St.

Mary’s University
College of Open and Distance Learning
Introduction to Psychology/General Psychology
Assignment
(2011- III)
Student’s Name: ______________________
ID No: ______________________________
Department: _________________________
Center: _____________________________
Term: ______________________________
Program: Degree

Instructions:
▪ This is the only assignment of this course.
▪ This assignment is to be completed and submitted to the office of
your center. Do not attempt the assignment until you are certain that
you have understood the units it covers and have revised your self-
test exercises and learning activities, and other necessary
references.
▪ If you have any question about the units and activities, state the
items clearly on a separate sheet of paper and attach it to your
assignment paper.
▪ Due Date: This assignment must be submitted to the office of your
centre ON OR BEFORE THE TUTORIAL PROGRAM. Please strictly
follow the deadline indicated.
Part I: True/False
Write ‘True’ if the statement is correct and ‘False’ if it is incorrect in the
space provided. (1pt. each)
1. According to Plato, human body and mind are related and act as one unit.
2. Rationalists believe that much of our knowledge is in born, but empiricists like Lock,
believe knowledge is acquired alone through life experience.
3. Differential psychology studies variations among human beings in intellectual,
personality and physical characteristics.
4. Gestalt psychology asserts that we perceive combination of parts rather than
wholes.
5. Early childhood’s experiences that are stored in the unconscious mind affect our
behavior throughout life.
6. The cognitive psychologists infer mental process from verbal reports without
observable responses.
7. Psychiatry is a field of medicine that diagnoses and treats psychological disorders.

Part II. Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer among the alternatives given, and write your answer in the
space provided. (1 pt. each)
1. Which of the following is true about empiricism?
A. No knowledge exists before the beginning of sensory experience.
B. Knowledge is not obtained from the environment through sense organs.
C. Knowledge is naturally given to humans.
D. Knowledge develops through the interaction of inherited or natural capability
to know.

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 2. A field of specialization that studies the relationship between mind and body
is .
A. comparative psychology C. biophysical psychology
B. developmental psychology D. personality psychology
3. Which of the following research types gives a large amount of information about
the behavior of an individual?
A. Naturalistic observation C. Survey
B. Case Study D. Archival research
4. Which of the following is the contribution of behaviorism to modern psychology?
A. Introduced the method of introspection and experimental psychology
B. Emphasized how human mind activity processes information’
C. It brought to psychology a theory explaining the role of the unconscious
D. It introduced the need for objectivity in psychological research.
5. Which of the following glands regulate metabolism and growth of the body?
A. Adrenal C. Thyroxin
B. Pineal D. Gonads
6. Which one of the following is not true about learning?
A. Learning is the result of the interaction of the individual with the environment
B. Learning is inborn, involuntary response to a specific kind of stimulus.
C. No environment means no learning
D. Learning is a continuous process
7. Which of the following is true about conditioning?
A. Trace conditioning produces weak conditioning
B. Delayed conditioning produces strong conditioning
C. Simultaneous conditioning produces moderately strong conditioning.
D. Backward conditioning is most effective and successful
8. The enlargement of the male and female genitals at puberty is .
A. growth C. menarche
B. maturation D. semen production

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9. Which of the following is true about Pavlov’s classical conditioning?
A. The food is conditioned stimulus, and the bell is unconditioned stimulus.
B. The food is a neutral stimulus.
C. The sound of the bell is followed by food in order to condition the dog
D. The salivation of the dog for the sound of the bell is conditioned response

Part III. Short Answer (14pts)

Give a short answer to the following questions in the space provided.

1. Give brief explanations to the following terms. (2 pts)

A) Monism
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B) Interactions
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2. List down three schools of psychology and give brief explanations about each. (3pts)
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 3. What are the factors that make learning possible?(Give brief explanation to each of the
factors) (3pts)
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4. What is the difference between stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination?

(Give example to each) (3pts)
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5. Write the three forms of cognitive learning, and explain each of them in brief. (3pts)
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