Discipline and Ideas in The Social Sciences Week 1, Quarter 2

DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Week 1, Quarter 2
Title of the Activity: Label It!
Most Essential Learning Competency: Analyze the basic concepts and principles of the major
social science theories
Direction: Label the id, ego, super ego in the image below. Write
a short definition of your answer. On the second part of the
activity, write your answer before each number.
I. Labeling
EGO -conscious part of the mind. It decides what
action to take for positive means and what to
do based on what is believed is the right
thing to do. Aware of reality.
SUPEREGO ID
-unconscious part of the mind that acts as -unconscious part of the mind that
our conscience. It reminds us of what we seeks to bring us pleasure.
should do. Primitive parts of our personality
including aggression and sexual
drives.
II. Multiple Choice: Write the letter of your answer before each number.
A 1. Which of the following is an example of how a person would behave if

their ID went unchecked?
a. A person admires roses in a neighbor’s yard, so he cuts them and takes
them home
b. A person admires roses in a neighbor’s yard, so he goes to the store and
buys roses to plant in his yard.
c. A person admires roses in neighbor’s yard, but decides roses ar too high
maintenance.
d. A person admires roses in a neighbor’s yard, so he tells the neighbor how
beautiful they are
D 2. What is one way the ego is different from the id and superego?
a. The ego is fully conscious, while the id and superego are unconscious.
b. Freud came up with the id and superego, but Carl Jung developed the
idea of the ego.
c. The ego is concerned with pleasure while the id and superego are
concerned with what is socially acceptable.
d. The ego is only concerned with what is socially acceptable, while the id
and superego are concerned with pleasure.
A 3 “A person will never think of her home address at that moment but when
her friend asks for it, she can easily recall it,” is an application of what mind?
a. Preconscious Mind
b. Conscious Mind
c. Unconscious Mind
d. None of these are correct
C 4. Gerry knew that he could steal the supplies from his workplace and no one
would know about it. However, he knew that stealing was wrong, so he decided
not to take anything even though he would probably never get caught. What is this
an example of?
a. Id
b. Superego
c. Ego
d. Dishonesty
A 5. If the mind is solely guided by this, the individual would find it difficult to
wait patiently at a restaurant while feeling hungry, and would most likely to grab
food from neighboring tables.
a. Id
b. Ego
c. Superego
d. Personality
DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Week 1, Quarter 2
Name: Jennilyn O. De Quintos Date: 01/06/2021
Grade/Section: 11-HUMSS 2 Score:___________
Title of the Activity: You Fill Me, I Fill You!
Most Essential Learning Competency: Analyze the basic concepts and principles of the major
social science theories
Directions: Fill in the blanks to complete the definition of

Rational Choice Theory. Choose your answers from the box.
firms consumers behavior decision

often basic choose attitude
question typical presumes buyers
sellers
Rational Choice Theory generally begins with attitude of the choice

behavior of one or more individual decision-making units – which in basic
economics are most often consumers and/or firms. This theory often presumes that
an individual decision-making unit in question is typical or representative of some
larger group such as buyers or sellers in a particular market.
Processing Questions: (10 points each)

1. When was the last time that you applied Rational Choice?
-The last time I applied Rational Choice was when I had to decide if I
would join my family to attend the celebration of my cousin's birthday or if I
would finish my portfolio. And I decided to just go along with them. I came
up with that decision because I know that it will only happen once at a time.
The exact date for submission of portfolio is not yet announced so I can do it
on another day but going to a celebration with my family will only be
experienced once and it's a chance to create a memorable moment with
them. For me it's a Rational Choice because it gives me happiness and at the
same time helps me to build strong and harmonious relationship with them.
Going along with your family is the most valuable memory you will have
than creating a portfolio that can be done on the next day.
2. How did applying Rational Choice help you in your decision-making?

-Rational Choice is very important for all of us because it helps explain
how individuals make decisions. It plays a crucial role in decision-making.
We weigh our options and make the choice we think will serve us the best.
We decide what will serve us best depending on our personal preferences.
We choose whatever option will maximize our interests and provide us with
the greatest utility or benefit. With that choice you can assure that the
decision you'll make can fulfill your self-interests. With the help of Rational
Choice we can able to control our decisions. We don't make choices because
of unconscious drives, tradition, or environmental influences. We use
rational considerations to weigh consequences and potential benefits for us.
Enrichment Activity:
1. Who popularized the Rational Choice Theory?
-Gary Becker
2. Enumerate and describe the five assumptions made by rational choice theorists.
Use the concept map.
1. INDIVIDUALISM
-it is individuals who ultimately take actions. Individuals, as actors in the

society and everywhere, behave and act always as rational beings,
selfcalculating, self-interested and self-maximizing, these individual social
actions are the ultimate source of larger social outcomes.
2. OPTIMALITY
-individual choose their actions optimally, given their individual

preferences as well as opportunities or constraints with which the individual
Assumptions faced. It define as taking place when no other course of action the individual
of the has chosen.
Rational
3. STRUCTURES
Choice
Theory -Structures and norms that dictate a single course of action are merely
special cases of rational choice theory. Although these structures may be
damaging to the rational choice model, individuals will often find a way to
exercise action optimally, hence the rational choice model may not necessarily
show harmony, consensus, or equality in courses of action.
4. SELF-REGARDING INTEREST
-this assumption states that the actions of the individual are concerned
entirely with his or her own welfare. As much as this is a key assumption in the
rational choice approach, is not as essential to the approach as the assumption
on optimality.
5. RATIONALITY
-this appears the most predominant assumption of the rational theory. All
individuals, according to this assumption act in ways that would benefit them
more; every individual is most like to undertake courses of actions that they
perceive to be the best possible option and one that would immensely be to
their own advantage.
3. What are the steps
to be taken for a decision or choice is accepted as rational?
1. Identify the relevant agents and make assumptions about the objectives.
2. Identify the constraints faced by each agent.
3. Determine the "decision rules" of each agent, which characterize how an agent's
choices respond to changes of one kind or another.
4. Determine how the decision rules of various agents may be made consistent with
one another and thereby characterize the equilibrium of the model.
5. Explore how the equilibrium of the model changes in response to various
external events. That is, determine the predictions or implications of the model.
6. Examine whether the predictions determined in step 5 above are consistent with
actual experience.
7. Draw conclusions and any implications ( for government policy, for example)
implied by #6.

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DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Title of the Activity: Label It!

A 1. Which of the following is an example of how a person would behave if

DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Title of the Activity: You Fill Me, I Fill You!

Directions: Fill in the blanks to complete the definition of

firms consumers behavior decision

Rational Choice Theory generally begins with attitude of the choice

Processing Questions: (10 points each)

2. How did applying Rational Choice help you in your decision-making?

-it is individuals who ultimately take actions. Individuals, as actors in the

-individual choose their actions optimally, given their individual

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