Benchmark #1

1. This term is the science of behavior and mental processes:

• Mutation
• Culture
• Norms
• Psychology

2. Founder of the field of psychology as an academic subject and also known as the “father of psychology”

• B.F. Skinner
• Wilhelm Wundt
• Ivan Pavlov
• Abraham Maslow

3. How is a clinical psychologist different from a social psychologist?

• Clinical psychologists tend to work with individuals more often helping with diagnosing and treating mental disorders, while social psychologists work with groups or individuals to help people in social settings.

• Clinical psychologists tend to work with Children more, while social psychologists work with groups or individuals to help people in social settings.

• Clinical psychologists tend to work with individuals more often helping with diagnosing and treating mental disorders, while social psychologists work with neuroscience and memory

4. What is the general education level needed to be employed or licensed in the majority of the various fields?

• Masters Degree

• Bachelors Degree

• High School Diploma

• Doctorate (PH.D)

5. Which of the following is NOT apart of the Scientific Method?

• Finding people to be in the experiment
• Make an Observation
• Asking a Question
• Testing the Hypothesis and Collecting Data
• Examining the Results

6. Based on the Paragraph below: What is the difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning?

• The difference is only the name of the conditioning
• Operant Conditioning is based on people with mental disorders
• The difference is the consequence with the learned behavior.
• Classical Conditioning is based on defense mechanisms

7. A testable prediction about the outcome of research

• Case Study
• Hypothesis
• Correlation
• Range

8. Which of the following should be adhered to in conducting ethical research?

• informed consent
• debriefing
• Confidentiality
• All of the above

9. Inherited genetic characteristics versus environment and social learning is also called

• achievement versus failure.
• resocialization versus instinct.
• nature versus nurture.
• looking-glass self versus generalized other.

10. A teacher wanted to see if the color of the room would help students while they were taking a test. The teacher took two classes with the same testing average and had one test in a different colored room than the normal classroom to see if they would have a change in their class average. The research design used is

• an experiment
• naturalistic observation
• Survey method
• case study