Baliwag Polytechnic College

Dalubhasaan Kong Mahal

Institute of Arts and Sciences
1st Semester
A.Y. 2021-2022

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
UTS – Understanding the Self

Name: ________________________________________ Course, Yr. & Sect.: _____________Score: ___________

I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the space provided.

1. __________ = Passion + Intimacy

a. Romantic Love c. Companionate Love
b. Fatuous Love d. Social Psychology

2. __________ = Passion + Commitment

a. Romantic Love c. Companionate Love
b. Fatuous Love d. Social Psychology

3. __________ = Intimacy + Commitment

a. Romantic Love c. Companionate Love
b. Fatuous Love d. Social Psychology

4. __________ is the study of social relationships or interactions

a. Romantic Love c. Companionate Love
b. Fatuous Love d. Social Psychology
5. __________ is the tendency to behave like others in the group do.
a. Conformity c. Moral Behavior
b. Positive Attitude d. Consummate Love

6. __________ is to act according to one’s moral values and standards.

a. Conformity c. Moral Behavior
b. Positive Attitude d. Consummate Love

7. __________ is reflected in a happy, pleasant or optimistic disposition.

a. Conformity c. Moral Behavior
b. Positive Attitude d. Consummate Love

8. __________ is the strongest and fullest type of love (Sternberg, 1985).

a. Conformity c. Moral Behavior
b. Positive Attitude d. Consummate Love
9. __________ is associated with pessimism or a general feeling of dislike.
a. Negative Attitude c. Dilemma
b. Norms d. Moral Cognition

10. __________ are patterns or traits characterized as typical or usual for a group.
a. Negative Attitude c. Dilemma
b. Norms d. Moral Cognition

11. __________ is a problematic situation in which a difficult choice must be made.

a. Negative attitude c. Dilemma
b. Norms d. Moral cognition

12. __________ is the study of the brain’s role in moral judgment and decision-making.
a. Negative attitude c. Dilemma
b. Norms d. Moral cognition
13. __________ refer to spoken and unspoken rules for behaving in particular situations.

a. Passionate/Romantic love c. Social Norms

b. love d. Moral
14. __________ is a special attachment one has for himself/herself or for somebody else.
a. Passionate/Romantic Love c. Social Norms
b. Love d. Moral
15. __________ is related to the sense or a standard that determines what is right and what is wrong.
a. Passionate/Romantic Love c. Social Norms
b. Love d. Moral
16. __________ includes an intermingling of different emotions: fear, anger, sexual desire, joy, and jealousy.
a. Passionate/Romantic Love c. Social Norms
b. Love d. Moral
17. __________ is the study of the effect of social factors on individual behavior, attitudes, perceptions, and motives.
a. Familiarity c. Social Psychology
b. Interaction d. Lahey/Lahey (2007)
18. ___________ defines Social Psychology as the branch of psychology that studies individuals as they interact with others.
a. Familiarity c. Social Psychology
b. Interaction d. Lahey/Lahey (2007)
19. __________ refers to being comfortable with another person and is necessary condition for a close relationship to develop.
a. Familiarity c. Social Psychology
b. Interaction d. Lahey/Lahey (2007)
20. __________ refers to the mutual and reciprocal exchange of communication or action between two or more persons or
groups.
a. Familiarity c. Social Psychology
b. Interaction d. Lahey/Lahey (2007)
21. __________ refers to forming impressions and making judgements about another person’s likability after seeing or meeting
him/her.
a. Affectionate/Companionate love c. Romantic love
b. Attraction d. Person Perception
22. __________ is a type of love that occurs when someone has deep and caring affection for a person and desires to have
him/her near constantly.
a. Affection/Companionate Love c. Romantic love
 b. Attraction d. Person Perception

23. __________ paves the way for enjoying the company and being comfortable with the other person, and for feelings of ease
and confidence.
a. Affection/Companionate love c. Romantic Love
b. Attraction d. Person Perception
24. __________ and 25.)___________ state that Social Psychology is a broad field whose goal is to understand and explain how
thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and behaviors are influenced by the presence of, or interactions with, others.
a. Kouyoumdjian c. Plotnik
b. Koyumdjian d. Platnik

II. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the space provided before the number.

a. Authoritarian b. Authoritative c. Permissive

_____26. Support a give and take relationship;

_____ 27. They use reason rather than direct power
_____ 28. They use harsh discipline and punishment
_____ 29. Parents are supportive, loving, and committed
_____ 30. They are warm and supportive, but tend not to enforce rules.
_____ 31. Parents direct their children’s activities in a rational and intelligent way.
_____ 32. parents do not listen to the viewpoints of their children and may use force to ensure compliance.
_____ 33. Parents are less controlling and behave with an accepting and non-punishing attitude towards their
children’s desires, actions, and impulses.
_____ 34. parents do not communicate well with their children, and did not explain the rationale behind the rules
and the consequences of their actions.
_____ 35. parents attempt to shape, control, and evaluate the behavior and attitudes of their children in
accordance with an absolute set of conduct standards that usually comes from religious or respected authorities.

III. Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space rovided before the
number.

A B
__ 36 Face a mirror and smile. a. Smile to make yourself good.
__ 37. If you feel tense in your arms, shake them. b. Smile to make others feel good.
__ 38. Smiling opens up your connection with others. c. Get up and move.
__ 39. After acknowledging your emotions, label them. d. Check in with your body.
__ 40. Scan your body by feeling the tensions building up. e. Physically remove the tension.
__ 41. Perform diaphragmatic or deep breathing by contracting your f. Breathe.
diaphragm. g. Talk to someone.
__ 42. Learn to park your emotions to deal with at a later time, but do not h. Disengage and re-engage emotions.
avoid them. i. Label your emotions.
__ 43. You can often defuse a tense situation by acknowledging the feelings j. Label emotions for others.
of others.
__ 44. It is healthier to vent your anger and frustrations to a friend rather to
suppress them.
__ 45. Exercise activates happy hormones that include endorphin, dopamine,
and serotonin, among others.
IV. TRUE OR FALSE –Write TRUE if the statement is correct; write FALSE if otherwise. (1pt each)
Some factors make conformity more likely to exist in a group (Lahey, 2009)

_____________ 46. The more people there are in a group, the less likely a member tends to conform.
_____________ 47. Conformity is highest when an individual, faces a group in which all members feel the different
way about a topic, a problem, or an issue.
_____________ 48. Conformity occurs in all cultures. However, some cultures emphasize the welfare of the
individual; thus, people are less conforming.
_____________ 49. Others focus on collective welfare so people tend to be more conforming. A high degree of
conformity leads to faster accomplishment of a task or work.
_____________ 50. In the past, females were more likely to conform than males, but research has shown that it is no
longer the case (Eagly, 1978; Eagly & Johnson, 1990)

V. Determine if the behavior is appropriate (A) or inappropriate (I) in the given social situation considering,
societal, cultural, or institutional guidelines.

51. _______ Sharing stories with friends in the library

52. _______ Laughing during a religious service
53. _______ Talking softly with family members at the dinner table
54. _______ Wearing the required uniform in the office
55. _______ Arguing loudly with an officemate
56. _______ Laughing loudly in the classroom
57. _______ While queuing, complaining that service is taking too long.
58. _______ Wearing short pants for an interview with an employer.
59. _______ Listening quietly during a piano recital
60. _______ Speaking in a modulated voice while attending a conference.