FILIPINO PSYCHOLOGY- Practice Test 1.Which of the following statements would MOST likely describe Bahala Na attitude of Filipinos according to Sikolohiyang Pilipino? a. It means fatalism. b. It is a Filipino attitude that makes him accept sufferings and problems, leaving everything to God. c. is a fatalistic resignation or withdrawal from an engagement or crisis or a shirking from personal responsibility. d. It means determination and risk-taking. 2. Which of the following statements would be MOST likely true about Utang na Loob? a. debt of gratitude b. the principle of reciprocity incurred when an individual helps another c. to show gratitude properly by returning the favor with interest d. it actually means gratitude or solidarity 3. The predisposition to indirectness of Filipino communication would most likely be due to? a. Pakikisama b. Pakikiramdam c. Kagandahang-Loob d. Palagayang-loob 4. In Indigenous Research Method, pagtatanong-tanong is an example of which of the following measures? a. Unobtrusive b. Participative c. Obtrusive d. None of the above 5. The following values are NOT designated as Accommodative Surface Values. Point the exception. a. Pakikiramdam b. Hiya c. bahala na d. karangalan 6. A poor person who is a kind and honest person and respects the dignity of hard work has a lot of: a. Dangal b. Paninindigan c. Katapatan d. Kagandahang-loob 7. Which of the following Filipino Values is considered as an ingredient in why Filipinos overspend during fiestas in order to please their visitors, even to the extent of going into debt? a. Utang na loob b. Karangalan c. Hiya d. Pakikipagkapwa 8. The following are considered as Societal Values. Point the exception. a. Kagandahang-loob b. Katarungan c. Kalayaan d. Karangalan 9. Filipinos often use euphemism in language because they value and maintain which of the following? a. Pakikipagkapwa b. Kagandahang-Loob c. Pakikisama d. Pagkamakata 10. If one is regarded as ibang-tao, which of the following level of interaction would be LEAST likely shown by Filipinos? a. Pakikitungo b. Pakikisalamuha c. Pakikipagkwentuhan d. Pakikipagpalagyang-loob 11. Which of the following statements would be LEAST likely true about Pakikipagkapwa? a. It is the core of the Filipino Value b. This means treating the other person as a fellow human being. c. It is used to maintain smooth interpersonal relationships. d. It means treating others as yourself. 12. Which of the following statements would be LEAST likely true about Pakikiramdam? a. It is a request to feel or to be sensitive to others. b. It is ‘‘feeling for another’’, exercising great care and deliberation. c. It is an indirect pattern of communication of Filipinos. d. It means untruthfulness, dishonesty or hypocrisy 13. Which of the following is considered as an externality component of Filipino Personality? a. Dangal b. Kaligayahan c. Dama d. Timpi 14. In conducting research in Filipino Psychology, which of the following would be MOST likely important in establishing rapport? a. Pakikisama b. Pakikitungo c. Pakikipagpalagayang-loob d. Pagkikibagay 15. Which of the following is considered as Confrontative Surface Value? a. Lakas ng loob b. Pakikisama c. Hiya d. Katarungan 16. During the meeting, an employee just went along to the majority decision. This best reflects which of the following? a. Pakikitungo b. Hiya c. Pakikibagay d. Pakikisama 17. The highest level of interaction that Filipinos show if others are considred as Hindi-ibang Tao. a. Pakikisangkot b. Pakikipagpalagyang-loob c. Pakikiisa d. Pakikisama 18. Which of the following would be MOST likely true about the concept of Hiya in Filipino personality? a. the uncomfortable feeling that accompanies awareness of being in a socially unacceptable position b. It has negative aspect c. It is the same as shame d. It means sense of propriety 19. When psychological tests were translated into the local language, modified in content, so that a Philippine-type version of the originally borrowed test was produced. This is an example of: a. Indigenization from without b. Indigenization from within c. Cultural Revalidation d. Universality of Psychology 20. Juan suddenly loses his awareness to his physical surrounding because of a minor accident. Jose loses which of the following? a. Diwa b.Ulirat c. Kamalayan d. Isip 21. The Sikolohiyang Pilipino has identified different values shared by Filipinos. One of these values is the pivotal interpersonal value. A. Kapwa B. Pakikiramdam C. Kagandahangloob D. Pakikisama 