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WorksheetsPsychology EOC
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 43mins
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1.
Which of the following is the best definition of psychology?
a)
Scientific study of deductive and inductive mental processes
b)
It is the scientific study of mental processes and behavior
c)
It is the study of attitudes and beliefs
d)
It is the study of emotions
2.
Psychologists who work in schools or businesses and assist people with the problems of everday life
a)
Counseling Psychologists
b)
Environmental Psychologist
c)
Forensic Psychologist
d)
Organizational Psychologist
3.
Who established the first scientific laboratory for the scientific study of the mind and is considered the 'father of psychology"
a)
Skinner
b)
Rogers
c)
Wundt
d)
Freud
4.
Looking into yourself
a)
absolutism
b)
biological process
c)
eclecticism
d)
introspection
5.
An educated guess which predicts what the results of testing will be is a
a)
Correlation
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Structure
d)
Theory
6.
Which of the following is descriptive of the humanistic approach?
a)
behavior is the result of learning
b)
each person is potentially good
c)
it views the individual as the product of unconscious forces
d)
It views unconscious childhood experiences as greatly influencing behavior
7.
The individual that should be associated with the psychoanalytic theory is
a)
Rogers
b)
Erikson
c)
Piaget
d)
Freud
8.
The brain and spinal cord together make up the
a)
Central Nervous System
b)
Corpus Callosum
c)
Endocrine System
d)
Parietal Lobe
9.
The gap that exists between individual nerve cells across which information passes is the
a)
Axon
b)
Dendrite
c)
Myelin Sheath
d)
Synapse
10.
The outermost layer of the brain which controls high-level mental processes is called
a)
Cerebral Cortex
b)
Corpus Callosum
c)
Endocrine System
d)
Occipital Lobe
11.
One half of the brain is called a
a)
Hemisphere
b)
Lobe
c)
Motor strip
d)
Sensory Strip
12.
The part of the brain that controls all bodily movements is called the
a)
Motor Cortex
b)
Sensory Cortex
c)
Parietal Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
13.
The part of the lower brain that coordinates and organizes bodily movements for balance and accuracy is the
a)
Brain Stem
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Medulla Oblongata
d)
Pituitary Gland
14.
Which of the following is regulated by the autonomic nervous system
a)
Doing a crossword puzzle
b)
Breathing
c)
Kicking a ball
d)
Running track
15.
The system that includes all the glands and their chemical messages taken together is called the
a)
Endocrine System
b)
Peripheral Nervous System
c)
Subliminal System
d)
Vestibular System
16.
Which of the following statements best describes the difference between sensation and perception?
a)
Sensation refers to touch, perception refers to all other senses
b)
Sensation refers to information sent to the sensory strip and perception refers to information sent to the motor strip
c)
sensation refers to receiving information from the environment and perception refers to the interpretation of that data
d)
sensation relies on the nervous system and perception relies on the endocrine system
17.
Cones, which "see" color, are best suited for sight in which of the following circumstances?
a)
Driving at 9 PM
b)
Going outside for PE at 10 AM
c)
Looking for something in a dimly lit closet
d)
Looking up at the stars at 10 PM
18.
Which of the following receptors decode molecules of food or drink to identify them?
a)
Auditory
b)
Cutaneous
c)
Pheromones
d)
Taste
19.
The four primary sensory experiences that make up taste are
a)
salty, sweet, hot, and cold
b)
sour, salty, bitter, and sweet
c)
sweet, spicy, hot, and sour
d)
warm, cold, spicy, and bland
20.
At the neurological level which of the following controls the biological desires for water, food ,and sex
a)
Adrenal Gland
b)
Amygdala
c)
Frontal Lobe
d)
Hypothalamus
21.
which of the following is the best definition of consciousness?
a)
A lack of awareness of something going on around you
b)
An awareness of events going on inside and outside a person
c)
An awareness of sleep, dreams, and chronobiology
d)
The ability to sense what others are thinking
22.
thoughts and desires which are hidden are in
a)
The biological clock
b)
The conscious
c)
The cerebellum
d)
The unconscious
23.
The rhythm of activity and inactivity lasting approximately one day is
a)
Biofeedback
b)
Circadian Rhythm
c)
Entertainment
d)
Free Running Cycles
24.
Someone who suffers from sleep apnea
a)
Has nothing serious and does not need treatment
b)
has usually slept 12 or more hours
c)
often has nightmares
d)
often stop breathing while sleeping
25.
You would most likely experience an incubus attack (or night terror)
a)
Because of your sleep apnea
b)
During NREM sleep
c)
If you suffer from schizophrenia
d)
From not getting enough exercise
26.
