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WorksheetsIntro to Psychology Assessment
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is psychology?
a)
The study of behavior.
b)
The study of mental processes.
c)
The study of the mind.
d)
All of the above.
2.
Psychologists are interested in a number of things, such as_________________________.
a)
How a person grows and matures.
b)
Learning, memory, growth and development.
c)
What someone has inherited from their parents.
3.
What is "pure research"?
a)
Research a psychologist does on their patients to help them.
b)
Research a psychologist does to find a reason for person's behavior.
c)
Research a psychologist does to find solutions to a person's problems.
d)
All of the above.
4.
What is "applied research"?
a)
Research a psychologist does on their patients to help them.
b)
Research a psychologist does to find a reason for person's behavior.
c)
Research a psychologist does to find solutions to a person's problems.
d)
All of the above.
5.
Which field of psychology evaluates people with problems, then helps them to resolve those problems and change their self-defeating behavior?
a)
Clinical psychology
b)
Counseling psychology
c)
Educational psychology
d)
Developmental psychology
6.
Which field of psychology helps people with adjustment problems, but do not have a serious psychological disorder?
a)
Clinical psychology
b)
Counseling psychology
c)
Developmental psychology
d)
School psychology
7.
What do school psychologists do?
a)
They work with school districts, helping them plan their classes and instructional methods.
b)
They test students who may have a learning disability in help them get the support they need to learn better.
c)
They help students with psychological disorders and other behavioral issues.
8.
What type of psychologist may you see at a trial for a criminal?
a)
A criminal psychologist
b)
A counseling psychologist
c)
A forensic psychologist
d)
A clinical psychologist
9.
Do all psychologists conduct research?
a)
Yes
b)
No
10.
What is "behaviorism"?
a)
A psychologist that helps people improve their behavior.
b)
An area of psychology that focuses on the relationship between a stimuli and the way a person responds to that behavior.
c)
An area of psychology that works with the criminal justice system to help criminals behave better.
11.
Psychiatry is a psychological field that
a)
requires a medical degree.
b)
focuses more on mental processing than behavior.
c)
primarily studies disorders.
d)
is based in science as opposed to sociology.
12.
Developed the first research laboratory for systematic study of Psychology.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Freud
c)
Descartes
d)
Wundt
13.
Considered to be the 'father of Psychology'
a)
Descartes
b)
Wundt
c)
Freud
d)
Klein
14.
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.
15.
This research method is the cheapest and easiest way to study a large population.
a)
Correlation
b)
Case Study
c)
Survey
d)
Naturalistic Observation
16.
Todd has learned he can get his two year old to eat peas when he rewards him by taking him to the park. Which goal of psychology has Todd reached?
a)
Explain
b)
Predict
c)
Describe
d)
Influence
17.
By giving his son a reward to get the desired behavior, which view of behavior is Todd following?
a)
Behaviorist
b)
Psychoanalytic
c)
Cognitive
d)
Humanist
18.
He set up the first psychology lab to study human thought scientifically and is thus considered the father of psychology.
a)
Wundt
b)
Freud
c)
Skinner
d)
Watson
19.
Which view of behavior is Freud the founder of?
a)
Behaviorism
b)
Psychoanalytic
c)
Cognitive
d)
Humanism
20.
In what way is hummanism very different from the psychoanalytic view of behavior?
a)
Humanism takes a very negative view of humans
b)
Humanism stresses the use of medication
c)
Humanism stresses free will
d)
Humanism stresses the importance of the unconscious mind
21.
Freud used "free association" to tap into this.
a)
Our Free Will
b)
Unconscious Mind
c)
Conscious thoughts
d)
Biological processes
22.
Psychology is the ________ study of behavior and _______ processes.
a)
internal, cognitive
b)
intuitive, cognitive
c)
scientific, overt
d)
scientific, mental
23.
Which view of behavior stresses early childhood and the unconscious mind?
a)
Behaviorist
b)
Cognitive
c)
Psychoanalytic
d)
Humanist
24.
Adeline constantly apologizes to others for her behavior, even when she's done nothing wrong. Which view of behavior would consider Adeline's behavior a result of a poor self concept?
a)
Humanist
b)
Cognitive
c)
Psychoanalytic
d)
Biological
25.
Which approach would try and control a person's depression through the use of medication?
a)
Biological
b)
Psychoanalytic
c)
Humanist
d)
Cognitive
26.
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
27.
Developmental psychologists study the effects of __________ on behavior.
a)
marketing
b)
learning disabilities
c)
aging
d)
robotics
28.
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
29.
__________ psychology is concerned with thinking, language, and problem solving.
a)
Behaviorist
b)
Psychoanalytic
c)
Cognitive
d)
Humanistic
30.
Of the following, who was a structuralist?
a)
B. F Skinner
b)
John Watson
c)
Wilhelm Wundt
d)
William James
31.
Of the following, who was a functionalist?
a)
B. F Skinner
b)
John Watson
c)
Wilhelm Wundt
d)
William James
32.
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
33.
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
34.
The most common type of psychologist is:
a)
biological
b)
social
c)
experimental
d)
clinical
35.
In what way is humanism very different from the psychoanalytic view of behavior?
a)
Humanism takes a very negative view of humans
b)
Humanism stresses the use of medication
c)
Humanism stresses free will and our own choices
d)
Humanism stresses the importance of the unconscious mind
36.
The "nurture" aspect of behavior focuses on
a)
genetic traits that shape behavior
b)
how the environment after birth influences behavior
c)
how access to sports shapes a culture
d)
how genetic mutations shape behavior
37.
The difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist is
a)
a psychiatrist only counsels patients
b)
a psychiatrist is a medical doctor
c)
a psychologist is a medical doctor
d)
a psychologist is also a nurse
38.
Carrie is struggling to balance her school, home, and social lives. What type of psychologist would she go to for help?
a)
Clinical
b)
Counseling
c)
Cognitive
d)
Human Factors
39.
Three Greek philosophers who tackled a key issue in psychology are as follows EXCEPT:
a)
Socrates
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Plato
d)
Aristotle
40.
Sensations like sight, taste were seen as accurately representing the outside world is what type of experience.
a)
Objective
b)
Subjugative
c)
Subjective
d)
Obessessive
41.
Feelings were thoughts including emotional responses and mental images is what type of experience
a)
Objective
b)
Submissive
c)
Omnipotent
d)
Subjective
42.
Who said, "I think, therefore I am"
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
Aristotle
c)
Rene' Decartes
d)
Sigmund Freud
43.
at the conclusion of the scientific method is the establishment of a _____.
a)
question
b)
hypothesis
c)
experiment
d)
theory
44.
Who is considered the "Father of Psychology" in the United States?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
William James
c)
B.F. Skinner
d)
Jean Piaget
45.
Which view of behavior is Freud the founder of?
a)
Behaviorism
b)
Psychoanalytic
c)
Cognitive
d)
Humanism
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