Introduction to Psychology Exam

Psychology is the study of behavior, cognitive processes, and:

• emotions

• thoughts

• dreams

• movement

Behavior is an action that can be observed or:

• felt

• measured

Which of the following is not a behavior?

• heart rate

• blood pressure

• dreaming

• cheering

Which of the following is not an example of a cognitive process?

• thoughts

• memories

• perceptions

• walking

Psychological constructs are _________________ theoretical concepts used to discuss something that cannot be observed, touched, or measured _______________.

• simple, directly

• complex, directly

• complex, indirectly

Which of the following is not an example of a psychological construct?

• love

• sitting

• creativity

• intelligence

Psychology is considered a ______________ science.

• lonely

• hard

• sociocultural

• social

Psychologists are interested in studying human and ______________ behaviors.

• animal

• only normal

• only abnormal

Cognitive processes are defined as private, _______________ mental processes.

• observable

• unobservable

Emotions can affect our behavior and cognitive processes.

• true

• false