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Understanding the Self Intro

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not included in the most prevailing issues on self?

a)

Self vs. Identity

b)

Social Factor

c)

Nature vs. Nurture

d)

Dimensionalities of the Self/Identity

2.

According to him, "An unexamined life is not worth living".

a)

Plato

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

Socrates

d)

St. Augustine

3.

The scientific study of society, social relationships, various cultures, behavior and interaction of groups or human beings.

a)

Philosophy

b)

Psychology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Sociology

4.

"I am the father" is an example of what fundamental of selves?

a)

Relational Self

b)

Individual Self

c)

Motivational Self

d)

Collectivel Self

5.

It refers to the identity or feeling of belongingness to a certain culture group. It is an individual’s perception about himself or herself anchored on race, gender, nationality, religion, ethnicity and language.

a)

Identity

b)

Social Self

c)

Culture Identity

d)

Nationalism

6.

It refers to the total characteristics or qualities of a person both known and unknown to others.

a)

Trait

b)

Self

c)

Attribute

d)

Identity

7.

According to him, "we construct the self".

a)

David Hume

b)

Aristotle

c)

Immanuel Kant

d)

Paul Churchland

8.

The knowledge comes from logic and reasoning.

a)

Idealism

b)

Empiricism

c)

Rationalism

d)

Realism

9.

He believed that TIMES present of things PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE are interconnected.

a)

Maurice Merleau Ponty

b)

Socrates

c)

St. Augustine

d)

John Locke

10.

He posited that postmodern society the self is found in the prestige symbols of goods consumed by man.

a)

Edward Taylor

b)

Jean Baudrillard

c)

George Herbert Mead

d)

Charles Horton Cooley

11.

The study of humans, human behavior and societies in the past and present.

a)

Psychology

b)

Philosophy

c)

Political Science

d)

Anthropology

12.

Which is not part of identity toolbox?

a)

Gender

b)

Address

c)

Age

d)

Personal Appearance

13.

He is the proponent of three stage process of development of self.

a)

Plato

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

Jean Baudrillard

d)

George Herbert Mead

14.

It refers to the inclination of a person to form and construct a specific identity that will set him apart from others.

a)

Environment Factor

b)

Person Volition Factor

c)

Social Factor

d)

Physical Factor

15.

According to him, "the self is multilayered".

a)

Paul Churchland

b)

Plato

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Rene Descartes

16.
Psychology is defined as:
a)
the study of behavior and mental processes
b)
the study of behavior
c)
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
d)
the science of behavior and consequences
17.

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

a)

William James

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

John Watson

d)

Carl Rogers

18.

These are the goals of psychology except

a)

To describe

b)

To explain

c)

To Learn

d)

To Predict

19.

Which professional specialty focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of people with psychological disorders?

a)

personality psychology

b)

biological psychology

c)

clinical psychology

d)

developmental psychology

20.

The branch of psychology that looks at the physical and biological bases of behavior.

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Biological

c)

Humanism

d)

Cognitive

21.

One of the most famous of the humanistic psychologists, he came up with the idea of self-actualization.

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Cameron Rogers

d)

Abraham Maslow

22.

A major branch of psychology that relies on a study of the role of the unconscious in influencing our behavior as well as the importance of early childhood.

a)

Psychoanalysis

b)

Humanistic analysis

c)

Cognitive analysis

d)

Biological analysis

23.

The branch of psychology that only deals with behavior that can be observed and measured.

a)

Cognitive

b)

Biological

c)

Behavioral

d)

Humanistic

24.

Carrie is struggling to balance her school, home, and social lives. What type of psychologist would she go to for help?

a)

Clinical

b)

Counseling

c)

Cognitive

d)

Human Factors

25.

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially in an academic discipline.

a)

Theology

b)

Philosophy

c)

Psychology

d)

Scientology

26.

Which is NOT a Socratic philosophy of "the self"?

a)

Know thy self.

b)

The unexamined life is not worth living.

c)

Every person is dualistic.

d)

The soul is composed of three parts, our desires, the conscious awareness of reason and the spirited part which gets angry at injustice.

27.

Who is the philosopher who believes in this-" the body – dies on earth; soul lives eternally in spiritual bliss with God”?

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

David Hume

c)

St. Augustine

d)

John Locke

28.

Which is St. Thomas Aquinas' concept of self?

a)

The soul is what makes us humans.

b)

I am a thinking thing.

c)

The self is a collection of different perceptions which rapidly succeed each other.

d)

One’s body is his opening toward his existence to the world.

29.

Work on the self is most represented by the concept of tabula rasa (blank slate).

a)

David Hume

b)

John Locke

c)

Immanuel Kant

d)

Sigmund Freud

30.
Ability is: 
a)
are capable of performing a certain skill
b)
being good at a sport
c)
having a positive attitude
d)
having a natural talent
31.
Self concept is how you:
a)
think/feel about yourself
b)
take care of yourself
c)
understand concepts
d)
learn best
32.
Self concept is how you:
a)
think/feel about yourself
b)
take care of yourself
c)
understand concepts
d)
learn best
33.
Self-concept is described as being
a)
Positive/Negative
b)
High/Low
c)
Good/Bad
d)
Up/Down
34.
The people and places in your life are your
a)
Character
b)
Environment
c)
Heredity
d)
Esteem
35.
Having an Interest in something implies: 
a)
those areas that attract your special attention
b)
it makes you happy
c)
it costs a lot of money
d)
you have a job
36.
Aptitude is: 
a)
a natural talent for a certain physical or mental skill
b)
having an ability
c)
a skill for being good at something
d)
having an attitude performing a skill
37.
Personality is your emotional and behavioral traits that:
a)
appear in the way you think, act, and speak.
b)
show how mean you can be
c)
appear when you write papers
d)
show what you are made of
38.
Objects, beliefs, or principles that are important to you are called:
a)
personality
b)
abilities
c)
personal priorities
d)
behavior traits
39.
The ability to interact with others, understand them, and interpret their behavior is: 
a)
Interpersonal Intelligence
b)
Intrapersonal Intelligence
c)
Intelligence
d)
Personal Intelligence
40.
Who we are, what feelings we have, and why we are this way is an example of: 
a)
Intrapersonal Intelligence
b)
Interpersonal Intelligence
c)
Personal Feelings
d)
Self Intelligence