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Module 1-3

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Contemporary psychology is best defined as the science of:

a)

conscious and unconscious mental activity

b)

observable responses to the environment

c)

observable behavior and mental processes

d)

thoughts, feelings, and perceptions

2.
What makes psychology a science?
a)
Many psychologists have earned advanced college degrees.
b)
Psychologists may study the brain.
c)
The methods psychologists use to ask and answer questions.
d)
Psychologists focus on studying behavior and mental processes.
3.
Sadie believes that she is the Queen of England and that the CIA is out to get her. What type of psychologist would be most likely to treat her psychological disorder?
a)
developmental
b)
cognitive
c)
clinical
d)
personality
4.
What type of psychologist is most likely to wonder how the brain scans of someone experiencing an epileptic seizure differ from the scans of someone who has not had a seizure?
a)
clinical
b)
health
c)
developmental
d)
biological
5.
What type of psychologist is most likely interested in conditions that lead to the greatest conformity?
a)
developmental
b)
cognitive
c)
social
d)
human-factors
6.

Which subspecialty in psychology focuses on the cognitive differences between a 6-year-old and a 12-year-old?

a)

neuropsychologist

b)

social

c)

developmental

d)

forensic

7.

Doctors Roger Sperry and Michael Gazzaniga (1983, 1988) studied split-brain patients—those who had surgery that separated the left and right hemispheres of the brain—and discovered that the two hemispheres had different talents, such as the left specializing in language processing. These psychologists are most likely:

a)

neuropsychologists

b)

cognitive psychologists

c)

developmental psychologists

d)

rehabilitation psychologists

8.

Who studied unconscious and conscious behavior?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

John B. Watson

9.

Which type of psychologist would most likely study a subject group from kindergarten to adulthood?

a)

Human-Factors

b)

Clinical

c)

Neuro

d)

Developmental

10.
Which of the following modern perspective focuses on how unconscious traumas, experiences, and motives affect human behavior?
a)
Psychodynamic
b)
Behavioral
c)
Humanistic
d)
Cognitive
11.
Which branch of psychology would argue that a child who is hungry will not be able concentrate on schoolwork or being good in class?
a)
Humanistic
b)
Behavioral
c)
Socio-Cultural
d)
Biopsychosocial
12.
Which modern psychological perspective focuses on the impact of gender, economic status, peer pressure, and ethnicity on a person's behavior?
a)
Socio-Cultural
b)
Psychodynamic
c)
Behavioral
d)
Humanistic
13.
Disney wants to increase the creativity of its staff.  What type of psychologists could help rework their offices to encourage creativity?
a)
Humanistic
b)
Cognitive
c)
Industrial-Organization
d)
Counseling
14.
Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Abraham Maslow
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
B.F. Skinner
15.
Which perspective believed psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts?
a)
Humanistic
b)
Behaviorism
c)
Functionalism
d)
Structuralism
16.

An imbalance of hormones can contribute to aggressive behavior.

a)

Biological perspective

b)

Psychodynamic perspective

c)

Humanistic perspective

d)

Cognitive perspective

17.

Which of the following is not an example of a cognitive process?

a)

thoughts

b)

memories

c)

perceptions

d)

walking