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WorksheetsWhat do you know about Psychology?
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The book that defines and gives criteria for mental health disorders is called...
a)
APA 3
b)
CDC 10
c)
DSM 5
d)
DCA 6
2.
Psychological disorders are caused by:
a)
biology
b)
brain chemistry
c)
environment
d)
all of the above
3.
Controls hearing, and language comprehension
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
4.
Makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
5.
According to Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the need to have respect for ourselves and to be valued by others is classified within the category of
a)
physiological needs
b)
safety needs
c)
belongingness needs
d)
esteem needs
6.
Theory that the retina contains three different color receptors: Red, Green, and Blue
a)
Young Helmholtz Trichromatic Theory
b)
Gate control Theory
c)
Place Theory
d)
Tri Hue Theory
7.
The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events.
a)
perception
b)
sensation
c)
bottom-up processing
d)
sensory adaptation
8.
The historical movement associated with the statement “the whole may exceed the sum of its parts” is:
a)
Parapsychology
b)
Psychophysics
c)
Functional psychology
d)
Gestalt psychology
9.
According to Jean Piaget, at what stages of development are children able to grasp the concepts of object permanence and conservation, respectively?
a)
Formal operational; preoperational
b)
Concrete operational; formal operational
c)
Concrete operational; sensorimotor
d)
Sensorimotor; preoperational
10.
According to Jean Piaget, what type of learning do individuals acquire during the formal operational stage?
a)
Abstract thought
b)
Symbolism
c)
Memorization skills
d)
Auditory learning
11.
The id is _____________.
a)
a developmental period that leaves its mark on adult personality
b)
the moral component of personality
c)
the decision-making component of personality
d)
the primitive, animalistic component of personality
12.
Psychodynamic theories of personality come from this person?
a)
Albert Bandura
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Alfred Adler
d)
Wilhelm Wundt
13.
The hard-driving, anger prone personality type which is at higher risk for heart attack.
a)
Type B
b)
Type A
c)
Type D
d)
Type E
14.
Which of these is not a theory of emotion?
a)
James-Lange Theory
b)
Jessica Lange Theory
c)
Cannon-Bard Theory
d)
Schachter's Cognitive Theory of Emotion
15.
Which of the following correctly lists Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs from bottom to top?
a)
Safety, physiological, esteem
b)
Physiological, safety, esteem, belonging, self-actualization
c)
Physiological, safety, belonging, esteem, self-actualization
d)
Basic, subordinate, superordinate
16.
The idea that a male child desires his mother and fears his father illustrates the
a)
genital complex
b)
latency complex
c)
Oedipal complex
d)
Electra complex
17.
Ned is generally uptight and very neat. Freud would say Ned is
a)
orally fixated
b)
fixated at the anal stage
c)
fixated at the phallic stage
d)
fixated at the genital stage
18.
Which form of learning would be studied in a Skinner box?
a)
classical conditioning
b)
operant conditioning
c)
observational learning
d)
latent learning
19.
To prevent the ethical abuse in psychological research, the APA has suggested that
a)
psychologists must treat all subjects with respect and concern for the subject’s dignity
b)
psychologists must avoid deception when using human subjects
c)
all data collected from a person must be made public
d)
all psychological harm to subjects must be corrected by counseling
20.
People with high emotional intelligence are generally more successful than people with just high I.Q.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
According to Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence's, skill at putting puzzles together or molding sculptures
a)
Spatial
b)
Logical
c)
Interpersonal
d)
Intrapersonal
22.
According to Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence's, the skill at learning, using, and understanding languages
a)
Spatial
b)
Interpersonal
c)
Linguistic
d)
Naturalist
23.
A slot machine at a casino operates on this schedule:
a)
Fixed Interval
b)
Fixed Ratio
c)
Variable Interval
d)
Variable Ratio
24.
Frequent flyer program: getting a free flight after accumulating 1000 flight miles.
a)
Fixed Interval
b)
Fixed Ratio
c)
Variable Interval
d)
Variable Ratio
25.
A toddler is given a cookie after saying “please”
a)
Positive Reinforcement
b)
Positive Punishment
c)
Negative Reinforcement
d)
Negative Punishment
26.
An student is yelled at by a teacher for being late
a)
Positive Reinforcement
b)
Positive Punishment
c)
Negative Reinforcement
d)
Negative Punishment
27.
Taking vitamins to avoid getting sick
a)
Positive Reinforcement
b)
Positive Punishment
c)
Negative Reinforcement
d)
Negative Punishment
28.
A strategy in which the likelihood of an event is estimated on the basis of how easily other instances of the event are available in memory is called the:
a)
Availability heuristic
b)
Availability algorithm
c)
Representativeness heuristic
d)
Representativeness algorithm
29.
A strategy in which the likelihood of an event is estimated on the basis of how easily other instances of the event are available in memory is called the:
a)
Availability heuristic
b)
Availability algorithm
c)
Representativeness heuristic
d)
Representativeness algorithm
30.
If we know that all dogs have tails, and thus poodles must have tails, we are demonstrating ___________ reasoning.
a)
Determined
b)
Deductive
c)
Insight
d)
Inductive
31.
