Microlink Information Technology and Business College

Freshman Students
Final Exam for General psychology

Course code: Psyc 1011 Academic Year: /2020

Total Marks: 30 % Time allowed: 1:30
Exam Date: ____/00/2012 E.C Semester: II
Program: Degree Batch: 2nd year

Full Name __________________________ ID. No. __________________

Department _____________________ Section_______________________

Admission: Regular _____ Extension _______Add & Drop ________

General Instructions

• Write your answers on the answer sheet provided

• Write your specific department, section and admission properly

• Be sure that your exam booklet contains two parts

• Read each instruction carefully

• Mobile phone should be turned-off

• Any type of cheating will invalid your result

Part I: True or False Questions (5 Marks)

Instruction: Write True if the statement is correct or False if the statement is

incorrect on the answer sheet provided (1 Mark each)

1. Behavior: refers to all of our outward or overt actions and reactions, such as talking, facial
expressions, movement, etc.
2. Mental processes: refer to all the internal, covert activities of our minds, such as thinking,
feeling, remembering, etc.
3. A school of thought is a system of thinking about a certain issue, say, for example, about
human behavior or mind.
4. Freud argued that unconscious awareness is the tip of the mental iceberg beneath the visible
tip lays the unconscious part of the mind.
5. Scientific method a process of testing ideas through systematic observations,
experimentations, and statistical analysis

Part II: Multiple Choice Questions (15 Marks)

Instruction: Choose the correct answer and write the letter of the correct answer
on the answer sheet provided (1 Mark each)

1, Which of the following is a goal of psychology as a science

A. description C. prediction
B. explanation D. ALL

2, _____ views psychology as a study of function of the mind

A. Functionalism C. Gestalt psychology

B. Structuralism D. Behaviorism

3, ___________ studies the physical, cognitive and psychological changes across the life span. It
attempts to examine the major developmental milestones that occur at different stages of
development.
A. Personality Psychology B. Developmental psychology
C. Social Psychology D. Cross-cultural Psychology
4, - __________is a research method that measures the relationship between two or more
variables.
A. Experimental Research: C. Correlational research
B. Descriptive research D. None
5, Which of the following is included in Descriptive research methods
A. naturalistic observation C. Surveys
B. case studies D. All
6, The minimum amount of stimulation a person can detect is called

A. the absolute threshold C. Limen

B. the law of difference threshold D. Both A and C

7, How many laws does the Sensory threshold have?

A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4

8, Which of the following is an external factor in paying attention?

A. size and intensity, C. novelty (or newness),

B. repetition, D. All

9, A psychological factors refers to the idea that you may be ―ready‖ and ―Primed for certain
kinds of sensory input.

A. Set C. Need
B. Motive D. None

10, The ability to know other people, objects, and events without any sensory contact is called

A. extra sensory perception C. paranormal ability

B. (ESP) D. All

11, Which of the following is an important principles that help explaining how learning occurs
effectively?

A. Individuals must have some abilities and skills that may help them to learn.
B. Things learned first create a strong impression in the mind that is difficult to erase.
C. Things most recently learned are best remembered.
D. All
12, A major behavioral theories of learning that focuses on the learning of making involuntary
emotional or physiological responses to stimuli that normally elicit no response
A. Classical conditioning theory
B. Operant conditioning
C. Instrumental conditioning
D. All
13, A basic principles of classical conditioning which is a process in which, after a stimulus has
been conditioned to produce a particular response, stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus
begin to produce the same responses.
A. Extinction C. spontaneous recovery
B. Stimulus generalization D. All
14, When a response is first acquired, learning is usually most rapid if the response is reinforced
each time it occurs. This procedure is called
A. continuous reinforcement C. partial
B. intermittent D. None
15, the final necessary ingredient for modeling to occur is
A. Attention C. Motivation
B. Retention D. None

PART III :Fill in the blank space (10 Marks)

1, A psychological goal which involves observing the behavior and noticing everything about it
is called ____________
2, A ____________is a general explanation of a set of observations or facts.
3, ____________ argued that the mind is not made up of combinations of elements.
4, ____________ perspective emphasizes the unconscious dynamics within the individual such
as inner forces, conflicts or instinctual energy.
5, ____________is a field that applies psychological principles to the prevention, diagnosis, and
treatment of psychological disorders.
Answer Sheet
Name____________________________Dept________ ID No______________ Section____

Admission: Regular 0 Extension 0 Add & Drop 0

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