WorksheetsEarly Schools of Psychology
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 15mins
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.
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.

Who started the American Psychological Association (APA) and created the 1st journal for psychology?
Dorothea Dix
William James
G. Stanley Hall
Sigmund Freud
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?
positive
negative
curvilinear U shape
curvilinear inverted U shape
What is a limitation of correlational studies?
allows a predictive aspect
can indicate no relationships between variables
only describes behavior
does not reveal causation
Which approach of psychology draws from several perspectives?
cogntiive
positive
eclectic
psychodynamic
Which perspectives of psychology are deterministic?
behaviorism and cognitive
psychodynamic and behaviorism
humanistic and socio-cultural
humanistic and behaviorism
Which of the following is not a pseudoscience?
graphology
biopsychology
astrology
phrenology
Which of the following is an example of uncritical acceptance?
Keeping things general so that it can apply to anyone.
Falling for one using flattery and positive descriptions
remember or notice information that fits one's expectations while forgetting discrepancies.
Which perspective's motto is "The Whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
Functionalism
Gestalt
Behaviorism
Structuralism
Which correlation coefficient has a strong negative relationship?
-.83
-.10
0
.15
.87
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.
Functionalism
Psychodynamic
Structuralism
Eclectic
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?
Biospychology
Functionalism
Behavioral
Sociocultural
Which of the following is an overt behavior?
Doing mental math.
Having a bias that is kept hidden from others.
Analyzing an experiment.
Using a calculator to find a standard deviation.
