Unit 1: What is psych?

What type of psychologist is most likely to wonder how the brain scans of someone experiencing an epileptic seizure differ from the scans of someone who has not had a seizure?

• clinical
• health
• developmental
• biological

A Psychiatrist is a 

• Therapist 
• Medical Doctor
• A nurse who treats mental illness

The " Nurture" aspect of behavior focuses on

• Genetic traits that shape behavior

• How the Environment after birth influences behavior

• How parenting styles affect behavior

Who studied unconscious and conscious behavior?

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov

• John B. Watson

Which of the following modern perspective focuses on how unconscious traumas, experiences, and motives affect human behavior?

• Psychodynamic
• Behavioral
• Humanistic
• Cognitive

Which branch of psychology would argue that a child who is hungry will not be able concentrate on schoolwork or being good in class?

• Humanistic
• Behavioral
• Socio-Cultural
• Biopsychosocial

Which modern psychological perspective focuses on the impact of gender, economic status, peer pressure, and ethnicity on a person's behavior?

• Socio-Cultural
• Psychodynamic
• Behavioral
• Humanistic

Which perspective believed psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts?

• Humanistic
• Behaviorism
• Functionalism
• Structuralism

An imbalance of hormones can contribute to aggressive behavior.

• Biological perspective

• Psychodynamic perspective

• Humanistic perspective

• Cognitive perspective

The mind can be viewed as an information processing system.

• Humanistic

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Psychoanalytic