Sample Pysch Exam
Example Exam
Introduction to Psychology – Practice Exam
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Instructions
You have five minutes to read this paper prior to commencing to write, after which you have one hour and 30 minutes to answer all questions.
Question 1
Define any 4 of the following terms:
Ambivalence |
Apathy |
Behaviour |
Catalyst |
Cognition |
Empirical |
Fixation |
Homeostasis |
Obsession |
Perception |
Performance |
Psychosomatic |
Socialisation |
Stereotype |
Temperament |
Trait |
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Question 2
Summarise the risks involved in applying psychology in two different specified situations.
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Question 3
a. Describe how the nervous system functions to transmit messages throughout the body.
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b. Compare the function of the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
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c. Provide an example of behaviour affected by modelling, as observed by the learner.
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Question 4
Provide an example of behaviour affected by modelling, as observed by the learner.
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Question 5
Distinguish between consciousness and perception, in the attitude of an observed individual.
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Question 6
Summarise the following four main stages of development:
a. Sensorimotor
b. Pre-operational
c. Concrete operational
d. Formal operational
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Question 7
Explain two examples of conditioning, as observed by the learner.
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Question 8
Give examples of any three of the following different defence mechanisms:
a. Repression
b. Displacement
c. Rationalisation
d. Projection
e. Denial
f. Evaluation
g. Sublimation
h. Reaction/formation
i. Intellectualisation
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