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WorksheetsPSYC - Domain I (Intro to Psychology)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Psychology is
a)
the study of human origins, evolution, and cultures.
b)
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes of any living creature.
c)
a natural science integrating physiology and neurology.
d)
the deductive study of forms and functions of human groups.
2.
The goals of psychology are to
a)
develop effective methods of psychotherapy.
b)
describe, predict, understand and change behavior.
c)
explain the functioning of the human mind.
d)
compare, analyze, and control human behavior.
3.
Freud believed that all thoughts and actions are determined by
a)
the first year of life.
b)
forces in the personality that are often unconscious.
c)
needs for love and self-esteem.
d)
the drive for self-actualization
4.
Developmental psychologists study the effects of __________ on behavior.
a)
marketing
b)
learning disabilities
c)
aging
d)
robotics
5.
The key idea in the behavioristic view is that
a)
behavior is shaped and controlled by one's environment
b)
behavior is the result of clashing forces with the personality
c)
behavior can be understood in terms of the mental processing of information
d)
environment plays a very small role in controlling one's behavior
6.
__________ psychology is concerned with thinking, language, and problem solving.
a)
Behaviorist
b)
Psychoanalytic
c)
Cognitive
d)
Humanistic
7.
Of the following, who was a structuralist?
a)
B. F Skinner
b)
John Watson
c)
Wilhelm Wundt
d)
William James
8.
Of the following, who was a functionalist?
a)
B. F Skinner
b)
John Watson
c)
Wilhelm Wundt
d)
William James
9.
An experiment where neither the participants nor the experimenter know who has received the treatment, until the experiment has concluded, is known as what?
a)
Random Experiment
b)
Single-blind Experiment
c)
Stratified Experiment
d)
Double-blind Experiment
10.
What type of correlation is shown by the graph?
a)
Positive Correlation
b)
Negative Correlation
c)
Double Correlation
d)
No Correlation
11.
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
12.
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
13.
If researching the effects of caffeine on memory, what is the independent variable?
a)
memory
b)
variables that the researcher cannot control
c)
caffeine
d)
responses by the subjects
14.
Eric tells his therapist about the his binge drinking on the weekend. Which goal of psychology has Eric reached?
a)
Explain
b)
Control
c)
Predict
d)
Describe
15.
Which approach would try and control a person's depression through the use of medication?
a)
Biological
b)
Psychoanalytic
c)
Humanist
d)
Cognitive
16.
Which of the following is NOT a Behaviorist?
a)
John B. Watson
b)
B.F. Skinner
c)
William James
d)
Ivan Pavlov
17.
___ established the first psychology lab in Germany in 1879.
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
WIlhelm Wundt
c)
John B. Watson
d)
William James
18.
Which of the following correlation coefficients reflects the strongest correlation?
a)
•+.10
b)
•-.64
c)
•+.35
d)
•-.10
19.
Which perspective believed psychology should emphasize the potential for growth of each human being and an individual’s freedom to make their own decisions?
a)
Biological
b)
Humanistic
c)
Psychodynamic
d)
Behavioral
20.
The most common type of psychologist is:
a)
biological
b)
social
c)
experimental
d)
clinical
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