Psychology Perspectives Quiz

Which psychological view assumes the existence of the self and emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and the freedom to make choices?

• Psychoanalysis

• Biological perspective

• Cognitive perspective

• Humanistic perspective

the viewpoint that emphasizes the role of thought processes in determining behavior

• Psychoanalytic perspective

• Biological perspective

• Cognitive perspective

• Humanistic perspective

Which perspective would be most interested in the impact of neurotransmitters on behavior?

• Psychoanalytic perspective

• Biological perspective

• Cognitive perspective

• Humanistic perspective

Which perspective emphasizes the freedom to make choices and the importance of self-awareness?

• Psychoanalytic perspective

• Biological perspective

• Cognitive perspective

• Humanistic perspective

Which perspective would be most interested in how people perceive, think, and solve problems?

• Psychoanalytic perspective

• Biological perspective

• Cognitive perspective

• Humanistic perspective

Which theory suggests that people have the ability to change their environments or create new ones?

• Learning perspective

• Sociocultural perspective

• Social-learning theory

• Cognitive activity

What is the study of psychology primarily concerned with?

• The effects of experience on behavior

• The roles of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status

• Private, unobservable mental processes

• The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

What are cognitive activities?

• Observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals

• Private, unobservable mental processes such as sensation, perception, thought, and problem solving

• The roles of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status

• The effects of experience on behavior

What is a theory in the context of psychology?

• The effects of experience on behavior

• A set of assumptions about why something is the way it is and happens the way it does

• Private, unobservable mental processes

• The roles of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status

Which perspective emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior?

• Learning perspective

• Sociocultural perspective

• Social-learning theory

• Cognitive activity