Psychology Quiz

Which subspecialty in psychology focuses on the cognitive differences between a 6-year-old and a 12-year-old?

• forensic

• neuropsychologist

• social

• developmental

What perspective views the brain as a biological computer?

• cognitive

• humanistic

• psychodynamic

• biological

A psychologist who works in law enforcement and may at times serve as an expert witness for a trial is what kind of psychologist:

• School

• Industrial

• Organizational

• Forensic

Which Psychologist would study the effect of violent multiplayer video games on aggressive behaviors?

• Developmental Psychologist

• Social Worker

• Social Psychologist

• Neuropsychologist

What is the name of someone who provides advice, support and resources to individuals and their families to help them to solve their problems?

• Offender profiler

• Nurse

• Social worker

• Educational psychologist

Memory in which people recall events in great detail is called

• Flashbulb Memory

• Iconic Memory

• Procedural Memory

• Generic Memory

Organization of items into familiar or manageable units

• Eidetic

• Amnesia

• Chunking

• Grouping

Who defined intelligence as consisting of eight mental abilities?

• B.F. Skinner

• John B. Watson

• Louis Thurstone

• Howard Gardner

The capacity to learn from experience, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with the environment

• Creativity

• Intelligence

• Reliability

• Achievement

The ability to invent new solutions to problems

• Intelligence

• Reliability

• Achievement

• Creativity