Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
Schools Division Office I Pangasinan
MALASIQUI II

2nd Quarter Unit Test in Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences
Name: ___________________________ Score: _________
Grade & Section: _________________ Date: __________

Multiple Choices. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Shade your answer in the answer
sheet.

1. Which of the following describes the composition of the “id” personality structure?
A. Includes primal urges and operates based on instinct.
B. A technique that the ego uses to defend itself from distress.
C. Opposes the desires of the id by enforcing moral restrictions.
D. Operates based on reality, control, and balances the urges of the id.
2. Which of the following statement is NOT true about Psychoanalysis?
A. Psychoanalysis lost its practicality due to its lengthy procedure
B. This approach is a breakthrough in psychology
C. Psychoanalysis is a practical method
D. Psychoanalysis theory discovered by Sigmund Freud
3. All of the following constitute the meaning of rational choice EXCEPT one:
A. Take action with reason when making choices.
B. Therapeutic techniques and sets of psychological theories.
C. Used to know why a person behaves or acts the way he/she does.
D. People act as they think of their action has much profit than costs.
4. Which of the following situations show a rational choice?
A. Buy an iPhone rather than an Android phone with the same value.
B. Patronize Pinoy rice with much more quality over commercial rice
C. Watch a pirated movie at home rather than watching it on theater.
D. Choose branded products over local products with the same quality.
5. Which of the following is NOT an underlying assumption of rational choice theory?
A. Assumption of completeness, which every action is ranked.
B. People seek to rationally maximize their profits.
C. Assumption of transitivity.
D. Independence of alternatives.
6. The basic tenets of psychoanalysis include the following EXCEPT:
A. Therapeutic techniques and a set of psychological theories.
B. Man thinks rationally in making choices and decisions in life.
C. Human behavior is largely determined by irrational drives.
D. Attempts to bring drives into awareness lead to defense mechanisms.
7. Upon his arrival from school, Joshua went directly to their kitchen looking for food to eat. While
eating, he was thinking of playing mobile legend when done eating. A moment later, he
remembered that Mr. Generoso gave an assignment on that day. So, he did the assignment first
before playing mobile legend. What personality structure operates when Jimmy decided to do his
assignment before playing mobile games?
A. Defense mechanism B. Ego C. Id D. Superego
8. Which among these statements is an example of Eidetic Reduction?
A. Home, for me, is just a place for free meals and slumber.
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 B. We associate love to profound objects such as love for country or love for The Almighty, but
I think love is absurd.
C. In my opinion, the essence of being a woman does not lie with her ability to conceive a child,
but with her ability to care.
D. I will treasure this pink pencil, for it reminds me of passing my licensure exam.
9. Sarah, a political analyst, seeks to answer a discourse concerning human
existence. Which approach/method could she utilize?
A. Hermeneutic phenomenology C. Institutionalism
B. Feminism D. Human-Environment Systems
10. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Human-Environment Systems?
A. Pressure in the environment affects humans
B. There is no correlation between the impact of environmental degradation on the policy of the
government
C. The government directly suffers from the disturbances in the physical environment.
D. Zoonotic diseases are emerging due to the effect of human activities in the environment
11. Phenomenological Epoche involves the suspension of the natural attitude. Which
among these statements has utilized this method?
A. I can’t trust Rico because he squandered the campaign funds last year.
B. Fred is inconsiderate and rude, but I still respect him.
C. Kim posted her naked pictures on Facebook; that’s why we can’t hire her.
D. Mina cannot be a lawyer because she is incompetent and biased.
12. Which of the following are zoonotic diseases?
I. Covid19 II. Anthrax III. SARS IV. Cancer
A. I and III only B. I and II only C. I, II, III D. III, IV, V
13. Apply the relevant approach in this social phenomenon: Mining
I. Institutionalism IV. Human-Environment System
II. Hermeneutic Phenomenology V. Psychoanalysis
III. Rational Choice Theory
A. I, II, III B. I, III, IV C. I, IV only D. All of them are relevant
14. The natural attitude is a predominant belief which treats reality as objects. Which
among the statements, best describe that attitude?
