1 Psych Week 1 Quiz

The goals of psychology are to

• develop effective methods of psychotherapy.
• describe, predict, understand and change behavior.
• explain the functioning of the human mind.
• compare, analyze, and control human behavior.

Correlation or Causation: the speed you drive and the amount of fuel you use?

• Correlation

• Causation

Which is this, correlation or causation? A student spends most of her time after school at work, scheduled until 10pm Mon-Thu. Is the fact that she barely passed her classes correlation or causation?

• Corelation

• Causation

Which type of processing takes the whole idea/concept/task and works from there down to the individual parts?

• Top-Down Processing

• Bottom-Up Processing

Inattentional blindness is a product of faulty neural connections between the brain and optic nerve.

• True

• False

Nature or Nurture?

The color of your eyes.

• Nature

• Nurture

Nature or Nurture? The methods and routines you use to get ready for school.

• Nature

• Nurture

Which branch of psychology studies how a person's thoughts, feelings and behavior influence and are influenced by social groups and other people

• Developmental

• Social

• Personality

Which branch of psychology studies the differences in personality among people?

COME ON!!! YOU BETTER GET THIS ONE RIGHT!!!!

• Developmental

• Social

• Personality

Which branch of psychology studies the changes in the way people think, relate to others, and feel as they age?

• Developmental

• Social

• Personality