Psychological Perspectives Quiz

This perspective focuses on free will and the human potential for growth.

• humanism

• behaviorism

• psychodynamism

• evolutionary psychology

This is the study of learning, memory, language and problem solving.

• humanism

• psychodynamism

• cognitive psychology

• sociocultural perspective

Which perspective emphasized the importance of rewards and punishments in shaping behavior?

• psychoanalytic

• behavioral

• humanistic

• cognitive

Which perspective says that our behavior is motivated by human survival?

• biological

• evolutionary

• sociocultural

• psychoanalytic

Which perspective says that our behavior is shaped by how society dictates us to act?

• evolutionary

• sociocultural

• psychoanalytic

• behavioral

Which perspective says our unconscious drives, such as neurotic needs or birth order, shape behavior?

• sociocultural

• psychodynamic

• behavioral

• humanistic

Which psychological perspective would be most interested in studying our brain structures & chemistry, genetics, glands, etc.?

• Biological
• Structuralism
• Functionalism
• Humanistic

Scientific Study of behavior and mental processes.

• Behaviorism

• Humanism

• Psychoanalysis

• Psychology

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

• Sigmund Freud
• Abraham Maslow
• Ivan Pavlov
• B.F. Skinner

Which perspective uses the metaphor of comparing the human mind to a computer?

• Sociocultural
• Psychodynamic
• Biochemical
• Cognitive