PSYCHOLOGY
MID TERM EXAM
1ST GRADE
BY M SHAMS
1. ACCORDING TO THE JAMES-LANGE THEORY, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OCCURS FIRST DURING AN EMOTIONAL
RESPONSE?
A) EMOTIONAL LABELING
B) PHYSIOLOGICAL AROUSAL
C) COGNITIVE APPRAISAL
D) BEHAVIORAL REACTION
2. WHICH THEORY PROPOSES
SIMULTANEOUSLY?
A) JAMES-LANGE THEORY
B) SCHACHTER-SINGER THEORY
C) CANNON-BARD THEORY
D) LAZARUS THEORY
THAT
PHYSIOLOGICAL
AROUSAL
AND
EMOTIONAL
EXPERIENCE
OCCUR
3. THE SCHACHTER-SINGER THEORY OF EMOTION SUGGESTS THAT EMOTION IS A COMBINATION OF:
A) COGNITIVE APPRAISAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL AROUSAL
B) BEHAVIORAL REACTION AND EMOTIONAL LABELING
C) NEURAL ACTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI
D) PERCEPTION AND COGNITIVE BIAS
4. IN THE CANNON-BARD THEORY, WHICH BRAIN STRUCTURE PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN PROCESSING EMOTIONS?
A) HIPPOCAMPUS
B) THALAMUS
C) AMYGDALA
D) HYPOTHALAMUS
5. WHICH EMOTION THEORY EMPHASIZES THE ROLE OF COGNITIVE LABELING IN EMOTION?
A) JAMES-LANGE THEORY
B) SCHACHTER-SINGER THEORY
C) CANNON-BARD THEORY
D) EVOLUTIONARY THEORY
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6. WHAT TYPE OF PSYCHOLOGY FOCUSES ON DIAGNOSING AND TREATING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS?
A) COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
B) DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
C) CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
D) EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY
7. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY PRIMARILY STUDIES:
A) BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES TO STIMULI
B) INTERNAL MENTAL PROCESSES SUCH AS MEMORY AND PROBLEM-SOLVING
C) EMOTIONAL RESPONSES
D) BIOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON BEHAVIOR
8. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY IS CONCERNED WITH:
A) HOW BEHAVIOR CHANGES OVER THE LIFESPAN
B) TREATING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
C) SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON BEHAVIOR
D) BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE BRAIN
9. WHICH BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY STUDIES HOW SOCIAL INTERACTIONS INFLUENCE INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR?
A) CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
B) SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
C) EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
D) HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
10. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY?
A) SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON BEHAVIOR
B) DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF LIFE
C) ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF BEHAVIOR
D) EMOTIONAL DISORDERS
11. WHICH PSYCHOLOGIST IS KNOWN FOR HIS PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY?
A) SIGMUND FREUD
B) CARL ROGERS
C) B.F. SKINNER
D) WILLIAM JAMES
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12. WHAT CONCEPT IS CENTRAL TO FREUD’S THEORY OF THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND?
A) BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS
B) HIDDEN DESIRES AND REPRESSED MEMORIES
C) GENETIC INFLUENCES
D) EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
13. BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON:
A) OBSERVING AND MEASURING BEHAVIOR
B) UNDERSTANDING UNCONSCIOUS DRIVES
C) STUDYING COGNITIVE PROCESSES
D) TREATING EMOTIONAL DISORDERS
14. HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY EMPHASIZES:
A) FREE WILL AND PERSONAL GROWTH
B) OBSERVABLE BEHAVIOR ONLY
C) CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
D) NEUROLOGICAL PROCESSES
15. WHICH THEORY SUGGESTS THAT EMOTIONS ARE UNIVERSAL AND EVOLVED TO AID SURVIVAL?
A) EVOLUTIONARY THEORY
B) COGNITIVE APPRAISAL THEORY
C) JAMES-LANGE THEORY
D) CANNON-BARD THEORY
16. WHICH PSYCHOLOGICAL
NEUROTRANSMITTERS?
A) COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
B) BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
C) SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
D) HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY
APPROACH
IS
MOST
CONCERNED
WITH
BRAIN
STRUCTURES
AND
17. THE CONCEPT OF SELF-ACTUALIZATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH TYPE OF PSYCHOLOGY?
A) PSYCHOANALYSIS
B) BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY
C) HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY
D) EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY
18. WHO IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE FATHER OF PSYCHOLOGY?
A) SIGMUND FREUD
B) WILHELM WUNDT
C) CARL ROGERS
D) B.F. SKINNER
19. WHICH EMOTION IS NOT CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BASIC UNIVERSAL EMOTIONS?
A) HAPPINESS
B) SADNESS
C) SURPRISE
D) ENVY
20. WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EMOTIONS?
A) SECONDARY EMOTIONS ARE MORE COMPLEX AND INVOLVE SELF-AWARENESS.
B) PRIMARY EMOTIONS ARE LEARNED THROUGH CULTURE.
C) SECONDARY EMOTIONS ARE ONLY PHYSIOLOGICAL.
D) PRIMARY EMOTIONS ARE ALWAYS NEGATIVE.
