Psychology Vocabulary Quiz

What is the study of how brain structures, neurotransmitters, and genetics influence behavior and mental processes?

• Cognitive Perspective

• Biological Perspective

• Humanistic Perspective

• Psychoanalytic Perspective

Which term refers to observable actions that can be measured and recorded?

• Mental Processes

• Behavior

• Ethics

• Research Methods

What is the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes?

• Psychology

• Ethics

• Research Methods

• Cognitive Perspective

Which perspective focuses on how we think, perceive, and solve problems?

• Behavioral Perspective

• Cognitive Perspective

• Humanistic Perspective

• Psychoanalytic Perspective

What is a systematic approach to investigating and understanding psychological phenomena?

• Research Methods

• Ethics

• Behavior

• Mental Processes

Which perspective emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts in determining behavior?

• Humanistic Perspective

• Psychoanalytic Perspective

• Biological Perspective

• Cognitive Perspective

What are thoughts, feelings, and internal experiences that cannot be directly observed?

• Behavior

• Mental Processes

• Ethics

• Research Methods

Which perspective emphasizes free will, personal growth, and achieving one’s potential?

• Humanistic Perspective

• Behavioral Perspective

• Cognitive Perspective

• Biological Perspective

What focuses on how behavior is learned through rewards, punishments, and observation?

• Cognitive Perspective

• Behavioral Perspective

• Humanistic Perspective

• Psychoanalytic Perspective

What are the moral principles that guide researchers to conduct studies responsibly and protect participants?

• Research Methods

• Ethics

• Mental Processes

• Behavior