Psychology Quiz

What is psychology?

• The study of behavior and mental processes

• The study of the development of disease

• The study of how environments change over time

• The study of how to control other people's behavior

Wilhelm Wundt discovered the time it took for people to become consciously aware of sound. His study is considered to be the first

• observational study

• psychological experiment

• psychological perspective

• theological discovery

Which statement about human behavior would Abraham Maslow support?

• Thoughts and actions are the result of people's conscious choices.

• Behaviors are learned and reinforced by the environment.

• Personalities are influenced by unconscious conflicts and desires.

• Individuals desire personal growth in order to reach their full potential.

Which theory focuses on how people are different than animals?

• Functionalism

• Humanism

• Behaviorism

• Psychoanalytic perspective

Humanists highlighted free will and people's desire to experience personal growth. This idea was in response to the

• structuralist perspective

• Eclecticism

• Behaviorist perspective

• Psychoanalytic perspective

Dr. Amal is studying how listening to music impacts both blood pressure and memory. Dr Amal is most likely a

• Biopsychologist

• Clinical psychologist

• Developmental psychologist

• Forensic psychologist

According to Freud, which part of the mind includes thoughts, memories, and drives that we are unaware of but still impact us?

• Unconscious

• Conscious

• Subconscious

• Preconscious

The superego is the personality component that

• is found only in the unconscious mind

• acts as a person's conscience

• acts as a mediator between the id and ego

• is found only in the preconscious mind

When Emma is feeling sad or stressed, she sleeps with the teddy bear she received as a child. Which defense mechanism is Emma employing?

• Rationalization

• Regression

• Displacement

• Compensation

How were Karen Horney's theories different from Sigmund Freud's?

• Horney rejected Freud's theory of womb envy.

• Horney believed that biological factors had the greatest influence on personality.

• Horney rejected Freud's explanation of factors influencing the personality development of women.

• Horney believed neither men nor women were influenced by social factors.