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NMAT SOCIAL SCIENCE AND PSYCHOLOGY SIMULATIONS (MOCK 3R)

DIRECTIONS: Select the best answer to each of the 9. Which of the following personality theories generally
following questions and blacken the appropriate space on tends to be pessimistic about human nature?
your answer sheet. a. Trait theory c. Humanistic theory
b. Behavioral theory d. Psychoanalytic theory
1. What do you call the historical, economic, social, and
cultural factors that influence mental processes and 10. According to Freud, which structure of personality
behaviour? consists of instincts and is completely unconscious?
a. Social desirability c. Context a. Ego c. Superego
b. Sociocultural structure d. Ethnicity b. Id d. Libido

2. Who do most historians credit when establishing the first 11. Freud believed there are two basic drives that guide and
scientific laboratory dedicated to studying behaviour? shape human behaviour. What did he call these two drives?
a. Wilhelm Wundt c. Ivan Pavlov a. Superego and alter ego c. Agape and psyche
b. Carl Jung d. Sigmund Freud b. Id and ego d. Eros and thanatos

3. One evening, Genie jumps into a pool and shivers at the
coldness of the water. After five minutes, however, she has
gotten used to the cold and is “ignoring” it as she does laps
across the pool. This is an example of what?
a. Sensory deprivation c. Habituation
b. Sensation seeking d. Operant conditioning
12. Shane has strong aggressive – even violent –
tendencies. To prevent himself from possibly doing harm to
others, he chooses to engage in American football and
boxing as outlets. What defense mechanism did he use?
a. Repression c. Regression
b. Sublimation d. Rationalization

4. Howard is an expert wine-taster. He can tell vintage 13. Which of the following statements is false?
wines apart with just single drops upon his tongue, no a. Convergence is a monocular cue for depth perception in
matter how similar the samples taste. This demonstrates: which the eyes turn more inward as an object gets closer.
a. Reaction formation c. Difference threshold b. Binocular cues are depth cues based on the simultaneous
b. Classical conditioning d. Absolute threshold working of both eyes.
c. Linear perspective is an example of monocular depth cue.
5. Which of the following EEG patterns occur in awake d. Gestalt psychologists believe that the whole is not equal
individuals? to the sum of its parts.
I. Alpha waves III. Delta waves
II. Beta waves IV. Theta waves 14. A cheerleading squad found out that the cheers they
a. II and IV c. III and IV have been practising for a competition had been “stolen” by
b. I and III d. I and II their previous captain from another squad. The group must
decide whether they should change their routine or stick to
6. As a boy, John was bitten by a large red ant and the stolen one. Eliza thinks they should create a new
developed a phobia for ants. However, he also developed a routine. However, since the competition was just a few
fear of all insects. In classical conditioning, this is an days, everyone else said they should just do the old one.
example of what? Eliza, despite her personal opinion, then pretends that she
a. Generalization c. Discrimination also feels they should do the old routine. This clearly
b. Spontaneous recovery d. Extinction demonstrates _____.
a. Groupthink c. Conformity
7. Classical conditioning mainly consists of the relationship b. Deindividuation d. Anonymity
between _____ and _____; operant conditioning
emphasizes the relationship between _____ and _____. 15. Which of the following best defines “behaviour?”
a. behaviour; response; stimulus; consequence a. Thoughts, feelings, and motives that each of us
b. stimulus, behaviour; behaviour; consequence experiences privately but cannot be directly observed
c. stimulus; consequence; stimulus; response b. Everything we do that can be directly observed
d. behaviour; consequence; stimulus; behaviour c. A set of disciplines that studies human association
d. The scientific study of mental processes in context
8. Which type of parenting will raise children who lack self-
control and who always expect to get their way? 16. Little Ros wants to keep a piece of paper from flying
a. Indulgent parenting c. Authoritative parenting away. The only available heavy object nearby is a large
b. Neglectful parenting d. Authoritarian parenting drinking glass. However, she does not think of using it since

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she knows the purpose of the glass is for drinking; thus, she b. The former is biological, while the latter is psychosomatic.
tries to look for other actual paperweights. What has not c. The former involves starvation, while the latter follows a
been able to overcome? binge-and-purge eating pattern.
a. Deductive reasoning c. Learning set d. The former follows a binge-and-purge eating pattern,
b. Functional fixedness d. Representative heuristic while the latter involves starvation.

17. In an experiment, what occurs when the expectations of 25. Which branch of Industrial/Organizational (I/O)
a participant, not the experimental treatment, produce the psychology focuses on the design of machines that workers
desired outcome? can use to perform their jobs, and on the environment in
a. Placebo effect c. Double-blind study which humans function to make it safer and more efficient?
b. Bias d. Psychosomatic phenomenon a. Environmental psychology
b. Organizational psychology
18. Which of the following time frames of memory can hold c. Industrial psychology
information from the world in its original sensory form for a d. Human factors psychology
brief instant?
a. Short-term memory c. Long-term memory 26. Which statement is TRUE?
b. Sensory memory d. None of the above a. Rapport talk is talk that is designed to give information.
b. Exceptional learners include students with physical and
19. Which of the following learning differences involves health problems, a learning disability, mental retardation,
deficits in doing arithmetic? communication problems, and behavioural problems; also
a. Dyscalculia c. Organic retardation included are gifted and talented students.
b. Dyslexia d. Cultural-familial retardation c. Biofeedback is the system of thought and form of practice
that incorporates exercises to attain bodily or mental control
20. Which of the following approaches in therapy does not and well-being as well as enlightenment.
work with individuals in the context of a larger system? d. Antidepressant drugs are commonly called tranquilizers.
a. Encounter groups c. Couple therapy
b. Community psychology d. Gestalt therapy 27. Ethology is:
a. The study of the biological basis of behaviour in natural
21. Which of the following best represents positive habitats
reinforcement? b. The study of ethical practices in psychology
a. Alden rubs ointment on scratches >> Scratches slowly c. The study of feelings and emotions in various contexts
disappear >> Alden uses more ointment d. The study of the social basis of cognitive behaviour
b. Meng slaps her playmate Vice >> Meng is spanked by
her mother >> Meng decreases hostile behaviour 28. A person is deemed fit to be part of society
c. Allan asks Vic a question >> Deep in thought, Vic ignores a. During puberty
him >> Allan does not ask again b. When s/he learns and applies acceptable norms
d. Jade tells Robert a joke >> Robert laughs and responds c. Upon finishing academic training
with interest >> Jade tells Robert many more jokes d. When s/he interacts with those around him/her

