What is Psychology?

What is modern psychology primarily the study of?

• Soul

• Behavior and mental processes

• Dreams

• Spiritual experiences

Which of the following is a mental process?

• Running

• Laughing

• Solving a math problem

• Talking

Observing someone’s reaction to a joke is an example of:

• Behavior

• Mental process

• Experiment

• Intelligence

Which of these is an example of experience?

• Heart rate increasing

• Feeling nervous before a presentation

• Crying loudly

• Reading a textbook

Which of the following best describes psychology as a discipline?

• A branch of astrology

• A spiritual practice

• A scientific study of human behavior and experiences

• Study of diseases

Psychology uses scientific methods to understand behavior. This makes it a:

• Natural science

• Literary subject

• Social theory

• Spiritual science

Studying the effects of hormones on behavior shows psychology as a:

• Social science

• Natural science

• Humanities subject

• Fine art

Understanding how group behavior affects individual choices shows psychology as a:

• Natural science

• Spiritual science

• Social science

• Medical field

Which of these methods is more common in natural sciences?

• Surveys

• Interviews

• Controlled experiments

• Focus group discussions

What is a key difference between natural and social sciences in psychology?

• Natural sciences focus only on culture

• Social sciences use only laboratory studies

• Natural sciences are based on objectivity; social sciences consider social context

• They are the same