WorksheetsPsychological Approaches
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which perspective would focus on the extent to which different styles of parenting are encouraged among various ethnic communities?
a)
cognitive
b)
psychodynamic
c)
social-cultural
d)
biological
2.
Amber believes that each thought or memory can be broken down into smaller elements, such as the emotions and concepts behind them.
In which historical approach to psychology would she find people who believe the same thing?
In which historical approach to psychology would she find people who believe the same thing?
a)
Psychoanalysis
b)
Structuralism
c)
Gestalt
d)
Functionalism
3.
How do cognitive approaches to learning differ from traditional behaviorist explanations?
a)
Cognitive psychologists focus on the changes in neural networks that result from learning.
b)
Cognitive psychologists try to explain learning from an evolutionary perspective.
c)
Cognitive psychologists believe that learning involves some sort of thinking.
d)
Cognitive psychologists believe that researchers should only focus on observable behaviors.
4.
Which of the following approaches seems to lack the most scientific support, since it seems to rely on after the fact explanations about correlations about childhood experiences and adult personality?
a)
Behavioral
b)
Psychoanalysis
c)
Evolutionary
d)
Cognitive
5.
Calvin displays aggressive behaviors because he witnessed his father acting aggressively when in similar situations.
This behavior can best be explained through which approach to psychology
This behavior can best be explained through which approach to psychology
a)
Humanistic.
b)
Behavioral.
c)
Cognitive
d)
Evolutionary.
6.
According to the evolutionary psychologists, human behavior is:
a)
a result of learned behaviors an organism has acquired over the lifespan.
b)
a result of repressed thoughts and urges of which we're largely unaware.
c)
an attempt to reach full human potential through actualization.
d)
the result of psychological adaptations to changing human environments across generations.
7.
Mr. Lopez believes that severe depression results primarily from an imbalanced diet and
abnormal brain chemistry. Mr. Lopez favors a ________ perspective on depression.
abnormal brain chemistry. Mr. Lopez favors a ________ perspective on depression.
a)
biological
b)
psychodynamic
c)
behavioral
d)
cognitve
8.
Humanistic psychologists focused on the importance of
a)
childhood memories
b)
unconscious thoughts
c)
healthy growth potentional
d)
punishment and reinforcement
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