22. The Sikolohiyang Pilipino was established on what year? A. 1976 B. 1957 C.1975 D.1956 23. Who was known to be the Father of Sikolohiyang Filipino? A. Emmanuel Enriquez B. Virgilio Pe Pua C. Alberto Lagmay D. Virgilio Enriquez 24. Sikolohiyang Pilipino has put a major emphasis on the principle of "Kapwa" or "Togetherness". Choose which does not belong in the Ibang Tao (outsider). A. Pakikisangkot B. Pakikisalamuha C. Pakikilahok D. Pakikitungo 25. One of the four traditions of SP that follows the tradition of Wilhelm Wundt on 1879, and is essentially the American-oriented Western psychology being studies in the Philippines. A. Academic Philosophic Psychology B. Academic Scientific Psychology C. Ethnic Psychology D. Psycho-medical Religious Psychology 26. Which of the following is not considered as accommodative surface values of Sikolohiyang Pilipino? A. Bahala na B. Utang na loob C. Hiya D. Pakikisama 27. Which of the following refers to the studies and psychology that found in the Philippines? A. Sikolohiya sa Pilipinas B. Sikolohiya ng mga Pilipino C. Sikolohiyang Pilipino D. All of the Above 28. This the core value of Sikolohiyang Pilipino. A. Kapwa B. Pakikiramdam C. Kagandahangloob D. Pakikisama 29. It is the external aspect of dignity. May refer to how other people judge a person of his/her worth. This compels a common Filipino to conform to social norms, regardless how obsolete they are. A. Dangal B. Kalayaan C. Puri D.Katarungan 30. Identified as a key concept in understanding Filipino personality. Fr. Bulatao describes, it is a painful emotion arising from a relationship with an authority figure or with society, inhibiting self-assertion in a situation which is perceived as dangerous to one's ego. A. Dangal B. Bahala Na C. Lakas ng loob D. Hiya 31. Filipinos have a knack for tsismis wherein they bring other people down in order to get on top. This is a negative description of: A. Magdilang Anghel B. Magdilang Demonyo C. Ningas Kugon D. Crab Mentality 32. Dr. Virgilio Enriquez coined two term in referring on the distinction between Indigenous Psychology and native Psychology that is not transplanted from other cultures and an indigenize or psychology adapted from cultures. The terms are also referred as "culture-as-source" vs. "culture-astarget" A. loob at labas B. "cross-cultural psychology" vs. "indigenization from within" C. "indigenization from without" vs. "indigenization from within" D. "ethnopsychology vs. indigenous psychology" 33. Which of the following is not included in the "Hindi-ibang Tao" dimension? A. Pakikipagpalahgayangloob B. Pakikisangkot C. Pakikipagisa D. Pakikilahok 34. The core value of the Filipino personhood is known as Kapwa which translates as: A. Shared inner perception B. Shared inner nobility C. Shared inner self D. Shared inner identity 35. Which of the following is not included in the "Hindi-ibang Tao" dimension? A. Pageeksperimento B. Patanongtanong C. Panunuluyan D. Pakikipamuhay 36. Successful Filipinos who work overseas commonly want to spend their retirement in the country despite their investments and career abroad. This is a manifestation of what concept in Sikolohiyang Pilipino? A. Utang na Loob B. Kapwa C. Pakikisama D. Pakikipamuhay 37. Which Philippine psychometric test is considered one of the first culturally sensitive assessment of Filipino personality? A, Pagaaral ng Pagkamabahala ng mga Pilipino B. Panukat ng Tensyon C. Panukat ng Ugali at Kapwa D. Panukat ng Ugali at Pagkatao 38. Filipinos overspend during fiestas in order to please their visitors, even to the extent of going into debt. This common Filipino behavior is best explained in what concept of Sikolohiyang Pilipino? A. Kapwa B. Hiya C. Utang na loob D. Pakikiisa 39. Joel hesitates reacting to his friend's feeling who is currently ranting about his relationships. He maintains attention to his friend's behavior but do not show it blatantly. He tells himself, "what if I were in his place, what would I fee?" Joel is doing what Sikolohiyang Pilipino concept? A. Pakikiramdam B. Pakikibagay C. Pakikitungo D. pakikisimpatya 40. Which of the following situations accurately reflects the concept of Lagmay's Bahala na? A. Benjie who waits for the plans of God to him to happen. B. Julian who had already done his best in solving his problems and left everything to God, which boast his confidence for positive results. C. Manuel who was scolded by his boss and turned everything to God. D. Carlo who prays every morning before he plows his rice field.