21. LAZARUS' COGNITIVE-MEDIATIONAL THEORY EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF:
A) EMOTIONAL RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI
B) COGNITIVE APPRAISAL AS A DETERMINANT OF EMOTIONAL INTENSITY
C) THE BODILY RESPONSE AS A TRIGGER FOR EMOTIONS
D) AUTOMATIC REACTIONS TO PERCEIVED THREATS
22. IN PSYCHOLOGY, MOTIVATION IS BEST DEFINED AS:
A) THE ABILITY TO PERFORM TASKS
B) THE PROCESS THAT INITIATES, GUIDES, AND SUSTAINS GOAL-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR
C) THE MENTAL STATE OF REST
D) EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY TO EXTERNAL STIMULI
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23. IN THE JAMES-LANGE THEORY, WHAT DOES PHYSIOLOGICAL AROUSAL RESULT IN?
A) A SPECIFIC EMOTION BEING FELT
B) THE INTERPRETATION OF THE EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE
C) THE RELEASE OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS
D) A DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
24. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE INVOLVES THE ABILITY TO:
A) PREDICT FUTURE EVENTS
B) UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE ONE’S EMOTIONS AND THOSE OF OTHERS
C) RECALL EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES VIVIDLY
D) SUPPRESS EMOTIONS FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE
25. WHAT IS POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH?
A) THE STUDY OF STRENGTHS, WELL-BEING, AND FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A FULFILLING LIFE
B) THE TREATMENT OF EMOTIONAL DISORDERS
C) COGNITIVE PROCESSING AND MENTAL DISORDERS
D) THE ROLE OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN MENTAL HEALTH
26. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A CORE PRINCIPLE OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY?
A) FOCUSING ON BUILDING STRENGTHS RATHER THAN ONLY FIXING WEAKNESSES
B) TREATING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS WITH THERAPY
C) MEASURING INTELLECTUAL GROWTH THROUGH TESTING
D) STUDYING NEUROCHEMICAL INFLUENCES ON BEHAVIOR
27. WHAT TYPE OF PSYCHOLOGY FOCUSES ON APPLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES TO LEGAL ISSUES?
A) FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
B) SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY
C) EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
D) HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
28. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY?
A) ENHANCING ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING
B) ANALYZING SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN SPORTS TEAMS
C) TREATING SPORTS-RELATED MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS
D) STUDYING PHYSICAL FITNESS IMPACTS ON THE BRAIN
29. WHICH BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY FOCUSES ON THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL FACTORS ON INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR
IN ORGANIZATIONAL SETTINGS?
A) INDUSTRIAL-ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
B) FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
C) CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
D) EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
30. WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF ARABIC PSYCHOLOGY AS A SPECIFIC FIELD?
A) UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE CONTEXT OF ARABIC CULTURE AND TRADITIONS
B) STUDYING COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS ARABIC-SPEAKING POPULATIONS
C) EXPLORING WESTERN PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES IN ARAB REGIONS
D) APPLYING UNIVERSAL PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES TO ARABIC COMMUNITIES
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Answers:
1. b) Physiological arousal
2. c) Cannon-Bard theory
3. a) Cognitive appraisal and physiological arousal
4. b) Thalamus
5. b) Schachter-Singer theory
6. c) Clinical psychology
7. b) Internal mental processes such as memory and problem-solving
8. a) How behavior changes over the lifespan
9. b) Social psychology
10. c) Adaptive significance of behavior
11. a) Sigmund Freud
12. b) Hidden desires and repressed memories
13. a) Observing and measuring behavior
14. a) Free will and personal growth
15. a) Evolutionary theory
16. b) Biological psychology
17. c) Humanistic psychology
18. b) Wilhelm Wundt
19. d) Envy
20. a) Secondary emotions are more complex and involve self-awareness
21. b)It helps to identify the emotion based on arousal
22. b) The process that initiates, guides, and sustains goal-directed behavior
23. a) A specific emotion being felt
24. b) Understand and manage one’s emotions and those of others
25. a) The study of strengths, well-being, and factors that contribute to a fulfilling life
26. a) Focusing on building strengths rather than only fixing weaknesses
27. a) Forensic psychology
28. a) Enhancing athletic performance and well-being
29. a) Industrial-organizational psychology
30. ) Understanding psychological processes in the context of Arabic culture and traditions
ANSWERS
1. A) BELOW NORMAL
2. B) INFLAMMATION
3. C) FAST
4. B) SLOW
5. C) SURGICAL REMOVAL
6. B) HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
7. A) BLOOD CONDITION
8. B) REMOVAL OF A KIDNEY
9. B) ENLARGEMENT OF THE HEART
10. C) NEWBORN
11. C) BONE DENSITY LOSS
12. A) INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER
13. C) STUDY OF THE SKIN
14. B) MANY OR EXCESSIVE
15. B) DISEASE OF THE NERVES
16. B) HYPOXIA
17. B) INSIDE
18. C) INCREASE IN WHITE BLOOD CELLS
19. C) PAIN
20. C) DISEASE OF THE MUSCLE