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Psychology and Sociology Quiz

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to Carl Jung, the human psyche has three major components.

a)

Conscious

b)

unconscious

c)

collective unconscious

2.

Which approach to personality best displays Albert Bandura’s concept of self-efficacy?

a)

Behavioral Approach

b)

Cognitive Approach

c)

Humanistic Approach

3.

What is Albert Bandura’s concept of self-efficacy?

a)

The belief in one's ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task.

b)

The ability to influence others.

c)

The process of learning through observation.

4.

According to Mead, the first stage of socialization in which a child imitates others is called?

a)

Imitation stage

b)

Play stage

c)

Game stage

5.

The following are characteristics of Me Self, except:

a)

Organization of the divided part

b)

The ability to anticipate the attitude of others

c)

Self-awareness

6.

A term for a group of people built on the premise of shared values, traditions, religion, language, art, and history.

a)

Norms

b)

Culture

c)

Society

7.

What is the indication of a person to form and construct his or her identity that sets them apart from others?

a)

Ethnocentrism

b)

Cultural relativism

c)

Identity

8.

Which factor influences personality development based on biological and genetic makeup?

a)

Hereditary Factor

b)

Environmental Factor

c)

Social Factor

9.

This concept posits that everyone started as a blank slate (Tabula Rasa), and the content is provided by one’s experiences.

a)

Tabula Rasa

b)

Empiricism

c)

Behaviorism

10.

Which perspective best explains that people’s behavior is shaped by shared meanings, symbols, and interactions?

a)

Symbolic interactionism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Conflict theory

11.

The ability to recognize oneself as an individual separate from others.

a)

Self-awareness

b)

Identity

c)

Self-concept

12.

A term referring to the distinct personality of an individual.

a)

Identity

b)

Self

c)

Character

13.

A concept in sociology that promotes understanding of different cultures rather than judging them based on one’s own standards.

a)

Cultural relativism

b)

Ethnocentrism

c)

Multiculturalism

14.

Which among the following is NOT considered an agent of socialization?

a)

Age, gender, and education

b)

Family

c)

Peers

15.

The process by which an individual learns and adopts the values, norms, and beliefs of their society.

a)

Enculturation

b)

Socialization

c)

Assimilation

16.

Customs or conventions of everyday life that are not morally significant but are important for social acceptance.

a)

Folkways

b)

Mores

c)

Laws

17.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Me Self?

a)

The ability to anticipate the attitude of others

b)

Self-awareness

c)

Role-taking

18.

According to George Herbert Mead, what is the term for the expectations and attitudes of society that shape an individual's behavior?

a)

Generalized other

b)

Significant other

c)

Self

19.

What is the first stage in Mead’s theory of social development?

a)

Imitation

b)

Play

c)

Game

20.

Wilhelm Wundt’s structuralist models view the self as a person, not a distinct entity responsible for bearing rational and regulating behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Who is the theorist behind the concept of the “I” and “Me” in social self?

a)

Mead

b)

Cooley

c)

Goffman

22.

A group within a larger culture that has its own distinct values and norms.

a)

Subculture

b)

Counterculture

c)

Dominant culture

23.

Principles or standards of behavior considered important by a society.

a)

Values

b)

Norms

c)

Beliefs

24.

What term refers to social expectations that guide behavior?

a)

Norms

b)

Values

c)

Roles

25.

A belief that one's own culture is superior to others.

a)

Ethnocentrism

b)

Cultural relativism

c)

Multiculturalism

26.

The statement “All norms are laws” is:

a)

True

b)

False

27.

A culture that strongly opposes and actively rejects dominant societal norms and values.

a)

Counterculture

b)

Subculture

c)

Mainstream culture

28.

Which type of norms are formally established rules enforced by a society?

a)

Formal norms

b)

Informal norms

c)

Folkways

29.

What is a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar?

a)

Language

b)

Dialect

c)

Accent

30.

A term for unwritten social rules or norms that are not legally enforced but are widely observed.

a)

Folkways

b)

Mores

c)

Laws

31.

Wilhelm Wundt’s structuralist models view the self as a person, not a distinct entity responsible for bearing rational and regulating behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Dominic always plays with his carpentry toys, acting like an expert carpenter. Under Mead’s Social Self, this best exemplifies:

a)

Play stage

b)

Imitation stage

c)

Game stage

33.

