THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS SEMESIERLY —SEMESTERII0_ SUPPLEMENTAL/SUMMER SCHOOL. 12 Final Examination of March C]_/ AprivMay (1) / December 2016 COURSE CODE AND NAME TITLE: ¥.CCP I~ INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY DATE: WEDNESDAY 7™ DECEMBER 2016 TIME: 1:15PM. DURATION: 3 HOURS ‘Materials required: ‘Answer booklet: Normal Special Not Required c1 Calealator: ProgrammableC Non Programmable 1 (oho pce) Multiple Choice Auswer Sheets: Numerical Cl Alphabetical © Included ‘Auxiliary/Other material) ~ Please specify: (Candidates are permitted to bring the following items to their desks: INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: This paper has_6_ pages and_2_sections. ‘You are required to answer any THREE (3) questions from SECTION A in the Answer Booklet provided and ALL questions in SECTION B in the Hand-In provided Candidates are reminded to read questions carefully. Credit will be given only for information relevant to the ‘question asked. When Candidates have finished, review the questions and answers carefully to be sure you have responded correctly. Please make sure that your Candidate I.D. Number is placed on the Hand-In and all additional papers. Page 1 of 6SECTION & (60 MARKS) Candidates are required to answer any THREE (3) questions in this section in the Answer Booklet provided. Each question carries 20 marks. 1. Diseuss and describe Pavlov's original classical conditioning experiments with dogs, ‘What were the conditioned stimulus, the unconditioned stimulus, the conditioned response and the unconditioned response in these experiments? Define each ofthe above tems. 2. Define the term Stress. What are two (2) causes of stress and two (2) illnesses that may be caused by stress? Describe the thee (3) stages ofthe stress response (General Adaptation Syndrome) proposed by Hans Selye. Oulline some ofthe intervention stratepies that might alleviate stress. 3, Define Operant Conditioning, How has this theory of learning been applied inthe classroom, inthe workplace and in the home? Use appropriate examples to enhance your answer. 4, Briefly explain any four (4 ofthe following (S marks each) ‘Bandura’s Theory of Observation and Imitation “The James-Lange Theory of Emotion ‘The Sense of Teuch/Somatosenses ‘Structuralism Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Gestalt Laws of Pereption no pose 'S. The understanding of the psychoanalytic view is essential to our understanding of personality CCitically assess Sigmund Freud's contribution to the structure of personality, defense mechanisms and the psychosexual stages of development of the individual. (6. Explain the contibution of Abraham Maslow tothe understanding of human behavior and motivatio, Ciiticelly assess the relevance of Maslow’s theory to present society. Define the term “Psychology.” 'b. Psychology is a Science, Discuss this statement with the use of relevant examples, ce. State five (5) ways in which the study of psychology can be beneficial to your society Page 2 0f6Candidate 1D4. SECTION B (GO MARKS) Candidates are required to answer any ALL questions inthis section inthe Hand-In provided. 41. Students got a grade for a quiz that is given once a week. What i an example of? 1. Fixed-atio reinforcement schedule ', Variable-ratio reinforcement schedule , Fixed-interval reinforcement schedule 4. Variable-interval reinforcement schedule . What isthe procedure called in which reinforcement is used to guide a response closer and closer ‘to adesired response? Stimulus discrimination ’, ‘Stimulus generalization Spontaneous recovery 4. Shaping 1. What isthe tendency to respond to a new stimulus as itis the original conditioned stimulus? ‘Stimulus discrimination ». Stimulus generalization ©. Higher-order conditioning 4. Spontaneous recovery ‘The variable that is measured in an experiment is ealled the ‘variable. relational '. independent causal 4. dependent In which lobe of the brain is Wernicke’s area, the part of the brain involved in understanding language? ‘The right parietal lobe ‘The left occipital lobe ‘The right frontal lobe ‘The left temporal lobe epee Page 3 of 6Candidate IDE. 6. The first person to call himself a psychologist and use the method of introspection (o find out why people behaved the ways they do was: (2) William James (b) Edward Thomalike (¢) Wilhelm Wundt (@ Ivan Paviov 7. The James-Lange theory of emotions suggests that: (©) We feel afraid fist, then we begin to tremble (&) We tremble firs, then we begin to feel aaid (©) We tremble and feel afsid atthe same time (@ We do not need viseeral experiences to fel emotions ‘8. These three are all types of neurons except (@) Inter-neurons (6) Motor neurons () Reflex neurons (@ Sensory neurons 9. Whats the variable called that a researcher manipulates in an experiment? {a) Dependent variable (b) Independent variable () Extraneous variable (@) None of the above 10.Learning that is brought about by pairing a conditioned stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus is called: Classical conditioning Operant conditioning Aversive conditioning ‘Stimulus generalization peer Page 4 of 6Candidate IDA. ‘NDICATE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE (1) or FALSE (F) 14. Intrinsic motivation isthe innate propensity to engage one’s own interests and to exercise one's capacities. a) 42, Theleft hemisphere ofthe brain is generally responsible forthe right side of the human body. () 43, Negative reinforcement refers to the adding of something negative in order to reduce the probability ofa behaviour occurring. Oo) 14, The Law of Effect which was proposed by B. F. Skinner stats that any behaviour that has good. consequences will end to be repested, and any behaviour that has bad consequences will end to be avoided, cy 48, _Asinclassicel conditioning, extinction in operant conditioning is the gradual disappearance of a response when it stops being reinforced. ©) FILL IN THE BLANKS - Write the most appropriate answers in the spaces provided ‘Anal Morality Funetionatism Reality Autonomic Safety Corpus Calosum Central Phallic Regression Repression ‘Thalamus, 16.The superego is puided by the principle. 47.The ‘Nervous System includes al the neurons inthe bran and spina eon 18-The second stage of Maslow's hierarchy of neds speaks of es. 19. canbe defined staying how the mind works o enable someone fo dap her environment. 20. n modern neurosurgery, ome surgeons have surgically cut the as ameans for treating epileptic seizures, It isthe part ofthe mind that allows communication between the two hemispheres of the brain. 21, Dealing with anxiety by retuming to an earlier tage of development is ealled Page 5 of 6Candidate 1D. 22. MATCHING: Carefully draw lines connecting the key figures in the early history of psychology (on the left), to the appropriate perspective om the right: B.F. Skinner Law of Effeot Max Wertheimer Functionalism EL, Thomaike ‘Motivation Wilhelm Wundt Behaviourism Sigmund Freud Classical Conditioning ‘Abraham Maslow Operant Conditioning Ivan Pavlov Psyeboanalysis Willian Jamnes Structural John B, Watson Gestalt Psychology WRITE SHORT NOTES ON THE FOLLOWING: ($ MARKS EACH) 23. The Law of Effect 24. The Sympathetic Nervous System: END OF EXAMINATION Page 6 of 6