D. unless serious measures are taken, the poor countries of the world will be faced with famine Psychology is literally the study of the mind (or soul) but its area has broadened somewhat in
the last century as we have learned that one cannot consider the mind as totally isolated from
the body, and it now includes the study of human personality and behaviour. Psychologists also
study the behaviour and brain of animals whenever such studies throw light on human
behaviour. It is important to realize that
psychologists are first and foremost trained as scientists rather than as medical experts and do
not necessarily take much interest in abnormalities of the brain and mental process.
4. As can be inferred from the passage, psychology __.
A. has in time developed as a branch of medicine
B. has always been confined to the study of the mind
C. is not concerned with the mind alone, but also with human-personality and behaviour D. primarily concentrates on the study of animal behaviour
5. In the passages, attention is drawn to the fact that __.
A. psychologists give great importance to the study of mental processes for medical purposes
B. psychologists are basically scientists C. the body and the mind are separate entities in the eyes of psychologists
D. the human mind can be best understood through the study of animal behaviour
6. It is pointed out in the passage that __.
A. a close cooperation between psychologists and medical experts is essential
B. the study of human behaviour alone is what interests present-day psychologists
C. as a branch of science, psychology is no longer to be understood in its literal sense D. the mind and the body function independently
Aid to underdeveloped countries takes many forms and it is given for many reasons.
Underdeveloped countries need aid to provide finance for development projects to provide
foreign exchange with which imports for development purpose can be bought; and to provide
the trained manpower and technical knowledge they lack. The motives of the donor are not
always humanitarian. "Aid can take a military form; it can be used to support an incompetent or
unjust government. Nor is aid always beneficial to the recipient country. It may be wasted on
ill-concerned or prestige projects, or cause the government simply to relax its own efforts.
7. In the passage, it is argued that the reasons behind the aid given to underdeveloped countries
__.
A. are always of a military nature
