Unit 1 Psychology Quiz

Who is considered the "Father of Psychology" and follower of structuralism?

• Wilhelm Wundt
• William James
• Charles Darwin
• Sigmund Freud

Who believed in the use of psychoanalysis to undercover patients unconscious mind?

• Wundt
• James
• Darwin
• Freud

Which approach views the individual as a product of the unconscious mind, desires and aggressions?

• Biophysiological
• Psychoanalytic
• Humanistic
• Cognitive

Views behavior as a result of nervous system functions and chemical changes in the body

• Behaviorism
• Cognitive
• Psychoanalytic
• Biophysiological

Which theory believes that personalities and behaviors are a result of our consequences, punishments and rewards.

• Sociocultural
• Behaviorism
• Humanistic
• Biophysiological

Theory that behavior is influenced by the rules and expectations of social groups

• sociocultural
• humanistic
• cognitive
• Biophysiological

This approach emphasizes how humans use  mental processes to handle problems or develop personality

• Cognitive
• Behaviorism
• Psychoanalytic
• Biophysiological

What is the difference between independent and dependent variable?

• Independent does not change: dependent changes
• Independent and dependent change
• Dependent only changes if there is a control group
• independent only changes when there is a control group

True or False: Through the power of suggestion a placebo can actually impact a patient / study

• True
• False

To study the effects of a damaged patients brain the best research method would be?

• Longitundinal study
• Case study
• Interview
• Survey