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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
SPRING 2007 Marks: 40
PSY502 - HISTORY & SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY Time: 90min
(Session - 4 )

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Exam Date: Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting any question:
ƒ All questions are compulsory.
ƒ This exam consists of 10 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), 5 questions of fill in the
blanks, 5 short descriptive questions and 1 long descriptive question.
ƒ For each MCQ, read the choices available and select the most appropriate or the best
suitable choice.

ƒ The use of notes, handouts, books or any other helping material is strictly prohibited
in the centre during the exam.

ƒ Please manage the time effectively according to the marks allocated to the questions.

ƒ You may wish to pace yourself with your own watch, but the supervisor will be the
official timekeeper of the exam.

ƒ Failure to comply with the supervisor’s instructions will result in your paper being
cancelled. Please comply with supervisor’s instructions to avoid any unpleasant event.

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Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
Marks
Question 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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Question 21
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Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

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

► Exercise

► Recency

► Effect

► All of the given options

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

According to Avicenna, is the second stage of motion which represents a

person’s willingness to achieve something.

► Impulsion

► Imagination

► Desires

► Movement

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

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

► Leibniz

► Comte

► Hobbes
 ► Locke

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

is the name of a physiologist who discovered the learning phenomena

known as classical conditioning.

► Skinner

► Thorndike

► Pavlov

► All of the given options

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Fechner is known for devising ways of measuring psychological experiences in physical

terms, called methods.

► Psycho-chemistry

► Psycho-physics

► Psycho-biology

► Psycho-physiology

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is correctly paired?

► Watson—behaviorist

► James—psychoanalyst
 ► Freud—structuralist

► Tolman—functionalist

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

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

► Sadness/Caring

► Relaxed/excited

► Pleasant/unpleasant

► Tense/Calm

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

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

► Consequences

► Behaviors

► Antecedents

► All of the given options

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

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

► Sensori-motor , Preoperational , Formal Operational , Concrete Operational stage

 ► Preoperational, Sensori-motor, Concrete Operational , Formal Operational stage

► Sensori-motor , Preoperational , Concrete Operational , Formal Operational stage

► Sensori-motor, Concrete Operational , Preoperational , Formal Operational stage

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

established the first psychological laboratory in Leipzig.

► James

► Wundt

► Freud

► Bekhterev

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 )

The schedule in which reinforcement is given after variable number of responses is known as
schedule.

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 )

According to Holt, behavior is a result of which is what we learn in our

childhood.

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 )

proposed that there is no difference in the chemical elements of trees, animals

and plants.

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 )

According to Schenov, mind and soul are the functions of brain and there is no
between mind and soul.
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 )

According to Piaget is the expanding, changing and stretching of

the schema to absorb new information about the world.

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 3 )

“While cooking dinner, Amna accidentally touched the stove and suddenly withdrew her
hand.”
How would Watson explain this situation in term of stimulus response pattern?

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 3 )

Aisha believes that there are two paths in the universe and it is up to the individual to choose
one of them. How would Saint Augustine explain his view about the universe and also point
out the two basic principles given by him? (1+2)

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 3 )

According to Aristotle, man is a biological being. Briefly explain any three functions carried
out by human beings.(1+1+1)

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 3 )

From James point of view, what are the characteristics of consciousness and how his view
differs from structuralist point of view? (2+1)

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 3 )

A psychologist wanted to study how we view colors. He observed that participants of the
study gave the same answer about the color of the coal in different lights. Name the
phenomena being observed here and also explain that phenomena.(1+2)

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 10 )

a) Avicenna tried to explain human actions based on his four stages of motion. Name and
explain the four stages of motion. (2+2+2+2)

b) Farah decided to cook a meal for herself in order to satisfy her hunger. Fit this example in
the Avicenna’s four stages of motion. (2)