A. Cindy’s hair is blonde; that’s why I think she’s dumb.
B. COVID-19 is a Chinese virus that brought menace to people worldwide.
C. Students who are not fluent in English need to review their grammar.
D. I am uncomfortable talking to men, but I still treat them fairly.
15. It is a framework for understanding and often formally modeling social and
economic behavior.
A. Psychoanalysis B. Feminism Theory
C. Rational Choice Theory D. Human-Environment System
16. It aims of helping clients to bring about a major change in their whole perspective in life
pursued by the study called
A. Psychoanalysis C. Feminism Theory
B. Rational Choice Theory D. Human-Environment System
17. Michael studies the environmental degradation caused by large-scale mining companies. He
proposes a solution that might change the political environment in
the mining industry. Which approach is evident in Michael’s initiative?
A. Institutionalism B. Phenomenology C. Feminist Theory D. Psychoanalysis
18. Refers to the theories on the human mind that is used in treating mental disorders and
illnesses.
A. Feminism Theory C. Psychoanalysis
B. Rational Choice Theory D. Human-Environment System
19. It is an approach to studying how societies are being organized and managed.
A. Hermeneutic Phenomena C. Institutionalism
B. Rational Choice Theory D. Human-Environment System
20. It is a theory on the deeper and more resilient aspects of social structure. It
considers the processes by which structures, including schemes, rules, norms, and
routines, become established as authoritative guidelines for social behavior.
A. Hermeneutic Phenomena C. Rational Choice Theory
B. Institutionalism D. Human-Environment System
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21. Which of the following is a framework for understanding and often formally modeling social
and economic behavior?
A. Psychoanalysis C. Feminism Theory
B. Rational Choice Theory D. Human-Environment System
22. All of the statements below pertain to Feminism EXCEPT:
A. Feminism is a theory in the social sciences that began in the early 19th century addressing
and emphasizing the issue of women’s participation in national elections.
B. Feminism is a theory that emphasizes motherhood as a core concern of society.
C. Feminism is concerns with women’s issues which includes domestic violence, issue of care,
household, and motherhood.
D. Feminism allows women to dominantly control all the powers in society.
23. Viewing the social world in a way that eliminates the forces that create and support inequality,
oppression, and injustice, and in doing so, promotes the pursuit of equality and justice.
A. Hermeneutic Phenomenology B. Feminism Theory
C. Rational Choice Theory D. Human-Environment System
24. It focuses on empowering women and addressing inequality between men and women.
A. Psychoanalysis B. Feminism Theory
C. Rational Choice Theory D. Human-Environment System
25. Which of the following is a scientific framework that aims to understand the interactions
between human systems and environmental systems and how changes in one consequently affect
the other is being pursued by the study called?
A. Psychoanalysis B. Feminism Theory
C. Rational Choice Theory D. Human-Environment System
26. It focused more on how humans affect and are affected by the environment
A. Psychoanalysis B. Feminism Theory
C. Rational Choice Theory D. Human-Environment System
27. It studies and views an institution as a set of established laws, customs, and practices that
manifest its existence in society through power, relations, influence, coercion, or even physical
structures.
A. Hermeneutic Phenomenology B. Institutionalism
C. Rational Choice Theory D. Human-Environment System
28. Which of the following statement about methods/approaches in Filipino Psychology best
describes “Panunuluyan?”
A. The researcher stays in the home of his kalahok or participant while he researches with
consent by the host family whose head serves as the tulay to an umpukan.
B. The researcher occasionally visits the house of his host or tulay as opposed to staying in the
house.
C. The researcher undergoes a kind of opportunity session with his kalahok or participants.
D. The researcher uses entirely his/her feelings or emotion to justify if his participants or
kalahok are ready to be or part of his research or not.
29. Who among the following thinkers was considered as the Father of Filipino Psychology
(Ama ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino)?
A. Zeus Salazar C. Virgilio Enriquez
B. Isabelo de los Reyes D. Prospero Covar
30. Who among the following Filipino thinkers is a historian, anthropologist, and philosopher of
history that pioneered the Pantayong Pananaw (for-us-from-us) perspective?”
A. Isabelo de los Reyes C. Zeus Salazar
B. Dr. Jose P. Rizal D. Virgilio Enriquez
31. He wrote two novels that were a reflection of exploitative conditions under the Spanish colonial
rule and examined the possibilities and consequences of a revolution that enraged the Spanish
friars. Who were this activist and Filipino thinker?
