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PRELIM EXAMINATION
GEN.ED 2 – UNDERSTANDING SELF
1ST SEMESTER – 2019-2020

I. Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of your answer. STRICTLY NO ERASURES/ALTERATIONS.

1. The cornerstone of Socrates’s philosophy is:
A. I think, therefore I am
B. Know thyself
C. The self is the way people behave
D. Self has an immortal soul
2. Descartes suggest that the act of thinking about the self or being self-conscious is a proof that there is a self. It is
because ________________
A. There are two dimensions of the human self: the self as thinking entity and the self as a physical body.
B. The essence of the self is its conscious awareness of itself as thinking, reasoning, and reflecting identity.
C. The rational nature of the self is to lead a good, flourishing, and fulfilling life.
D. The self is synonymous with the soul.
3. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. Conscious Level
B. Subconscious Level
C. Preconscious Level
D. Unconscious Level
4. He contends further that if a man reflects thoughtfully, he will realize that there are two dimensions of the human
self: the self as thinking entity and the self as a physical body.
A. René Descarte : I Think Therefore I am
B. St. Augustine : The Self Has An Immortal Soul
C. Aristotle : The Soul is the Essence of the Self
D. Plato : The Self is an Immortal Soul
5. At this stage, role-taking is exhibited. However, children do not perceive role-taking as something expected from
them.
A. Preparatory stage
B. Play stage
C. Conventional stage
D. Game stage
6. A Greek philosopher, Plato, elaborates on Socrate’s concept of the soul. Plato believes that the self is synonymous
with the soul. He introduces the following except:
A. The idea of a three-part soul/self : reason, physical appetite, and spirit or passion.
B. It is the responsibility of reason to sort things out and exert control restoring a harmonious relationship.
C. The act of thinking about the self – of being self-conscious – is in itself proof that there is a self.
D. The concept of two worlds: the world of forms and the world of sense.
7. Self-identity or self-image is achieved through a threefold event which begins by conceiving an idea of how a
person presents himself or herself to others.
A. looking-glass self
B. consitution of the self
C. social self
D. no self
8. The attitudes, viewpoints, demands, and expectations of others and the society.
A. role taking
B. role playing
C. generalized others
D. looking-glass self
9. According to this view, there is no intrinsic self that can possess enduring qualities.
A. androcentric
B. egocentric
C. sociocentric
D. polycentric
 10. These are the interactions in which there is a discrepancy between the identity a person claims to possess and the
identity attributed to that person by others.
A. illusion of wholeness
B. identity struggles
C. rites of passage
D. separation
11. This refers to the features of a person’s identity that he or she chooses to emphasize in constructing his or her
social self.
A. personal name
B. social identity
C. identity toolbox
D. cultural construction of self
12. Anthropology considers human experience as an interplay of “nature” referring to genetic inheritance which sets
the individual’s potentials, and “nurture”, referring to the sociocultural environment. Therefore
__________________
A. it could be understood that both biological and cultural factors have significant influence on the
development of self-awareness among individuals within society
B. it could be understood that there is no correlation of nature and nurture
C. it could be understood that cultural factors greatly affects the development of the self
D. it could be understood that it is a way of understanding how complex the self is
13. In his Theory of Forms, he introduces the concept of the two worlds: the world of forms (non-physical ideas) and
the world of sense (reality).
A. Socrates
B. Plato
C. Augustine
D. Aristotle
14. He believes that self is nothing but a collection of interconnected and continually changing perceptions passing
through the theatre of our minds.
A. David Hume
B. Paul Churchland
C. Immanuel Kant
D. Gilbert Ryle
15. During this stage, the self is developing.
A. Preparatory stage
B. Play stage
C. Conventional stage
D. Game stage

II. True or False. Write T on the blank if the statement is true and write F if it is false. STRICTLY NO
ERASURES/ALTERATIONS.
___________1.The I is the objective element of the self.
___________2. The me represents the spontaneous and unique traits of the individual.
___________3. The full development of the self is attained when I and the me are united.
___________4. The postmodern individuals achieve self-identity through prestige symbols that they consume.
__________5. During the play stage, individuals have a more sophisticated look of people and an ability to respond to
numerous members of the social environment.
__________6. Anthropology considers human experience as an interplay of nature and nurture.
__________7. We are born with an identity.
__________8. Without a name, an individual’s social identity is not established.
__________9. The Japanese view of self can be best described as egocentric.
__________10. In the sociocentric view, the self is viewed as contingent on a situation or social setting.

III. Essay. Discuss the following briefly and concisely. WRITE LEGIBLY.

1. Describe how development of self is unique for every individual, and cite personal experiences showing how Mead’s
stages of self-relate to your experience.
2. How sociological perspective helped you in understanding the development of yourself?
3. Why nature and nurture interplay with each other?
4. How culture contribute to conceptualization of yourself?