Psychology Module 1 Quiz

The scientific investigation of mental processes and behavior is called

• biology
• psychology
• cognition
• scientific method

A cognitive psychologist would likely be most interested in 

• concentration of neural transmitters in the spinal cord
• unconditional positive regard in the therapeutic setting
• development of fine motor skills in toddlers
• perceptual speed on word association tests

Which of the following professionals is required to have a medical degree?

• Psychiatrist
• Clinician
• Counselor
• Psychotherapist

Which type of psychologist would most likely study a subject group from kindergarten to adulthood?

• Human-Factors
• Clinical
• Neuro
• Developmental

Mark is afraid of flying in airplanes. Which type of psychologist would best be able to help him overcome his fears?

• industrial/organization
• rehabilitation
• health
• clinical

Dr. Philip Zimbardo (1972) found that Stanford University students who had been randomly assigned to act as either a guard or prisoner in a simulated prison, adopted these roles completely. After 6 days the study had to be stopped as the guards became cruel and the prisoners suffered stress reactions. Dr. Zimbardo found that the behavior of the participants in the study began to shape their beliefs and attitudes. Dr. Zimbardo is most likely a:

• personality psychologist
• clinical psychologist
• forensic psychologist
• social psychologist

Dr. Jean Piaget (1952) showed 5-year-old children two identical glass beakers each containing the same amount of liquid. The children had no difficultly understanding that the amount of liquid was the same in both containers. However, when the liquid from one beaker was poured into a tall, thin beaker, the children mistakenly believed that the taller glass had more liquid. Dr. Piaget concluded that children at this age lack the ability to understand that volume remains the same even if its appearance changes. Dr. Piaget was most likely a(n):

• educational psychologist
• developmental psychologist
• social psychologist
• human-factors psychologist

New workers at McDonald's are required to complete an employee-training program. This program may have been designed and implemented by which type of psychologist?

• school psychologist

• forensic psychologist

• educational psychologist

• health psychologist

Industrial/organizational psychologists are most likely to be hired by:

• businesses interested in maximizing worker productivity.
• elementary schools to create reading programs to help struggling students.
• fast-food chains to design an employee-training program.
• law-enforcement agencies to analyze crime scenes.

Doctors Roger Sperry and Michael Gazzaniga (1983, 1988) studied split-brain patients—those who had surgery that separated the left and right hemispheres of the brain—and discovered that the two hemispheres had different talents, such as the left specializing in language processing. These psychologists are most likely:

• neuropsychologists
• cognitive psychologists
• developmental psychologists
• rehabilitation psychologists