Psychology Quiz

What is the scientific study of bio psych and social/environmental factors that influence behaviors?

• Astrology

• Psychology

• Numerology

• Sociology

Approximately how many students enroll in introductory psychology courses every year?

• 500,000

• 1 million

• 1.5 million

• 2 million

Which of the following is NOT considered pseudoscience?

• Astrology

• Numerology

• Psychology

• Online personality tests

What is a systematic approach to gathering knowledge through observation and experimentation in psychology?

• Astrology

• Pseudoscience

• Science

• Numerology

What effect describes the tendency of people to overestimate their abilities in an area?

• Dunning-Kruger effect

• Placebo effect

• Hawthorne effect

• Butterfly effect

What is the affect heuristic?

• Using emotional response to choose based on experience with similar choices

• Looking for evidence-based with current beliefs

• Evidence based on personal observation

• A cognitive bias related to probability

What is confirmation bias?

• Using emotional response to choose

• Looking for evidence-based with current beliefs

• Evidence based on personal observation

• A cognitive bias related to probability

Who founded psychology as an independent discipline in 1879?

• Sigmund Freud

• Edward Eichner

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

What did Sigmund Freud develop?

• Structuralism

• Talk therapy

• Functionalism

• Confirmation bias

What was a focus of psychology during World War II?

• Structuralism

• Treating soldiers

• Developing talk therapy

• Confirmation bias