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Early Schools of Psychology

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which school of psychology would support the premise that people go to school to adapt to new societal norms?
a)
Structuralism
b)
Functionalism
c)
Psychodynamic
d)
Behaviorsim
2.

Clank! Suddenly the Archaeologist’s shovel strikes the fossil that was so far deep in the ground that no one knew of. Fossils are like those early childhood experiences, internal relationships, and your unconscious. These are so deep inside of you, that you might not even remember them. Things like your early childhood experiences, are what shape how you act now.

a)
functionalism
b)
structuralism
c)
psychodynamic
d)
behaviorism
3.
Which of the following terms would not be associated with behaviorism?
a)
rewards
b)
inner conflicts
c)
punishers
d)
antecedents
4.
Which of the following is a philosopher who stated "Know Thyself?"
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Hippocrates
c)
Rene Descartes
d)
Socrates
5.
Which school of psychology did Abraham Maslow help find?
a)
Evolutionary
b)
Structuralism
c)
Behavioral
d)
Humanistic
6.

The growth of the human thought process can be compared to giraffes adapting and their necks becoming longer. As their limb grew their lives became easier and food was more easily obtained. Giraffes without the long neck died off based on the theory of natural selection.

a)
Structuralism
b)
Functionalism
c)
Behaviorism
d)
Psychoanalytic
7.
Who boldly stated "Give me 12 healthy infants and I can make them into whatever I so desire; a beggar, thief, doctor, attorney, etc...
a)
John Watson
b)
William James
c)
Carl Rogers
d)
Sigmund Freud
8.
Wilhelm Wundt's trained introspection was used in ______.
a)
Structuralism
b)
Functionalism
c)
Behaviorism
d)
Psychoanalytic
9.
The ____ occurs when a researcher is subjective when indicating what he/she is observing.  
a)
observer effect
b)
observer bias
c)
placebo effect
d)
covert bias
10.
Which goal of psychology does naturalistic observations fulfill?
a)
Description
b)
Prediction
c)
Understanding
d)
Control
11.

Who started the American Psychological Association (APA) and created the 1st journal for psychology?

a)

Dorothea Dix

b)

William James

c)

G. Stanley Hall

d)

Sigmund Freud

12.

A researcher finds that job performance increases with caffeine use and then begins to decline after a certain amount of caffeine is ingested. Which correlation fits the researcher's observation?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

curvilinear U shape

d)

curvilinear inverted U shape

13.

What is a limitation of correlational studies?

a)

allows a predictive aspect

b)

can indicate no relationships between variables

c)

only describes behavior

d)

does not reveal causation

14.

Which approach of psychology draws from several perspectives?

a)

cogntiive

b)

positive

c)

eclectic

d)

psychodynamic

15.

Which perspectives of psychology are deterministic?

a)

behaviorism and cognitive

b)

psychodynamic and behaviorism

c)

humanistic and socio-cultural

d)

humanistic and behaviorism

16.

Which of the following is not a pseudoscience?

a)

graphology

b)

biopsychology

c)

astrology

d)

phrenology

17.

Which of the following is an example of uncritical acceptance?

a)

Keeping things general so that it can apply to anyone.

b)

Falling for one using flattery and positive descriptions

c)

remember or notice information that fits one's expectations while forgetting discrepancies.

18.

Which perspective's motto is "The Whole is greater than the sum of its parts."

a)

Functionalism

b)

Gestalt

c)

Behaviorism

d)

Structuralism

19.

Which correlation coefficient has a strong negative relationship?

a)

-.83

b)

-.10

c)

0

d)

.15

e)

.87

20.

is like taking apart a Lego building and having the single pieces left over. When


Wundt and Titchener tried this method, they were as successful as William Henry Harrison.

a)

Functionalism

b)

Psychodynamic

c)

Structuralism

d)

Eclectic

21.

The young mind is simple like a piece of clay. The world around it, shapes it. The clay can range from wet to dry, but when set aflame it’s stuck in that shape. Unless it’s shattered, reevaluated. Smilar to a persons behavior. Which perspective?

a)

Biospychology

b)

Functionalism

c)

Behavioral

d)

Sociocultural

22.

Which of the following is an overt behavior?

a)

Doing mental math.

b)

Having a bias that is kept hidden from others.

c)

Analyzing an experiment.

d)

Using a calculator to find a standard deviation.