A. Zeus Salazar C. Isabelo de los Reyes
B. Dr. Jose P. Rizal D. Virgilio Enriquez
32. Zeus Salazar was among the following thinkers and best known in pioneering an emic
perspective in Philippine History, earning him the title of “Father of New Philippine
Historiography.”What is that kind of perspective which means “to-us-from- us”?
A. Pantayong Pananaw C. Cyclical view
B. Linear view D. Dialectic Materialism

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33. The following Filipino values such as “bahala na, lakas ng loob at pakikibaka” belong to what
kind of values?
A. Confrontative surface values C. Accommodative surface value
B. Societal values D. Pivotal interpersonal value
34. Which of the following were the titles given to “Isabelo delos Reyes” being a prominent
politician, writer, and labor activist in the 19th and 20th centuries and the founder of Iglesia
Filipina Independiente?
A. “Father of Philippine Folklore, Father of Philippine Labor Movement and Father of
Filipinos Socialism”
B. “Father of New Philippine Historiography”
C. Father of Filipino Psychology”
D. Father of Pilipinolohiya at Filipino Philosophy”
35. It posits that history is not only about recording of events, much like the tradition of history.
A. Pantayong Pananaw B. Indigenization C. Kapwa D. Societal values
36. This is a Filipino term which also means an extension of oneself.
A. Pilipinolohiya B. Indigenization C. Societal values D. Kapwa
37. The Filipino way of dealing with the “other”.
A. Pilipinolohiya B. Indigenization C. Pakikipagkapwa D.
38. It maintains that we should have our own purpose, set our own intellectual course, and steer
our own ideology in the service of the Filipino and for the betterment of our society.
A. Indigenization B. Pilipinolohiya C. Pantayong Pananaw D. Kapwa
39. The name of the iconic monument found in Luneta Park, Manila.
A. Rizal Shrine B. Monumento C. Rizal Park D. Intramuros
40. It is a process in which there is a purposive and conscious effort to translate and interpret
foreign academic concepts, canons and methods.
A. Pilipinolohiya B. Indigenization C. Societal values D. Kapwa
41. Defined social problem as those conditions or situations which members of the society regard
as a threat to their values‘.
A. Horton and Leslie C. Merton and Nisbet
B. Walsh and Furfey D. Fuller and Myers
42. Social problem is seen as a ‗deviation from the social ideal remediable by group effort’.
A. Horton and Leslie C. Merton and Nisbet
B. Walsh and Furfey D. Fuller and Myers
43. They described social problem as ‗a problem of human relationship which seriously threatens
society or impedes the important aspirations of many people‘.
A. Horton and Leslie C. Merton and Nisbet
B. Walsh and Furfey D. Raab and Selznick
44. They defined social problem as ‗a way of behavior that is regarded by a substantial part of a
social order as being in violation of one or more generally accepted or approved norms.
A. Horton and Leslie B. Merton and Nisbet C. Fuller and Myers D. Walsh and Furfey
45. Emphasizes the importance of social institutions for social stability and implies that far-
reaching social change will be socially harmful.
A. Symbolic Interaction B. Conflict theory C. Public issues D. Functionalism
46. According to this philosopher, blaming-the-victim approach would say that the children’s
parents do not care about their learning, they failed to teach them good study habits, and do not
encourage them to take school seriously.
A. Wright Mills B. Blumer C. Emile Durkheim D. William Ryan
47. This theory emphasizes on social meanings and understandings that individuals derive from
their social interaction.
A. Conflict theory B. Symbolic Interaction C. Personal troubles D. Functionalism
48. This philosopher believed that sociological imagination involves the ability to recognize that
private troubles are rooted in public issues and structural problems.
A. Emile Durkheim B. Blumer C. Wright Mills D. William Ryan
49. According to this philosopher, ―every society is divided into two classes based on the
ownership of the means of production (tools, factories, and the like).
A. Herbert Blumer B. Emile Durkheim C. Karl Marx D. Wright Mills
50. Emphasizes on social inequality and suggests that far-reaching social change is needed to
achieve a just society.
A. Conflict theory B. Functionalism C. Symbolic Interaction D. Personal troubles
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