Formative Assessment, BA (Hons) Psychology

What is psychology primarily concerned with studying?

• The principles of physics
• The history of ancient civilizations
• The mind and behavior of individuals
• The study of plants and animals

• The idea that children are born with no knowledge or “content” whatsoever and are “filled” by life experiences is called

• tabula rasa
• rationalism

• determinism

• nature vs nurture

Which of the following perspectives argues that human behavior develops in certain ways because it serves a useful purpose?

• Functionalist perspective
• Cognitive

  perspective

• Structuralist perspective
• Behaviorist perspective

• ____________ is often considered the father of modern psychology.

What is Sensation?

• process of sensing our environment through touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell.

• refers to how the mind process information

• refers to how we store information

• perceiving the world around us

When our brain and eyes work together to determine what we are seeing

• optical illusions
• depth perception
• visual perception
• perceiving motion

• ..........is the process of associating a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to evoke a conditioned response is known as acquisition.

According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which needs must be satisfied first before higher needs can be fulfilled?

• Physiological needs
• Esteem needs
• Belongingness and love needs
• Safety needs

Sleep and meditation are examples of...

• Yoga poses
• Breathing exercises
• Hallucinations

• Altered states of consciousness

Which of the following is the essential characteristic of a social phobia?

• Fear of being in public places

• Fear of having a panic attack

• Fear of flying
• Fear of evaluation by others