SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, & SOCIETY

BSMA1 (PRELIMS)
COMPREHENSIVE ESSAY EXAM

General Instruction:

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN A COMPREHENSIVE AND ELABORATE MANNER.

You may use and maximize all your resources (internet, handouts, etc.) This will serve as your
PRELIMS examination and performance task. Deadline of submission will be on October 6,
2023.

NOTE:
• Submit the hardcopy of your output.
• A4, Tahoma 12, Justified, 1.5 Spacing
• Do not forget to put your name on your output.

QUESTIONS:

1. How are the difficulties in developing scientific discoveries and technological

advancements back in the Birth of Modern Science similar or different to those in the 20th
Century?
2. Discuss one (1) era or regime that helped the development of science and technology
throughout the Philippines.
3. Explain the 3 components of the mind according to Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory (id,
ego, and superego) and describe a scenario that showcases an interaction between the
three.
4. Illustrate the difference between the three (3) components of the mind using a Venn
diagram.
5. Explain the difference between conscious, subconscious, and unconscious mental life and
describe a scenario where the unconscious mental life becomes conscious mental life.
6. How are the three (3) components of the Ifugao farming system related to each other?
7. Explain the difference between DEDUCTIVE and INDUCTIVE reasoning and provide at
least 3 examples of each.