Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Psychology

Soru 1:

Which of the following is a correct explanation about the classification of science?

A) Social sciences study social events and humans’ social and cultural activities. B) Humanities is the synonym for the term physical sciences. C) Psychology and ethnology are the branches of physical sciences. D) The term ‘social sciences’ is also called natural sciences. E) Physiology, zoology and botany are the sub-branches of social sciences.

Soru 2:

It was influenced by functionalism and empiricism. It suggests that psychology should study the observable behavior. It emphasizes the relationship between behavior and environment. It suggests that psychology should consider the whole to understand its parts. Which one/s of the expressions above indicate the features of Behaviorism?

A) Only I B) Both II and IV C) II, III, and IV D) I, II and III E) Only IV

Soru 3:

Which subarea of psychology studies human behavior in the context of aging and is particularly interested in the study of what influences development in childhood and adolescence?

A) Social Psychology B) Clinical Psychology C) Consumer Psychology D) Cross Cultural Psychology E) Developmental Psychology

Soru 4:

Proximity, common region, connectedness and synchrony terms are which of the following is perceptual organization?

A) Distance perception B) Depth perception C) Law is similarity D) Law of proximity E) Monocular cues

Soru 5:

“Body to keep a balance” which of the fallowing is to relevant above statement?

A) Motive B) Drive C) Homeostasis D) Incentives E) Instinct

Soru 6:

Which of the following is the sum of organized and systematic knowledge?

A) Scientific Study B) Behavior C) Science D) Psychology E) History

Soru 7:

Which of the following research designs has the given characteristics below? It is the only method that can shed light onto cause & effect relations. The effectiveness of a specific variable is investigated over two or more research groups. There are two kinds of variables: independent and dependent variables.

A) Experimental Research B) Single-Subject Research C) Correlational Research D) Causal-Comparative Research E) Descriptive Research

Soru 8:

Which of the following is not among the fundamental characteristics of science?

A) It is objective. B) It is cumulative. C) It is replicable. D) It uncovers the reality in nature. E) It includes unsystematic and unorganized pieces of knowledge.

Soru 9:

Which of the following is not characteristic of science?

A) Objective B) Systematic C) Cumulative D) Historic E) Replicable

Soru 10:

Which is a philosophical approach, which rejected the idea of mind and body as separate entities?

A) Structuralism B) Functionalism C) Idealism D) Materialism E) Empiricism

Soru 11:

Which of the following discipline is interested to nature of existence, reality, knowledge, language and morality in human behavior?

A) Sociology B) Philosophy C) Physiology D) Anthropology E) Medicine

Soru 12:

According to which philosophical approach, humans gain more complex understandings of themselves and their environment by associating their perceptions, observations, and ideas?

A) Empiricism B) Idealism C) Materialism D) Dualism E) Determinism

Soru 13:

Which of the following refer to common and unlearned drives that emerge due to biological needs?

A) Incentives B) primary motives C) perspective D) homeostasis E) instincts

Soru 14:

According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need’s which of the following is to relevant air, foods, and water?

A) Physiological B) Self-actualization C) Love-Belonging D) Safety E) Esteem

Soru 15:

Which one is true about color vision?

A) Knowing the colors of objects is not enough to helps us to recognize them. B) Human beings only have 3 types of cones that receive information about color: red, green, and blue. C) Opponent-Process Theory is based on the idea that the light of a particular wave length stimulates the three different receptor mechanisms, each with different spectral sensitivities. D) Color deficiencies are usually explained by Opponent-Process Theory. E) Color blindness is a fairly common condition and mostly seen in women.

Soru 16:

Which of the following combinations are not correct?

A) joy and anticipation = optimism B) acceptance and fear = submission C) surprise and sadness = disproval D) anger and disgust = contempt E) joy and acceptance = hate

Soru 17:

Which of the following ideas is supported by the approach of dualism?

A) Humans do have spiritual and physical part in an isolated way. B) The mind is something nonphysical. C) Humans gain knowledge later in their life with their senses. D) It emphasizes the role of both mind and the senses. E) Sensations, perceptions and observations are the bases of knowledge of people.

Soru 18:

Which of the following is a general term covering wishes, needs, drives and interests that induce an organism to act towards a purpose?

A) Drive B) Instinct C) Motive D) Homeostasis E) Placebo

Soru 19:

--------------- Elements that are equally spaced in a scene appear to be more closely packed as distance increases.

A) Atmospheric perspective B) Familiar size C) Texture Gradient D) Relative height E) Occlusion

Soru 20:

Which of the psychological research process stages belongs to the following information? This stage is also known as literature review. Especially previous research studies about the subject are crucial.

A) Identifying the research problem B) Constructing the research method C) Gathering information about the problem D) Conducting a research E) Finding a research subject