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Psychology - Intro

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 emphasizes the role that thoughts play in determining behavior  
a)
evolutionary perspective
b)
cognitive perspective
c)
biological perspective
d)
all of the above
2.
 emphasizes the influences of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socio-economic status on behavior and mental processes 
a)
evolutionary perspective
b)
biological perspective
c)
sociocultural perspective
d)
all of the above
3.
 the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
a)
psychology
b)
biology
c)
morality
d)
behavior
4.
psychological perspective that focuses on the interaction of biological processes, psychological dispositions, and social factors 
a)
humanistic perspective
b)
biopsychosocial perspective
c)
social-learning theory
d)
all of the above
5.
Psychologists study human _______________________ by observing and measuring how people act. 
a)
behavior
b)
natural
c)
bilogy
d)
none of the above
6.
Researchers use psychological constructs to describe things that cannot be seen, touched, or measured directly. 
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The evolutionary perspective is rooted in the ideas of Sigmund Freud.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
 a group of people who share a common religion, color, or national origin 
a)
human group
b)
psycho group
c)
ethnic group
d)
sans group
9.
a basic truth or law
a)
principle
b)
theory
c)
psychology
d)
all of the above
10.

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

a)

social interception

b)

psychology

c)

internment device

d)

sociology

11.

any action that people can observe or measure

a)

behavior

b)

psychology

c)

sociology

d)

cognition

12.

private, unmeasurable mental processes such as dreams, perceptions, thoughts, and memories

a)

behavior

b)

action initiative

c)

cognitive activities

d)

psychology

13.

theoretical entities, or concepts, that enable one to discuss something that cannot be seen, touched, or measured directly

a)

social interaction

b)

social distortion

c)

psychological distortion

d)

psychological constructs

14.

a statement that attempts to explain why something is the way it is and happens the way it does

a)

construct

b)

hypothesis

c)

law

d)

theory

15.

the concept of right or good conduct

a)

theory

b)

morality

c)

constructs

d)

psychology

16.

Psychology has roots in the _______________________ sciences, which attempt to explain the nature of the physical world through observation and experimentation

a)

social

b)

natural

c)

labratory

d)

fake

17.

Most psychologists are interested mainly in animal behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Cognitive activities are mental processes, such as dreams, perceptions, thoughts, and memories

a)

True

b)

False