REM sleep is characterized by
a)
paralyzed body and vivid dreams
b)
sleepwalking
c)
sleeplessness
d)
twilight state
27.
All of the following are types of learning except
a)
classical conditioning
b)
operant conditioning
c)
social learning
d)
twilight state
28.
Ivan Pavlov is most noted for his work in
a)
classical conditioning
b)
cognitive learning
c)
mind mapping
d)
social learning
29.
Identical twins who _____________________ provide research with valuable information on the "nature-nurture question."
a)
Grow up in the same house
b)
Have different math aptitudes
c)
like the same things
d)
were separated at birth
30.
Nature is to nurture as heredity is to
a)
Environment
b)
Genetics
c)
Biological factors
d)
individual experiences
31.
Freud believed that through the use of free association, one would
a)
bury conscious desires
b)
bury unconscious wishes
c)
express feelings in dreams
d)
reveal unconscious thoughts and desires
32.
Theory of personality based on the impulses and needs of the unconscious
a)
Conscious theory
b)
Behavioral theory
c)
psychoanalytic theory
d)
skinner theory
33.
Which of the following approaches focuses on rewards and punishments?
a)
Behaviorism
b)
Cognitive
c)
Humanism
d)
Psychoanalysis
34.
According to psychoanalysis
a)
latent learning is vital to development
b)
personality develops because of rewards and punishments
c)
behavior is the result of mental processes
d)
origin of behavior is unconscious in nature
35.
“Such people don’t want to waste much time on trivial activity with no obvious results or converse with people who have nothing to say of any consequence. They accomplish more than any of the other personality types, can quickly assess what needs to be done, and are usually right.”
a)
Choleric
b)
Sanguine
c)
Melancholy
d)
Phlegmatic
36.
“While this person want to have fun in life and appear to have no serious requirements for happiness, underneath they have a craving for approval…and will wilt into uselessness under negative comments. Given praise and encouragement this person will go to extremes to please you, for they want to be loved.”
a)
Sanguine
b)
Melancholy
c)
Choleric
d)
Phlegmatic
37.
“These people fit into any situation, blend in with the wallpaper, and modify their personality to get along without conflict. Everyone loves the low-key nature of the inoffensive Phlegmatic… They do appreciate being noticed once in awhile, being included in conversations that they won’t push into on their own, and being told they are of value and that their opinion is respected.”
a)
Sanguine
b)
Choleric
c)
Melancholy
d)
Phlegmatic
38.
“This person is a perfectionist who must have his life in order and hopefully everyone else’s as well…” “They would rather talk quietly with one person in depth than banter with a group… This person is very sensitive and easily hurt and tends to take what others say in humor as personal and hurtful.”
a)
sanguine
b)
melancholy
c)
choleric
d)
phlegmatic
39.
Your friend Oscar can't seem to go more than 30 minutes without lighting up a cigarette. Freud would say he is fixated in the
a)
Oral
b)
Anal
c)
Genital
d)
Latency
40.
Your friend Annie can't seem to hang on to a cent. She spends her money wildly. Her roommates are always threatening to call the health department because she never cleans up after herself and her room always looks like a "pigsty." Freud would say that she is fixated in the
a)
Oral
b)
Anal
c)
Genital
d)
Latency
41.
Which of the following parenting styles allows children to participate in family decisions?
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Authoritative
c)
Laissez-Faire
d)
permissive
42.
During Freud's ___________________ of development, children push sexual desires into the background and become involved in exploring world and learning new skills.
a)
Oral
b)
Genital
c)
Anal
d)
Latency
43.
During Freud's __________________ stage, the young boy wants to win his mother for himself.
a)
Genital
b)
Phallic
c)
Oral
d)
Latency
44.
In families with _____________ parenting styles, parents do no explain their decisions.
a)
Authoritative
b)
Authoritarian
c)
Permissive
d)
Nurturing
45.
What is the 3rd step in the research process?
a)
Forming a research question
b)
Testing the hypothesis
c)
Drawing a conclusion
d)
Forming a hypothesis
46.
Action that can be observed or measured
a)
Behavior
b)
Basic Research
c)
Experimental Research
d)
Survey
47.
School of psychology that looks at the basic elements of conscious experience
a)
Behaviorism
b)
Structuralism
c)
Humanism
d)
Psychoanalysis
48.
Philosopher who stressed the importance of introspection
a)
Aristotle
b)
Socrates
c)
Galileo
d)
Copernicus
49.
Research that is conducted for its own sake, that is, activities without seeking a solution to a problem
a)
basic research
b)
experimental research
50.
The perspective that stresses the influences of unconscious forces on human behavior
a)
Behaviorism
b)
Psychoanalysis
c)
Structuralism
d)
Humanism
51.
