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Academic 2019-2020 Semester FIRST

Year
Exam Period PRELIM Program/Majo BSED Soc. Stud. 1, Math 1, BEED 1
r
Instructor/s JOHN PATRICK L. ARCITE, Course GED 1 – UNDERSTANDING THE
LPT SELF

TEST I. MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the carefully.
Read the questions correct answer for each
Choose of the
the best following
answer questions.
among Markgiven.
the choices only one answer for
each item by underlining the letter of your choice.
1.
1. Who are the ones who seriously questioned D. David Hume
myths and moved away from them in 5. Plato supports the idea of his master
attempting to understand the reality and Socrates that every human person is
respond to perennial questions of curiosity, dualistic in nature. What is meant by
including the question of the self? dualistic in nature?
A. Romans A. Man is composed of body and soul.
B. Greeks B. Man is anticipating eternal realm
C. Athens and salvation.
D. Prussians C. Man dwells in the physical world
2. Who claims that there is so much that we and heaven.
should doubt and what we think and D. Man is composed of body and mind.
believed is not infallible, they may turn out 6. Philosophers are very keen about the study
to be false? of understanding the self. Who is the
A. David Hume philosopher who ever engaged in a
B. Marleau-Ponty systematic questioning about the self?
C. Gilbert Ryle A. Socrates
D. Rene Descartes B. Plato
3. Socrates was a philosopher who is C. St. Augustine
concerned with the problem of the self. D. St. Thomas Aquinas
What was his life-long mission as a 7. Which of the following is the best definition
philosopher? of the famous line Cogito Ergo Sum?
A. The behaviour of the human person A. The Meditations of Philosophy
is essential to his day to day living. B. Essence of a substance
B. The body is bound to die on earth C. A thinking thing that propagates.
and the soul is to anticipate eternal D. I think therefore, I am.
realm. 8. Which of the following is NOT a definition
C. The true task of the philosopher is to of impressions?
know oneself and examined one’s A. The core of our thoughts
life. B. The product of direct experiences
D. The body and mind are connected to C. The basic objects of our sensations.
each other and they cannot be D. The opinion and belief of others.
separated. 9. Which of the following does NOT belong to
4. Philosophers understand self as an innate the group?
matter that always interacts. Whose belief A. Rational Soul
that one can only know what comes from the B. Appetitive Soul
senses and experiences? C. Sexual Soul
A. Immanuel Kant
D. Spirited Soul
B. Gilbert Ryle
C. Rene Descartes
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10. Which of the following is/are the C. Self is malleable in its dealing with
philosopher/philosophers who have tackled the external reality.
about systematic questioning of the self? D. Self is not in a constant struggle
I. Socrates with external reality.
II. Plato 18. Which of this is true about Personne?
III. Aristotle A. Self-sense of who he is
A. I only B. biological identity of self
B. I and II C. self-basic identity
C. I and III D. social concept of self
D. I,II,III 19. Which of this is NOT true about Moi?
11. Gilbert Ryle: Mind-Body Dichotomy- A. Social concept
Marleau-Ponty: B. Biological identity
A. Mind-Soul Bifurcation C. Self-basic identity
B. Bifurcated Nature D. Self-concept
C. Body and Soul Theory 20. Rene Descartes: test of doubt- David Hume:
D. Dualistic Theory A. ideas that form in the mind
12. Who claims that human person develop B. senses without experiences
through the use of language acquisition and C. direct purposeful experiences
interaction with others? D. body and mind theory
A. Mead and Vygotsky 21. Who was the earliest psychologist to study
B. Ponty and Ryle the self and conceptualized the self as
C. Hume and Descartes having two aspects- the “I” and “me”?
D. Agustine and Aquinas A. Carl Rogers
13. The following are the traits of narcissism B. Max Wertheimer
EXCEPT? C. William James
A. High self-esteem D. Thomas Scot
B. Self-admiration 22. Who are the psychologists who define self
C. Self-centeredness as the sense of personal identity and of who
D. Pity to others we are as individuals?
14. The following are defined characteristics of A. Reisberg and James
self, EXCEPT? B. Gleitman and Terry
A. Consistency C. Jhangiani and Tarry
B. Unitary D. Gross and Scot
C. Dependent 23. Thomas Aquinas is one of the most eminent
D. Separate thirteenth century scholars who believed that
15. Which of this is true about gender? Gender man is
has to be _______________. compose of two parts: matter and form.
A. socially discovered What was the common stuff that makes
B. personally asserted everything in the universe?
C. dictated by society A. Hyle
D. affirmed by culture B. Morphe
16. Which of the following definition of the self, C. Form
according to Stevens 1996 defines self as the D. Substance
center of all experiences and thoughts that 24. These are the definitions of “I” according to
run through a certain person? William James EXCEPT?
A. Self-contained A. Thinking self
B. Separate B. Acting self
C. Unitary C. Feeling self
D. Independent D. Improving self
17. Which of these claims is NOT true about 25. Is identity composed of personal
Social Constructivist? characteristics, social roles, and
A. Self should not be seen as static that responsibilities, as well as affiliations that
stays constant. define who one is?
B. Self has to be seen as unceasing flux A. Yes
that improves. B. No
C. Maybe
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D. Not stated in the book A. China