22. Which of the following is not a paraphilia? 29. Which of the following is one of two major macro-level
a. Fetishism c. Voyeurism theories (theories that focus on large-scale social units and
b. Transvestism d. Incest are used to view contemporary American psychology)?
a. Exchange theory c. Conflict theory
23. Which of the following specific disorders are not b. Symbolic interactionism d. Ethnomethodology
correctly paired with the general type of disorder to which
they belong? 30. What do you call mores that define what must not be
I. Phobic disorder – anxiety disorder done?
II. Obsessive compulsive disorder – personality a. Taboos c. Immoralities
disorder b. Laws d. Illegalities
III. Hypochondriasis – somatoform disorder
IV. Amnesia – dissociative disorder 31. Subcultures that conflict with general societal norms
V. Bipolar disorder – mood disorder give rise to what?
VI. Substance-use disorder – personality disorder a. Neocultures c. Pseudocultures
a. I and V c. II and IV b. Countercultures d. Anticultures
b. III and IV d. II and VI

32. Given the following two situations:

24. The difference between anorexia nervosa and bulimia is
that:
a. The former is psychosomatic, while the latter is biological.
I. Maggie wears the latest in fashion.
II. Maggie is required to wear some form of
clothing.
Respectively, what norms do the above two situations
reflect?

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a. Mores; laws c. Folkways; mores 43. Which statement would a structural-functionalist most
b. Mores; folkways d. Folkways; laws likely make in viewing science?
a. Science is not a neutral benefactor of society.
33. Biological sex is an example of what kind of status? b. Science may bring benefits, but these are incidental.
a. Ascribed status c. Reciprocal status c. Science facilitates understanding of the social and
b. Master status d. Achieved status physical world that helps society deal with its problems.
d. Science is a tool used in the service of the relatively few
34. Charlene, an English teacher, maintains friendly members of the ruling class.
relationships with her students. However, she is expected to
give objective evaluations and grades for their performances 44. In Sweden, the government operates key sectors such
in their upcoming speech delivery exams. This can, on as education, while some other economic activities are
Charlene’s part, lead to: carried out by private organizations. What economic system
a. Role conflict c. Status conflict is this?
b. Role strain d. Status strain a. Socialist Economy c. Hybrid economy
b. Laissez-Faire economy d. Capitalist economy
35. What is the difference between prejudice and
discrimination? 45. What is the difference between a political revolution and
a. The former is achieved, the latter is ascribed. a coup d’etat?
b. The former is ascribed, the latter is achieved. a. A political revolution has economic basis; a coup d’etat
c. The former is behaviour, the latter is an attitude. has military basis.
d. The former is an attitude, the latter is behaviour. b. A political revolution attempts to overthrow the existing
political system to replace it with a new one; a coup d’etat
36. The secessionist movement in Mindanao reflects what only seeks to overthrow the leader/s of the system, which
form of intergroup interaction? will not be changed.
a. Annihilation c. Domination c. A political revolution is mastermind by civilians; a coup
b. Segregation d. Pluralism d’etat is masterminded by the military.
d. A political revolution has more altruistic motives than
37. What form of kinship system is prevalent in does a coup d’etat.
contemporary Filipino families?
a. Patrilineal descent c. Bilateral descent 46. Which form of religious organization has a leadership
b. Matrilineal descent d. Double descent based more on personal charisma than on bureaucratic
structure?
38. To which sector of economy do lawyers and doctors a. Church c. Cult
belong? b. Denomination d. Sect
a. Primary sector c. Tertiary sector
b. Secondary sector d. Peripheral sector 47. What do you call a societal system of ranking categories
in a form of hierarchy and is characteristic of the society,
39. What is another term for an active crowd? not the individual?
a. Mob c. Expressive crowd a. Social integration c. Social wedging
b. Casual crowd d. Conventional crowd b. Social differentiation d. Social stratification

40. Which of the following, according to social area analysis, 48. What is the mechanism through which a society’s
are the factors that govern residential choices? heritage is transmitted from generation to generation?
I. Family status a. Dissemination c. Socialization
II. Educational background b. Acculturation d. Folklore sharing
III. Social standing
IV. Race and ethnicity 49. In which of the following stratification systems is social
a. I, II, and III c. II, III, and IV mobility most impossible, or at least nearly so?
b. I, II, and IV d. I, III, and IV a. Caste system c. Feudal system
b. Class system d. None of the above
41. Places such as Metro Manila, New York, Paris, and
Tokyo are most likely to be described as what type of 50. What are the three dimensions of Weber’s notion of
community? social class?
a. Gemeinschaft community a. Political power; educational attainment; social prestige
b. Megalopolis b. Economic resources; educational attainment; social
c. Gesellschaft community prestige
d. Rural community c. Economic resources; political power; social prestige
42. Which term refers to the number of children the average d. Economic resources; political power; educational
woman can bear during her childbearing years? attainment
a. Natality b. Fecundity c. Mortality d. Fertility