PSY502 Midterm Past Paper 1

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Q1. ( Marks: 1 )

The law of ________________ states that the last act is most likely to be repeated.

1. Exercise
2. Recency
3. Effect
4. All of the given options

Q2. ( Marks: 1 )

According to Avicenna, ___________ is the second stage of motion which represents a person’s willingness to achieve something.

1. Impulsion
2. Imagination
3. Desires
4. Movement

Q3. ( Marks: 1 )

According to ______________, the universe, including human beings, are made up of atoms.

1. Leibniz
2. Comte
3. Hobbes
4. Locke

Q4. ( Marks: 1 )

________________ is the name of a physiologist who discovered the learning phenomena known as classical conditioning.

1. Skinner
2. Thorndike
3. Pavlov
4. All of the given options

Q5. ( Marks: 1 )

Fechner is known for devising ways of measuring psychological experiences in physical terms, called_____________ methods.

1. Psycho-chemistry
2. Psycho-physics
3. Psycho-biology
4. Psycho-physiology

Q6. ( Marks: 1 )

Which of the following is correctly paired?

1. Watson—behaviorist
2. James—psychoanalyst
3. Freud—structuralist
4. Tolman—functionalist

Q7. ( Marks: 1 )

According to Wundt, there are three compartments of feelings and one of them is________________.

1. Sadness/Caring
2. Relaxed/excited
3. Pleasant/unpleasant

Tense/Calm

Q8. ( Marks: 1 )

William James based his view on the philosophy of pragmatism which means that the validity of an idea is tested by _______________________.

1. Consequences
2. Behaviors
3. Antecedents
4. All of the given options

Q9. ( Marks: 1 )

Which of the following correctly states the sequence of Piaget’s stages of development?

1. Sensori-motor , Preoperational , Formal Operational , Concrete Operational stage