DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

FIRST MONTHLY EXAMINATION

(HUMSS 11)

Name:___________________________________________________ Score:__________

I. Multiple Choice
Read the question carefully. Write your answer on the space provided.
_____1. Which discipline of Social Science concerns about the size and characteristics of the population?
a. Sociology c. Anthropology
b. Demography d. Archeology
_____2. What subfield of Political Science that studies the politics within other nations and tries to compare
theories on a specific nation to other nation?
a. International Relation c. International Politics
b. Public Administration d. Comparative Politics
_____3. Which deals with the study on how social situations and cultures influence thinking and behavior?
a. Psychodynamic c. Socio-cultural
b. Structuralism d. Functionalism
_____4. Which uses the method of introspection to identify the basic elements or structures of
psychological Experience?
a. Psychodynamic c. Socio-cultural
b. Structuralism d. Functionalism
_____5. Which focuses on the role of our unconscious thoughts, feelings, and memories and our early
childhood experiences in determining behavior?
a. Psychodynamic c. Socio-cultural
b. Structuralism d. Functionalism
_____6. Which attempts to understand why animals and humans have developed particular psychological
aspects that they currently possess?
a. Psychodynamic c. Socio-cultural
b. Structuralism d. Functionalism
_____7. Which study focus on the structures of phrases and sentences?
a. Semantics c. Syntax
b. Phonology d. Morphology
_____8. Which aims to answer and interpret philosophical questions like “what is the meaning of life”.
a. Natural Science c. Humanities
b. Psychology d. Social Science
_____9. This concerns with the way sound are used in individual languages.
a. Semantics c. Syntax
b. Phonology d. Morphology
_____10. Which of the following is true about Quasi-experimental?
a. Subjects are randomly assigned to experimental treatments.
b. Intact, naturally formed groups are used.
c. Assess relationship between two or more phenomena.
d. Involves systematic collection and criticism of documents that describe past event.
_____11. Which is a systematic and organized series of steps to ensures maximum objectivity and
consistency in investigating phenomena?
a. Research design c. Hypothesis
b. Scientific method d. Research problem
_____12. Which of the following uses scholarly articles that are used as references in conducting a
research?
a. Research design c. Review of Related Literature
b. Scientific method d. Research problem
_____13. Which refers to a group of people who share a common culture, occupy a particular territorial
 area?
a. Culture c. Hypothesis
b. Society d. Natural science
_____14. Which of the following emphasizes the understanding of social phenomena through direct
observation, communication with participants, and analysis of text?
a. Quantitative Research c. Experimental
b. Qualitative Research d. Quasi-experimental
_____15. What branch of Science that explains the natural and environmental phenomena?
a. Humanities c. Natural Science
b. Social Issue d. Social Science
_____16. Which help us to understand how human merged and evolved through time?
a. Physical Anthropology c. Political Theory
b. Demography d. Cultural Anthropology
_____17. Who started Political Science?
a. Machiavelli c. Robert Dahl
b. Thomas Hobbes d. Aristotle
_____18. Which support the premise that it is not possible to objectively study the mind?
a. Structuralism c. Functionalism
b. Sociocultural d. Behaviorism
_____19. Which attempts to understand why animals and humans have developed the particular
psychological aspects that they currently possess?
a. Structuralism c. Functionalism
b. Sociocultural d. Behaviorism
_____20. Which focuses on the study of individual differences in behavior and the growth of people
throughout their life?
a Experimental
b. Developmental and personality psychology
c. Socio-industrial-organizational consumer and cross cultural psychology
d. Biopsychology
_____21. Which studies the process of sensing, perceiving, learning and thinking about the world?
a Experimental
b. Developmental and personality psychology
c. Socio-industrial-organizational consumer and cross cultural psychology
d. Biopsychology
_____22. Who is considered as the father of history?
a. Aristotle c. Plato
b. Herodotus d. Aguste
_____23. Which of the following focuses on the broader sense of economics analyzes the whole economy?
a. Economics c. Macroeconomics
b. Small Economy d. Microeconomics
_____24. Which aims to explain social interactions which satisfy economic wants?
a. Economics c. Macroeconomics
b. Small Economy d. Microeconomics
_____25. Which focuses on individual and small organizations in the system of allocating resources?
a. Economics c. Macroeconomics
b. Small Economy d. Microeconomics

II. Identification
Determine the concepts describe in each item. Write the correct answer on the
blank provided.
________________26. It deals with the clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing,
and relieving any psychological distress or disfunction.
________________27. It is a set of principles that govern how the structure of sentences should be in a
certain language.
________________28. It is the branch of Linguistics that deals with the study of the sounds of human
speech or the equivalent aspect of sign.
________________29. It deals with the study of human social relationships and institutions.
________________30. It is the branch of psychology that delves into knowing how and why human beings
change within their lifespan.
________________31. It aims to understand the dynamics of population and investigate birth,
 migration, death, and aging.
________________32. It deals more with the genetics and the developmental mechanisms of behavior in
humans and nonhumans.
________________33. It is a branch of psychology that aims to understand how culture can affect the
psychological and behavioral of a person.
________________34. It is a field of science that deals with studying the lands and features of the earth.
This includes the phenomena that occur within the planet.
________________35. It focuses on the role of our unconscious thoughts, feelings and memories and our
early childhood experiences in determining behavior.

III. Poster Making

Create a poster that shows how important social science is in helping address the social
problems that we have in our society and explain your drawing. Use the rubric as your guide.

4 3 2 1
Graphics Originality Several of the One or two of the The graphics are No graphics by the
(4) graphics used on the graphics used on the made by the student are included
poster reflect an poster reflects on student, but are
exceptional degree the student based on the
of student creativity creativity in their designs or ideas of
in their creation creation and/or others.
and/or display. display.
Attractiveness The poster is The poster is The poster is The poster is
(4) exceptionally exceptionally acceptably attractive distractingly messy
attractive in terms attractive in terms though it maybe a or very poorly
of design, layout, of design, layout, bit messy. designed. It is not
and neatness. and neatness. attractive.

6-7 4-5 2-3 0-1

Explanation The explanation The explanation The explanation The explanation
shows a shows a shows a limited shows a minimal
substantial sufficient understanding of understanding of
understanding of understanding of the importance of the importance of
the importance of the importance of Social Science. Social Science.
Social Science Social Science

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