

1. French revolution
2. Ancient Greek Period
3. Renaissance
4. Industrial revolution

Correct answer: Renaissance

Q7. Which of the following concept may be defined as “everything has to have a practical application and reason”?

1. Pragmatism
2. Passion
3. Rationalism
4. Dualism

Correct answer: Pragmatism

Q8. Which of the following is the process of seeing human qualities in inanimate objects?

1. Altruism
2. Animism
3. Feminism
4. Patriotism

Correct answer: Animism

Q9. When two things or events happen close to each other and person relates them to each other, which term is used to refer that concept among the followings?

1. Contiguity
2. Contrast
3. Identification
4. Similarity

Correct answer: Contiguity

Q10. According to Descartes, a person can doubt everything in this world except for his:

1. Thinking
2. Behavior
3. Mind
4. Memory

Correct answer: Thinking

Q1. Ivan Sechenov was among the ___________________ contributors.

1. Greek
2. Russian
3. European
4. French

Correct answer: Russian

Q2. According to Hegel, which of the following process says that logical connections explain various phenomena?

1. Assorted
2. Eclectic
3. Dualistic
4. Dialectical

Correct answer: Dialectical

Q3. Who was the first Russian contributor among the following?

1. Friedrich Hegel
2. Ivan Sechenov
3. Ivan Pavlov
4. Vladimir Bekhterev

Correct answer: Ivan Sechenov

Q4. The concept of Sensory Threshold was identified by whom?

1. David Hume
2. Gustav Fechners
3. Ivan Pavlov
4. Auguste Comte

Correct answer: Gustav Fechners

Q5. Which of the following reaction means that humans and animals tend to move away from the source of the stimulus?

1. Contiguity
2. Withdrawal
3. Associative
4. Reflex

Correct answer: Withdrawal

Q6. Who among the followings believed that observation and empiricism can lead to knowledge?

1. Sigmund Freud
2. Al-Ghazali
3. Aristotle
4. Immanuel Kant

Correct answer: Aristotle

Q7. When a puff of air strikes the eye, the eye blinks. This reaction is an example of:

1. Conditioned stimulus
2. Reflex
3. Stimulus
4. Resistance

Correct answer: Reflex

Q8. Who proposed that the universe including man is made of atoms?

1. Plato
2. Rene Descartes
3. Wilhelm Liebniz
4. Friedrich Hegel

Correct answer: Wilhelm Liebniz