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What is Psychology?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is psychology?
a)
Just common sense, man!
b)
The scientific study of the mind and behavior
c)
Study of how people think and feel
d)
What Oprah does
2.

Where do most psychologists work?

a)

Business

b)

Private practice

c)

Hospitals

d)

Education

3.

Aristotle and Plato's contribution to psychology was:

a)

That old Greek guys are super cool

b)

Mind-Body Dualism

c)

A discussion of nature vs nurture

d)

So long ago no one cares

4.
Descartes would likely say:
a)
Dance is the hidden language of the soul and the body.
b)
This Mind-Body Dualism thing blows my mind...or is it my brain?
c)
Don't put the "Cartes" before the horse.
d)
Oui, Oui, Monsieur!
5.
Who created the first psychology lab and where in the 1800s?
a)
Edward Titchener, USA
b)
Wilhelm Wundt, Germany
c)
Aristotle, Ancient Greece
d)
Dr. Lab Oratory
6.

Who would argue that women seek a provider and men seek beauty in mate selection?

a)

Edward Titchener

b)

Are you serious? That stuff is old news!

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

John B Watson

7.
This theory is all about the unconscious, sex, aggression, and conflict.
a)
Republicans
b)
Behaviorism
c)
Cognitive
d)
Psychoanalytic
8.
This school of thought started with Pavlov's dogs and culminated in Skinner using operant conditioning to train pigeons.
a)
Behaviorism
b)
Cognitive
c)
Ornithology
d)
Agricultural Science
9.

Theorists from the Humanist school of thought would strongly disagree with which statement?

a)

Humanity is beautiful

b)

Men are pigs. And so are women.

c)

Humans are good and want to be better.

d)

People will rise to their best selves.

10.

Cognitive theorists were tired of only examining observable behavior. They wanted to know about:

a)

Genes

b)

Learning

c)

Emotions

d)

Thinking, language, memory