philosophy

Psychology is defined as the scientific study of__________

• people and things

• emotions and beliefs

• perception and religion

• mind and behaviour

Which of the following points is not the nature of psychology?

• It is scientific in nature

• Its broad in scope

• Its deals with the supernatural phenomena

• It deals with behaviors

An Educational Psychologist works

• Only within the classroom, focusing on children’s behavior

• At multiple levels – with individual children, groups of children, parents/careers and at the organizational level

• Exclusively with individual children who have a statement of special educational need

• In a reactive rather than preventive manner

Which field of psychology would be most likely to study the influence of over- crowding on conformity?

• personality

• cognitive

• clinical

• Social

Receiving an electric shock would be an example of a ______ whereas being frightened would be an example of a ______.

• stimulus, response

• punishment, reward

• reaction, emotion

• reinforcement, stimulus