Psychology Ara 1. Deneme Sınavı
Toplam 20 Soru1.Soru
Which approach suggested that psychology should consider the whole in order to understand its parts because the whole of anything is greater than its parts?
Behaviorism |
Psychoanalysis |
Gestalt Psychology |
Humanistic Perspective |
Cognitive Perspective |
According to Gestalt psychology, individual elements of any experience cannot explain the experience itself. It suggested that elements of any experience interact with each other and humans perceive a pattern or a whole of these interactions, which takes place across time and/or space. Thus, psychology should consider the whole in order to understand its parts because the whole of anything is greater than its parts.
2.Soru
Measurement and assessment procedures are used to draw conclusions in science.
Which of the following expressions is not correct related to measurement and assessment?
Measurement is a descriptive act. |
Assessment is an interpretive act.
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Assessment is the process of concluding a judgment, verdict or a comment after comparing data.
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Measurement is an effort of description. |
Assessment is the symbolic representation of the characteristics, qualities and objects through observation. |
The explanations in all options except E related to the two terms, measurement and assessment are correct. However, not assessment but measurement refers to the symbolic representation, especially digital, of the characteristics, qualities and objects through observation.
3.Soru
Which theory claims that physiological changes trigger emotions?
James Lange Theory
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Cannon Bard Theory
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Cognitive Theory
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Sociobiological Theory |
Maslow’s Theory |
According to the theory developed by William James and Carl Lange, the body reacts to the nearby events, and when this reaction is noticed, an emotion occurs accompanied with these physiological changes.
4.Soru
Which of the following is the lowest level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
basic physiological needs
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the need for safety
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to love and belonging
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esteem |
self-actualization |
The needs from the bottom level to the top can be listed as follows respectively:
- basic physiological needs such as hunger, thirst, breathing, sexuality and sleeping
- the need for safety for family, job and properties
- social needs related to love and belonging such as family, social groups, close friendship
- the need for the appreciation of value achievement and respect
- self-actualization which covers the superiority of morality, creativity and problem solution.
5.Soru
Which philosophical approach rejected the idea of mind and body as separate entities?
Empiricism |
Materialism |
Dualism |
Idealism |
Modern Psychology |
Materialism is a philosophical approach, which rejected the idea of mind and body as separate entities. According to materialism, the mind is not something spiritual or nonphysical. The mind is just a part of the body. That is, the roots of the mind can be found in the body.
6.Soru
Considering all the approaches to the study of human behavior, which of the following is not a correct expression?
Humanistic perspective focused on the concepts such as creativity, free will, personality growth, self-worth and self-actualization.
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Cognitive perspective suggests that humans’ thoughts and interpretations of information and stimuli shape their behaviors.
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In Gestalt psychology, human mind organizes the experience in a way that is reducible to the sum of its parts.
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Behaviorism emphasized the relationship between behavior and environment.
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According to functionalism, psychology should question what consequences or functions the behavior has in a given environment. |
In Gestalt psychology, human mind organizes the experience in a way that is not reducible to the sum of its parts. Accordingly, elements of any experience interact with each other and humans perceive a pattern or a whole of these interactions, which takes place across time and/or space.
7.Soru
Which one of the following is not among the reasons why scientific research is necessary?
It is necessary for the development of a country.
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It is necessary to develop technology.
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It is necessary to be able to provide services.
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It is necessary to overcome conventional judgements. |
It is necessary to make philosophical explanations. |
Scientific research doesn’t make philosophical explanations.
8.Soru
Which of the following involve non-social body movements associated with body needs such as yawning, sneezing and coughing?
Basic gestures and mimics |
Social gestures and mimics |
Expressive gestures and mimics |
Schematic gestures and mimics |
Secondary gestures and mimics |
Secondary gestures and mimics involve non-social body movements associated with body needs such as yawning, sneezing and coughing. They can give cluesabout the source as well. For instance, yawning many times can reflect the reactions of the individual to an ongoing speech.
