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History & Systems of Psychology (PSY502)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Objective Questions

  1. According to Plato, true source of knowledge is ________ themselves.

    1. Ideas
    2. Virtue
    3. Dreams
    4. Associations
  2. 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
  3. Al-Ghazali divided being into how many stages?

    1. Two
    2. Three
    3. Four
    4. Five
  4. 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
  5. One of the significant contributions of Socrates is the method of:

    1. Writing
    2. Dream association
    3. Teaching
    4. Reading
  6. In history, the period between 13th to 16th centuries is known as:

    1. Industrial Revolution
    2. Renaissance
    3. Dark ages
    4. Golden period
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. As compared to physical labor, mental labor was considered ________ by the ancient man.

    1. Inferior
    2. Active
    3. Superior
    4. Passive
  10. 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
  11. Perception of a person that is based on his personal dispositions is called ________ perception.

    1. Primary
    2. Secondary
    3. Positive
    4. Negative
  12. During dark ages, intellectuals adopted ________ idealism.

    1. Aristotle
    2. Socrates
    3. Plato
    4. Avicenna
  13. The ancient man had a strong belief in which of the following field?

    1. Logic
    2. Magic
    3. Experimentation
    4. Science
  14. Who gave the definition of happiness?

    1. Plato
    2. Socrates
    3. Avicenna
    4. Aristotle
  15. According to Averroes, which part of the soul is responsible for the growth and development?

    1. Nutritive
    2. Sensitive
    3. Imaginative
    4. Appetitive
  16. Which of the following is the process of seeing human qualities in inanimate objects?

    1. Humanism
    2. Animism
    3. Patriotism
    4. Feminism
  17. 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
  18. 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