26. Why is that self, identity, and self-concept B. Japan
are NOT fixed in one time frame? C. Thailand
A. self, identity, and self-concept D. India
changes from time to time 32. Who was the founder and considered leader
B. self is composed of characteristics of Taoism?
that cannot be changed A. Confucius
C. self is stagnant and static and B. Lao Tzu
therefore not improving at all C. Chun-Tzu
D. self is not malleable to adapt D. Master Kong
changes in environment. 33. What culture focuses on the individuals and
27. Why we need others to affirm and reinforce therefore may seem to have loose
who we think we are? associations or even loyalty to their groups?
A. We need them as a reference point A. Eastern Culture
about our identity. B. Western Culture
B. We are influenced by the society C. Southern Culture
and culture. D. Northern Culture
C. They are vital characters in shaping 34. What religion rejects hierarchy and
oneself and another. strictness and would prefer a simple lifestyle
D. To compare our self-worth and self- and its teachings thus aim to describe how to
identity to them. attain that life?
28. Social Comparison theory entails self- A. Buddhism
evaluation maintenance theory, which states B. Christianity
that we can feel threatened when someone C. Taoism
out performs us especially when that person D. Confucianism
is close to us. Why Social Comparison may 35. The cultivated self in Confucianism is what
turn out to be a self-evaluation? some scholars call a “subdued self” wherein
A. It is because by comparing ourselves personal needs are repressed for the good of
to others we can boost our self- many making Confucian society hierarchal.
esteem and self-worth. What is the purpose of hierarchal society in
B. It is because we can feel inspired Confucianism?
and motivated if we compare A. Its main reason is to assert power
ourselves to others. from its followers.
C. It is because by comparing ourselves B. Its purpose is to maintain order and
to others we can check what’s with balance in society.
us and what is lacking. C. To establish authority from its
D. It is because we can initiate things to members and to society.
work within our self for our self- D. To remind its followers about their
development. responsibilities.
29. Symbolic interactionism theory: human 36. According to Taoism, the ideal self is
interaction- Social Comparison theory: selflessness. Among the scenario below
A. Learn within oneself choose the best option that highlights
B. Social relationship selflessness.
C. Self-awareness A. Helping a friend and expecting some
D. Socially solitary return.
30. Which of the following is/are components of B. Showing pessimistic attitude to
Psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud? depresses persons.
I. Ego C. Giving gifts only in Christmas
II. Superego seasons.
III. Id D. Letting your sibling go to college
A. I only first before you.
B. II and III 37. Why Taoism does rejects hierarchy and
C. I and III strictness brought by Confucianism?
D. I, II, III A. They don’t prefer luxurious lifestyle
31. Where does the religion of Buddhism to attain life.
originated?
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B. They want leaders to command A. Comparing self in order to be better.

them. B. Creating bask for the glory of self-
C. They don’t believe in a fair and just esteem.
treatment to everyone. C. Putting primacy in developing
D. They don’t accept individual oneself.
personalities and identity. D. Social relations are given more
38. Eastern or oriental persons look after the importance.
welfare of their groups and values 40. Western Culture: Individualistic Culture –
cooperation. Why Easterners value Eastern Culture:
cooperation rather than competition? A. Collectivistic Culture
A. Easterners focuses on social roles B. Separated Culture
for self-worth. C. Systematic Culture
B. Asians want to keep harmony and D. Operated Culture
order to everyone.
C. They want to highlight personal
attributes in general talk.
D. Easterners deemed certain traits
positive for their self.
39. Among the following are the characteristics
of the Western Culture EXCEPT?

Test II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

Instructions: Read each statement carefully. Shade A if the statement is TRUE and B if the
statement is FALSE. If False, change the identified word or phrases to make the statement true.
Write your modified answer at the back portion of your answer sheet.

41. Confucianism is often characterized as a system of social and ethical philosophy rather than a
religion.

42. Confucian society is hierarchal for maintaining order and balance in society.

43. Taoism embraced the concept of KARMA (the law of cause and effect) and REINCARNATION (the
continuous cycle of rebirth).
44. Eastern people talk more about their personal attributes when describing themselves.
45. Asians talk about their social roles or the social situations that invoked certain traits that they deem
positive for their selves.

46. Western people emphasize more on the value of equality even if they see that the individual can rise
above everything else.

47. When followers of Confucianism reach spiritual echelon, they’re said to have experienced nirvana.

48. Buddhism rejects having one definition of what the tao is, and can only state clues of what it is as they
adopt a free-flowing, relative, unitary, as well as paradoxical view of almost everything.

49. Golden rule states that “do not do unto others what you don’t want others do unto you”.

50. Confucianism was developed in China by Master Kong in 551-479 BC who was given the name
Confucius by Dominican missionaries.
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Prepared by:

JOHN PATRICK L. ARCITE, LPT

Instructor I

“If you FAIL to PREPARE then PREPARE to FAIL.”

-Benjamin Franklin-