Who defined intelligence as consisting of nine mental abilities?
a)
Louis Thurstone
b)
Howard Gardner
c)
B.F. Skinner
d)
John B. Watson
32.
The capacity to learn from experience, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with the envirnoment
a)
Creativity
b)
Achievement
c)
Inteligence
d)
Reliability
33.
This individual developed the first intelligence test to help children in French schools
a)
Pierre Stanford
b)
Francois Simon
c)
Alfred Binet
d)
Philip Mayer
34.
The term used to describe the mental activities involved in acquiring, retaining, and using knowledge is:
a)
Cognition
b)
Learning
c)
Perception
d)
Sensation
35.
Psychoactive drugs
a)
taste good
b)
alter perceptions and moods
c)
bring about euphoria and elation
d)
hopelessness
36.
Compulsive drug craving and use is called _____________________.
a)
addiction
b)
tolerance
c)
physical dependence
d)
psychological dependence
37.
Which of the following drugs brings about a feeling of intimacy?
a)
LSD
b)
Ecstacy
c)
marijuana
d)
alcohol
38.
REM sleep is most likely to be interrupted by _______________.
a)
marijuana
b)
barbiturates
c)
LSD
d)
alcohol
39.
Pavlov found that meat powder placed on a dog's tongue will make the dog salivate. In Pavlov's terms, the meat powder is
a)
unconditioned stimulus
b)
unconditioned response
c)
conditioned stimulus
d)
conditioned response
40.
The Five Factor personality test is graded by a computer. The Five factor is
a)
projective
b)
subjective
c)
self report personality inventory
d)
not valid
41.
The Freudian stage for elementary school when sexual desires are hidden.
a)
anal stage
b)
genital stage
c)
phallic stage
d)
latency stage
42.
Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
43.
Obsessive-compulsive behavior, panic, and phobias are formally classified as __________ disorders.
a)
Psychotic
b)
Manic
c)
Personality
d)
Anxiety
44.
These receive messages (neurotransmitters) and conduct impulses to the Cell Body
a)
Axon
b)
End Bulbs
c)
Dendrites
d)
Myelin Sheath
45.
The space between neurons
a)
axon
b)
terminal buttons
c)
synapse
d)
mylien sheath
46.
Negative reinforcement _______ the rate of a response; punishment ______ the rate of a response.
a)
Increases; decreases
b)
Decreases; increases
c)
Decreases; decreases
d)
Increases; does not affect
47.
The Superego is responsible for one's:
a)
Morality
b)
Pleasure
c)
Reality
d)
Social Isolation
48.
People who score high in ____ are characterized as outgoing, sociable, upbeat, friendly, and assertive.
a)
neuroticism
b)
extraversion
c)
concientousness
d)
openness to experience
49.
People who score high in ____ tend to be sympathetic, trusting, cooperative, and modest.
a)
neuroticism
b)
extraversion
c)
conscientiousness
d)
agreeableness
50.
Controls heartbeat and breathing
a)
Pons
b)
Medulla
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Thalamus
51.
Psychotic disorders frequently involve perceptions of nonexistent sensory stimulation, such as voices. Symptoms such as these are called
a)
delusions
b)
paraphillas
c)
hallucinations
d)
psychic phenomena
52.
Todd was physically abused up until the age of eight. He is now 40 years old and has absolutely no memories of the early abuse that he experienced. He is using the defense mechanism of
a)
Projection
b)
repression
c)
reaction formation
d)
regression
53.
Caffeine, cocaine, and Ecstasy are all ___________.
a)
neurotransmitters
b)
opiates
c)
hallucinogens
d)
stimulants
54.
This is the fear of open or public spaces (sometimes because one has had a panic attack and then is fearful of having another one in public)
a)
Claustrophobia
b)
Agoraphobia
c)
Arachnophobia
d)
Wideophobia
55.
Persons who are excessively narcissistic, dependent, or antisocial are characterized as having
a)
Bipolar disorders
b)
Personality disorders
c)
Conversion disorder
d)
Schizophrenia
56.
Compulsive drug craving and use is called _____________________.
a)
addiction
b)
tolerance
c)
physical dependence
d)
psychological dependence
57.
Mariah developed a fear of the water when she fell off a river raft last summer. This year she took swimming lessons and thought she had finally overcome her fear of water. She was eagerly looking forward to an upcoming rafting trip, however, as soon as she stepped onto the raft she was instantly terrified again.
a)
extinction
b)
generalization
c)
spontaneous recovery
d)
observational learning
58.
A person displays a set of rare behaviors that psychologists had not known about previously, because nobody had ever shown them before. The best strategy to investigate the nature of those behaviors is
a)
an experiment
b)
a survey
c)
a case study
d)
cross sectional study
59.
Using a group of participants who are invited to participate because they are easily contactable
a)
Convenience Sampling
b)
Random Sampling
c)
Stratified Sampling
d)
Cluster Sampling
60.
Occurs when participants show some kind of change although they have not received active treatment
a)
Placebo Effect
b)
Control effect
c)
Treatment effect
d)
Independent effect
61.
Occurs when participants show some kind of change although they have not received active treatment
a)
Placebo Effect
b)
Control effect
c)
Treatment effect
d)
Independent effect
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