Lito acts like no one is watching him; he is his natural self. Under Erving Goffman’s Dramaturgical Model, this best exemplifies:

a)

Off-stage

b)

On-stage

c)

Backstage

34.

For one’s intentions and foresight to produce successful actions, he needs to regulate his or her efforts for his or her vision to become a reality.

a)

Self-regulate

b)

Self-control

c)

Self-discipline

35.

What is the process in which one takes on a specific identity or role, thereby shaping their behavior according to that identity?

a)

Role playing

b)

Identity formation

c)

Socialization

36.

What refers to the identity or feeling of belonging to a specific category, such as a national, cultural, or ethnic group?

a)

Personal issues

b)

Cultural identity

c)

Social identity

37.

Which of the options best describes the discrepancy between how individuals perceive themselves and how others perceive them?

a)

Anthropological Self

b)

Social Self

c)

Cultural Self

38.

It operates according to the morality principle. It ensures compliance with society’s norms, values, and standards.

a)

Superego

b)

Ego

c)

Id

39.

When talking about society, one talks about social norms, rules, and expectations that shape political systems, institutions, laws, religion, family, and ethnicity.

a)

Norms

b)

Values

c)

Beliefs

40.

He argued that human action is rational and constitutes the highest end because no other entities exist other than the self.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

41.

For Erving Goffman, social interaction may be compared to a theater and people to actors on a stage where each plays a role.

a)

The statement is true

b)

The statement is false

42.

According to the Churchlands, it is a radical claim that ordinary, common-sense understanding of the mind is false and that neuroscience should instead replace all mental states posited by common sense.

a)

Eliminative materialism

b)

Dualism

c)

Materialism

43.

Which type of self is associated with how we present ourselves to the public?

a)

Public Self

b)

Private Self

c)

Social Self

44.

Which factor broadly influences the primary source of an individual’s identity surrounding his or her social background, status, and environment?

a)

Social factors

b)

Cultural factors

c)

Economic factors

45.

Which theorist is associated with the “Looking-Glass Self” concept?

a)

Charles Horton Cooley

b)

George Herbert Mead

c)

Erving Goffman

46.

Which theory suggests that self-experience is the primary source that enables an individual to understand the world?

a)

Phenomenology

b)

Existentialism

c)

Behaviorism

47.

How do self-feelings and self-seeking interact in William James’ theory of the self?

a)

The internalization of self-seeking behavior

b)

The balance of self-feelings

c)

The conflict of self-seeking

48.

Sustaining self-seeking behavior to maintain relationships between thoughts and actions.

a)

Maintaining self-seeking behavior to maintain relationships

b)

Balancing self-seeking behavior

c)

Controlling self-seeking behavior

49.

Which is true of roles?

a)

Role-taking

b)

Role-playing

c)

Role-identity

50.

What defines a person’s social identity?

a)

All of the given choices

b)

Cultural background

c)

Social status

51.

The idea that the social world guides our actions and life choices just as the seasons influence activities and clothing choices.

a)

The world mostly identical choices about how to live

b)

The world is unpredictable

c)

The world is static

52.

What best defines the sociology of knowledge?

a)

All of the given choices

b)

The study of knowledge

c)

The relationship between society and knowledge

53.

A teenager looks up to a famous athlete and imitates their training routine. However, after a few weeks, the teenager loses interest and stops this behavior. Based on Bandura’s theory, what might explain this behavior?

a)

Absence of self-reflection

b)

Lack of motivation

c)

External influences

54.

This is the view that humans were born without a developed self and that they must form an authentic sense of self as they grow older.

a)

Tabula Rasa

b)

Self-actualization

c)

Identity formation

55.

This is the view that sense experience is the primary source of all knowledge and that a person must experience the world for themselves to understand it.

a)

Empiricism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Constructivism

56.

How do self-feelings and self-seeking interact in William James’ theory of the self?

a)

The internalization of self-seeking behavior

b)

The balance of self-feelings

c)

The conflict of self-seeking

57.

The idea that the social world guides our actions and life choices just as the seasons influence activities and clothing choices.

a)

The world mostly identical choices about how to live

b)

The world is unpredictable

c)

The world is static