9.Soru
Which of the following is true considering the differences between casual and scientific knowledge?
Casual Knowledge is based on theory. |
Scientific Knowledge is not necessarily organized. |
Casual Knowledge is a product of scientific method. |
Scientific Knowledge accumulates systematically. |
Casual Knowledge is obtained after a plan. |
Casual Knowledge is not based on theory and not a product of scientific method. Moreover, it not a kind of knowledge that is obtained after a plan. These are actually the features of scientific knowledge. That is why A, C and E are all incorrect.
B is also incorrect since ‘casual knowledge’ is the type which is not necessarily organized. However, scientific knowledge accumulates systematically and therefore, the correct answer is D.
10.Soru
Which of the following is not a general characteristic of a research problem?
It should be researchable. |
It should be observable. |
It should be biased. |
It should be measurable. |
It should be assessable. |
The research problem should be researchable, observable, measurable, and assessable.
11.Soru
“Science generates impartial knowledge and scientific conclusions do not vary across individuals.” Which of the following is to relevant fundamental characteristics of science?
Science is objective
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Science is cumulative
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Science is replicable
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Science uncovers the reality in nature |
Science includes systematic and organized pieces of knowledge |
Science is objective: Science generates impartial knowledge, and scientific conclusions do not vary across individuals.
12.Soru
A researcher has collected from many sources her study. Sources consist of school’s books, curriculum guidelines, student files and student homework’s. Which has been used data collection techniques by the researcher?
Observation
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Interview
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Document analysis
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Questionnaire |
Scale |
Document analysis involves examining visual and written materials that contain information about the phenomena or events to be researched.
13.Soru
Which of the following is the primary drive related to reproduction behavior, is stimulated through biological and environmental factors?
Motive |
Instinct |
Sex |
Hunger |
Placebo |
Sex is the primary drive related to reproduction behavior, is stimulated through biological and environmental factors.
14.Soru
Which of the following approaches was found by Sigmund Freud?
Psychoanalysis |
Functionalism |
Behaviorism |
Structuralism |
Gestalt Psychology |
The psychoanalysis approach, founded by Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), suggested that psychology should study human mind by discovering the unconscious processes.
15.Soru
Which of the following disciplines studies the nature of existence, reality, knowledge, language and morality?
Psychology |
Anthropology |
Philosophy |
Physiology |
Sociology |
Table 1.2 'Other disciplines interested in human behavior', on page 5.
16.Soru
Electrical energy is processed through networks of neurons, which is called --------------.
Transmission
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Transduction
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Neural processing
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Sensation |
Attended stimulus |
Transmission to the brain is crucial for perception. During this transmission, neurons interact with each other is electrical energy is processed through networks of neurons, which is called neural processing.
17.Soru
Which of the following is not an emotion type?
Fear |
Hunger |
Joy |
Anger |
Surprise |
Hunger is not an emotion type.
18.Soru
If the researcher uses unreal data while reporting the research which science ethics he would be violating?
Researchers can never harm the participant
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Researchers have to grant written consent from the participants.
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Researchers have to comply with the principle of confidentiality.
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Researchers have to avoid scientific deception. |
Researchers mustn’t resort to plagiarism. |
Using unreal data on reports is considered as a scientific deception.
19.Soru
Which of the two approaches to psychology are not valid today?
Structuralism-Psychoanalysis |
Structuralism-Functionalism |
Psychoanalysis-Behaviorism |
Behaviorism-Gestalt psychogy |
Structuralism-Gestalt psychology |
Since the beginning of psychology, there have been different approaches to the study of human behavior. These approaches provided a variety of viewpoints for psychology to understand complicated human behavior better. Although some of these approaches (structuralism and functionalism) are not valid today, each made valuable contribution to the development of psychology as an independent discipline.
20.Soru
Which of the following is not a section of a research paper and the contents?
Introduction |
Methods |
Variables |
Discussion |
Results/Findings |
Variables is not a section of a research paper and the contents.
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