PYC1502 – PSYCHOLOGY IN
SOCIETY
ASSIGNMENT 01 – 2021
Please choose the correct option in each question.
1. The contextual model of stress is based on the assumption that . . .
1. an event does not have universal meaning independent of the perceiver
2. there is a pattern in the way people react to stress regardless of the nature of the stressors
3. the meaning of an event goes through a non-linear process that classifies it as a stressor
4. events are later processed as positive, negative, neutral or ambiguous
2. What does the Yerkes-Dodson law refer to?
1. Burnout arises from prolonged exposure to stress
2. As arousal increases, so does the performance up to a certain level
3. The amount of time it takes to learn a task increases over time
4. Attention is associated with decreased levels of performance
3. Which one of the following options about burnout is incorrect?
1. Burnout arises from prolonged exposure to stress
2. Feeling of alienation, of being emotionally drained and empty are common
3. The development of burnout is rapid and easy to identify
4. Burnout is associated with decreased level of performance
4. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has caused many people to live in fear. As a result, many countries have
implemented the lockdown processes in an attempt to prevent the spread of the corona virus. This is an
example of a . . . stressor.
1. Personal
2. Universal
3. Community
4. micro
5. Which term refers to the unique way in which individuals react to stress that adversely affects their health?
1. General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
2. Primary appraisal
3. Response specificity
4. Burnout
6. Motivated behaviour can be defined as . . .
1. a state of tension brought on by biological needs
2. an action that is chosen deliberately and with a clear purpose
SOCIETY
ASSIGNMENT 01 – 2021
Please choose the correct option in each question.
1. The contextual model of stress is based on the assumption that . . .
1. an event does not have universal meaning independent of the perceiver
2. there is a pattern in the way people react to stress regardless of the nature of the stressors
3. the meaning of an event goes through a non-linear process that classifies it as a stressor
4. events are later processed as positive, negative, neutral or ambiguous
2. What does the Yerkes-Dodson law refer to?
1. Burnout arises from prolonged exposure to stress
2. As arousal increases, so does the performance up to a certain level
3. The amount of time it takes to learn a task increases over time
4. Attention is associated with decreased levels of performance
3. Which one of the following options about burnout is incorrect?
1. Burnout arises from prolonged exposure to stress
2. Feeling of alienation, of being emotionally drained and empty are common
3. The development of burnout is rapid and easy to identify
4. Burnout is associated with decreased level of performance
4. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has caused many people to live in fear. As a result, many countries have
implemented the lockdown processes in an attempt to prevent the spread of the corona virus. This is an
example of a . . . stressor.
1. Personal
2. Universal
3. Community
4. micro
5. Which term refers to the unique way in which individuals react to stress that adversely affects their health?
1. General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
2. Primary appraisal
3. Response specificity
4. Burnout
6. Motivated behaviour can be defined as . . .
1. a state of tension brought on by biological needs
2. an action that is chosen deliberately and with a clear purpose
