Psychology and Research Methods Quiz

A therapist challenges a client’s irrational belief that “one mistake means I’m a total failure,” helping them replace it with more logical thinking. This technique belongs to which therapy?

• Person-centered therapy

• Systematic desensitization

• Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

• Behavioral therapy

A therapist provides unconditional positive regard and focuses on helping the client grow toward their ideal self. This is most consistent with which method?

• REBT

• Person-centered therapy

• Aversion therapy

• Psychoanalysis

A psychologist wants to treat a fear of flying by gradually exposing the patient to flying-related stimuli while teaching relaxation. What therapy is this?

• Flooding

• Rational-emotive therapy

• Systematic desensitization

• Counterconditioning

A therapist plays a recording of someone gagging every time the client bites their fingernails to reduce the habit. Which treatment is being used?

• Aversion therapy

• Humanistic therapy

• REBT

• Free association

A person explains that their anxiety stems from negative automatic thoughts they’ve repeated for years. Their therapist focuses on identifying, challenging, and restructuring these thoughts. Which approach is this?

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Sociocultural

• Biological

A psychologist explains that a patient’s depression may be influenced by social expectations, cultural norms, and group identity pressures. Which perspective is being used?

• Biological

• Sociocultural

• Humanistic

• Psychodynamic

Hans Selye's “Alarm” stage in the General Adaptation Syndrome is triggered when:

• The body becomes completely exhausted

• The stressor has been present long enough for the body to adapt

• The body first detects a threat and activates fight-or-flight

• The body returns to homeostasis

During which stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome does the body attempt to cope with prolonged stress while remaining on high alert?

• Alarm

• Exhaustion

• Resistance

• Withdrawal

A student has been stressed for months. Their immune system weakens, energy drops, and they become sick. Which GAS stage does this represent?

• Alarm

• Resistance

• Exhaustion

• Recovery

Which research method allows a scientist to identify relationships between two variables but cannot prove cause and effect?

• Experimental

• Correlational

• Quasi-experimental

• Case study