Founder of Behaviorism
a)
If you see this
b)
on the test
c)
pick
d)
John Watson
52.
Founded structuralism
a)
Wundt
b)
Freud
c)
Watson
d)
Skinner
53.
Educated guess
a)
hypothesis
b)
conclusion
c)
survey
d)
ethics
54.
how closely one thing is related to another
a)
correlation
b)
scatterplot
c)
survey
d)
standard deviation
55.
series of questions about a particular subject
a)
survey
b)
cross sectional method
c)
longitudinal method
d)
case study
56.
group in an experiment that does not receive treatment
a)
control group
b)
experimental group
57.
standards for proper and responsible behavior
a)
ethics
b)
survey
c)
correlation
d)
perception
58.
basic building blocks of heredity
a)
genes
b)
behavior
c)
cell body
d)
behavior
59.
part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and the spinal cord
a)
autonomic nervous system
b)
central nervous system
c)
somatic nervous system
60.
small fibers branching out from an axon
a)
axon terminal
b)
cell body
c)
myelin sheath
61.
large mass of the forebrain, consisting of two hemispheres
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
hypothalamus
d)
amygdala
62.
Part of a neuron that produces the energy needed for the activity of the cell
a)
cell body
b)
axon
c)
axon terminal
d)
dendrite
63.
Microscopic threadlike structure in the nucleus of every living cell; it contains genes, the basic units of heredity
a)
chromosomes
b)
heredity
c)
sensation
d)
perception
64.
Genetic transmission of traits from one generation to the next
a)
heredity
b)
genes
c)
chromosomes
d)
survey
65.
bumpy surface of the brain, control and information processing center
a)
cerebral cortex
b)
cerebrum
c)
cerebellum
d)
hypothalamus
66.
white, fatty substance that insulates axons and enables rapid transmission of neural impulses
a)
myelin sheath
b)
axon
c)
axon terminal
d)
dendrite
67.
sharpness of vision
a)
visual acuity
b)
optical nerve
c)
auditory nerve
d)
olfactory nerve
68.
process by which an organism becomes more sensitive to stimuli that are low in magnitude and less sensitive to stimuli that are constant
a)
absolute threshold
b)
sensory adaptation
c)
systematic desensitization
d)
flooding
69.
Sense that depicts poison in the body and makes you vomit. Also responsible for telling you that you are standing up even if your eyes were closed
a)
vestibular sense
b)
central nervous system
c)
somatic nervous system
d)
autonomic nervous system
70.
nerve that sends information about odors to the brain
a)
olfactory nerve
b)
auditory nerve
c)
optical nerve
71.
the smallest amount of a particular stimulus that can be detected
a)
absolute threshold
b)
difference threshold
c)
sensory adaptation
d)
systematic desensitization
72.
fluid filled structure of the inner ear
a)
cochlea
b)
turbinates
c)
ear drum
d)
auditory nerve
73.
sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and apparent terror
a)
Night Terror
b)
Insomnia
c)
Sleep Apnea
d)
Narcolepsy
74.
Psychedelic drug that distorts perceptions, like LSD
a)
Stimulant
b)
Depressant
c)
Hallucinogen
75.
Problems falling asleep or staying asleep
a)
insomnia
b)
narcolepsy
c)
sleep apnea
d)
night terror
76.
sleep disorder in which breathing is interrupted
a)
sleep apnea
b)
narcolepsy
c)
insomnia
d)
night terror
77.
drug that reduces neural activity and slows body functions
a)
depressant
b)
stimulant
78.
drug that increases neural activity and speeds up body functions
a)
depressant
b)
stimulant
79.
Sleep disorder characterized by brief attacks of REM sleep, at inopportune times
a)
narcolepsy
b)
sleep apnea
c)
insomnia
d)
night terror
80.
responding in the same way to stimuli that seems similar
a)
generalization
b)
flooding
c)
conditioning
d)
operant conditioning
81.
exposing a person to a harmless stimulus until fear is extinguished
a)
flooding
b)
systematic desensitization
c)
extinction
d)
Counter conditioning
82.
method of overcoming fears by pairing a pleasing stimulus with a feared one
a)
counter conditioning
b)
flooding
c)
generalization
d)
systematic desensitization
83.
when a conditioned response stops occurring
a)
extinction
b)
flooding
c)
spontaneous recovery
d)
systematic desensization
84.
revival of an extinguished response
a)
spontaneous recovery
b)
flooding
c)
generalization
d)
addiction
85.
stimulus that encourages a behavior by meeting an organism's basic biological needs
a)
primary reinforcer
b)
primary sex characteristic
c)
secondary sex characteristic
d)
secondary reinforcer
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