MAT Social and Behavioral Sciences 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: FREUD : ID :: PAVLOV : ?
- Conditioning (Correct answer)
- Cognition
- Archetype
- Self-actualization
Correct answer: Conditioning
Freud is associated with the id, while Pavlov is associated with classical conditioning.
Question 2: SOCIOLOGY : SOCIETY :: PSYCHOLOGY : ?
- Mind (Correct answer)
- Culture
- Government
- Economy
Correct answer: Mind
Sociology studies society, while psychology studies the mind.
Question 3: DURKHEIM : SUICIDE :: MILGRAM : ?
- Obedience (Correct answer)
- Memory
- Perception
- Attachment
Correct answer: Obedience
Durkheim famously studied suicide, while Milgram studied obedience to authority.
Question 4: PIAGET : ? :: ERIKSON : PSYCHOSOCIAL
- Cognitive (Correct answer)
- Moral
- Behavioral
- Humanistic
Correct answer: Cognitive
Piaget proposed cognitive developmental stages while Erikson proposed psychosocial stages.
Question 5: ETHNOCENTRISM : OWN CULTURE :: ? : OTHER CULTURE
- Cultural relativism (Correct answer)
- Xenophobia
- Assimilation
- Nationalism
Correct answer: Cultural relativism
Ethnocentrism judges by one's own culture, while cultural relativism judges within another culture's context.
Question 6: REINFORCEMENT : INCREASE :: PUNISHMENT : ?
- Decrease (Correct answer)
- Maintain
- Repeat
- Reward
Correct answer: Decrease
Reinforcement increases a behavior while punishment decreases it.
Question 7: MICROECONOMICS : INDIVIDUAL :: MACROECONOMICS : ?
- Aggregate (Correct answer)
- Firm
- Consumer
- Market
Correct answer: Aggregate
Microeconomics studies individuals and firms, while macroeconomics studies the aggregate economy.
