Psychology

What goal of psychology is described: specify conditions under which behavior or mental process is likely to occur?

• description

• explanation

• prediction

• controlling (influence).

Sensation is a ...

• mental process

• mental property

• mental state

Temperament is a ...

• mental process

• mental property

• mental state

Character is a ...

• mental process

• mental property

• mental state

Memory is a ...

• mental process

• mental property

• mental state

Stress is a ...

• mental process

• mental property

• mental state

What psychological field (branch of psychology) is described? These psychologists specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of learning and behavioral problems that interfere with learning.

• clinical psychology

• school psychology

• health psychology

• developmental psychology

When Shirley walks into a party, she looks around the room to find her husband Paul. This is an example of…

• goal-driven attention

• stimulus-driven attention

• temporal integration

• sensory adaptation

What memory system is responsible for rememboring of what you did during spring break last year?

• semantic memory

• episodic memory

• nondeclarative memory

• procedural memory

What memory system is responsible for movements involved in playing tennis?

• semantic memory

• episodic memory

• nondeclarative memory

• short-term memory