WorksheetsPsychology Chapter 1 Pre-test
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Developed the first research laboratory for systematic study of Psychology.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Freud
c)
Descartes
d)
Wundt
2.
Considered to be the 'father of Psychology'
a)
Descartes
b)
Wundt
c)
Freud
d)
Klein
3.
What is Psychology?
a)
The study of humans and their behavior.
b)
The study of the psyche.
c)
The study of how humans think about the world.
d)
The systematic study of human behavior and mental processing.
4.
What theory did the "Father of Psychology" create?
a)
Introspection
b)
Structuralism
c)
Behaviorism
d)
Psychoanalysis
5.
Who developed the theory of "Functionalism?"
a)
Wundt
b)
Titchener
c)
Freud
d)
James
6.
Carl Rogers and who else developed the theory of "Humanism"?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Abraham Maslow
c)
John Watson
d)
Ivan Pavlov
7.
Which type of Psychology works with advertising?
a)
Engineering
b)
Clinical
c)
Consumer
d)
Environmental
8.
Who wrote the first Psychology textbook?
a)
B.F. Skinner
b)
William James
c)
John Watson
d)
Sigmund Freud
9.
Which theory believes that the environment affects a person's behavior the most?
a)
Behaviorism
b)
Psychoanalysis
c)
Humanism
d)
Biological Psychology
10.
Which is the most common type of Psychologist?
a)
Psychoanalyst
b)
Consumer
c)
Clinical
d)
Educational
11.
Of the following, who was a behaviorist?
a)
B. F Skinner
b)
John Watson
c)
Wilhelm Wundt
d)
William James
12.
The kind of therapy developed by Freud is called
a)
Gestalt therapy.
b)
Psychoanalysis
c)
Behavior modification
d)
S-R therapy.
13.
Evolutionary perspective focuses on:
a)
reactions to childhood
b)
the unconscious
c)
holistic factors
d)
universal mental traits that all humans share
14.
The experiment that supported the idea that phobias are learned through conditioning:
a)
Little Albert
b)
Little Peter
c)
Little Paul
d)
Little Alice
15.
What is the first step in the Scientific Method?
a)
conducting a survey
b)
forming the hypothesis
c)
Forming the question
d)
naturalistic observation
16.
After several trials during which a dog is given a certain kind of food at the same time that a specific tone is sounded, there is evidence of conditioning if the dog salivates when
a)
the tone only is presented
b)
the food only is presented
c)
the food and tone are presented together
d)
a different tone is presented with the food
17.
Which of the following responses was most likely acquired through classical conditioning?
a)
The startle response of a baby the first time the baby hears thunder
b)
A child's fear of dogs after the child has been bitten by a dog
c)
The uncontrollable blinking of a woman who has just gotten dust in her eye
d)
The salivation of a dog that is halfway through a bowl of its favorite food
18.
According to the ethical guidelines set by the American Psychological Association (APA), which of the following is true of psychological research in which animals are used as subjects?
a)
It must not involve the use of surgical procedures.
b)
It is no longer permitted by the APA without special authorization.
c)
It should conform to all APA ethical guidelines for animal research
d)
It may not be conducted by psychologists who do not have a license
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