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History & Systems of Psychology (PSY502)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Objective Questions

  1. The ancient man had a strong belief in which of the following field?

    1. Logic
    2. Magic
    3. Experimentation
    4. Science
  2. Perception of a person that is based on his personal dispositions is called ________ perception.

    1. Primary
    2. Secondary
    3. Positive
    4. Negative
  3. As compared to physical labor, mental labor was considered ________ by the ancient man.

    1. Inferior
    2. Active
    3. Superior
    4. Passive
  4. Saint Augustine proclaimed that evil or sin is a product of which of the followings?

    1. Free will
    2. Evil spirits
    3. Good will
    4. Wrong deeds
  5. During dark ages, intellectuals adopted ________ idealism.

    1. Aristotle
    2. Socrates
    3. Plato
    4. Avicenna
  6. Al-Ghazali divided being into how many stages?

    1. Two
    2. Three
    3. Four
    4. Five
  7. According to Averroes, which part of the soul is responsible for the growth and development?

    1. Nutritive
    2. Sensitive
    3. Imaginative
    4. Appetitive
  8. Which of the following is the reason for association of ideas suggested by Aristotle?

    1. Similarity
    2. Proximity
    3. Figure and ground
    4. Common fate
  9. Which of the followings means that two events or ideas are completely opposing to each other, which results in the formation of a link between the two?

    1. Similarity
    2. Contrast
    3. Contiguity
    4. Proximity
  10. According to Plato, true source of knowledge is ________ themselves.

    1. Ideas
    2. Virtue
    3. Dreams
    4. Associations
  11. According to Avicenna, which of the following was responsible for all the actions of the body?

    1. Free will
    2. Unconsciousness
    3. Soul
    4. Behavior
  12. Who gave the definition of happiness?

    1. Plato
    2. Socrates
    3. Avicenna
    4. Aristotle
  13. Which of the following philosopher proclaimed that body is like a machine that obeys the orders of the mind?

    1. Descartes
    2. Plato
    3. Aristotle
    4. Averroes
  14. Salman loves her mother so much. According to Al-Ghazali what kind of love he is experiencing?

    1. Self-love
    2. Love of a benefactor
    3. Love of beauty
    4. Love of harmonious interaction
  15. One of the significant contributions of Socrates is the method of:

    1. Writing
    2. Dream association
    3. Teaching
    4. Reading
  16. Which of the following is the process of seeing human qualities in inanimate objects?

    1. Humanism
    2. Animism
    3. Patriotism
    4. Feminism
  17. According to Avicenna, which of the following is a stress that has negative impact on person's health, behavior and psyche?

    1. Conflict
    2. Frustration
    3. Wahm
    4. Neurosis
  18. In history, the period between 13th to 16th centuries is known as:

    1. Industrial Revolution
    2. Renaissance
    3. Dark ages
    4. Golden period